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Stanford rebounds from back-to-back losses with a new starting lineup to defeat USC, 79-60

Stanford rebounds from back-to-back losses with a new starting lineup to defeat USC, 79-60

PALO ALTO, Calif. – No. 19 Stanford (18-7, 10-3 Pac-12) rebounded from a grim road trip, suffering losses to Arizona State and Arizona last week, to handily defeat Southern California 79-60 at Maples Pavilion Friday…

Dishin & Swishin 2/12/15 Podcast:  Katie Douglas on joining Purdue’s elite, Connecticut rebuilding

Dishin & Swishin 2/12/15 Podcast: Katie Douglas on joining Purdue’s elite, Connecticut rebuilding

[display_podcast] After a hiatus for the early part of 2015, the Dishin & Swishin podcasts are back on Hoopfeed, and we must say it is good to be back! There is so much going on in…

NCAA committee reveals preliminary top 20 women’s basketball teams and seeds

NCAA committee reveals preliminary top 20 women’s basketball teams and seeds

The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee met this week in Indianapolis to identify the top-20 teams as of February 11. The list includes institutions that are a possible top-20 seed so that they can begin preparations…

Social media recap: #2 UConn topples previously undefeated #1 South Carolina

Social media recap: #2 UConn topples previously undefeated #1 South Carolina

After trading baskets for the first eight minutes with No. 1 South Carolina (22-1), No. 2 Connecticut (23-1) proceeded to pull away and rout their opponent, 87-62, handing the Gamecocks their first loss of the…

Diana Taurasi will sit out 2015 WNBA season, star’s Russian club team to pay her for the summer

Diana Taurasi will sit out 2015 WNBA season, star’s Russian club team to pay her for the summer

Diana Taurasi’s Letter to Fans Release from the Phoenix Mercury: Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi will not play the 2015 WNBA season, the team announced today. Taurasi’s lucrative contract with the Russian team for which…

Cal survives a Washington State rally, Brittany Boyd earns program assist record

Cal survives a Washington State rally, Brittany Boyd earns program assist record

BERKELEY, Calif. – After a dominant twenty minutes, Cal (16-5, 8-2 Pac-12) barely survived a second half rally by Washington State (13-8, 4-6 Pac-12) Monday evening but came out on top, 57-54 led by freshman…

Cal dominates Washington 82-58, wins fourth straight

Cal dominates Washington 82-58, wins fourth straight

BEARS WIN! California coasts to an 82-58 win against Washington! Next Up: WSU at 5pm Monday. #DoOneMore pic.twitter.com/Aru34Ur512 — Cal Basketball (@CalWBBall) February 1, 2015 BERKELEY, Calif. – Cal (15-5, 7-2 Pac-12) continued a win…

2015 McDonald’s All American Games final rosters announced

2015 McDonald’s All American Games final rosters announced

McDonald’s announced the list of high school seniors who will play in the 2015 McDonald’s All American Games taking place on April 1 at Chicago’s United Center. Players were nominated by high school coaches, athletic directors, principals…

A Special Dishin & Swishin Podcast: The Jenny Boucek era begins in Seattle

A Special Dishin & Swishin Podcast: The Jenny Boucek era begins in Seattle

[display_podcast] The 2015 Seattle Storm will have a familiar face on the bench, it just will not be former head coach Brian Agler. Today the Storm announced the promotion of associate head coach Jenny Boucek…

Seattle Storm promotes Jenny Boucek to head coach

From a Storm release: The Seattle Storm today announced that Jenny Boucek has been named head coach. “Jenny has a tremendous energy, tenacity and passion for this franchise,” said Storm President & General Manager, Alisha…

2015 McDonald’s All American Games Nominations

2015 McDonald’s All American Games Nominations

McDonald’s announced the list of high school seniors nominated for the 2015 McDonald’s All American Games taking place on April 1 at Chicago’s United Center. The nominees from across the country are now eligible to…

Rehired after getting fired: New York Liberty rename Bill Laimbeer as head coach

Rehired after getting fired: New York Liberty rename Bill Laimbeer as head coach

After a disappointing two seasons of missing the playoffs, the New York Liberty fired head coach and general manager Bill Laimbeer in October. However, in a flip-flop that gives Laimbeer his third chance to coach…

Brian Agler leaves the Seattle Storm to coach the Los Angeles Sparks

Brian Agler leaves the Seattle Storm to coach the Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks executive vice president and general manager Penny Toler named veteran coach Brian Agler the 12th head coach in franchise history on Monday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.…

