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: Paige Bueckers, No. 10 UConn rout Georgetown in Big East final

Paige Bueckers scored 27 points and blocked five shots as No. 10 UConn cruised to a 78-42 win over Georgetown to capture the women's...

WNCAAB: Women’s Top 25 roundup: Iowa St. upsets No. 17 Sooners in semis

Audi Crooks racked up 25 points and nine rebounds and Iowa State toppled No. 17 Oklahoma 85-68 in the semifinals of the Big 12...

WNCAAB: Kentucky fires women’s basketball coach Kyra Elzy

Kentucky fired women's basketball coach Kyra Elzy on Monday, two years removed from a Southeastern Conference tournament championship. The Wildcats posted 12-win campaigns in the...

WNCAAB: No. 3 Southern California has highest ranking in 38 years

Unbeaten South Carolina and Caitlin Clark's Iowa squad sit atop this week's Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll, followed by No. 3 Southern...

WNCAAB: Women’s Top 25 roundup: Caitlin Clark, No. 3 Iowa win Big Ten tourney

Caitlin Clark overcame a slow start to score 34 points on Sunday, helping No. 3 Iowa outlast Nebraska for a 94-89 overtime win to...

WNCAAB: Georgetown upends No. 21 Creighton in Big East semifinal

Kelsey Ransom finished with 14 points, six assists and three steals and Alex Cowan added 12 points as Georgetown knocked off No. 21 Creighton...