Latest Women's college basketball News
Graduation, lack of opportunity force most gymnasts to quit. A women's league is out to change that
Luisa Blanco knows her gymnastics career has an expiration date. The funny thing is, the older the recent Alabama graduate gets, the more it seems to keep getting pushed back. For a long time, the 22-year-old Blanco figured her final season with the Crimson Tide this...
Mississippi State adds former Bulldogs star Victoria Vivians as assistant coach, scouting director
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Sam Purcell has hired former Bulldogs star and WNBA veteran Victoria Vivians as assistant coach and scouting director. The school said in a statement Monday that Vivians, a sixth-year league guard/forward playing...
Duke coach Kara Lawson hires Kyra Elzy as an assistant, reuniting former Lady Vols teammates
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke women's basketball coach Kara Lawson on Monday hired former Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy as an assistant, reuniting the former Tennessee teammates on the Blue Devils’ staff. Lawson called the hiring a “big day” for Duke basketball in a statement that...
Iowa's Ava Jones takes medical disqualification, retires from basketball after injuries from crash
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa forward Ava Jones will take a medical disqualification and retire from college basketball. The school and Jones announced the decision Friday, saying Jones would remain on scholarship and work toward her degree at Iowa. She was not cleared to play as a...
North Carolina House speaker says university athletics scheduling bill isn't going further
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation that would make sure the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. State University play each other annually in football and basketball and then play three other public schools regularly isn't advancing beyond a quick committee meeting this week, House...
UConn gives Geno Auriemma a 5-year contract extension, valued at $18.7 million
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — It looks like Geno Auriemma isn't retiring anytime soon as UConn announced a five-year extension for its women's basketball coach on Tuesday. Auriemma’s contract extension, which runs through 2029, is valued at $18.7 million over the five-year term and...
North Carolina legislators advance schedule mandates amid college sports uncertainty
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a move reflecting volatile and changing times in college athletics, North Carolina state legislators advanced a bill Tuesday that would require the state’s two largest public universities to play each other annually in football and basketball and play three other top...
South Carolina forward Sakima Walker says she will return to the national champions next season
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sakima Walker is returning for a final season with defending national champion South Carolina, she announced Tuesday on social media. Walker is a 6-foot-5 forward who came to the Gamecocks a year ago as the junior college player of the year from Northwest...
Arkansas' Dauda is joining coach Dawn Staley and national champion South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is adding former Arkansas forward Maryam Dauda to its national championship roster. The 6-foot-4 Dauda spent the past three seasons with the Razorbacks. She announced her commitment to the Gamecocks on social media on Wednesday. ...
Bayer Leverkusen finally loses but on list of storied sports teams with long unbeaten streaks
The record-setting run of Bayer Leverkusen is over at 51. The German club was on the longest unbeaten streak by a team in a major European soccer league since the introduction of European competitions, but it ended after losing to Atalanta 3-0 in the Europa League final on Wednesday....