With a losing streak off their minds, Cal heads into conference play confident and excited. First up: Utah

With a losing streak off their minds, Cal heads into conference play confident and excited. First up: Utah

California vs Utah, Saturday, Jan. 3 | 3:00 pm PT TV: Pac-12 Networks (Krista Blunk & Mary Murphy) Live Stats: CalBears.com Series History: Cal leads, 1 0-4 Last Meeting: California 68, Utah 59 (Jan. 12, 2014) in Salt…

Strong second half by Moriah Jefferson keys UConn rout of Duke, 83-52

HARTFORD, Conn. – After a shaky start that saw second-ranked Connecticut turn the ball over five times in the first five minutes of the game, the Huskies turned to their trademark stifling defense to pull…

USA Today coaches poll for Dec. 30, 2014: South Carolina stays on top, Washington and Northwestern enter

USA Today coaches poll for Dec. 30, 2014: South Carolina stays on top, Washington and Northwestern enter

In the last poll of 2014, undefeated South Carolina (12-0) remains in the No. 1 spot. There were no changes in the top 4. Previous No. 5 Texas A&M dropped to No. 8 after losing to Washington last night. After taking…

No. 2 UConn opens American Athletic Conference season with 96-45 win over SMU

No. 2 UConn opens American Athletic Conference season with 96-45 win over SMU

HARTFORD, Conn. – After home victories in Bridgeport and Uncasville, the Connecticut Huskies (9-1, 1-0) returned to Hartford to open American Athletic Conference play with a 96-45 win over Southern Methodist (4-8, 0-1). A crowd…

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird featured in State Farm ad

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird featured in State Farm ad

Seattle Storm guard and Olympian Sue Bird is one of the basketball stars featured in a new State Farm Insurance commercial that picks on a theme of ads by the company featuring NBA star Chris…

USA Today coaches poll for Dec. 23, 2014: South Carolina continues reign, James Madison and DePaul enter

USA Today coaches poll for Dec. 23, 2014: South Carolina continues reign, James Madison and DePaul enter

In the last poll of the year before the Christmas break, undefeated South Carolina (12-0) stands strong in the No. 1 spot. There were no changes in the top 5. Baylor moved into the No.…

WNBA announces rules changes for 2015 season

WNBA announces rules changes for 2015 season

From the league: The WNBA announced today that its Board of Governors has approved an additional “trigger” for instant replay review as well as five modifications to existing instant replay rules. In addition, the Board…

USA Today coaches poll for Dec. 16, 2014: No changes in top 11, St. John’s enters

USA Today coaches poll for Dec. 16, 2014: No changes in top 11, St. John’s enters

With exams in the past two weeks, many teams had long breaks from play. Consequently, there was very little movement in the coaches’ poll. With two losses in the past week and a half, Cal…

Amber Orrange leads No. 7 Stanford in rout of Santa Clara, 82-43

STANFORD, Calif. – After a two-week break to study for exams, No. 7 Stanford returned to their home court to defeat Santa Clara 82-43 at Maples Pavilion Sunday night despite shooting just 40 percent from…

Dishin & Swishin 12/11/14 Podcast: Looking at the first part of the  college basketball season with Debbie Antonelli & Brenda VanLengen

Dishin & Swishin 12/11/14 Podcast: Looking at the first part of the college basketball season with Debbie Antonelli & Brenda VanLengen

[display_podcast] The women’s college basketball season is in full swing, and there is a lot to talk about: Increased scoring, upsets and more upsets, outstanding performances, surprises, disappointments and one incredible game for the ages.…

USA Today coaches poll for Dec. 9, 2014: South Carolina tops rankings, Texas continues rise

USA Today coaches poll for Dec. 9, 2014: South Carolina tops rankings, Texas continues rise

Undefeated South Carolina (8-0) takes over the top spot in the coaches’ poll. The Gamecocks survived a close call on the road with then-No. 8 Duke, 51-50, Sunday. Freshman sensation A’ja Wilson’s fortuitous putback with 1.8…

Dishin & Swishin 12/04/14 Podcast: With five Sweet Sixteen visits in seven years, Louisville Jeff Walz will settle for nothing less than a championship

Dishin & Swishin 12/04/14 Podcast: With five Sweet Sixteen visits in seven years, Louisville Jeff Walz will settle for nothing less than a championship

[display_podcast] In this week’s podcast, Jeff Walz commented that at Louisville, he does not worry about winning conference championships, he worries about national championships. Think about that for a second. This is a head coach…

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