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Oklahoma State claims WNIT title, beats James Madison 75-68

From WomensNIT.com The Oklahoma State women’s basketball team honored former head coach Kurt Budke the best way they knew how. On Saturday, in front of a season-high 6,157 fans in Stillwater, the Cowgirls defeated JMU…

Connecticut Governor Malloy proclaims “Husky Weekend”

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy proclaimed Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1, “Husky Weekend” in the State of Connecticut, in honor of the UConn women’s basketball team playing in the NCAA Final Four tournament…

NCAA rules and the three Baylor players ejected during the game vs. Tennessee

Late in the second half during the Elite Eight game between Baylor and Tennessee, officials ejected three players for leaving the bench when Shekinna Stricklen and Odyssey Sims got into a minor scuffle. Officials punished…

Baylor marches on to the Final Four, Summitt’s Lady Vols head home

Baylor marches on to the Final Four, Summitt’s Lady Vols head home

Photo gallery In the sixth ever meeting between Baylor and Tennessee, the Lady Bears advanced to the Final Four with a 77-58 victory in the Des Moines Regional Final of the NCAA tournament. With the…

Griner dunks again and Baylor makes a thunderous entrance into the Elite Eight

Griner dunks again and Baylor makes a thunderous entrance into the Elite Eight

Video | Box score | Photo gallery With a comfortable lead over Georgia Tech late in the second half, No. 1 seed Baylor put the nail in the coffin when 6-8 center Brittney Griner slammed a…

Another Elite Eight for Stanford, Cardinal defeat South Carolina, 76-60

Another Elite Eight for Stanford, Cardinal defeat South Carolina, 76-60

Senior forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike’s 39 points and 10 rebounds helped propel No. 1 Stanford into another Elite Eight Saturday night. The Cardinal defeated No. 5 seed South Carolina 76-60. If they beat Duke Monday night…

Duke beats St. John’s 74-47 to reach the Elite Eight for the third straight year.

Duke beats St. John’s 74-47 to reach the Elite Eight for the third straight year.

Duke cruised to a 74-47 victory to reach the Elite Eight for the third straight year ending the season for St. John’s. The Blue Devils used a balanced scoring effort to throttle the Red Storm…

Tennessee beats Kansas to reach the Elite Eight for the 25th time

Tennessee beats Kansas to reach the Elite Eight for the 25th time

Box score |  Photo Gallery Final score from Des Moines: Tennessee 84, Kansas 73. The #LadyVols advance to their 25th Elite Eight and will take on the winner of BU/GT. — Lady Vol Basketball (@LadyVol_Hoops) March 24,…

Shaw beats Ashland to win NCAA DII National Championship

From Shaw University: SAN ANTONIO, Tex. – “We are going to give them a game worthy of television.” Shaw head coach Jacques Curtis said those words in a press conference prior to the NCAA Division…

Finalists for the WBCA Division I National Coach of the Year Award announced

The Women’s Basketball Cocahes Association announced finalists for the Division I National Coach of the Year award: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame Brenda Frese, Maryland Tom Collen, Arkansas Curt Miller, Bowling Green Kim Mulkey, Baylor Coquese Washington, Penn…

Goodrich leads Kansas into Sweet 16, field set

Goodrich leads Kansas into Sweet 16, field set

Video highlights While Baylor had a dunking Brittney Griner, another Big 12 team turned heads Tuesday night. Kansas outlasted Delaware and phenom Elena Delle Donne with a career-high performance from Angel Goodrich who had 27…

Video: Brittney Griner dunks in NCAA tournament game vs. Florida

Video: Brittney Griner dunks in NCAA tournament game vs. Florida

Brittney Griner became only the second woman to dunk in the NCAA tournament Tuesday night in a second round game against Florida. The Lady Bears won 76-57 to reach the Sweet 16 for the fourth…

