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South Carolina sweeps Naismith honors, Staley also earns USBWA award

South Carolina sweeps Naismith honors, Staley also earns USBWA award

For the first time in Naismith Awards history, one program has swept all three women’s basketball awards. South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley earned the Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s Coach of the Year honor. The…

The WNBA reveals the list of student-athletes who have opted in to the 2022 Draft

The WNBA reveals the list of student-athletes who have opted in to the 2022 Draft

Updated 4/6/22: The WNBA released an updated list that includes players who were still competing when the initial list of declared athletes was released on March 29. The full list now includes 108 players. The…

DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year 

DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year 

Aneesah Morrow of DePaul University is the 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year.  “Aneesah most certainly contributed to DePaul’s success and we recognize and applaud her immediate impact this season,” WBCA Executive…

Final Four Field Set: South Carolina, Stanford, Louisville, UConn

Final Four Field Set: South Carolina, Stanford, Louisville, UConn

Friday, April 1 TV: ESPN Audio: Westwood One (also available via the Varsity Network, TuneIn, and Alexa) #1 Louisville (29-4) vs. #1 South Carolina (33-2)7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. ET No. 1 seed Louisville took down…

Northwestern’s Veronica Burton named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year

Northwestern’s Veronica Burton named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year

Veronica Burton of Northwestern University is the 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year. The award honors the best defensive women’s basketball player in NCAA Division I.   “Veronica Burton played an incredibly…

Stanford heads back to the Final Four after holding off Texas, 59-50

Stanford heads back to the Final Four after holding off Texas, 59-50

Social Media Thread SPOKANE, Wash. — The Stanford Cardinal (32-3) punched a ticket to the Final Four for the second consecutive season behind a 59-50 victory against the No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns. The reigning national champions…

Spokane Regional: Stanford and Texas “Elite” again, move past Sweet 16 to battle for a Final Four spot

Spokane Regional: Stanford and Texas “Elite” again, move past Sweet 16 to battle for a Final Four spot

Reigning Champs Stanford Overpower Maryland SPOKANE, Wash. — In the Spokane Region of the NCAA tournament, the No. 2-seeded Texas Longhorns defeated the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes 66-63 to advance. In the second matchup…

Sweet 16: Day one at a glance

Sweet 16: Day one at a glance

Interactive Bracket || Download Bracket || Full TV/Streaming Schedule 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT#5 North Carolina (25-6) vs. #1 South Carolina (31-2), ESPN, Greensboro Region North Carolina leaders: Points: Deja Kelly, G, 16.3 Rebounds: Alyssa…

Adidas launches network with plans to include over 50,000 student-athletes as paid ambassadors

Adidas launches network with plans to include over 50,000 student-athletes as paid ambassadors

Sports apparel brand Adidas announced that it is launching the first ever name, image, and likeness network for college athletes. Calling the effort ” a wide-sweeping, equitable and inclusive Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) network for…

Donate for every made trey: Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer issues March Madness challenge to help raise money for war-torn Ukraine

Donate for every made trey: Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer issues March Madness challenge to help raise money for war-torn Ukraine

Tara VanDerveer has personally pledged $10 for every 3-pointer made by all teams throughout the @MarchMadnessWBB Tournament, 100% of which will be donated to humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Who’s joining us?#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/nuKZByITJn — Stanford Women’s…

Barack Obama’s 2022 Women’s March Madness Bracket

Barack Obama’s 2022 Women’s March Madness Bracket

Continuing a fun tradition he started during his presidency, Barack Obama filled out a bracket for the NCAA DI Women’s Basketball Tournament. Here are his picks! Large PDF Version

A look at the NCAA Tournament’s First Four teams

A look at the NCAA Tournament’s First Four teams

Video: The First Four Selection Process Wednesday, March 16 7:00 PM ET, #16 Incarnate Word vs. #16 Howard, ESPNU, Columbia, SC. 9:00 PM ET, #11 DePaul vs. #11 Dayton, ESPNU, Ames, IA Thursday, March 17…

Postseason WNIT 64-team field announced

Postseason WNIT 64-team field announced

Bracket || First Round Schedule The Postseason WNIT field includes 64 teams, a mix of Power 5 programs, and notable mid-majors. Autoqualifers to the tournament include 30 teams that were the next-highest finishers in their…

