Latest NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship News
Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier says she's been undergoing treatment for breast cancer
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier announced Tuesday that she has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer but intends on coaching the upcoming season. Fortier made the announcement on Gonzaga’s social media pages and said she was first diagnosed in February, a...
Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn for historic 2024 title runs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden honored 2024 NCAA basketball champions South Carolina and Connecticut on Tuesday at the White House, celebrating the two powerhouse programs’ most recent national title runs. South Carolina went 38-0 on the way to its latest women's title. It...
More TV opportunities are helping fuel the rapid growth of women's college volleyball
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Just watch us once and you’ll be hooked. That is the message women’s college volleyball programs kept delivering as their sport went relatively unnoticed, struggling to find a television home amid the flurry of football games dominating screens each fall. ...
NCAA lays out pay structure for women's basketball tournament performances
A women's basketball team that reaches the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament could bring its conference roughly $1.26 million over the next three years in financial performance rewards. In an email obtained by The Associated Press on Friday from the NCAA to its basketball committees...
NCAA moves closer to financially rewarding women's basketball teams that reach March Madness
Women’s basketball teams moved a step closer to getting financially rewarded for success in the NCAA Tournament. The Division I Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday to introduce a proposal that will give performance units to teams that play in March Madness. Units represent...
Baylor extends women's basketball coach Nicki Collen's contract through the 2029-30 season
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor has extended the contract of women's basketball coach Nicki Collen through the 2029-30 season after a 74-28 record and NCAA Tournament appearances in each of her first three years with the Bears. The Big 12 school announced the extension on Tuesday. ...
High school star Edwards among South Carolina newbies seeking a place with defending national champs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joyce Edwards has started what might be her most challenging task yet — finding where the McDonald's All-American and third-rated prospect in the country fits in for defending national champion South Carolina. Edwards, at 6-foot-3, is considered the latest...
Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament is returning to Indianapolis for semifinals and title game
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The semifinals and championship game of the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament will return to Indianapolis in 2025, the NCAA announced Tuesday. The games will be played in Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler campus. The semifinals are March 31 and the title...
NCAA women's selection committee to reveal full seeding of tournament teams next season
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The NCAA women's selection committee will release the seeding for the entire tournament field for the first time next season. The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee announced the change on Friday after its summer meetings, meaning the full seed list...
Serena Williams hosts an ESPY awards show celebrating landmark year for women's sports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led by host Serena Williams, The ESPYS celebrated a landmark year for women's sports, with Simone Biles, A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley and JuJu Watkins among the honorees on Thursday night. Staley, coach of the national champion South Carolina women’s...
