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Las Vegas wins the top pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft

Las Vegas won the 17th annual WNBA Draft Lottery giving the newly relocated team the top pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft. The results of the draft lottery were televised on ESPN2 during the 6…

Cal sophomore guard Mi’Cole Cayton to miss rest of season due to a torn ACL

Cal sophomore guard Mi’Cole Cayton to miss rest of season due to a torn ACL

Cal sophomore guard Mi’Cole Cayton will miss the remainder of the 2017-18 season after tearing her right anterior cruciate ligament in the team’s opener on Friday against Saint Mary’s. She had 13 points, two steals…

Cal holds off Saint Mary’s to open season with 87-80 victory

Cal holds off Saint Mary’s to open season with 87-80 victory

BERKELEY, Calif. – With a balanced effort, California outlasted a talented Saint Mary’s squad Friday night 87-80 at Haas Pavilion in a contest that had nine ties and five lead changes. Six Cal players were…

With a deep roster, UNLV enters season with great expectations, hoping to build on last season’s success

With a deep roster, UNLV enters season with great expectations, hoping to build on last season’s success

Even with the loss of two starters, twin sisters that combined for 23.1 points per game and 9.3 rebounds per contest last season, UNLV comes into 2017-18 with great expectations. While Dakota and Dylan Gonzalez…

Pac-12 Strong As Ever Begins 2017-18 Facing Tough Foes

Pac-12 Strong As Ever Begins 2017-18 Facing Tough Foes

A strange thing happened in the preseason polls when it came to the Pac-12. After back-to-back historic seasons with seven teams earning NCAA tournament bids last season, everyone knows that the Pac-12 is one of…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 10-30-2017

"Me Too" by Breanna Stewart (Players' Tribune) https://t.co/GkqtPnKQpo #wnba -> Tarana Burke:"I was concerned that it would be a moment instead of a movement." #MeToo started 10 yrs ago https://t.co/8rJAgy9GsX -> Catch up on last…

Cal’s 2017-18 high hopes based on combo of veteran talent, leadership and youth

Cal’s 2017-18 high hopes based on combo of veteran talent, leadership and youth

BERKELEY, Calif. – After a season that ended in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Cal follows up by starting 2017-18 with a schedule jam packed with some of the best teams in the…

With a challenging schedule, Santa Clara brings a “tough” demeanor into 2017-18

With a challenging schedule, Santa Clara brings a “tough” demeanor into 2017-18

.@SantaClarawbb coach describes this season's team as "tough." Broncos to face 2 Pac-12 teams & a Big Ten squad in non-conf play #WCChoops pic.twitter.com/gJvTgka959 — Hoopfeed.com ? (@hoopfeed) October 18, 2017 For Santa Clara, last…

UCLA tops Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll, Preseason All-Pac-12 team announced

UCLA tops Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll, Preseason All-Pac-12 team announced

Last month, UCLA topped the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Today, the conference announced that the Bruins were also voted No. 1 in a poll of media members. UCLA received 242 points and 14 first-place votes.…

Atlanta Dream hires Nicki Collen as head coach

Atlanta Dream hires Nicki Collen as head coach

Dreams do come true!! Let’s go @AtlantaDream ??? pic.twitter.com/8NDVym8wd8 — Nicki Collen (@NickiCollen) October 30, 2017 Tha Atlanta Dream named Nicki Collen as the team’s new head coach. The Dream fired former head coach Michael…

Gonzaga tops West Coast Conference preseason poll for 5th straight year, All-WCC preseason team announced

Gonzaga tops West Coast Conference preseason poll for 5th straight year, All-WCC preseason team announced

LAS VEGAS – Gonzaga tops the West Conference Preseason Poll of the conference’s 10 head coaches for the fifth straight year with eight first-place votes. The league announced the poll and the preseason All-WCC Team today…

Jamaican government honors Simone Edwards with Order of Distinction

Jamaican government honors Simone Edwards with Order of Distinction

Basketball pioneer Simone Edwards received the Order of Distinction (OD) from the Jamaican government during a special ceremony today, National Heroes Day, at the King’s House in Kingston, Jamaica. “I am humbled to receive the…

Katie Smith named head coach of the New York Liberty

Katie Smith has been named head coach of the New York Liberty, the team announced Monday. She is the seventh head coach in franchise history. She takes over for Bill Laimbeer, who served as the Liberty head…

Upset, floored, sad and angry: San Antonio Stars season ticket-holders, fans speak out on team relocation

