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: Straight butter: Caitlin Clark dairy-based statue coming to Iowa State Fair

Iowa All-American Caitlin Clark is among athletes synonymous with the state being immortalized in butter at the Iowa State Fair. Long a tradition to feature...

WNCAAB: Iowa extends contract of women’s coach Lisa Bluder

Iowa and women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder agreed to a two-year contract extension through June 2029. Bluder, who led the Hawkeyes to their first national...

WNCAAB: Two-time gold medalist Nikki McCray-Penson dies

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Women's Basketball Hall of Famer Nikki McCray-Penson has died. She was 51. Robert Penson, McCray-Penson's cousin, confirmed her death to...

WNCAAB: Geno Auriemma: Paige Bueckers (ACL) to be ready by season opener

After missing the entire 2022-23 season with a torn ACL in her left knee, Paige Bueckers has made enough progress in her recovery that...

WNCAAB: UConn’s Paige Bueckers nears return from torn ACL

UConn star Paige Bueckers, who missed the entire 2022-23 season due to a torn left anterior cruciate ligament, is closing in on a return...

WNCAAB: Baylor coach wants to retire Brittney Griner’s number

Baylor coach Nicki Collen said the program plans to retire Bears legend Brittney Griner's jersey number next year. "That's the goal," Collen said, per ESPN....