From the NCAA: The NCAA has been forced to relocate several championships from New Jersey because of a new state law now in effect allowing sports wagering on professional and collegiate games. The six championships,…
Postgame videos “If you were to tell me this game would play out like this beforehand, I would have said you were crazy,” said Connecticut Sun head coach Mike Thibault with disappointment in his voice…
[display_podcast] It is a sign of respect when a veteran or mentor is referred to with a nickname like “Mama” or “Pops.” But when the president of the United States calls you that while honoring…
Big 12 women’s basketball coaches selected Baylor as the preseason favorite to win the 2012-13 regular season league title. Baylor tops the preseason poll for the fourth consecutive year and fifth time in conference history.…
Pat Summitt released a statement Friday afternoon saying she was not forced out as Tennessee’s head women’s basketball coach this past spring. The statement came in response to an affidavit filed this week in a…
From the Big 12: Brittney Griner (Baylor) was named Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year for the third consecutive season in the Conference’s 2012-13 Women’s Basketball preseason awards. Jackie Patterson (Texas Tech) was selected…
[display_podcast] Today on the Dishin & Swishin podcast, we look a bit at the past, the present, and the future of the WNBA. First, the past. Last week point guard extraordinaire Ticha Penicheiro retired, ending…
Carol Owens, Notre Dame associate women’s basketball coach, is the new president of the Black Coaches & Administrators (BCA). The organization’s executive director, Floyd Keith, announced the appointment Tuesday. BCA’s board of directors votes on…
[display_podcast] The air is getting colder, the leaves are changing color and the WNBA regular season is coming to a close. All sure signs that the women’s college basketball season is coming up fast! The…
WNBA Photo Gallery: Ticha Penicheiro: 15 Years of WNBA Excellence After a prolific career as one of the world’s best point guards, Portuguese native Ticha Penicheiro announced her retirement from the WNBA today, a day…
From the WBCA: Baylor center Brittney Griner, the 2012 State Farm Wade Trophy winner, headlines the 2012-13 preseason “Wade Watch” list of candidates for the prestigious award, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. Connecticut…
[display_podcast] This week’s podcast consists of two tales that have some similarities and some big differences. The Indiana Fever are riding a three-game winning streak into the WNBA Playoffs once again. They have won 10…
[display_podcast] Do you remember taking the SAT exams when you were getting ready for college? There was that section of analogy questions that everybody hated. Here is one of those for you. As beach volleyball…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Connecticut Sun started the post-Olympic portion of their schedule sputtering, dropping their opener to the New York Liberty Thursday night, 79-66. At home Saturday night, TIna Charles, Allison Hightower and Kara…
On Thursday, August 16, USA Basketball’s women’s national team and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma met with the press to discuss his experiences with the gold-medal-winning Olympic team. Here is a transcript of most of…
First-year Tennessee head coach Holly Warlick announced her team’s 2012-13 schedule. The Lady Vols face over a dozen teams that saw postseason action a year ago including 16 teams that made the NCAA Tournament and…
ESPN2’s slate of women’s basketball “Big Monday” games tips off on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 2013 at 7 p.m. ET with No. 3 Duke at No. 2 Connecticut. The schedule features…
During a press conference Thursday, USA Basketball senior national team and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma answered questions from the media about his experience coaching the U.S. to a fifth consecutive gold medal. He discussed…
The University of Alabama self-reported 27 secondary NCAA rules violations in several sports including four in women’s basketball. The school published a list of the violations Tuesday on its website. The violations in women’s basketball…
From Baylor: After posting a historic 40-0 record, claiming the 2012 NCAA Championship crown and having all five starters returning, the 2012-13 Baylor Lady Bears face their most daunting schedule in school history. Contests against…
The U.S. faces the Czech Republic in the last game of Friday’s preliminary matches in the 2012 Olympics. The last time the two teams met it was in the gold medal game of the 2010…
Members of Team USA selected fencer Mariel Zagunis to carry the flag for the U.S. during Friday’s opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The former Notre Dame fencing All-American, national champion and two-time Olympic…
In the wake of the unprecedented sanctions levied against Penn State in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, women’s basketball head coach Coquese Washington issue the following statement on July 24,…
Doug Feinberg has been the Associated Press’s lead writer for women's basketball coverage for several years. He has been to Final Fours and WNBA Finals, and seemingly every other high-profile event, including the 2008 Beijing…
President Barack Obama honored the Baylor women’s basketball team today for winning the 2012 NCAA National Championship and their historic 40-0 season. After his speech to the team, he asked coach Kim Mulkey to take…
