Latest NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship News
Olivia Miles has fought back from a knee injury. She's set to return in Notre Dame's star backcourt
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There were plenty of days that Olivia Miles felt the pangs of frustration building alongside the pain and soreness, all part of the Notre Dame All-American point guard's push to rehab her way back from a serious knee injury. Sometimes it came during the...
USC's Juju Watkins ready to take college torch with Caitlin Clark in WNBA
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Juju Watkins starred with Joel Embiid in an AT&T commercial and threw out a first pitch at a Dodgers game. Another big opportunity is at hand. Southern California's sensational sophomore has a chance to grab the torch that Caitlin Clark...
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...
