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: Women’s NCAA Tournament notebook: Lauren Jensen upsets former team

For the first time in program history, Creighton's women's basketball team is dancing into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 10...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA Tournament: UConn rolls over Mercer

No. 2 UConn 83, No. 15 Mercer 38 UConn outscored the Bears 20-0 in the third quarter and four Huskies scored in double figures, led...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA Tournament notebook: Historic Washington State season ends

The best season in Washington State history ended with a 50-40 first-round loss to ninth-seeded Kansas State on Saturday, despite the efforts of sisters...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA Tournament roundup: Florida Gulf Coast stuns Va. Tech

Kierstan Bell scored eight of her team-high 22 points in the final 4:51 to lift No. 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast over No. 5...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA Tournament roundup: Florida Gulf Coast stuns Virginia Tech

Kierstan Bell scored eight of her team-high 22 points in the final 4:51 to lift No. 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast over No. 5...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA Tournament notebook: Gamecocks’ defense sets records

Top-seeded South Carolina put on a defensive performance for the record book in its win against 16th-seeded Howard, holding the Bison to one field...