Latest Kim Mulkey News

LSU's Kim Mulkey is publicizing a health scare to promote cardiovascular screening

Sep. 26, 2023 15:29 PM EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Kim Mulkey, the coach of defending national champion LSU, is publicizing that she had two stents put in a major artery this summer as she tries to promote screening for life-threatening arterial blockages. Mulkey, 61, was not having obvious symptoms of a...

LSU, Kim Mulkey agree on 10-year, $32M contract, AP source says

Sep. 07, 2023 11:21 AM EDT

Kim Mulkey, the coach of defending national champion LSU, has agreed to a 10-year contract worth about $32 million that will set a new mark for the richest coaching contract in women's college basketball, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The...

The NCAA's first girls basketball academy is packed, players and coaches call it 'groundbreaking'

Aug. 02, 2023 10:53 AM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Divine Bourrage took off her sneakers and switched into a more comfortable pair of slides. It had been a long four days at a milestone event for women's basketball. Bourrage, who is one of the top 50 players in the high school class of 2025, was among hundreds...

LSU's success in baseball, women's hoops ramps up pressure on Kelly

Jul. 17, 2023 18:49 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brian Kelly and LSU face much higher expectations going into his second season as coach. He can look in the mirror for raising those standards after winning the Southeastern Conference 's Western Division title in his debut year. The success of fellow LSU...

Odyssey Sims comes full circle with WNBA's Dallas Wings. Ex-Baylor star can't stop smiling about it

Jul. 06, 2023 14:37 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Seven years ago, Odyssey Sims was the hometown girl and co-star of the Dallas Wings, helping introduce the WNBA to a new Texas market. Five teams and the birth of a child later, Sims is on her second contract of the season in a return to the Wings. She says...