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: UConn slips past Stanford, reaches first title game since 2016

MINNEAPOLIS -- Paige Bueckers celebrated her return home with a team-high 14 points to help UConn to a 63-58 victory over defending champion Stanford...

WNCAAB: Aliyah Boston dominates Louisville as South Carolina reaches title game

MINNEAPOLIS -- Aliyah Boston had 23 points and 18 rebounds to pace South Carolina to a 72-59 victory over Louisville on Friday night in...

WNCAAB: South Carolina headlines powerhouse women’s Final Four

After an NCAA Tournament trail littered with upsets and close games, the women's Final Four has boiled down to powerhouse teams with no clear-cut...

WNCAAB: South Carolina, UConn drawing support ahead of Final Four

South Carolina is drawing strong support ahead of its Final Four matchup against Louisville despite the top-ranked Gamecocks being a heavy favorite. South Carolina (33-2)...

WNCAAB: South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston wins Naismith Trophy as top player

South Carolina star Aliyah Boston was named winner of the women's Naismith Trophy on Wednesday as the national Player of the Year. Boston also was...

WNCAAB: Women’s Final Four notebook: UConn returns to site of its first championship

Nearly all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament. The spoiler was UConn, hardly a stranger to this...