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Basketball Legend Katie Smith Applauds WNBA Expansion to San Francisco

Basketball Legend Katie Smith Applauds WNBA Expansion to San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — Ohio State assistant coach Katie Smith expressed her enthusiasm about the WNBA’s expansion to the Bay Area ahead of the undefeated Buckeyes’ dominant win over Stanford at the Chase Center on Friday…

Kiki Rice Leads No. 1 UCLA to 70–41 Victory Over Creighton

Kiki Rice Leads No. 1 UCLA to 70–41 Victory Over Creighton

SAN FRANCISCO – No. 1 UCLA (12-0) displayed a commanding performance to defeat Creighton 70–41 at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Friday night. The Bruins took control early and never looked back, outpacing…

No. 11 Ohio State Dominates Stanford 84-59 in the Bay Area Women’s Classic

No. 11 Ohio State Dominates Stanford 84-59 in the Bay Area Women’s Classic

SAN FRANCISCO — No. 11 Ohio State extended its unbeaten streak with an authoritative 84-59 win over Stanford on Friday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The Buckeyes, now 12-0 on the season, showcased…

No Clear Favorite to Win Pac-12 Tournament in League’s Last Season

No Clear Favorite to Win Pac-12 Tournament in League’s Last Season

The Pac-12 women’s basketball postseason begins today in Las Vegas with a competitive slate of teams in the conference tournament. The intense competition of the league, in its last year, makes the event ripe for…

JuJu Watkins scorches No. 4 Stanford with 51 points as No. 15 USC gets 67-58 road win

JuJu Watkins scorches No. 4 Stanford with 51 points as No. 15 USC gets 67-58 road win

STANFORD, Calif. – It was the best of times for JuJu Watkins Friday night when the sensational USC freshman wrecked No. 15 Stanford (19-3, 8-2 Pac-12) offensively, scoring a program-record 51 points as the No.…

Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer ties Coach K for most NCAA wins

Image: Hoopfeed.com STANFORD, Calif. – With an 88-63 win over Oregon, Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer tied former Duke men’s head coach Mike Krzyzewski for the most wins in NCAA basketball history (women’s or men’s)…

LSU Downs Iowa 102-85, Tigers Win First National Championship in Program History

LSU Downs Iowa 102-85, Tigers Win First National Championship in Program History

DALLAS – With the backdrop of a sell-out crowd at American Airlines Center, LSU (34-2) won its first-ever national championship with a 102-85 victory over Iowa (31-7) Sunday afternoon.  Guard Jasmine Carsons’s prolific shooting in…

NCAA First Four, Day One: What Teams Had to Say to Media

NCAA First Four, Day One: What Teams Had to Say to Media

The 2023 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament begins with four play-in games. The First Four games and  TV talent: Wed. Mar. 15 7 p.m. ET Illinois vs. Mississippi State || Jenn Hildreth, Mike Thibault,…

Cameron Brink’s Triple-Double Highlights No. 3 Stanford’s 62-54 Win Over Oregon

Cameron Brink’s Triple-Double Highlights No. 3 Stanford’s 62-54 Win Over Oregon

STANFORD, Calif. – Led by a record-breaking triple-double from junior forward Cameron Brink, No. 3 Stanford (21-2, 9-1 Pac-12) completed a weekend sweep of the conference’s Oregon schools. After beating Oregon State Friday night, the…

With a career characterized by a strong work ethic, Lindsay Whalen enters the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

With a career characterized by a strong work ethic, Lindsay Whalen enters the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Whalen’s Hall of Fame speech and video UNCASVILLE, Conn., September 9 – Her high school gym is named after her; her college and pro jerseys are retired, and she stood on the gold-winning platform four…

Coquese Washington named Rutgers head coach

Coquese Washington named Rutgers head coach

After serving as an associate head coach at her alma mater Notre Dame for two seasons, Coquese Washington moves on to become the third full-time head coach at Rutgers. Her coaching career spans 22 years…

Women’s sports pioneer C. Vivian Stringer retires from coaching basketball

Women’s sports pioneer C. Vivian Stringer retires from coaching basketball

Women’s basketball legend and Rutgers head coach C.Vivian Stringer announced Saturday morning that she is retiring from coaching basketball. The pioneer in the game who accrued 1,055 wins in her career, will step down from…

NCAA releases report on Ohio State women’s basketball violations

NCAA releases report on Ohio State women’s basketball violations

Download the full NCAA Report (PDF) The NCAA announced violations in three Ohio State athletic programs including women’s basketball. According to the organization, a “former women’s basketball associate head coach violated ethical conduct rules when…

