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: Third-seeded LSU locks in repeat mindset

The LSU women's basketball team hit a few bumps in the road during the preliminary stages of its intended journey to repeat as national...

WNCAAB: USC, Ohio State on collision course in Portland

Pursuit of its first Final Four appearance since 1986 begins at home in the NCAA Tournament Portland 3 Region for top-seeded Southern California against...

WNCAAB: Undefeated South Carolina No. 1 in Albany region full of fresh faces

For the fourth straight season, South Carolina is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And once again, Dawn Staley's Gamecocks are the...

WNCAAB: Numbers game: Iowa celebrating No. 1 seed, rolls into danger-zone region

If a No. 1 seed was meant to be a prize awarded to the most deserving teams, what should the Iowa Hawkeyes make of...

WNCAAB: Books see ‘exponential’ surge in women’s NCAA tourney action

From in-person betting to casual office pools, March Madness annually drives the largest audience for sports betting. The American Gaming Association is projecting Americans to...

WNCAAB: Four No. 1 seeds lead women’s Top 25 poll

NCAA Tournament No. 1 seeds South Carolina, Iowa, Southern California and Texas are also the top four teams in this week's Associated Press Top...