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Alanna Smith buoys Stanford in Battle of the Bay sweep vs. Cal, Cardinal seniors play their last game at Maples Pavilion

Alanna Smith buoys Stanford in Battle of the Bay sweep vs. Cal, Cardinal seniors play their last game at Maples Pavilion

.@StanfordWBB tops rival Cal to take this Sunday Showdown! #Pac12WBB pic.twitter.com/xGtU65r1nM — Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) February 20, 2017 STANFORD, Calif. – No. 10 Stanford (24-4, 14-2 Pac-12) defeated California (17-11, 5-11) Sunday evening to sweep…

Stanford rallies to beat Cal 72-66 in first game of 2017 Battle of the Bay

Stanford rallies to beat Cal 72-66 in first game of 2017 Battle of the Bay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjBLx1cpKXc BERKELEY, Calif. – In the first game of the 2017 “Battle of the Bay” series, No. 10 Stanford (23-4, 13-2 Pac-12) rallied to overtake California in the last two minutes of the game for…

Battle of the Bay Part I: Cal looks to recover, Stanford aims to continue streak

Battle of the Bay Part I: Cal looks to recover, Stanford aims to continue streak

No. 10 Stanford (22-4, 12-2) at California (17-9, 5-9) Thursday, Feb. 16 • 8 p.m. PT Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. TV/: Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Bay Area (Kate Scott, Mary Murphy & Kerith Burke) Radio: KALX…

Colorado doubles wins from last season, youth and balance make Buffs a Pac-12 team on the rise

Colorado doubles wins from last season, youth and balance make Buffs a Pac-12 team on the rise

Pac-12 Standings as of 2/15/17 Teams Conf Overall  WASHINGTON 12-2 24-3  OREGON STATE 12-2 23-3  STANFORD 12-2 22-4  UCLA 9-5 18-7  OREGON 7-7 17-9  ARIZONA STATE 7-7 16-9  CALIFORNIA 5-9 17-9  WASHINGTON STATE 5-9 10-15…

Hoopfeed Poll for 2/14/17: No threats to UConn’s No. 1 position, Texas jumps up to No. 5

Hoopfeed Poll for 2/14/17: No threats to UConn’s No. 1 position, Texas jumps up to No. 5

Connecticut is the unanimous consecutive No. 1 in the Hoopfeed poll for the 10th week in a row. It was a week to remember for the Huskies as they chalked up their 100th straight win…

Top-ranked UConn earns 100th consecutive win with 66-55 victory over South Carolina

Top-ranked UConn earns 100th consecutive win with 66-55 victory over South Carolina

Quotes || Notes || Statistics || Photo Gallery || Postgame Video Undefeated and top-ranked Connecticut (25-0) hit another milestone Monday night with a 66-55 win over No. 6 South Carolina (21-3) in front of a sell-out crowd…

Atlanta Dream signs center Markeisha Gatling and guard Whitney Knight

The Atlanta Dream signed center Markeisha Gatling and guard Whitney Knight to training camp contracts. Gatling, who was selected 10th overall in the 2014 WNBA Draft, returns to the Dream after signing with the team…

Candace Parker agrees to a multi-year contract extension with Los Angeles Sparks

Candace Parker agrees to a multi-year contract extension with Los Angeles Sparks

WNBA Finals MVP Candace Parker has agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Sparks. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 6-foot-4 forward who was the No. 1…

Hoopfeed Poll for 2/7/17: Texas enters top 10, major upsets lead to shifts

Hoopfeed Poll for 2/7/17: Texas enters top 10, major upsets lead to shifts

Upsets among top ten teams led to shifts in the Hoopfeed Poll this week. Previous No. 2 Baylor suffered an 85-79 home loss at the hands of Texas Monday night. The Longhorns snapped a 14-game…

Washington Mystics sign free agent guard Kristi Toliver

From the Mystics: Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault announced today the team has signed free agent guard Kristi Toliver. Toliver averaged 14.8 points and 4.1 assists while leading the Los Angeles Sparks to the…

Cal completes weekend sweep, Penina Davidson leads Bears in 63-56 win over USC

Cal completes weekend sweep, Penina Davidson leads Bears in 63-56 win over USC

BERKELEY, Calif. – California (17-7, 5-7) survived a close game and fourth quarter rally from Southern California (12-11, 3-9) to complete a sweep of the Pac-12’s Los Angeles schools with a 63-56 victory over the…

Tara VanDerveer joins the 1,000 career-win club after victory over USC

Tara VanDerveer joins the 1,000 career-win club after victory over USC

Quotes from coaches around the country Jennifer Azzi on VanDerveer’s acccomplishment In her own words Year-by-year record Accolades and accomplishments STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer joined Pat Summitt as the only NCAA…

