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2014 SEC Postseason Awards: South Carolina sweeps Coach and Player of the Year honors

The Southeastern Conference announced its 2014 women’s basketball postseason awards Tuesday, highlighted by South Carolina’s Dawn Staley, Tiffany Mitchell and Alaina Coates being named Coach, Player and Freshman of the Year, respectively. Mississippi State’s Martha…

NCAA DI Women’s Basketball Championship goes to Friday through Monday schedule beginning 2015

From a NCAA release: Beginning in 2015, the preliminary rounds of the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship will take place on a Friday through Monday schedule, the Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet decided Tuesday. Cabinet…

Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart on Play 4Kay

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…

Elena Delle Donne named a Special Olympics Global Ambassador

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…

Five Questions with No. 21 California head coach Lindsay Gottlieb as the Golden Bears head into the Battle of the Bay

Five Questions with No. 21 California head coach Lindsay Gottlieb as the Golden Bears head into the Battle of the Bay

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…

Notes on the USA Today Coaches Poll for January 28, 2014: No dropouts, Gonzaga on the rise

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…

Finalists for 2017-2020 Women’s Final Four hosts named

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…

Breanna Stewart and Bria Hartley lead Connecticut past South Florida, 81-53

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…

Tulsa Shock name Fred Williams head coach

Tulsa Shock name Fred Williams head coach

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…

Angela Taylor named executive vice-president and general manager of the Atlanta Dream

Angela Taylor named executive vice-president and general manager of the Atlanta Dream

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…

SEC schools gear up for “We Back Pat” Week, January 19-26, 2014

SEC schools gear up for “We Back Pat” Week, January 19-26, 2014

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,…

John R. Wooden Award 2014 Midseason Top 20 announced

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…

2014 Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List

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…

USA Today women’s basketball coaches poll for January 14, 2014

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…

Social media recap: #1 UConn takes down #7 Baylor in Waco, 66-55

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Proud to be an American, but is No. 1 Connecticut happy to be in the American?

Proud to be an American, but is No. 1 Connecticut happy to be in the American?

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…

Notes on the USA Today women’s basketball coaches poll for January 7, 2014: San Diego enters for 1st time in program history

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…

Lisa Leslie on the ownership struggles of the Los Angeles Sparks

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 executive Karen Bryant announces resignation, effective at the end of the 2014 season

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…

UConn continues reign, the last USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll of 2013

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…

North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell to watch team play vs. High Point

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…

Los Angeles Sparks sign head coach Carol Ross to a multi-year contract extension

Los Angeles Sparks sign head coach Carol Ross to a multi-year contract extension

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,…

ESPN to televise WNBA Draft Lottery for second consecutive year

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…

Barclays Invitational Roundup: LSU and Michigan advance to title game in Brooklyn

Barclays Invitational Roundup: LSU and Michigan advance to title game in Brooklyn

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 gives Tara VanDerveer her 900th career win with victory over FGCU

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…

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