Ready to Play Unified! @De11eDonne is here at Homewood Flossmoor in Chicago! pic.twitter.com/UpQUU1iazd — Special Olympics (@SpecialOlympics) February 7, 2014 The Chicago Sky’s Elena Delle Donne became a Special Olympics Global Ambassador the organization announced…
Press Conference Social Media Recap || Laurel Richie’s letter to fan || Video of press conference The WNBA and NBA Board of Governors have unanimously approved the purchase of the Los Angeles Sparks by an…
From the Phoenix Mercury: Today, the Phoenix Mercury entered into an exclusive, multi-year marquee partnership with Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort that includes branding on the Mercury’s home and away jerseys. The new agreement…
The McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Games unveiled the official rosters for the 13th Annual Girl’s Game during a selection show on ESPNU. The nation’s top annual high school basketball all-star event will again…
Connecticut maintains its season-long place atop the USA Today Coaches poll for the week of January 28, 2014. No schools dropped out of the poll. Big movers in the poll in a positive direction include…
From Tulsa: The Tulsa Shock announced Fred Williams as the new Head Coach this afternoon. Williams spent six seasons with the Atlanta Dream (2008-2013) and was part of a coaching staff that won three WNBA…
Phoenix will host the 2014 All-Star game on July 19 at US Airways Center. It will be the second time the Mercury will serve as the home for the showcase of the league’s best players.…
From the Dream: The WNBA’s Atlanta Dream announced today that Angela Taylor has been named the team’s Executive Vice-President and General Manager. Taylor previously served as Vice-President and General Manager for the Washington Mystics for…
The Los Angeles Athletic Club has announced its John R. Wooden Award Women’s Midseason Top 20 today, comprised of 20 student-athletes who, based on individual performance and team records, are the front-runners for college basketball’s…
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame released the watch list for the 2014 Nancy Lieberman Award Watch today. The award honors the nation’s top collegiate point guard in women’s Division I basketball. Candidates exhibit…
Biggest mover: Cal moves up four spots to No. 15. Nebraska slides two spots to No. 16. Schools that dropped out: No. 21 Georgia, No. 22 Oklahoma, No. 24 San Diego, No. 25 Arkansas. Others…
The 33-player 2014-16 USA Basketball Women’s National Team pool was announced today. It includes 14 Olympic and/or FIBA World Championship gold medalists. The pool will supply payers for the 2014 USA World Championship Team and,…
McDonald’s today announced its list of nearly 1,000 high school seniors who have been nominated for the 2014 McDonald’s All American Games, taking place on Wed., April 2 at Chicago’s United Center. Ohio boasts the…
Seattle Storm president and CEO Karen Bryant announced that 2014 will be her last season with the team, marking 15 years with the franchise. “I feel that now is the right time to step away…
From the team: North Carolina head women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell plans on attending Saturday’s game when her Tar Heels host High Point at Carmichael Arena. Tip off is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. Hatchell…
From Basketball Australia: Los Angeles Sparks head coach Carol Ross is going to Australia in January for a series of basketball clinics in Victoria. Ross, the 2012 WNBA Coach of the Year, will be joined…
The Connecticut Sun won the 13th annual WNBA Draft Lottery and earned the top pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft. The Sun had 442 chances out of 1,000 to receive the first overall selection, the…
From the Sparks: The Los Angeles Sparks have signed head coach Carol Ross to a multi-year contract extension, it was announced today by Sparks Executive Vice President and General Manager Penny Toler. Per team policy,…
For the second consecutive year, the WNBA Draft Lottery will be televised live on ESPN. The 2014 WNBA Draft Lottery – to be held in Secaucus, N.J. on Tuesday, Dec. 10 – will be hosted…
No. 6 Stanford (6-1)Â defeated Florida Gulf Coast 83-59 Wednesday afternoon during their second game of the Hardwood for Hope Tournament in Puerto Vallarta to give head coach Tara VanDerveer her 900th career win. She is…
List of NCAA student-athlete 2014 Rhodes Scholars From Villanova: Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust, on Saturday announced the names of the 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars representing…
From the Atlanta Dream: The  Atlanta Dream today announced that former NBA player and WNBA champion coach Michael Cooper has been named Head Coach. Cooper was a five-time NBA Champion as a player with the…
From Phoenix: The two-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today named veteran WNBA player, coach and former Australian Olympian Sandy Brondello (braun-DELL-oh) the ninth head coach in franchise history. Brondello was also named the team’s vice…
From the Dream: The Atlanta Dream and Philips Arena announced Thursday that an agreement has been reached on a multi-year deal to keep the Dream playing its home games at Philips Arena through the 2015…
Women’s basketball coaches selected defending national champion Connecticut as the preseason favorite to win the upcoming season’s NCAA Division I title. Coaches on the USA Today voting panel tabbed Duke as number two, followed by…