Lindsay Whalen reflects on Naismith Hall of Fame selection and coaching in the portal era

Lindsay Whalen reflects on Naismith Hall of Fame selection and coaching in the portal era

MINNEAPOLIS – A few days after being named one of the 13-member Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022, Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach Lindsay Whalen told local reporters that it is still sinking…

Northwestern’s Veronica Burton named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year

Northwestern’s Veronica Burton named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year

Veronica Burton of Northwestern University is the 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year. The award honors the best defensive women’s basketball player in NCAA Division I.   “Veronica Burton played an incredibly…

Spokane Regional: Stanford and Texas “Elite” again, move past Sweet 16 to battle for a Final Four spot

Spokane Regional: Stanford and Texas “Elite” again, move past Sweet 16 to battle for a Final Four spot

Reigning Champs Stanford Overpower Maryland SPOKANE, Wash. — In the Spokane Region of the NCAA tournament, the No. 2-seeded Texas Longhorns defeated the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes 66-63 to advance. In the second matchup…

Michaela Onyenwere receives her 2021 WNBA Rookie of the Year trophy

Michaela Onyenwere receives her 2021 WNBA Rookie of the Year trophy

The New York Liberty hosted an event to present the 2021 WNBA Rookie of the Year trophy to Liberty forward and UCLA graduate Michaela Onyenwere on Wed. Nov. 17. The celebration included a trophy presentation,…

Jacksonville takes down Minnesota on the road 69-66 in season opener

Jacksonville takes down Minnesota on the road 69-66 in season opener

And we’re just getting started…#JUPhinsUp x #RELENTLESS pic.twitter.com/W5GmXCZ5ps — Jacksonville WBB (@JAX_WBB) November 9, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS – A 8-2 run late in the fourth quarter pushed the Jacksonville University Dolphins to a 69-66 win over…

Minnesota looks to ascend in Big Ten with high expectations for returnees

Minnesota looks to ascend in Big Ten with high expectations for returnees

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota returns 12 players from last season and added four newcomers to its 2021-22 squad. The Gophers’ lone exhibition game, a 78-33 win against Minnesota Crookston at Williams Arena October 31, was the…

The Pac-12 announces conference matchups for the 2021-22 season

The Pac-12 announces conference matchups for the 2021-22 season

Conference matchups for the 2021-22 Pac-12 season are set. League play begins on Dec. 31 and runs through Feb. 26. The first weekend of action includes the reigning national champion Stanford taking on Washington and…

Video: USC introduces Lindsay Gottlieb as new head coach

Video: USC introduces Lindsay Gottlieb as new head coach

USC welcomed its new women’s basketball coach Tuesday afternoon in a Zoom press conference. Lindsay Gottlieb returns to the Pac-12 after serving as an assistant coach in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers. She was…

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark wins the 2021 Dawn Staley Award

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark wins the 2021 Dawn Staley Award

The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia announced Caitlin Clark as the winner of the 2021 Dawn Staley Award. The Iowa freshman and All-American guard led the nation in scoring, averaging 26.7 points per game, and was…

Stanford runs past UCLA 75-55 to win Pac-12 Tournament for the 14th time

Stanford runs past UCLA 75-55 to win Pac-12 Tournament for the 14th time

Photos: Pac-12 Conference Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament Quarterfinal: Stanford 92, USC 53 Semifinal: Stanford 79, Oregon State 45 Final: Stanford 75, UCLA 55 Team Comparison Stats || Video Highlights With a 75-55 win over…

With improved rebounding, Stanford recovers from skid to cruise past USC 86-59

With improved rebounding, Stanford recovers from skid to cruise past USC 86-59

Stanford outrebounds USC 53-22 in win Team comparison stats With a balanced effort and four players in double figures, No. 5 Stanford (12-2, 9-2 Pac-12) broke a two-game skid to beat Southern California 86-59 at…

Led by Charisma Osborne, No. 6 UCLA takes down No. 5 Stanford 70-66

Led by Charisma Osborne, No. 6 UCLA takes down No. 5 Stanford 70-66

Bruins hand Cardinal second consecutive loss That winning feeling! ? #Elite pic.twitter.com/uSixoR8kdo — UCLA W. Basketball (@UCLAWBB) January 23, 2021 No. 6 UCLA (9-2, 7-2 Pac-12) exacted revenge on No. 5 Stanford (11-2, 8-2) with…

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