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Kelsey Plum inks multi-year deal with Nike

Kelsey Plum inks multi-year deal with Nike

Nike signed Kelsey Plum, former Washington star and the first pick in this year’s WNBA Draft, to a multi-year endorsement deal. “Nike is the undisputed leader in basketball and it’s a dream come true to become…

Mercury’s Sandy Brondello named head coach of Australian women’s national team

Mercury’s Sandy Brondello named head coach of Australian women’s national team

Basketball Australia appointed Phoenix Mercury head coach Sandy Brondello to lead the Australian Opals. As a former Opal, Brondello won three straight Olympic medals with the Australian women’s national team. “I am very honored to be selected…

2017 WNBA Draft: San Antonio bolsters roster with Kelsey Plum as No. 1 pick, Chicago takes Alaina Coates as No. 2

As expected, University of Washington guard Kelsey Plum was the top pick in the 2017 WNBA draft. The San Antonio Stars chose all-time NCAA scoring leader. “It’s an unreal feeling,” said Plum about being drafted. “I’ve been dreaming…

Maryland and South Carolina to begin two-year, home-and-home series in 2017-18

Maryland and South Carolina to begin two-year, home-and-home series in 2017-18

Maryland and current national champions South Carolina will begin a two-year, home-and-home series during the upcoming 2017-18 season. Maryland will host South Carolina at the Xfinity Center on Monday, Nov. 13. The Terrapins will make…

WNBA Draft Roundup: Kelsey Plum projected as the No. 1 pick

WNBA Draft: Thursday, April 13, ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT Draft Attendees || Draft Order || Around the Web || WNBA Bios of Draft Attendees After a record-breaking season, Washington’s Kelsey Plum leads the 2017…

Passing the torch with net: Carolyn Peck and Dawn Staley build a tradition

When Dawn Staley succeeds at something in the public eye, you can expect the following. She will always thank God followed by her staff, past and present players, family and supporters of women’s basketball. Plus,…

Dawn Staley coaches South Carolina to first-ever national championship for Gamecocks

Dawn Staley coaches South Carolina to first-ever national championship for Gamecocks

DALLAS – In a sold-out American Airlines Center, three-time Olympian and current U.S. women’s basketball national team coach, Dawn Staley led her squad, the No. 1-seeded South Carolina Gamecocks, to victory over No. 2-seeded Mississippi…

Unfazed by UConn’s history, Mississippi State rises to the occasion toppling a titan

Unfazed by UConn’s history, Mississippi State rises to the occasion toppling a titan

DALLAS – The shot that toppled UConn, ending a streak of 111 straight wins, came from the shortest player on the winning team.  As she has done throughout the NCAA tournament, junior guard Morgan William…

NCAA issues statement on flagrant foul call late in semifinal game between Mississippi State and UConn

Statement from June Courteau, national coordinator of women’s basketball officiating Situation: Flagrant foul call on Mississippi State’s Dominique Dillingham with 27 seconds to play in overtime. March 31, 2017 – 2017 Women’s Final Four National Semifinals…

Phenom vs. Master: Dawn Staley and Tara VanDerveer go head-to-head in a Final Four with strong Olympic flavor

Phenom vs. Master: Dawn Staley and Tara VanDerveer go head-to-head in a Final Four with strong Olympic flavor

DALLAS – After beating Florida State in the Elite Eight of this year’s NCAA Tournament, South Carolina’s Dawn Staley described the opportunity to coach in the Final Four along with two former head coaches of…

Video: Stanford jubilant after win over Notre Dame in Elite Eight

Video: Stanford jubilant after win over Notre Dame in Elite Eight

Stanford (32-5), the No. 2 seed in the Lexington Region of the NCAA Tournament, edged the No. 1 seed Notre Dame 76-75 Sunday  afternoon in the Elite Eight. The Cardinal now head to the Final Four in…

Sweet 16 Lexington Region: Ohio State, Notre Dame, Texas and Stanford ready for action

Sweet 16: Lexington Region Rupp Arena (23,000), Lexington, KY Friday, March 24, 2017 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m PT, ESPN Game 1: No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Notre Dame Game 2: No. 3 Texas…

Adidas unveils official jerseys for the 2017 McDonald’s All American Games

Adidas unveils official jerseys for the 2017 McDonald’s All American Games

Adidas unveiled the official jerseys for the McDonald’s All American Games. The high school basketball all-star event will take place March 29 at Chicago’s United Center. The girls game begins at 4 p.m. CST March 29…

