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After Dismantling Gonzaga in NCAA First Round, Ole Miss is Confident Ahead of Matchup Vs. Stanford

After Dismantling Gonzaga in NCAA First Round, Ole Miss is Confident Ahead of Matchup Vs. Stanford

No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels (24-8, 11-5 SEC) vs. No. 1 Stanford (29-5, 15-3 PAC-12) 6:30 p.m. PT, Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA TV: ESPN (Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod) Audio: Ole Miss || Stanford After dominating Gonzaga…

Stanford runs past Sacred Heart 92-49 into NCAA Second Round

Stanford runs past Sacred Heart 92-49 into NCAA Second Round

March 17, 2023 (Stanford, CA) – Sacred Heart vs. Stanford in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Photos: © Baranduin Briggs, all rights reserved. Stanford, CA – While No. 16-seeded Sacred Heart had a…

Barack Obama’s 2023 Women’s March Madness Bracket; Puts Indiana and South Carolina in Final

Barack Obama’s 2023 Women’s March Madness Bracket; Puts Indiana and South Carolina in Final

Continuing a fun tradition he started during his presidency, Barack Obama filled out a bracket for the NCAA DI Women’s Basketball Tournament. Here are his picks!  Large PDF Version

“What a Day! What a Game!” Sacred Heart beats Southern in NCAA First Four, Makes School History

“What a Day! What a Game!” Sacred Heart beats Southern in NCAA First Four, Makes School History

March 15, 2023 (Stanford, CA) – Sacred Heart postgame after beating Southern U. in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Photos: © Baranduin Briggs, all rights reserved. Stanford, CA – “What a day. What…

With a disappointing Pac-12 tourney behind them, Stanford enters the NCAA tournament with a No. 1 seed and high hopes

With a disappointing Pac-12 tourney behind them, Stanford enters the NCAA tournament with a No. 1 seed and high hopes

Stanford, CA– After a disappointing finish in the Pac-12 tournament, losing in the semifinals to UCLA, Stanford (28-5) is rested and itching to begin competing in the NCAA tournament. The fifth-ranked Cardinal learned the team’s…

WNIT Field Revealed, Round 1 Game Times Announced

WNIT Field Revealed, Round 1 Game Times Announced

The 25th Postseason WNIT field is set. Play begins March 15 with two games. The 64-team field consists of 32 teams that finished as the next-highest in their conference’s regular season that did not make…

South Carolina, Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford highlight 2023 NCAA Division I tournament as top seeds

South Carolina, Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford highlight 2023 NCAA Division I tournament as top seeds

Bracket Conference Tournament Results To no one’s surprise, the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks (32-0) garnered the overall top seed of the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. The reigning champs begin their quest for…

The WNBA and ESPN announce 25 national broadcasts during the regular season across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2

The WNBA and ESPN announce 25 national broadcasts during the regular season across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2

The WNBA and ESPN revealed a national broadcast schedule across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 during the 2023 regular season. The midseason All-Star game will air for the first time in primetime on ABC on July…

Las Vegas Aces ink deal to have all home games televised

Las Vegas Aces ink deal to have all home games televised

The Las Vegas Aces sealed a deal with Gray Media Group (FOX5/KVVU) to air all 40 of the team’s 2023 regular season games on Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network (SSSEN). Games that are nationally…

Miami placed on probation for recruiting violations

Miami placed on probation for recruiting violations

After completing an investigation that started last May, the NCAA placed Miami women’s basketball on probation for one year for recruiting violations. According to the NCAA, head coach Katie Meier “violated NCAA rules when she…

Fifteen Athletes to Attend USA Basketball February Training Camp

Fifteen Athletes to Attend USA Basketball February Training Camp

Fifteen athletes are set to participate in a USA Basketball Women’s National Team training camp Feb. 6-9 in Minneapolis. Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) will lead the camp along with court coaches Curt Miller (Los Angeles…

Cameron Brink’s Triple-Double Highlights No. 3 Stanford’s 62-54 Win Over Oregon

Cameron Brink’s Triple-Double Highlights No. 3 Stanford’s 62-54 Win Over Oregon

STANFORD, Calif. – Led by a record-breaking triple-double from junior forward Cameron Brink, No. 3 Stanford (21-2, 9-1 Pac-12) completed a weekend sweep of the conference’s Oregon schools. After beating Oregon State Friday night, the…

