February 9, 2014 (Storrs, Conn.) – After No. 1 Connecticut defeated No. 4 Louisville 81-64, sophomore forward Breanna Stewart talked about the annual Play 4Kay game. UConn wore uniforms with pink trim and auctioned them…
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…
The “Battle of the Bay” part I takes place this Thursday night at Maples Pavilion when No. 21 California travels to the peninsula to take on No. 4 Stanford in the first of two games in…
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…
Seven cities have been named finalists to host future Women’s Final Fours, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committees announced Monday. The process to identify the Final Four locations for 2017-2020 will conclude in November…
HARTFORD, Conn. – When three of the six players in Connecticut’s rotation today were 6-4 or taller, the strategy of pound the ball inside is easy to understand. It was pretty clear to South Florida…
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…
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 SEC in cooperation with its 14- member institutions has for the third year organized a “We Back Pat” Week. The week-long initiative is focused on bringing awareness and recognition to The Pat Summitt Foundation,…
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…
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Prior to their American Athletic Conference game against the Houston Cougars, the University of Connecticut faithful saw five of the nine players on scholarship for the Huskies receive honors from USA Basketball for gold medal…
While Connecticut (15-0) stayed on top, San Diego (15-0) continued its historic week in rankings entering the USA Today women’s basketball coaches poll for the first time in program history at No. 24. Yesterday, the…
Several days after the owners of the Los Angeles Sparks walked away from the team and the league put the franchise on the market, Lisa Leslie, a member of the former ownership group chimed in…
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…
There were no changes in the top 20 places of the last USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll of 2013, published December 31. Undefeated Connecticut (13-0) remains at the top spot, a place the…
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 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…
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – It was a day for rookies at the Barclays Center Women’s Invitational Friday afternoon with newcomers sending Michigan and LSU into Saturday night’s late title game at the home of the NBA…
No. 6 Stanford (6-1) 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…
Holiday tournaments have their pros and cons. In the case of a team like Connecticut, it is difficult to get quality opponents ready to come to Storrs for three games in three days. A few…
