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: No. 1 South Carolina dominates inside, defeats UNC

Aliyah Boston controlled the lane on her way to 28 points and 22 rebounds as top-seeded South Carolina fended off North Carolina for a...

WNCAAB: Texas A&M hires Joni Taylor as head coach

Texas A&M named Joni Taylor as its head coach on Wednesday, luring her from Southeastern Conference rival Georgia. Contract terms were not announced. "The more we...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA Tournament roundup: Tennessee edges Belmont

Fourth-seeded Tennessee survived a major scare from in-state foe Belmont, pulling out a 70-67 win on Monday to advance to the Sweet 16 of...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA Tournament notebook: Irish register record rout

With three players scoring at least 20 points during a second-round women's NCAA Tournament game, fifth-seeded Notre Dame made history in a 108-64 destruction...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA Tournament notebook: South Dakota makes history

South Dakota is in the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history after its 61-47 upset Sunday of No. 2-seeded Baylor at...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA Tournament roundup: Creighton shocks Iowa

Lauren Jensen hit a 3-pointer with 12.6 seconds left to give Creighton a late lead and the Bluejays held off the second-seeded Hawkeyes for...