Las Vegas to host the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game

Las Vegas to host the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game

Las Vegas will host the 2023 WNBA All-Star game on Saturday, July 15 the WNBA announced today. The home of the defending league champions, Michelob Ultra Arena, is set to be the centerpiece of two…

NCAA DI Committee Releases Report on Student-Athlete Wellbeing

NCAA DI Committee Releases Report on Student-Athlete Wellbeing

Ahead of next week’s NCAA Convention in San Antonio, the DI Board of Directors released the report “Elevating support for student-athletes’ mental, physical, and academic wellbeing.” Authored by the NCAA’s Division I Transformation Committee, the report…

Brittney Griner Says She Will Play for Phoenix in 2023, Thanks Supporters Via Instagram Post

Brittney Griner Says She Will Play for Phoenix in 2023, Thanks Supporters Via Instagram Post

In an Instagram update on Friday, Brittney Griner posted a message filled with gratitude directed at the many people who advocated for her release from imprisonment in Russia. Griner arrived back in the U.S. after…

A collective sigh of relief: Basketball star Brittney Griner released in exchange for Russian arms dealer

A collective sigh of relief: Basketball star Brittney Griner released in exchange for Russian arms dealer

Joe Biden on Brittney Griner’s release: “She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home.” After being detained and then imprisoned in Russia since February, WNBA star Brittney Griner is finally coming home.…

Stanford holds off Gonzaga with a barrage of treys, 84-63

Stanford holds off Gonzaga with a barrage of treys, 84-63

STANFORD, Calif. – No. 2 Stanford (10-1) held off No. 23 Gonzaga (7-2) in a matchup that saw the teams have a close battle in the first two quarters. The game was tied early in the…

The 2023 WNBA regular season begins Friday, May 19

The 2023 WNBA regular season begins Friday, May 19

The 2023 WNBA regular season begins Friday, May 19. All 12 teams will play 40 games each during the season and will be in action during the league’s opening weekend. The regular season ends Sunday,…

The first 2023 Wade Trophy Award watch list announced

The first 2023 Wade Trophy Award watch list announced

Last season’s Wade Trophy winner, Aliyah Boston (South Carolina), headlines the candidates for the 2023 Wade Trophy. Presented by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBC), the honor goes to the best player in women’s college…

No. 1 South Carolina Makes Gritty Comeback On the Road to Top No. 2 Stanford in OT, 76-71

No. 1 South Carolina Makes Gritty Comeback On the Road to Top No. 2 Stanford in OT, 76-71

  Photos © Baranduin Briggs, all rights reserved. STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer called Sunday afternoon’s matchup against the No. 1 team in the nation “a heavyweight battle.” The No. 2 Cardinal…

Dawn Staley speaks to media ahead of No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup at Stanford

Dawn Staley speaks to media ahead of No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup at Stanford

November 20 at 3 p.m. ET Stanford, Calif. TV: ABC Radio: South Carolina || Stanford No. 1 South Carolina faces No 2 Stanford on the road Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. PT/9 a.m. ET for…

Los Angeles hire Curt Miller as head coach

Los Angeles hire Curt Miller as head coach

Four and half months after the team fired Derek Fisher, the Los Angeles Sparks hired Curt Miller as head coach. Coming off a 2022 Finals appearance as the head coach of the Connecticut Sun, Miller…

Athletes Unlimited raises $30 million to expand league

Athletes Unlimited raises $30 million to expand league

The women’s professional sports league network, Athletes Unlimited, announced that it raised $30 million in new funding to grow the league. Led by Schusterman Family Investments, the financial backers include Olympic hockey player Angela Ruggiero,…

Images of Brittney Griner and other detained Americans projected around New York City

Images of Brittney Griner and other detained Americans projected around New York City

Friday night, large images of 19 wrongfully detained Americans, including WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, appeared on the sides of buildings in New York City as meetings of world leaders at the…

Las Vegas wins its first WNBA championship: “It was a battle”

Las Vegas wins its first WNBA championship: “It was a battle”

Video courtesy of the Las Vegas Aces Social media recap Led by dynamic point guard Chelsea Gray, the Las Vegas Aces took game four of the WNBA Finals over the Connecticut Sun, 78-71, for the…

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