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2021 WNBA All-Star: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert talks to media

2021 WNBA All-Star: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert talks to media

Ahead of the 2021 WNBA All-Star Game between Team WNBA and Team USA, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert addressed the media during a Q&A.  

Field set for 3-Point Contest during 2021 WNBA All-Star Game

Field set for 3-Point Contest during 2021 WNBA All-Star Game

Chicago Sky guard Allie Quigley, a two-time winner of the WNBA’s 3-Point Contest during the All-Star Game, headlines the list of four players who will vie for the title in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July…

Rebecca Allen’s season-high effort leads New York Liberty in celebratory game vs. Los Angeles, 76-73

Rebecca Allen’s season-high effort leads New York Liberty in celebratory game vs. Los Angeles, 76-73

In a close game that marked the anniversary of the WNBA’s first-ever matchup in 1997, the New York Liberty defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 76-73 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in front of a…

Video: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert discusses the league’s diversity initiatives, the Olympics, partnerships and more

Video: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert discusses the league’s diversity initiatives, the Olympics, partnerships and more

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert spoke to media on Tuesday via Zoom in a press conference hosted by the Dallas Wings. She discussed a variety of league issues. Some excerpts of the interview are below. For…

Devoted parents, impressive work ethic, and die-hard fans helped fuel the stellar career of Seimone Augustus

Devoted parents, impressive work ethic, and die-hard fans helped fuel the stellar career of Seimone Augustus

Watch Seimone Augustus talk about the impact of the late Sue Gunter on her career After a stellar playing career, women’s basketball legend Seimone Augustus hung up her sneakers the day before the beginning of…

Dynamic trio of Laney, Ionescu and Onyenwere give the New York Liberty an electric start to the season

Dynamic trio of Laney, Ionescu and Onyenwere give the New York Liberty an electric start to the season

Opening Night Results New York 90, Indiana 87 Connecticut 78, Atlanta 67 Phoenix 77, Minnesota 75 Dallas 94, Los Angeles 71 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL LIBERTY 26 21 21 22 90 FEVER 21 21…

Pac-12 hires MGM executive George Kliavkoff as its next commissioner, focused on “revenue sports”

Pac-12 hires MGM executive George Kliavkoff as its next commissioner, focused on “revenue sports”

Twitter thread The Pac-12 announced a new commissioner for the conference to replace outgoing leader Larry Scott. MGM executive George Kliavkoff will start his new position on July 1. The conference held a press conference…

Nia Coffey leads Los Angeles in scrimmage win at Las Vegas, 80-71

Nia Coffey leads Los Angeles in scrimmage win at Las Vegas, 80-71

Los Angeles starters: Erica Wheeler, Brittney Sykes, Amanda Zahui B, Jasmine Walker, Chiney Ogwumike Las Vegas starters: Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young, Liz Cambage, A’ja Wilson, Angel McCoughtry In the second scrimmage of the WNBA preseason,…

Atlanta tops Minnesota in preseason scrimmage; coaches manage minutes of vets and give newcomers ample playing time

Atlanta tops Minnesota in preseason scrimmage; coaches manage minutes of vets and give newcomers ample playing time

Got the job done ? pic.twitter.com/K6qV83e0dk — Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) May 1, 2021 Regular-season schedule In a preseason scrimmage Saturday afternoon, the Atlanta Dream topped the visiting Minnesota Lynx 69-61 at Gateway Center Arena in…

Three members added to NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee

Three members added to NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee

The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee adds three members for 2021-22. Next season, the committee expands to 12 members from 10. The committee extended the terms of two existing members by a year through…

Dallas selects Texas’ Charli Collier as the first pick of the 2021 WNBA Draft; Finnish phenom Awak Kuier goes second

Dallas selects Texas’ Charli Collier as the first pick of the 2021 WNBA Draft; Finnish phenom Awak Kuier goes second

Charli Collier, a 6-5 forward-center from Texas, is the first overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft. Selected by the Dallas Wings, Collier enters the pros after a stellar career for the Longhorns where she…

WNBA Releases 2021 Schedule; Regular Season Begins Friday, May 14

WNBA Releases 2021 Schedule; Regular Season Begins Friday, May 14

The WNBA’s commemorative 25th season tips off on Friday, May 14 beginning a weekend slate where all 12 teams will see action. The league marks the season with a campaign called Count It, special Nike-designed…

