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Dishin & Swishin 1/31/13 Podcast: With the Hall of Fame beckoning and a new conference to challenge, Gary Blair has Texas A&M ready for another post-season run

Dishin & Swishin 1/31/13 Podcast: With the Hall of Fame beckoning and a new conference to challenge, Gary Blair has Texas A&M ready for another post-season run

[display_podcast] It has been a very strange season in College Station, Texas. This year Texas A&M coach Gary Blair will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. With the loss of important pieces…

Video: Brittney Griner smashes Big 12 all-time scoring record, scores 40 points and throws down a dunk

Video: Baylor athletics Just four days after setting a new NCAA record for blocks, Baylor star center Brittney Griner broke the Big 12 women’s career scoring record in a 90-60 rout of rival Texas Tech…

Griner sets NCAA blocking record, nearly ties Big 12 all-time scoring record in win over Oklahoma

Griner sets NCAA blocking record, nearly ties Big 12 all-time scoring record in win over Oklahoma

Photos: Robert Franklin, all rights reserved. Quotes WACO, Texas – No. 1 Baylor’s Brittney Griner made history Saturday afternoon in front of a sold-out crowd at the Ferrell Center in Waco setting the NCAA career…

Dishin & Swishin 1/24/13 Podcast: Kim Barnes Arico trades in her red and white for maize and blue with immediate results

Dishin & Swishin 1/24/13 Podcast: Kim Barnes Arico trades in her red and white for maize and blue with immediate results

[display_podcast] If you have ever seen Kim Barnes Arico prior to this season you know her clothes have always been red and white. After ten years coaching one program, becoming the most successful coach in…

Steinberga saves the day for UTEP with layup for win over Rice, 49-48

Photos: Robert Franklin, all rights reserved. UTEP Athletics: Senior Anete Steinberga banked home a lay-up with 10 seconds to play to propel UTEP to a 49-48 win at Rice Thursday evening. The Owls (9-9, 1-4…

Video: Brittney Griner’s breakaway dunk vs. Iowa State, January 23, 2013

Video: Brittney Griner’s breakaway dunk vs. Iowa State, January 23, 2013

Brittney Griner notched her third dunk of the season and 11th in her career last night in a 66-51 Baylor (17-1, 7-0 Big 12) win on the road at Iowa State in front of 11,220…

USC Athletic Director Pat Haden mentions women’s basketball coach Michael Cooper in interview

The Los Angeles Times conducted a wide-ranging interview with USC Athletic Director Pat Haden that focused mostly on the school’s football program. However, reporter Gary Klein did ask Haden about women’s basketball and the future…

John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 announced

From the Los Angeles Athletic Club: The John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 was announced today by The Los Angeles Athletic Club President Steve Hathaway. Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the…

Kelly Faris impresses with “one for the ages” in UConn’s take down of previously undefeated Duke

Kelly Faris impresses with “one for the ages” in UConn’s take down of previously undefeated Duke

STORRS, Conn. – On paper, it was the type of matchup made for ESPN Big Monday. The last undefeated team in the country, Joanne P. McCallie’s Duke Blue Devils venture into snowy Storrs, Connecticut to…

Updates from the NCAA Convention and future dates

1/19/13 – 2014 Convention shaping up as one to remember for Division II 1/19/13 – DIII approves sickle cell trait confirmation requirement 1/19/13 – Division I streamlines rulebook 1/18/13 – DIII presidents OK sickle cell…

UConn handles Syracuse 87-62 as Dolson, Mosqueda-Lewis and Stewart combine for 70 points

UConn handles Syracuse 87-62 as Dolson, Mosqueda-Lewis and Stewart combine for 70 points

HARTFORD, Conn. – After dropping 21 straight games and 28 of the last 29 to Geno Auriemma’s Connecticut teams, Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman had high hopes for today’s game in Hartford. After all, the Orange…

Dishin & Swishin 1/17/13 Podcast: Muffet McGraw’s Irish don’t rebuild, they just reload

Dishin & Swishin 1/17/13 Podcast: Muffet McGraw’s Irish don’t rebuild, they just reload

I admit it. I did not expect Notre Dame to be as good as they are this season. Graduating three starters? Yes, I knew the freshmen were talented and that Skylar Diggins is special. I…

Atlantic 10 Conference announces 2013 Inaugural Women’s Basketball Legends

From the A-10: The Atlantic 10 Conference announced its inaugural Women’s Basketball Legends Wednesday. Consisting of a group of 16 former women’s basketball student-athletes, the group is being recognized for their contributions to their institutions’…

