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A young Cal survives test vs. Santa Clara as Kentucky looms on the horizon

A young Cal survives test vs. Santa Clara as Kentucky looms on the horizon

Cal earns seventh straight victory .@CalWBBall freshman forward Evelien Lutje Schipholt, who finished with 19pts/9rebs, on Cal's fight to come from behind and beat Santa Clara: "We just want to fight for every ball and…

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: More upsets and steep drops but Stanford holds steady at No. 1

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: More upsets and steep drops but Stanford holds steady at No. 1

Stanford stays in the top spot while several teams fall dramatically Voting panel After yet another week of upsets and exciting games, several top teams saw steep drops in this week’s poll. However, Pac-12 power…

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert joins McDonald’s Board of Directors

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert joins McDonald’s Board of Directors

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is now a member of the McDonald’s Corporation’s Board of Directors. Her tenure began on December 6, 2019. The league hired Engelbert in mid-May and she began the commissioner role July…

Cal overcomes slow start for 73-62 win against Boston University

Cal overcomes slow start for 73-62 win against Boston University

Cal reduces turnovers, beats Boston University Balance & belief gets it done! 4?? Bears in double-figures today ? pic.twitter.com/VorJn67Y82 — Cal Basketball (@CalWBBall) December 7, 2019 Team comparison || Social media recap BERKELEY, Calif. –…

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: Top five shakeup as Stanford takes over top spot; LSU and South Dakota make debut

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: Top five shakeup as Stanford takes over top spot; LSU and South Dakota make debut

Stanford takes over the top spot, South Dakota enters Voting panel Last week’s Thanksgiving holiday tournaments provided a bounty of great games for fans of parity in women’s basketball. Top ten teams battled for dominance…

A trio of newcomers in this week’s STI/Hoopfeed Poll: West Virginia, Gonzaga and Missouri State

A trio of newcomers in this week’s STI/Hoopfeed Poll: West Virginia, Gonzaga and Missouri State

Arizona Downs Prairie View A&M 83-48 Highlights Voting panel While the top five teams in this week’s Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed Top 25 Poll remained the same, there was a lot of movement in the bottom…

Buffalo looks to rebound at Stanford, Cardinal seek to remain undefeated

Buffalo looks to rebound at Stanford, Cardinal seek to remain undefeated

Buffalo (4-1) at No. 3 Stanford (4-0) 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET Live Stream Audio: TuneIn Series: 1-0 Stanford STANFORD, Calif. – The first time the Buffalo Bulls and Stanford met, it was a cold…

San Jose State makes early season statement as five players score in double digits in win over Buffalo, 95-88

San Jose State makes early season statement as five players score in double digits in win over Buffalo, 95-88

Spartans halt Bulls win streak Team Comparison || Social Media Recap SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose State Spartans fought back from a second-quarter 14-point deficit to defeat the Buffalo Bulls Thursday night, 95-88.…

And some teams came tumbling down: Notre Dame and Texas fall out of STI/Hoopfeed Poll while Arizona makes a debut

And some teams came tumbling down: Notre Dame and Texas fall out of STI/Hoopfeed Poll while Arizona makes a debut

Arizona enters the poll at No. 24 Voting panel After an exciting week with upsets and close games, a few elite teams rolled down a steep incline in the second Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed Top 25…

Weekly Pac-12 Awards (11/18/19): Arizona’s Aari McDonald and Oregon State’s Taylor Jones earn honors

Weekly Pac-12 Awards (11/18/19): Arizona’s Aari McDonald and Oregon State’s Taylor Jones earn honors

Arizona junior guard Aari McDonald made program history this past week with an outstanding offensive performance on the road at Texas on Sunday afternoon. The sharpshooter broke the Wildcats’ single-game scoring record in an 83-58…

Cardinal payback: Stanford overcomes Gonzaga in OT, 76-70

Cardinal payback: Stanford overcomes Gonzaga in OT, 76-70

Social media recap STANFORD, Calif. – In a hard-fought overtime battle, No. 3 Stanford overcame Gonzaga 76-70 Sunday night at Maples Pavilion. The down-to-the-wire contest was a defensive battle that saw several players foul out.…

Stanford looks to exact revenge vs. Gonzaga

Stanford looks to exact revenge vs. Gonzaga

Gonzaga (2-0) at No. 3 Stanford (3-0) 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET Live stream || Audio Series: Stanford leads the series, 8-2. Gonzaga won the last two regular-season games. STANFORD, Calif. – No. 3 Stanford…

