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Purdue wins Preseason WNIT, moves to 4-0 on the season

Purdue won the Preseason WNIT beating DePaul 67-58. The Boilermakers move to 4-0 on the season. Brittany Rayburn led Purdue with 21 points and was named the tournament MVP. Forward Drey Mingo was named to…

UConn extends its streak with win over Baylor

[picappgallerysingle id=”8446553″] Top-ranked Connecticut (2-0) extended its winning streak to 80 in a win over the No. 2 team, the Baylor Lady Bears (3-1) on Tuesday night in Hartford. It was the first time the…

Purdue’s starting point guard KK Houser out for season due to ACL injury

Purdue’s starting point guard KK Houser suffered a season-ending injury in the team’s opener against Austin Peay on Friday night. Houser will undergo surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee. “Obviously,…

Ohio State junior point guard Samantha Prahalis suspended for three games

Ohio State standout Samantha Prahalis will sit out the first three games of the season for an NCAA secondary rules violation. The junior point guard will be permitted to practice with the team during the…

Baylor coach Kim Mulkey on Kelli Griffin: “[She] just doesn’t want to play basketball anymore”

Former Baylor starting point guard Kelli Griffin Baylor announced two hours before tip-off of an exhibition game against Texas A&M-International Friday night that starting point guard Kelli Griffin was no longer on the team. According…

Minnesota Lynx win top pick in 2011 WNBA draft

The Minnesota Lynx won the top pick in the tenth annual WNBA Draft Lottery. Connecticut senior Maya Moore is expected to be selected first in the 2011 draft. 2011 WNBA LOTTERY TEAMS Team Record Chances…

Trudi Lacey named Washington Mystics general manager and head coach

After the departure last month of general manager Angela Taylor, Washington Mystics fans eagerly awaited an announcement on her replacement. However, the Mystics not only replaced Taylor, they also hired a new coach. Former general…

Pokey Chatman named general manager and coach for the Chicago Sky

The Chicago Sky has new leadership. Pokey Chatman, a former head coach at Louisiana State, is the new general manager and coach. “I’m looking forward to coaching in a city that has such a great…

Junior guard Julia Finlay leaves UNCW basketball team

Julia Finlay is no longer on the University of North Carolina-Wilmington women’s basketball team. Interim director of athletics Pat Howey announced that she left the team for personal reasons. The 5-7 junior guard from Hicksville,…

Federal appeals court rejects NCAA Final Four “illegal lottery” ruling

A federal appeals court threw out a class action lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association that accused the sports organization of running an illegal lottery for Division I Final Four competition. Both men’s and…

Women’s basketball “Super Six Series” includes six conferences

Six conferences joined forces to create the Super Six Series women’s basketball challenge set to begin this season. Conferences in the series include the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, Southeastern and Pacific-10.…

John Whisenant named Head Coach and General Manager for the New York Liberty

Per a press release from the New York Liberty: The New York Liberty today announced that John Whisenant has been named Head Coach and General Manager for the team. Whisenant brings more than 30 years…

Baylor sweeps Big 12 preseason awards

Baylor became the first team in Big 12 women’s or men’s basketball history to claim all three of the Big 12 preseason individual awards. Conference head coaches named Brittney Griner as the Preseason Player of…

Big 12 coaches select Baylor as preseason favorite, Texas A&M second

Baylor takes the top spot in preseason voting as the favorite to win the 2010-11 Big 12 women’s basketball regular season title. A vote of the league’s head coaches put the Lady Bears in first…

USA women win 2010 FIBA World Championship, beat Czech Republic 89-69

Box Score The USA beat the Czech Republic, 89-69, in the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women on Sunday. A full arena of over 7,000 fans including the country’s leaders, cheered on the home team.…

USA to meet host team Czech Republic in final of Worlds

2010 FIBA World Championship for Women Gold Medal Game, Sunday, October 3, NBA TV 2 p.m. ET, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic USA Czech Republic Bronze Medal Game, Sunday, October 3, NBA TV 11 a.m. ET…

USA, Spain, Czech Republic and Belarus advance to FIBA World Championship semifinals

Spain edge France in OT Thriller (fiba.com) Czechs bounce defending Aussies from medal hunt (fiba.com) USA deliver early KO-rea (fiba.com) Belarus stun Russia to advance to last four (fiba.com)

2010 FIBA World Championship: The Unbeatens, USA vs. Australia

Today two of the remaining unbeaten teams in the 2010 FIBA World Championship meet. The United States takes on Australia at 2:15 p.m. EDT. The game will be televised on NBA TV and www.FIBATV.com. Preview…

San Antonio Silver Stars fire head coach Sandy Brondello

The San Antonio Silver Stars announced Monday a decision to not renew the contract of head coach Sandy Brondello. Her husband, associate head coach Olaf Lange, will not have his contract picked up by the…

Carol Blazejowski to leave New York Liberty

The New York Liberty announced today that Carol Blazejowski, the team’s President and General Manager, is leaving the team. “Carol has been an integral part of the Liberty from the very beginning,” said Scott O’Neil,…

USA Basketball announces 14 finalists for the 2010 World Championship Team

USA Basketball wrapped up two weeks of exhibition games and training by announcing finalists for the 2010 World Championship squad. The 2010 FIBA World Championship begins September 23 in the Czech Republic, and the U.S.…

Oklahoma mourns loss of former player, Rosalind C. Ross

As last night’s WNBA Finals game got underway, word began to spread that Rosalind C. Ross, a former Oklahoma standout and WNBA player, died in a tragic shooting Wednesday night. According to a news report…

Seattle wins second WNBA title

Seattle 87, Atlanta 84 Lauren Jackson, Finals MVP Box Score || Video || Parade Info For the second time in the history of the franchise, the Seattle Storm wins a WNBA championship. They defeated the…

Seattle takes game two in WNBA Finals, one win away from title

Box Score | Photos Postgame Pressers: Brian Agler | Lauren Jackson | Marynell Meadors | Iziane Castro Marques Seattle beat Atlanta Tuesday night 87-84 in game two of the WNBA Finals. A crowd of 13,898…

BBVA to be official bank of NBA, WNBA and D-League

WNBA fans were the first to see BBVA branding on basketball jerseys in the U.S. when the Seattle Storm defeated the Atlanta Dream in game one of the WNBA Finals on Sunday. The bank’s logo…

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