Texas coach Gail Goestenkors resigns after five seasons, will stay in Austin

Texas coach Gail Goestenkors resigns after five seasons, will stay in Austin

Video of press conference After five seasons of winning only one NCAA tournament game, Texas coach Gail Goestenkors is resigning.  She leaves Texas with a 102-63 record after arriving from Duke and a 1-5 NCAA tournament…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2012-04-21

Dandenong Rangers win WNBL Championship with emphatic victory over Bulleen http://t.co/xj1Y9RAr #wnbl Grand Final MVP: Kath MacLeod # Dandenong Rangers overcome crushing defense to win title, not stopped by 22pts/14rebs from Bulleen's Liz Cambage http://t.co/QYHxFlHU…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2012-04-21

Dandenong Rangers win WNBL Championship with emphatic victory over Bulleen http://t.co/xj1Y9RAr #wnbl Grand Final MVP: Kath MacLeod # Dandenong Rangers overcome crushing defense to win title, not stopped by 22pts/14rebs from Bulleen's Liz Cambage http://t.co/QYHxFlHU…

2012 WNIT Day 2 results, Day 3 First Round schedule

Updates Round 1 Friday, March 16 Syracuse at Hartford, 7 p.m. ET Detroit at Toledo, 7 p.m. ET Duquesne at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. ET Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. ET Oral Roberts at…

WNIT play kicks off out West

WNIT postseason play kicks off tonight with teams from California, Washington and Colorado. Northern Colorado visits Colorado in Boulder while Cal Poly visits Washington in Seattle. Colorado is 18-13 overall and finished its first season…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2012-03-11

Middle Tennessee survives battle with Western Kentucky to advance to play FIU in Sun Belt semifinal http://t.co/FnVlF6Jt #ncaaw # Western Kentucky coach Mary Taylor Cowles not concerned with outside perceptions of program (wkuherald|com) http://t.co/9XWxlqcU #ncaaw…

Baylor routs Texas A&M for second straight Big 12 tournament title

Baylor routs Texas A&M for second straight Big 12 tournament title

Baylor jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Texas A&M in Saturday afternoon’s Big 12 Tournament finale and never looked back. The Lady Bears cruised to a 73-50 victory for their second straight tournament victory.…

Just like old times for Baylor and Texas A&M in Big 12 tournament

Just like old times for Baylor and Texas A&M in Big 12 tournament

Saturday, March 10 Tip-Off:  11:08  a.m. (CT)  Location: Kansas City, Missouri Arena: Municipal Auditorium (9,308) Television: FSN Talent: Ron Thulen (pxp), Brenda VanLengen (analyst), Cindy Stein (sideline) Live Stats: Big12Sports.com For the second straight year…

2011-12 Gatorade Girls Basketball Players of the Year, state by state

2011-12 Gatorade Girls Basketball Players of the Year, state by state

In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade in collaboration with ESPNHS, announced the Girls Basketball Players of the Year for each state. The award recognizes athletic excellence, academic achievement…

Tonya Cardoza on Temple’s move to the Big East

The Big East announced yesterday that Temple University will move from the Atlantic 10 to the league  beginning with football in 2012, and all sports in 2013-14. Former Connecticut assistant and four-year Temple head coach Tonya…

2012 Big 12 Tournament – Day 2

Wednesday, March 7 Results #9 Texas Tech 81, #8 Texas 58, Recap, TTU Quotes | UT Quotes #10 Missouri 72, #7 Okla. St. 68, Recap, MU Quotes | OSU Quotes Thursday, March 8 Schedule #4 Iowa St. vs. #5 Kansas St., 11:00 a.m.…

Monday Top 25 Results and NCAA auto bids

Monday’s Top 25 Results No. 3 Notre Dame 73, No. 25 West Virginia 45 No. 4 Connecticut 74, No. 13 St. John’s 43 Dayton 56, No. 16 St. Bonaventure 53 BYU 78, No. 23 Gonzaga…

Kim Mulkey and Brittney Griner earn repeat Big 12 awards

For the second straight year Baylor sweeps the top honors in the All Big 12 awards.  Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey won the Big 12 Coach of the Year honor again while Brittney Griner earned…

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