Latest Women's college basketball News
Georgetown women's hoops coach Tasha Butts steps away to focus on ongoing battle with breast cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown women's basketball coach Tasha Butts is taking time away from the team to focus on her health in her ongoing battle against breast cancer, the school announced Thursday night. Associate head coach Darnell Haney will take over in her absence. ...
Caitlin Clark of Iowa wins Sullivan Award as the nation's top collegiate athlete
NEW YORK (AP) — Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark won the 93rd AAU James E. Sullivan Award on Tuesday night as the nation's top collegiate or Olympic athlete. Clark was honored at the New York Athletic Club. Voting by the public as well as the AAU Sullivan Award committee, AAU...
Warner Bros. Discovery to offer live sports on its Max streaming service
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery is entering the direct-to-consumer live sports market. The company announced Tuesday that a sports add-on tier will be available on its Max streaming service beginning Oct. 5. The Bleacher Report Add-On package will offer any sports...
Sue Bird is returning to international basketball as ambassador for 2026 World Cup
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sue Bird loves telling this story. She’s on a plane, flying home from the Athens Olympics, and a flight attendant approached to ask if the pilot could see her gold medal. The next thing Bird knew, the medal was being passed up and down the aisles so everyone could...
LSU, Kim Mulkey agree on 10-year, $32M contract, AP source says
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...
Companies find digital loopholes in NIL rules to allow direct payments to college athletes
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Two years after the NCAA cleared the way for college athletes to earn money off their fame and celebrity, digital technology is allowing some of them to get paid by their fans without having to do very much in return. Most deals struck by athletes under name,...
South Carolina to retire No. 25 jersey of two-time SEC player of the year Tiffany Mitchell
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will retire the No. 25 jersey of two-time Southeastern Conference player of the year Tiffany Mitchell. The 5-foot-10 Mitchell, from Charlotte, N.C., will be honored Nov. 12 prior to tipoff of the Gamecocks home game against Maryland, the school...
Iowa aims for the women's basketball attendance record at Kinnick in preseason game with DePaul
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa will attempt to set the all-time women's basketball attendance record when it hosts DePaul in an outdoor exhibition at 69,000-seat Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 15, the school announced Thursday. “I know if anyone can do it, Hawkeye fans can and will,”...
UConn star Paige Bueckers says she's cleared to play a year after ACL injury
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn star Paige Bueckers announced on Instagram that she's been cleared to play a year after having ACL surgery on her left knee. “All cleared and ready for takeoff,” Bueckers put on the social media site Wednesday, adding “369" — a reference to the...
Review of NCAA's business pushes association to get creative in supporting schools, athletes
On the same day the NCAA released the results of a business review encouraging the association to find creative ways to support its member, it announced Wednesday it was crafting detailed rules for name, image and likeness compensation and that all college athletes soon would be eligible for some...
