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Dishin & Swishin 2/14/13 Podcast: Kevin Negandhi takes over as ESPN studio host for women’s hoops starting with Play4Kay

Dishin & Swishin 2/14/13 Podcast: Kevin Negandhi takes over as ESPN studio host for women’s hoops starting with Play4Kay

[display_podcast] Play4Kay Schedule It is not just the quantity but also the quality of the coverage of women’s basketball that has improved dramatically over the last few years. Between the ESPN family of networks and…

Dishin & Swishin 2/07/12 Podcast: Injuries will not derail Brenda Frese and Maryland’s quest for a trip to New Orleans

Dishin & Swishin 2/07/12 Podcast: Injuries will not derail Brenda Frese and Maryland’s quest for a trip to New Orleans

[display_podcast] This week in Maryland there was a lot of celebrating, as the Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl. For an area with a struggling NBA Team, this was great news for a week in…

No. 1 Baylor handles Texas, 75-48

No. 1 Baylor took down nearby Big 12 foe Texas (9-13, 2-9) Saturday night 75-48. The win for the Lady Bears included senior center Brittney Griner’s 13th career-dunk early in the second half. Odyssey Sims…

Seattle Storm star Lauren Jackson to miss 2013 WNBA season, center Ann Wauters not returning

Seattle Storm star Lauren Jackson to miss 2013 WNBA season, center Ann Wauters not returning

Lauren Jackson has confirmed she will miss the 2013 WNBA season. Details to follow on the @basketballaus website shortly. — Basketball Australia (@BasketballAus) February 6, 2013 After missing all of the 2012-132 WNBL season for…

Slideshow: No. 1 Baylor has no problem putting away Kansas, 86-45

Slideshow: No. 1 Baylor has no problem putting away Kansas, 86-45

  No. 1 Baylor continued its undefeated run in Big 12 play at home Wednesday night against the visiting Kansas Jayhawks (14-7, 5-5) in front of 8,289 fans. En route to the 86-45 victory, senior…

McGee-Stafford’s double-double helps Texas survive TCU in battle between young teams

McGee-Stafford’s double-double helps Texas survive TCU in battle between young teams

FT. WORTH, Texas – Both Texas (9-11, 2-7) and TCU (7-13, 0-9) went into Saturday afternoon’s game at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth looking to escape the doldrums of numerous losses in the Big 12.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Connecticut Sun names Anne Donovan as new head coach

Connecticut Sun names Anne Donovan as new head coach

The Connecticut Sun named Anne Donovan as its new head coach on Thursday. Donovan currently serves as the head coach of Big East school Seton Hall. Previously, she was the head coach of the Seattle…

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.…

Freshman Alexis Prince leads No. 3 Baylor in 106-41 rout of SE Louisiana

Freshman Alexis Prince leads No. 3 Baylor in 106-41 rout of SE Louisiana

Photos © Robert Franklin, all rights reserved. No. 3 Baylor (10-1) had no problems soundly defeating Southeastern Louisiana 106-41 in Waco Saturday for its 46th consecutive home win to close out 2012. With No. 1…

Dishin & Swishin 12/20/12 Podcast: New Mystics coach/GM Mike Thibault and analyst Christy Winters Scott on the hire

Dishin & Swishin 12/20/12 Podcast: New Mystics coach/GM Mike Thibault and analyst Christy Winters Scott on the hire

[display_podcast] It is widely believed that if the Washington Mystics did not have bad luck, they would have no luck at all. The most recent example of this theory is that the Mystics finished with…

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