Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)

WNCAAB: UCLA championship coach Cori Close earns contract extension

UCLA announced a new contract for national championship-winning women's basketball coach Cori Close. Financial terms of the deal announced Tuesday, which runs through 2029-30, were not disclosed. Multiple reports said...

WNCAAB: UConn, South Carolina, coaches slated for rematch in November

Coaches Geno Auriemma of UConn and Dawn Staley of South Carolina will be on opposing benches just seven...

WNCAAB: Geno Auriemma on dispute with Dawn Staley: ‘Feel like a dumbass’

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma reflected Monday on his game-ending dispute with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley...

WNCAAB: Me’Arah O’Neal, Shaq’s daughter, leaving Florida for Kentucky

Praised as the "best athlete in the family" by her father, Shaquille O'Neal, Me'Arah O'Neal announced on social...

WNCAAB: South Carolina lands 5-star recruit Oliviyah Edwards

Five-star forward Oliviyah Edwards of Washington committed to South Carolina's 2026 recruiting class on Thursday. The 6-foot-3 Edwards reopened...

WNCAAB: On late 3, Virginia edges Arizona State in First Four

Kymora Johnson drilled a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 30.6 seconds left to lift Virginia to a 57-55 win over Arizona State in a Women's NCAA...

WNCAAB: Southern overtakes Samford late for First Four victory

Jaylia Reed scored 16 points and DeMya Carter contributed 15 on Thursday night as Southern went on a game-ending 14-2 run to subdue Samford...

WNCAAB: Penn State hires alum Tanisha Wright as coach

Penn State hired former Lady Lions star and current Chicago Sky assistant coach Tanisha Wright to be its next women's basketball coach on Thursday. Wright,...

WNCAAB: Women’s First Four: Nebraska separates from Richmond in 3rd quarter

A 27-6 scoring margin in the third quarter propelled Nebraska to a Women's NCAA Tournament First Four victory against Richmond 75-56 in Durham, N.C.,...

WNCAAB: UConn’s Sarah Strong, Azzi Fudd headline women’s All-Americans

UConn's Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, whose Huskies enter the Women's NCAA Tournament with an undefeated record, were named Associated Press All-Americans on Wednesday. Strong,...

WNCAAB: UConn, UCLA remain atop Top 25 entering NCAA Tournament

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina remain the top four teams in Monday's updated Associated Press Top 25 poll after a week with minimal...