Brittney Griner detained in Russia after hashish oil allegedly found in her luggage

Brittney Griner detained in Russia after hashish oil allegedly found in her luggage

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was detained by Russian authorities due to the alleged presence of hashish oil in her luggage at a Russian airport near Moscow reports the New York Times. A search of…

South Carolina, Stanford, NC State, and Louisville are top seeds in final selection committee reveal

South Carolina, Stanford, NC State, and Louisville are top seeds in final selection committee reveal

If the season were to end today, South Carolina, Stanford, NC State and Louisville would be the top seeds in the NCAA Tournament. In the  NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee’s final top-16 reveal of…

Cameron Brink and Anna Wilson help No. 2 Stanford hold off Washington 63-56; Cardinal finish Pac-12 play undefeated

Cameron Brink and Anna Wilson help No. 2 Stanford hold off Washington 63-56; Cardinal finish Pac-12 play undefeated

Stanford remains the only team to finish their Pac-12 campaign undefeated Social Media Recap With a 63-56 home win over Washington Saturday afternoon at Maples Pavilion, No. 2 Stanford finished undefeated in Pac-12 regular-season play…

The WNBA announces groundbreaking capital $75 million capital raise featuring franchise and NBA owners along with new investors

The WNBA announces groundbreaking capital $75 million capital raise featuring franchise and NBA owners along with new investors

In the largest-ever capital raise for a women’s sports league, the WNBA announced $75 million in funding from a group of investors. With the investment, the league and its teams are now valued at $1…

2022 WNBA Free Agency: Unrestricted and Restricted Free Agents, Reserved Players, Core Players

2022 WNBA Free Agency: Unrestricted and Restricted Free Agents, Reserved Players, Core Players

Teams can begin to negotiate with their own Reserved Players and any Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agents on January 15. As of February 1, teams and players can finalize deals and sign contracts and offer sheets.…

Van Gytenbeek and Brink help No. 2 Stanford hold off No. 8 Arizona, 75-69

Van Gytenbeek and Brink help No. 2 Stanford hold off No. 8 Arizona, 75-69

Win » ? New season. Different team. Just as fun.#GoStanford x @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/O6u32Q2TQ3 — Stanford Women’s Basketball (@StanfordWBB) January 30, 2022 The Rematch In a highly anticipated rematch of last season’s national championship game where…

South Carolina, Stanford, NC State, and Tennessee are No. 1 seeds in the NCAA’s first 2022 top-16 reveal

South Carolina, Stanford, NC State, and Tennessee are No. 1 seeds in the NCAA’s first 2022 top-16 reveal

TOP 16 Unveiled ? If the tournament started today … these are the Top 16 teams in #MarchMadness.#NCAAWBB pic.twitter.com/VA3R5p6Gfw — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) January 27, 2022 The NCAA’s Women’s Basketball Committee revealed the first…

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 12 finalists for the Class of 2022

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 12 finalists for the Class of 2022

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 12 finalists for the Class of 2022 induction into its Hall of Fame. The 12 finalists: Debbie Antonelli (Contributor) Alice “Cookie” Barron (Veteran Player) Evelyn Blalock (Coach)…

Naismith Hall of Fame Statement on the Passing of Lusia Harris, Class of 1992

Naismith Hall of Fame Statement on the Passing of Lusia Harris, Class of 1992

Delta State Athletics Mourns the Passing of @DeltaStateWBB Legend Lusia Harris-Stewart ?: https://t.co/gb03SsqiaN pic.twitter.com/Hu9EkUjPB4 — Delta St. Athletics (@DSUStatesmen) January 18, 2022 Video: The Queen of Basketball: When the N.B.A. Officially Drafted a Woman Meet…

Sandy Brondello named head coach of the New York Liberty

Sandy Brondello named head coach of the New York Liberty

After parting ways with the Phoenix Mercury last month, Sandy Brondello lands in New York. The coaching veteran takes over the Liberty with 17 years of coaching experience as a head coach and assistant. Under…

NCAA Issues Statement On Schedule Disruptions

NCAA Issues Statement On Schedule Disruptions

With hundreds of games canceled, postponed and in some cases forfeited in the New Year, the NCAA issued the following statement about the schedule shifts. “As we typically do, the men’s and women’s basketball committees…

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