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Fred Williams signs new contract with Atlanta Dream to remain head coach/GM

From the Atlanta Dream: Fred Williams will start the next WNBA season the way he finished the previous one: as the head coach and general manager of the Atlanta Dream. Williams, who engineered a mid-season…

Undefeated NCAA DI teams for games played through 12/2/2012

Undefeated NCAA DI teams for games played through 12/2/2012 Team/AP Rank Record Dayton, No. 19 9-0 South Carolina 9-0 Georgia, No. 6 9-0 Stanford, No. 1 8-0 Kansas, No. 17 7-0 Michigan State 7-0 Florida…

Tulane coach Lisa Stockton on joining the Big East

Tulane coach Lisa Stockton on joining the Big East

Following in the footsteps of Central Florida, Houston, Memphis and Southern Methodist, Tulane University will leave Conference USA to join the Big East in all sports. The school made the announcement Tuesday and will begin…

The NCAA hires former WNBA president Val Ackerman as a consultant to review the state of women’s college basketball

The NCAA hired Val Ackerman, the founding president of the WNBA,  as a consultant to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current state of intercollegiate women’s basketball. Ackerman’s main task is to deliver a strategic…

NCAA Women’s Basketball Division I Statistics for Games Through Sunday, November 25, 2012

Statistics: NCAA Points Per Game || Rebounds Per Game || Assists Per Game || Blocked Shots Per Game || Steals Per Game || Field-Goal Percentage || Free-Throw Percentage || Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage || Three-Point Field…

Stanford edges UConn to take top spot in AP Top 25, Baylor falls to No. 3

Stanford edges UConn to take top spot in AP Top 25, Baylor falls to No. 3

AP Story || Poll Three days after stunning Baylor, Stanford took the top spot in the Associated Press women’s basketball poll. Baylor fell from No. 1 to No. 3. UCLA, Kansas, Dayton and North Carolina…

Rainbow Wahine Classic Update: Baylor bounces back with a dunk from Griner, Stanford continues its winning ways

Baylor vs. Tennessee-Martin Photo Gallery || Stanford vs. Hawaii Photo Gallery No. 1 Baylor (3-1) rebounded from their Friday loss to No. 4 Stanford in the Rainbow Wahine Classic to trounce Tennessee-Martin 82-67 Saturday night.…

Oklahoma State honors the lives of Kurt Budke, Miranda Serna and the Branstetters

Oklahoma State honors the lives of Kurt Budke, Miranda Serna and the Branstetters

From Oklahoma State: Saturday, Nov. 17, marks the one-year anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of OSU Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kurt Budke, Assistant Coach Miranda Serna and OSU alumni Olin and…

Best rivalry in women’s hoops? Notre Dame-UConn nearly sold out for January game in Connecticut

Best rivalry in women’s hoops? Notre Dame-UConn nearly sold out for January game in Connecticut

North Carolina versus Duke. Baylor versus Stanford. Tennessee versus Kentucky. All great games, either having history or building it as time goes on. Perhaps the best rivalry in women’s hoops right now, however, is Connecticut…

Former Tennessee star and WNBA player Chamique Holdsclaw involved in violent dispute with ex, Lacy issues statement

Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5 Video: FOX 5 Atlanta Update: On Friday morning a judge in Atlanta set a $100,000 bond for Holdsclaw. When she is released she will have to…

No. 6 Kentucky ready to face No. 1 Baylor in first-ever meeting between the two teams, Mitchell on the matchup

No. 6 Kentucky ready to face No. 1 Baylor in first-ever meeting between the two teams, Mitchell on the matchup

State Farm Tip-Off Classic: No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 6 Kentucky Nov. 13, 2012 | 6 p.m. ET Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center TV: ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke and Holly Rowe on the sideline)…

Sheryl Swoopes joins Texas Tech women’s basketball broadcast team for 2012-13

Basketball legend and former Lady Raider Sheryl Swoopes will join the Texas Tech women’s basketball broadcast team this season. The team will make 18 appearances on television this season including eight games on Texas Tech…

Preseason results roundup: Saturday, November 3, 2012

Three NCAA DI teams went down yesterday in preseason action vs. DII teams. Gannon continued its winning ways against DI teams by beating Buffalo, 63-53. Last Sunday they knocked off Kent State. Kentucky State beat…

Preseason results roundup: Friday, November 2, 2012: DII Anderson shocks Clemson, Mississippi State barely survives Shorter

Connecticut, Michigan and other DI schools cruised to preseason victories Friday night. Mississippi State had trouble with a new DII team. DII Wayne State defeated Western Michigan. And, in an eye-opener, DII Anderson University shocked…

Citing injuries and depleted roster, Shaw pulls out of exhibition vs. Baylor, Tarleton State is replacement foe

Due to injuries and a depleted roster, Shaw University president Dorothy Cowser Yancy cancelled an exhibition contest at Baylor scheduled for Monday evening. The Shaw Lady Bears are the defending NCAA Division II champions. They…

Preseason results roundup: Thursday, November 1, 2012

There were plenty of routs of DII teams at the hands of top 25 DI teams in exhibition play last night. Stanford, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas A&M performed as expected. On the…

Preseason results roundup: Wednesday, October 31, 2012

West Virginia beats Alderson-Broaddus 102-28 in exhibition Alabama A&M defeats Montevallo 64-62 Ball State beats Oakland City 88-26 No. 9 Louisville defeated Eckerd College 83-29, in exhibition play Tulsa dominated Rogers State, 88-50, in exhibition…

Women’s basketball candidates announced for the 2012-13 Senior CLASS Award

Premier Sports Management announced 30 women’s basketball student-athlete candidates for the 2012-13 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable…

Griner, Delle Donne and Diggins unanimous selections for 2012-13 AP preseason women’s All-America team

The Associated Press announced its 2012-13 preseason women’s All-America team Tuesday. A panel of 40 media members who work or freelance for publications that subscribe to the news service voted on the team. Seniors Brittney…

Former majority owners of the Los Angeles Sparks sue law firm, say legal advice forced them to reduce their share of team

The former majority owner of the Los Angeles Sparks, Gemini Basketball Holdings LLC (Kathy Goodman and Carla Christofferson), filed a lawsuit against its former attorney for legal malpractice in Superior Court reports Courthouse News Service.…

Baylor tops AP preseason top 25 for second year in a row

Baylor tops the Associated Press preseason poll for the second straight year. Baylor received all of the first place votes. Connecticut, Duke, Stanford and Maryland follow. Tennessee debuts at No. 20, their lowest since 1976-77.…

Dishin with the 2012-13 Huskies: Videos to help introduce you to the players

While so many are writing about Geno Auriemma’s rule change suggestions, the members of the 2012-13 Connecticut women’s basketball team are readying themselves for what should be an outstanding season. One thing the UConn Huskies…

Former Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer named coach and GM of the New York Liberty

From the New York Liberty: The New York Liberty announced today that Bill Laimbeer, a WNBA Coach of the Year and three-time WNBA Champion, has been hired as the team’s general manager and head coach.…

Penn State, Nebraska dominate Big 10 Preseason polls and awards

Both the coaches and the writers chose Penn State in their respective polls as the preseason favorite to win the Big 10 conference for the 2012-13 season. Both also chose Nebraska, in their second season…

No hard feelings between Lin Dunn and Cheryl Reeve: “We’re great friends.”

No hard feelings between Lin Dunn and Cheryl Reeve: “We’re great friends.”

After a week of back-and-forth exchanges stemming from an intense, physical game two punctuated by the jacket-tossing of Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, the coaches of Indiana and Minnesota only had nice things to say about…

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