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: LSU near reported record deal with Kim Mulkey worth $32M

Five months after leading LSU to the national championship, Kim Mulkey will become the highest-paid women's college basketball coach in the nation. Mulkey agreed to...

WNCAAB: Reports: LSU set to give Kim Mulkey record contract

Five months after leading LSU to the national championship, Kim Mulkey reportedly is set to become the highest-paid women's college basketball coach in the...

WNCAAB: Iowa women take aim at attendance record with outdoor exhibition

Caitlin Clark and the Iowa women's basketball team will host DePaul for an outdoor exhibition game at the Hawkeyes' football home, Kinnick Stadium, on...

WNCAAB: UConn star Paige Bueckers ‘cleared for takeoff’

UConn star Paige Bueckers is back on the court one year after ACL surgery on her left knee. "All cleared and ready for takeoff," the...

WNCAAB: NCAA to debut Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament in 2024

The growing popularity of women's college basketball has helped spur the NCAA to create a new postseason tournament beginning in 2024. The Women's Basketball Invitation...

WNCAAB: Former LSU player Danielle Ballard killed when hit by car

Former LSU standout Danielle Ballard died early Thursday morning after being struck by a car in Memphis. She was 29. Ballard, a Memphis native, was...