Oregon tops first STI/Hoopfeed Top 25 Poll for 2019-20

Oregon tops first STI/Hoopfeed Top 25 Poll for 2019-20

Oregon tops the first poll of the season Voting panel Coming off an exhibition win over the U.S. Senior Women’s National Team, the Oregon Ducks (1-0) enter the season at the top of the first…

Oregon State sweeps Pac-12 Player of the Week Awards from opening week

Oregon State sweeps Pac-12 Player of the Week Awards from opening week

Oregon State’s Pivec and Jones win weekly conference honors Top ten team Oregon State saw stellar performances across the board during the first week of regular season play. The Beavers advanced to the second round…

San Francisco and Stanford set to make history, will play the first-ever college game at the Chase Center

San Francisco and Stanford set to make history, will play the first-ever college game at the Chase Center

The University of San Francisco and AP Preseason No. 3 Stanford are set to make history today when they tip off in the first-ever college basketball game at the brand new Chase Center in downtown…

Ogwumike leads USA over Stanford, 95-80, national team kicks off campaign for gold in Tokyo

Ogwumike leads USA over Stanford, 95-80, national team kicks off campaign for gold in Tokyo

Pac-12 to enjoy heightened visibility during USA Basketball November tour; Ogwumike and Clarendon represent STANFORD, Calif. – “It was probably everything that we hoped it would be, Stanford’s very difficult to play against. We got…

Pac-12 to enjoy heightened visibility during USA Basketball November tour; Ogwumike and Clarendon represent

Pac-12 to enjoy heightened visibility during USA Basketball November tour; Ogwumike and Clarendon represent

Tour Schedule With members that represent some of the best teams in the nation, including preseason No. 1 Oregon, it is no surprise that the Pac-12 is set to play a prominent role in the…

Preseason 2019-20: USA Today Sports Top 25 women’s basketball coaches poll

The USA Today Sports Top 25 women’s basketball coaches poll, with last season’s record in parentheses. Total points are based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s…

NCAA paves way for student-athletes to be compensated for use of their name, image and likeness

NCAA paves way for student-athletes to be compensated for use of their name, image and likeness

NCAA Q&A on Name, Image and Likeness The NCAA’s Board of Governors voted unanimously to clear the way for the amateur athletes to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a…

Cal freshmen lead in 95-77 exhibition win over Beijing Normal, Lutje Schipholt earns a double-double

Cal freshmen lead in 95-77 exhibition win over Beijing Normal, Lutje Schipholt earns a double-double

  STANFORD, Calif. — In her first outing as Cal’s head coach, Charmin Smith maneuvered her troops to overcome a slow start beset by jitters before defeating Beijing Normal 95-77 in an exhibition matchup. “I…

Allisha Gray added to USA National Team’s November tour roster

Allisha Gray added to USA National Team’s November tour roster

USA Basketball added Dallas Wings guard Allisha Gray to the November roster for the USA’s four-game NCAA tour and three FIBA games in Brazil. She replaces Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne who injured her…

Oregon tops 2019-20 Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll, Ionescu unanimous Preseason All-Pac-12 pick

For the second consecutive season, media tabbed Oregon as the preseason favorite to win the Pac-12 regular season crown. The Ducks received 19 first-place votes and 239 points while second-place Stanford collected 219 points and…

Big 12 coaches select Baylor as preseason fave to win conference title, Lauren Cox is Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year

Big 12 coaches select Baylor as preseason fave to win conference title, Lauren Cox is Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year

Big 12 coaches tabbed Baylor as the preseason favorite to win the conference’s regular-season title. The Lady Bears top the preseason poll for the ninth time in conference history. Overall, Baylor has won or tied…

Gonzaga tops the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll for the seventh straight season

Gonzaga tops the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll for the seventh straight season

Gonzaga tops the Preseason West Coast Conference Poll for the seventh straight season. The conference’s 10 head coaches voted in the annual preseason rankings tapping the Zags to repeat as WCC Champions in 2020. Gonzaga…

Connecticut Sun enter WNBA Finals motivated by underdog status

Connecticut Sun enter WNBA Finals motivated by underdog status

With a backdrop of a regular season where pundits continually underestimated their odds of making a championship run, the Connecticut Sun enters the Finals using the summer of what they term “DisrespeCT” as motivation in…

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