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Brittney Griner earns first triple-double in Baylor history in win over Oral Roberts

Baylor freshman Brittney Griner entered the record books Wednesday night with the first triple-double in the school’s history. She finished with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks. She set a Big 12 record for…

Nicole Powell is first pick in Dispersal Draft of Sacramento Monarchs players

The New York Liberty selected Nicole Powell with the first pick in the WNBA’s Dispersal Draft of Sacramento Monarchs players held December 14 via conference call. Teams drafted in inverse order of their regular season…

TCU Overcomes Deficit To Take Down No. 10 Texas A&M

FORT WORTH, Texas — Unranked Texas Christian (7-3) took down No. 10 Texas A&M (7-1) Saturday night after coming back from an 11 point deficit in the last five minutes of the game. The Frogs,…

Game preview: TCU and Texas A&M in a Lone Star State showdown

at TV: The Mtn. (DirecTV ch. 616) Audio: KTCU 88.7 FM, online Stats: GoFrogs.com Texas Christian (6-3) meets its second in-state foe in a stretch of five straight games against Lone Star State teams Saturday.…

Video essay: Sheila McKenna, 69 years old and still hooping

Read the full story at the Boston Globe: Senior guard thriving

Former NOW president defends FSU, takes on critics

The following is a statement by Patricia Ireland in response to a December 10 column by FanHouse.com columnist Michelle Smith on Florida State women’s basketball web site promoting the team: More and more women student…

Texas Christian wins DFW battle against cross-town rival Southern Methodist

DALLAS – Southern Methodist and Texas Christian have a series rivalry spanning 27 years, over which time the SMU Mustangs have owned a 38-13 edge. But the TCU Horned Frogs added a win to their…

Division I conferences: Players of the week roundup

ACC Duke’s Jasmine Thomas and Allison Vernerey swept Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week honor. America East Senior center Diana Delva from the University of Hartford and freshman guard Chantell…

Former Detroit Shock assistant Cheryl Reeve named head coach of the Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota announced former Detroit Shock assistant Cheryl Reeve as the new head coach of the Lynx. Former coach Jennifer Gillom is rumored to be in the running for the top coaching position of the Los…

Nancy Lieberman to ring NASDAQ opening bell and receive service award

Basketball legend and NBA D-League Frisco head coach Nancy Lieberman will ring the opening bell of the NASDAQ Tuesday. It will be the second stock market that a NBA D-League Frisco staff member initiates in…

Baylor victory over Louisiana Tech no consolation for Mulkey

After Saturday’s night’s 77-67 victory over Louisiana Tech in a match filled with nostalgia and historic overtones, Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey was not in a celebratory mood. A season-high crowd of 6,582 in Waco…

T-Spoon, Mulkey and Barmore: Louisiana Tech reunion when No. 8 Baylor hosts the Lady Techsters

Baylor Lady Bears (6-1) vs. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (3-1) Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas Tip-Off: 5:05 p.m Television: FOX Sports Southwest (FSSW), ESPN360.com Radio (pregame show starts at 4:30): KLRK 92.9…

WNBA player Charde Houston harnesses the power of social media to give back

Ever since WNBA All-Star Charde Houston joined the social networking website Twitter this past April, her plans to create a non-profit organization serving underserved youth have been a frequent theme of her tweets. For several…

LaTech vs. LSU: Louisiana’s remaining unbeaten teams go head-to-head tonight

at Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 Ruston, La. 7:00 p.m. CT Audio: KXKZ 107.5 FM (Ruston), KBYO 92.7 FM (Monroe/West Monroe), via subscription at www.latechsports.com The Lady Techsters (3-0) and Lady Tigers(5-0) meet for the 25th…

Marion Jones seeking a pro basketball career

Marion Jones is training for a professional basketball career in Europe according to Fanhouse.com. The former world champion track and field athlete trains in San Antonio. She helped North Carolina win the NCAA basketball championship…

Baylor’s Brittney Griner Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week, Oklahoma State’s Andrea Riley is Player of the Week

Baylor freshman Brittney Griner picked up her first Big 12 Freshman of the Week award while Oklahoma State’s Andrea Riley earned the Player of the Week honor. A media panel voted on games from November…

Women’s college basketball streaming and TV schedule for the week

Game Time (ET) TV/Streaming Tuesday, December 1, 2009 James Madision vs Liberty 7:00 p.m. Flames Television Network Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Georgia Tech vs Penn State 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Vanderbilt vs Wright State…

World Vision Classic Results and All-Stars

November 27-29, 2009 Waco, Texas Host: Baylor University Tournament All-Stars Brittney Griner (Baylor) Melissa Jones (Baylor) Morghan Medlock (Baylor) Jenna Plumley (Lamar) Trashanna Smith (Lamar) Rachelle Kloke (Idaho) Results Friday Lamar 66, Louisiana 58 Box…

World Vision Classic Day 1: Baylor and Lamar win

Louisiana 58 Lamar 66 The first day of the World Vision Classic featured a close match and a blowout. Lamar and Louisiana-Lafayette kicked off the Baylor-hosted tournament in Waco in a tumultuous game with several…

World Vision Classic kicks off at Baylor

WACO, Texas — The World Vision Classic kicks off today in Waco, Texas. In addition to host Baylor, teams participating in the tournament include Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette and Lamar. Each team will play three days in…

Thanksgiving tournament mania roundup

Thanksgiving tournament mania is upon us. There are three main categories of tournaments: those sponsored or organized by Basketball Travelers Inc. , corporate sponsored tourneys and school-hosted events. Here is a list of most of…

Video: Brittney Griner Dunks in Lady Bears’ Victory

Nov. 24, 2009 – Brittney Griner became just the seventh female to dunk in an NCAA regular-season game in a 104-45 Baylor victory over Jacksonville State. She finished with 20 points, six rebounds and eight…

Spartak releases Lauren Jackson, star will suit up for Canberra

Lauren Jackson is close to signing a deal to play with the Canberra Capitals for the rest of the WNBL season.  Just last week, Capitals coach Carrie Graf and Jackson’s agent indicated that the WNBA…

Women’s college basketball streaming and TV schedule for the week

Tuesday, November 24 UW-Green Bay at Wisconsin, 9:00 p.m., Big Ten Network (TV) DePaul at Northwestern, 9:00 PM, bigtennetwork.com Wednesday, November 25 UNC-Greensboro at Ohio State, 7:00 p.m., bigtennetwork.com, WOSU Friday, November 27 College of…

Top 25 roundup: Today’s schedule and game notes

7:00 pm EST Charlotte || Game Notes || Audio vs. (11) Duke || Game Notes Mississippi Valley St vs. (9) Xavier || Game Notes Full Scoreboard of all teams

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