Upset, floored, sad and angry: San Antonio Stars season ticket-holders, fans speak out on team relocation

Since the news broke last Thursday that the San Antonio Stars were being sold and relocating, fans of the team, and of the league in general, have taken to social media to voice their concerns…

2017 Pac-12 Media Day: Commissioner Larry Scott emphasizes extensive TV coverage as a bedrock of women’s basketball success

2017 Pac-12 Media Day: Commissioner Larry Scott emphasizes extensive TV coverage as a bedrock of women’s basketball success

SAN FRANCISCO – Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott opened the conference’s 2017 women’s basketball media day reiterating how much he loves the sport and expressing his dedication to make sure it remains a successful part of…

San Antonio Stars to relocate, league: “Negotiations with a potential buyer of the Stars team are ongoing”

San Antonio Stars to relocate, league: “Negotiations with a potential buyer of the Stars team are ongoing”

Thursday evening, Terrence Thomas at the San Antonio Express-News reported that the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars was going to be sold and relocated to another city. The rumors about the sale quickly began and some…

For 2017-18, Cal eyes a return to top of the Pac-12 and a deep NCAA tourney run

For 2017-18, Cal eyes a return to top of the Pac-12 and a deep NCAA tourney run

BERKELEY, Calif. – Like many other programs around the country, Cal held an open practice for fans in early October, marking the beginning of official practices for Division I women’s basketball. Die-hard Golden Bears fans…

Lynx beat Sparks in Finals Game 5 to win their 4th WNBA title

Lynx beat Sparks in Finals Game 5 to win their 4th WNBA title

Box score Game 1 Recap Game 2 Recap Game 3 Recap Game 4 Recap Video: Sylvia Fowles Game 5 Highlights Notes Postgame Transcripts The Minnesota Lynx won their fourth WNBA title Wednesday night, beating the…

Seattle Storm hires Dan Hughes as head coach

Seattle Storm hires Dan Hughes as head coach

Nearly two months after firing Jenny Boucek, the Seattle Storm hired Dan Hughes as the franchise’s head coach, bypassing Gary Kloppenburg who served as the team’s interim coach for eight regular season games. The Storm…

Lynx win pushes Finals series to Game 5, Sparks eschew comparisons to last season

Lynx win pushes Finals series to Game 5, Sparks eschew comparisons to last season

Box Score Game 1 Recap Game 2 Recap Game 3 Recap LOS ANGELES – With their backs against the wall in the best-of-five WNBA Finals series, the Minnesota Lynx came out swinging to earn an…

Los Angeles Sparks a win away from 2017 championship, take 2-1 series lead over Minnesota Lynx

Los Angeles Sparks a win away from 2017 championship, take 2-1 series lead over Minnesota Lynx

Box Score Game 1 Recap Game 2 Recap LOS ANGELES – The last time the Los Angeles Sparks won back-to-back WNBA titles was 2001 and 2002. The Sparks are just one win away earning from…

Led by Whalen, Lynx recover to douse Sparks 70-68 in Finals game two and even the series

Led by Whalen, Lynx recover to douse Sparks 70-68 in Finals game two and even the series

The Minnesota Lynx recovered from a game one loss in the WNBA Finals to take down the Los Angeles Sparks 70-68 in a thrilling game two that came down to a key defensive stop in…

Chelsea Gray propels Sparks to victory in Finals game one, Los Angeles tops Minnesota 85-84

Chelsea Gray propels Sparks to victory in Finals game one, Los Angeles tops Minnesota 85-84

Photos © Lee Michaelson, all rights reserved. Replay of Game 1 Box Score Overnight ratings For the first ten minutes of game one of the WNBA Finals, it seemed as if the Los Angeles Sparks…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 09-18-2017

#WNBA Finals Schedule https://t.co/GAZdmQznnx Play begins Sun. Sept. 24, Sparks @ Lynx, TV: ABC -> Lynx-Sparks #WNBA Finals provides another chapter in the riveting rivalry (Pioneer Press) https://t.co/kV0z3rCKLr -> Lynx aim for a Barn burner,…

Los Angeles Sparks show solidarity with NFL players, WNBPA issues statement in support of team

Los Angeles Sparks show solidarity with NFL players, WNBPA issues statement in support of team

With additional reporting by Lee Michaelson Today, before the tip off of game one of the WNBA Finals, players from the Los Angeles Sparks decided to returns to the locker room during the national anthem…

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