Notre Dame: Junior forward Brianna Turner will miss rest of NCAA Tournament due to torn ACL

From Notre Dame: Junior forward Brianna Turner will miss the remainder of the 2016-17 women’s basketball season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee Sunday night as the top-seeded Irish defeated No.…

Road to Dallas: Sweet 16 matchups set, play begins Friday

Road to Dallas: Sweet 16 matchups set, play begins Friday

pic.twitter.com/NysQflbbpl — Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) March 21, 2017 The first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament are over and Sweet 16 matchups are set. All of the top seeds advanced to the Sweet…

Stanford unfazed by starting NCAA Tournament play on the road, VanDerveer and Trakh meet again

Stanford unfazed by starting NCAA Tournament play on the road, VanDerveer and Trakh meet again

No. 6 Stanford (28-5) vs. No. 15 vs. New Mexico State (24-6) Saturday, March 18, 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT TV: ESPN2/ESPN3, Radio: KZSU 90.1FM For 30 straight seasons, Stanford has appeared in the NCAA…

Former President Barack Obama fills out a women’s bracket, chooses UConn to win it all

Obama’s bracket Former President Barack Obama continued a tradition of filling out brackets for the NCAA Tournament choosing Connecticut to win the women’s championship and North Carolina in the men’s race. In his Final Four,…

Marquette earns ranking in last Hoopfeed Weekly Poll of the season

Marquette earns ranking in last Hoopfeed Weekly Poll of the season

With the NCAA Tournament set to begin at the end of the week, Connecticut sits at a familiar place in the last Hoopfeed Weekly Poll of the season. The top-ranked Huskies began the season at…

Hoopfeed Poll for 3/7/17: Conference tourney surprises affect rankings, West Virginia re-enters poll

Hoopfeed Poll for 3/7/17: Conference tourney surprises affect rankings, West Virginia re-enters poll

The No. 1 mainstay in the Hoopfeed poll, Connecticut rolled through the American Athletic Conference Tournament over the weekend to enter the final and take the title with a 100-44 rout of South Florida Monday…

Hoopfeed Poll for 2/28/17: UConn ends its regular season on top, Baylor is the new No. 2, Texas falls six places

Hoopfeed Poll for 2/28/17: UConn ends its regular season on top, Baylor is the new No. 2, Texas falls six places

Oregon State clinched the Pac-12 regular season title and moved up to No. 6 in the Hoopfeed weekly poll.Video: Oregon State Athletics As the regular season fades away, top-ranked Connecticut continues to reign atop the…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 02-23-2017

Yesterday's results https://t.co/opeClpcjUn Today's games https://t.co/jIvEac7Zpt Today's TV/Streaming https://t.co/4oLZ2iCK8x #ncaaw -> Indiana Fever sign free agents Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga and Bashaara Graves to training camp contracts https://t.co/Vg3zqWDVUT #wnba -> Girl’s roster for 2017 Jordan Brand Classic…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 02-22-2017

RT @NaismithTrophy: Top 30 member, @lexiekiah_4 of @DukeWBB , is the Naismith Women's Player of the Week – Avg. 26 pts, 4.5 asts, 3 stls &… -> Yesterday's results https://t.co/uGZrnDshux Today's games https://t.co/jIvEacpAh1 Today's TV/Streaming…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 02-21-2017

Yesterday's results https://t.co/pJRC8jXw9u Today's games https://t.co/jIvEac7Zpt Today's TV/Streaming https://t.co/4oLZ2iCK8x #ncaa -> 2017 Naismith High School Girl’s Player of the Year finalists announced https://t.co/I4QgOtvlq5 -> 3-way trade: Sun acquires Lynetta Kizer, trades Camille Little to Mercury…

Hoopfeed Poll for 2/21/17: UConn stays No. 1 after scare from Tulane, Stanford rises to No. 6

Hoopfeed Poll for 2/21/17: UConn stays No. 1 after scare from Tulane, Stanford rises to No. 6

Even though Connecticut remained atop of the Hoopfeed Poll for the 13th straight week, the Huskies had a scare when they visited Tulane Saturday. The Green Wave came back from a 17-point deficit to get…

Three-way trade: Sun acquires Lynetta Kizer, trades Camille Little to Mercury and Candice Dupree goes to Indiana

A three -way trade that involves the Connecticut Sun, Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever sends forward Lynetta Kizer to the Sun, Camille Little to the Mercury and Candice Dupree to Indiana. Trade details: Connecticut acquires…

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