Chicago Sky acquire Stefanie Dolson, guard Kahleah Copper and second round pick in exchange for Elena Delle Donne

The Chicago Sky acquired All-Star center Stefanie Dolson, guard Kahleah Copper and the second overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft, in exchange for Elena Delle Donne. “The acquisition of these two players and the…

Hoopfeed Poll for 1/31/17: SEC and Pac-12 action leads to shifts in top ten

Hoopfeed Poll for 1/31/17: SEC and Pac-12 action leads to shifts in top ten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=hF009FRJDiE While unanimous No. 1 UConn continued its historic streak, winning the program’s 95th consecutive game, there were upsets in the SEC and Pac-12 that led to shifts in this week’s Hoopfeed Poll top ten.…

Hoopfeed Poll for 1/24/17: UConn streak keeps Huskies at the top, Green Bay enters

Hoopfeed Poll for 1/24/17: UConn streak keeps Huskies at the top, Green Bay enters

At a little over the midpoint of the season, top-ranked Connecticut continues its historic winning streak to remain the No. 1 team in the nation. With a 100-56 win over Tulane Sunday, the Huskies extended…

Wichita State and head coach Jody Adams-Birch part ways, Linda Hargrove to take over for remainder of season

Wichita State and head coach Jody Adams-Birch part ways, Linda Hargrove to take over for remainder of season

Just a few days after Wichita State announced that head coach Jody Adams-Birch would be held from coaching two games this weekend, the school and Adams-Birch parted ways. Linda Hargrove, a former WSU and WNBA…

Hoopfeed  Poll for 1/17: UConn reigns, Notre Dame falls, Texas A&M re-enters

Hoopfeed Poll for 1/17: UConn reigns, Notre Dame falls, Texas A&M re-enters

First there was 70, then there was 90. Now there's 91 #AndCounting #UConnNation pic.twitter.com/1MWcKcjG34 — UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) January 14, 2017 While the Connecticut Huskies continue their reign at the top of the Hoopfeed…

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017 finalists announced

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 12 finalists for induction into the Class of 2017. The finalists: Yelena Baranova (player) Rose Marie Battaglia (coach) Sally Bell (official) Evelyn Blalock (coach) Joan Bonvicini (coach)…

2017 McDonald’s All American Games roster announced

2017 McDonald’s All American Games roster announced

The McDonald’s All American Games unveiled the official rosters for the 16th annual girls game Sunday. The high school basketball all-star event will take place March 29 at Chicago’s United Center. The girls teams includes…

UConn Still No. 1 in Hoopfeed  Poll, Washington and Oregon State Enter Top 10

UConn Still No. 1 in Hoopfeed Poll, Washington and Oregon State Enter Top 10

90 WINS. IN. A. ROW. #AndCounting ?@UConnWBB ties their own win streak record! pic.twitter.com/9TQ9PfFLmF — UConn Huskies (@UConnHuskies) January 11, 2017 Connecticut sits at the top of this week’s Hoopfeed poll for the seventh week…

Angel McCoughtry to take time off during 2017 WNBA season

Angel McCoughtry to take time off during 2017 WNBA season

Atlanta Dream star forward Angel McCoughtry announced that she is going to “take time off” during the 2017 WNBA season to rest according to a letter published on the franchise’s website Wednesday. McCoughtry, a two-time gold…

Top 10 shakeup in this week’s Hoopfeed Poll, North Carolina State enters at No. 22

Thursday: beat No. 2 Notre Dame!Monday: won 70-61 at No. 6 Florida State! How was your week? Ours was full of #STATEments! pic.twitter.com/8RF1PZ9npM — #3 NC State WBB ?? (@PackWomensBball) January 3, 2017 The first…

Virginia Tech and Cal move up the most in Hoopfeed poll, UConn remains No. 1

Even during last week’s Christmas holiday season with less basketball games scheduled, there were several exciting upsets and close games. In this week’s Hoopfeed poll, while there were no changes in the top 11 teams,…

Fox Sports to give fans all-access commercial-free broadcast of St. John’s at Seton Hall with coaches mic’d up

Fox Sports to give fans all-access commercial-free broadcast of St. John’s at Seton Hall with coaches mic’d up

In a first-of-its-kind telecast, Fox Sports will give women’s basketball fans an all-access pass to the St. John’s at Seton Hall game Friday, Dec. 30, (7 p.m. ET), as both head coaches will wear live…

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