Hartley, Dolson key in UConn grinding out a physical victory over Louisville

Hartley, Dolson key in UConn grinding out a physical victory over Louisville

Connecticut has not had a difficult season of multiple-player injuries like other teams such Maryland with two point guards downed by ACL woes but there is no question head coach Geno Auriemma would love to…

Texas senior Cokie Reed and junior Chelsea Bass retire from basketball

Texas (7-8, 0-4 Big 12) senior Cokie Reed and junior Chelsea Bass announced their retirement from basketball Tuesday afternoon. Both players have been plagued by injuries. “Due to exercise-induced hypertension, I have been advised by…

No. 20 Texas A&M routs Auburn 78-58, continues strong run in SEC play

No. 20 Texas A&M routs Auburn 78-58, continues strong run in SEC play

Photos: Robert Franklin, all rights reserved. No. 20 Texas A&M (12-5, 3-1) never trailed Auburn in a 78-58 win at home on Sunday in front of 5,836 fans for their ninth straight home win. The…

Florida Gulf Coast sets a new NCAA DI three-point record in rout of ETSU

In a 97-60 win over East Tennessee State (3-8, 1-3), Florida Gulf Coast (12-5, 5-0) set the NCAA Division I women’s basketball single-game team record for three-point field goals with 22 made shots Saturday afternoon.…

Dishin & Swishin – Philly Style with Princeton head coach Courtney Banghart

[display_podcast] Princeton, the defending champion and favorite to repeat in the Ivy League opens conference play Saturday, January 12 versus rival Penn. Led by senior Niveen Rasheed, the Tigers will be tough to beat in…

Dishin & Swishin 1/10/13 Podcast: Matthew Mitchell readies No. 6 Kentucky and “40 minutes of dread” for first ever matchup with Texas A&M

Dishin & Swishin 1/10/13 Podcast: Matthew Mitchell readies No. 6 Kentucky and “40 minutes of dread” for first ever matchup with Texas A&M

[display_podcast] It is not the same old Southeastern Conference anymore. Gone are the days when Tennessee and Georgia, with flashes of LSU, dominated. Instead the conference is now loaded with top, defensive-minded teams, led by…

Diggins and McBride lead Notre Dame past UConn in showcase game for women’s basketball, 73-72

Diggins and McBride lead Notre Dame past UConn in showcase game for women’s basketball, 73-72

It seems that in women’s basketball a game shown on national television on a major network means frequent miscues and missed shots by one or both teams, or some other reason a less than entertaining…

Oklahoma takes down Texas, Longhorn woes continue

Oklahoma takes down Texas, Longhorn woes continue

Photos © Robert Franklin, all rights reserved. Sharane Campbell scored a career-high 24 points and No. 17 Oklahoma defeated Texas 78-70 Saturday.  Despite the loss, the Longhorns had four players scoring in double figures. It was Oklahoma’s…

Texas A&M and Kelsey Bone take care of business in Aggies’ first-ever SEC opener beating Alabama 91-52

Texas A&M and Kelsey Bone take care of business in Aggies’ first-ever SEC opener beating Alabama 91-52

Photos: Robert Franklin, all rights reserved. Texas A&M notched a win in its first-ever SEC game with a 91-52 victory over Alabama at Reed Arena Thursday night in front of 7,191 fans. Junior Kelsey Bone…

Griner dunk sets off Baylor 74-35 rout of TCU in Big 12 opener

Griner dunk sets off Baylor 74-35 rout of TCU in Big 12 opener

FORT WORTH, Texas – In their first meeting in 17 years, No. 2 Baylor and TCU started out their matchup with a few ties and the appearance that the Horned Frogs would be able to…

TCU faces the challenge of No. 2 Baylor in first season of Big 12 play, five league games on Wednesday

TCU faces the challenge of No. 2 Baylor in first season of Big 12 play, five league games on Wednesday

No. 2 Baylor at Texas Christian Jan. 2, 2013, 7:00 p.m. CT Fort Worth, Texas – Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,201) TV: FSSW Plus Notes || Big 12 Openers FORT WORTH, Texas – Even though only 86…

Texas A&M snaps Rice’s win streak to ring in New Year

Texas A&M snaps Rice’s win streak to ring in New Year

Photos © Robert Franklin, all rights reserved. No. 24 Texas A&M (10-4) rang in the New Year snapping Rice’s six-game winning streak with an 80-57 victory. The Aggies came out hot on a 27-9 run.…

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