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Geno Auriemma on UConn LOI signees Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson & Morgan Tuck

Geno Auriemma on UConn LOI signees Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson & Morgan Tuck

Pac-12 Previews: Team-by-team

Sue Favor, Daniel Uribe and another Pac-12 aficionado compiled preseason rankings for teams in the league. As with the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN preseason polls, Stanford is on top followed by the Michael Cooper-led…

Israel Basketball Association cancels women’s season in reaction to strike

Female basketball players on teams in the Israel Basketball  Association will not grace the court this season. The  professional women’s basketball league canceled the season after the local player’s union called a strike due to…

Missouri leaving Big 12 to join SEC

The official announcement from the Southeastern Conference came on a Sunday morning. After last week’s gaffe when the SEC mistakenly posted a story on their website saying Missouri join the conference, there was no doubt…

Brittney Griner headlines preseason All-America team

Baylor star center Brittney Griner is a unanimous pick to the Associated Press 2011-12 women’s basketball preseason All-America team. The 6-8 center was selected along with four other players to the squad and is the…

Baylor tops Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll.

Baylor tops the Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll for the first time in program history. The Lady Bears, led by junior center Britteny Griner, started last year at No. 2 eventually taking the top…

President Obama calls Minnesota Lynx head coach to congratulate her on WNBA victory

Readout of President Obama’s Call to Minnesota Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve Earlier today, President Obama called Cheryl Reeve, head coach of the Minnesota Lynx, to congratulate her and her team on winning the 2011 WNBA…

Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell entertains Big Blue Madness crowd with dance moves

Kentucky women’s basketball coach Matthew Mitchell performed at the school’s Big Blue Madness event on Friday, October 14 with an entertaining performance impersonating Michael Jackson, doing the Dougie and the John Wall dance.

WNBA Draft Lottery Set For November 10

The WNBA Draft Lottery is set for November 10 in New York the league announced today. The lottery determine the first four picks of the 2012 draft which will be held next April. Teams involved…

Kim Mulkey on the Big 12 and conference realignment

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — During today’s women’s basketball Big 12 Media Day the subject of conference realignment dominated much of the press conferences and chatter among coaches and the media in the morning session. Nebraska now…

‘The Mighty Macs’ opens in hundreds of theaters on October 21. Find one near you.

Find a Theater by Zip Code Mighty Macs coverage roundup From Women’s Sports Central: The Mighty Macs is based on the true story of tiny Immaculata College winning the first women’s basketball national championship. The…

Preseason polls for women’s basketball

It is that time of year again when the annual NCAA basketball season preview guides, focusing mostly on men’s teams, hit the newsstands. The Sporting News and Athlon Sports also publish preseason polls for women’s…

Baylor tops Big 12 Conference women’s basketball preseason poll

Big 12 Conference women’s basketball  coaches voted to rank teams in the league’s 2011-12 preseason poll. Baylor is on top, receiving nine first place votes while reigning national champion Texas A&M came in second with…

WNBA Finals viewership up

According to figures released by ESPN, the WNBA Championships generated a four percent viewership increase over the 2010 championship series. The Minnesota Lynx swept the Atlanta Dream 3-0 in the best-of-five series last week. The…

2011 Finals Game 3 Quotes: Lynx win the championship

Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve On Taj McWilliams-Franklin The reason we signed Taj is because she is so steady. It’s probably wise not to run your 40 year old into the ground, she is steady.…

Video and transcript: President Obama honors NCAA National Champions Texas A&M at the White House

Remarks by the President Honoring the 2011 NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion Texas A&M Aggies Rose Garden 1:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Everybody have a seat. Howdy! AUDIENCE: Howdy! THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the White House.…

Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Hawks buy tickets to Game 3 of the WNBA Finals

From the Dream: The Atlanta Dream are back in the WNBA Finals for a second straight year, and metro Atlanta pro sports teams are stepping up to support the team’s quest for a championship. The…

2011 WNBA Finals: Looking back at game one’s fun moments Sugarhill Gang style

October 2, 2011 Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis Mayor Rybak and the Lynx to host a Skyway breakfast for fans

WHAT: Minnesota Lynx Skyway Breakfast WHO: Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, Lynx Mascot Prowl and the Lynx front office WHEN: Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 6:30 to 9:00 a.m. Mayor Rybak will be in attendance from 7:15…

Timberwolves donate another 2,000 tickets for game two

Inspired by the over 15,000 fans who attended game one of the WNBA Finals and watched the Minnesota Lynx win, new Timberwolves head coach Rick Adelman and president of basketball operations David Kahn purchased an…

WNBA Finals Game One Notes and Quotes: Minnesota Lynx

The attendance of 15,258 was the second largest in Lynx history. They Lynx had a crowd of 16,227 against Connecticut on July 14, 2004. Rebekkah Brunson had a playoff career-high of 26 points. The Lynx…

WNBA Finals Game One Notes and Quotes: Atlanta Dream

Notes Angel McCoughtry set a WNBA Finals record for points in a quarter with 19 in the third. The previous record was 14 set by the Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi in Detroit on September 8,…

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