Stanford survives Arizona 54-53, wins third national championship

Stanford survives Arizona 54-53, wins third national championship

In the first-ever national championship matchup between Pac-12 teams, the overall top seed, Stanford prevailed 54-53 over an upset-minded third-seeded Arizona. The win marked the third championship for the Cardinal and head coach Tara VanDerveer…

NCAA DI Coaching Changes – Archive

NCAA DI Coaching Changes – Archive

NCAA DI Coaching Changes – Archive Contact us with tips on coaching movement Current changes || Changes October 2018 to August 2019 || Changes Prior to September 2018 || Changes Prior to December 2017 || Changes Prior to…

Stanford edges South Carolina 66-65 in the Final Four, heads to title game for the first time since 2010

Stanford edges South Carolina 66-65 in the Final Four, heads to title game for the first time since 2010

Team Comparison Statistics The team led by the winningest coach in women’s college basketball heads to the national championship game after defeating South Carolina 66-65 Friday night in San Antonio at the Alamodome. Stanford (30-2,…

Arizona continues to make history, heads into the national championship game after taking down UConn

Arizona continues to make history, heads into the national championship game after taking down UConn

Team Comparison Statistics Arizona continues to make history this season as the Wildcats beat UConn in the Final Four to head to the national championship game for the first time in program history. With an…

The NCAA approves 11 officials to work the Final Four and National Championship

The NCAA approves 11 officials to work the Final Four and National Championship

The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee approved 11 game officials to officiate the three games being played during the Final Four and national championship, April 2 and 4 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.…

NCAA president Mark Emmert addresses media ahead of the Final Four

With the Final Fours of the women’s and men’s NCAA tournaments on deck later this week, Mark Emmert, the president of the NCAA, addressed media Wednesday morning to address a number of issues that have…

Final Four Field Set: UConn, Arizona, South Carolina, Stanford

Final Four Field Set: UConn, Arizona, South Carolina, Stanford

Interactive Bracket || Regional All-Tournament Teams || Final Four Schedule After a missed season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Final Four is back, the finale to a tournament held entirely in the San Antonio…

Oregon takes media attention from viral video in stride, now it’s time for basketball: “That’s why we’re here.”

Oregon takes media attention from viral video in stride, now it’s time for basketball: “That’s why we’re here.”

After media frenzy, Ducks are focused on South Dakota Ramping up to gameday. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/UrvOFxYjms — Oregon Women’s Basketball (@OregonWBB) March 20, 2021 Usually, the days leading up to the first day of the NCAA…

NCAA Notebook: Administrators Talk to Media, the Numbers, Practices Underway, $27 Million for San Antonio and Unequal Conditions Cause a Storm

NCAA Notebook: Administrators Talk to Media, the Numbers, Practices Underway, $27 Million for San Antonio and Unequal Conditions Cause a Storm

The teams are in San Antonio. Pre-game practices are underway. Team press conferences are in progress. And at this point, not one program has been dropped out of the field of 64 due to Covid-19.…

“Extremely tough” to decide seeding for the 2021 NCAA Tournament

“Extremely tough” to decide seeding for the 2021 NCAA Tournament

Auto-qualifiers || At-large Selections || Downloadable Bracket || Interactive Bracket || NCAA Tournament Contingency and Team Replacement Plan In a challenging season that came on the heels of the cancelation of last year’s NCAA Tournament,…

Stanford runs past UCLA 75-55 to win Pac-12 Tournament for the 14th time

Stanford runs past UCLA 75-55 to win Pac-12 Tournament for the 14th time

Photos: Pac-12 Conference Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament Quarterfinal: Stanford 92, USC 53 Semifinal: Stanford 79, Oregon State 45 Final: Stanford 75, UCLA 55 Team Comparison Stats || Video Highlights With a 75-55 win over…

No. 4 Stanford closes out regular season with 72-33 Senior Day win over Cal

No. 4 Stanford closes out regular season with 72-33 Senior Day win over Cal

Stanford heads into the Pac-12 Tournament as the No. 1 seed. Nothing but smiles…. With maybe a few tears ?#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/cMmEkWorlk — Stanford Women’s Basketball (@StanfordWBB) March 1, 2021 Team Comparison Stats No. 4 Stanford…

WNBA approves sale of Atlanta Dream to real estate executive Larry Gottesdiener, former player Renee Montgomery part of ownership group

WNBA approves sale of Atlanta Dream to real estate executive Larry Gottesdiener, former player Renee Montgomery part of ownership group

Chairman of Northland Larry Gottesdiener leads three-member ownership group of Atlanta Dream A little over a month after reports surfaced of an impending sale, the WNBA announced that the Atlanta Dream has new ownership. Real…

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