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’s Paige Bueckers out 8 weeks after surgery

UConn guard Paige Bueckers underwent surgery on her left knee and is out for at least eight weeks. Bueckers was injured on Dec. 5...

WNCAAB: UConn (No. 7) fall to lowest ranking in 14 years

The UConn women's basketball team dropped to No. 7 in the latest poll released Monday, marking their lowest ranking in 14 years. The Huskies dropped...

WNCAAB: UConn’s streak vs. unranked teams ends with loss to Georgia Tech

No. 3 UConn's 240-game winning streak against unranked opponents ended with a 57-44 loss at Georgia Tech on Thursday in Atlanta. UConn hadn't lost to...

WNCAAB: UConn star Paige Bueckers (leg) out 6-8 weeks

UConn star Paige Bueckers will be sidelined six to eight weeks with a tibial plateau fracture, the team announced Tuesday. The sophomore guard suffered a...

WNCAAB: UConn star Paige Bueckers sustains apparent leg injury

UConn star Paige Bueckers left the No. 2 Huskies' 73-54 win over No. 24 Notre Dame on Sunday with an apparent leg injury. The sophomore...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA Tournament expanding to 68 teams

The women's NCAA Tournament is expanding from 64 to 68 teams, the NCAA announced Wednesday. For only the 2022 NCAA Tournament, the four opening-round games...