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The NCAA's first girls basketball academy is packed, players and coaches call it 'groundbreaking'

The NCAA's first girls basketball academy is being called a big success.

WNBA first-time All Star Aliyah Boston front-runner for rookie of the year honors

Aliyah Boston just wanted to fit in as a WNBA rookie.

Olympic gold-medalist, former South Carolina assistant Nikki McCray-Penson dies at 51

Two-time Olympic gold-medalist and former ABL MVP Nikki McCray-Penson has died.

Women's Final Four secondary ticket market outpaces men's

Ticket prices on the secondary market are substantially higher for the women’s Final Four than for the men.

Indiana's Teri Moren wins AP Coach of the Year

Indiana coach Teri Moren is The Associated Press college women's basketball coach of the year.

LSU's Mulkey senses reunion in trip to Texas for Final Four

LSU coach Kim Mulkey is returning to Texas for another Final Four.

Unbeaten Gamecocks, Iowa's Clark star in women's Final Four

South Carolina is two wins away from completing the 10th undefeated season in women's college basketball history.

March Madness: Boston, South Carolina women reach Final Four

Aliyah Boston had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Zia Cooke scored 18 points and top-seeded South Carolina used its smothering defense to outlast second-seeded Maryland 86-75 to reach its third straight Final Four.

South Carolina uses size to overpower UCLA in March Madness

Kamilla Cardoso had 10 points while reigning national champion South Carolina turned in its latest overwhelming defense-and-rebounding-first performance to beat UCLA 59-43 on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Women hope Sweet 16 next step to own March Madness TV deal

Women’s college basketball believes it has the makings for a hit reality TV show.

Study: Most women's NCAA teams are still coached by men

Women comprised less than half the head coaching positions and just over half of the assistant coaching spots for women's college sports teams in the 2021-22 school year.

Women's Sweet 16 features new format and historic field

The women’s college basketball Sweet 16 features a new format and a bit of history when it begins later this week.

March Madness: Top-seeded SC moves on after topping USF

Zia Cooke scored 21 points and Aliyah Boston had her 81st career double double as top-seeded South Carolina shoot a slow start to power past eighth-seeded South Florida and into the Sweet 16 with a 76-45 victory Sunday.

No. 1 Gamecocks cruise past Norfolk State in March Madness

Zia Cooke scored 11 points as No. 1 South Carolina moved five wins away from a perfect season after opening the women's NCAA Tournament with a 72-40 victory over No. 16 seed Norfolk State on Friday.

Boston, Clark headline women's AP All-America team

Aliyah Boston of South Carolina is just the 10th player to be named a first-team AP All-American for a third time.

South Carolina No. 1 overall seed in women's NCAA Tournament

South Carolina is six wins away from becoming the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season, and the Gamecocks will enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed.

Women's March Madness could have more upsets due to parity

More March Madness chaos in the women’s NCAA Tournament could be looming on the horizon if the past few months of upsets are any indication of what’s around the corner.

No. 1 Gamecocks, Cooke top Lady Vols 74-58 for SEC title

Zia Cooke scored 24 points and Aliyah Boston added 18 as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away in the final two quarters to beat Tennessee 74-58 for the SEC championship.

No. 1 South Carolina women rout Mississippi, reach SEC final

Laeticia Amihere scored 17 points and Aliyah Boston posted her 80th career double-double to lead No. 1 South Carolina into the SEC Tournament final for the eighth time in nine seasons with an 80-51 victory over Mississippi.

Zia Cooke, unbeaten No. 1 South Carolina women top Tennessee

Zia Cooke scored 19 points and Kierra Fletcher had 15 as undefeated No. 1 South Carolina spoiled Tennessee’s pack-the-paint strategy in a 73-60 victory.

South Carolina's No. 1 run in women's Top 25 hits 35 weeks

South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll after topping Mississippi in overtime on Sunday.

South Carolina's Staley defends team after Auriemma comments

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has strongly defended her team in response to comments by UConn coach Geno Auriemma after the top-ranked Gamecocks' 81-77 victory over the Huskies on Sunday.

Indiana reaches No. 2 in women's AP Top 25; SC still No. 1

South Carolina beat UConn to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll for the 33rd consecutive week.

Reigning SEC player of year Boston off to slow league start

Aliyah Boston is not off to the start she'd like in the Southeastern Conference.

Brittney Griner's release celebrated by basketball world

Brittney Griner’s loved ones and extended basketball family were ecstatic when news broke about her release from a Russian prison and that she was on her way back to the United States.

Stringer honored, No. 4 Ohio State women beat Rutgers 82-70

Rebeka Mikulasikova scored a career-high 31 points and Taylor Mikesell added 30 to help No. 4 Ohio State beat Rutgers 82-70 on a day the Scarlet Knights honored former coach C.

Boston, Cardoso and No. 1 Gamecocks top Memphis 79-54

Aliyah Boston and Kamilla Cardoso each had double-doubles and No. 1 South Carolina dominated on defense in a 79-54 victory over Memphis.

South Carolina tops women's AP Top 25; Stanford, UConn next

South Carolina remains the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston in walking boot after fall

Aliyah Boston will be examined Monday after leaving No. 1 South Carolina’s 85-38 win over Hampton on Sunday with her right foot in a walking boot.

Staley, VanDerveer back Griner at S Carolina-Stanford game

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and Hall of Fame Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer each wore white long-sleeved T-shirts featuring Brittney Griner's name and image during their game Sunday.

Boston rallies No. 1 South Carolina past No. 2 Stanford

Bree Hall hit a 3-pointer with 42 seconds left in overtime, Aliyah Boston overcame early foul trouble to score 14, and No. 1 and defending champion South Carolina rallied past second-ranked Stanford 76-71 in an early-season showdown.

Freshman dunk highlights No. 1 South Carolina win vs Clemson

Zia Cooke scored 15 points and Aliyah Boston added 12 points and six rebounds in No. 1 South Carolina's 85-31 victory over Clemson on Thursday night.

AP Top 25: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 2 Stanford showdown set

South Carolina remains the unanimous choice at No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll.

No. 1 South Carolina eases past No. 17 Maryland 81-56

Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Zia Cooke added 18 points to lift No. 1 South Carolina to an 81-56 victory over No. 17 Maryland.

Boston, Clark headline AP women's hoops All-America team

Aliyah Boston of South Carolina and Caitlin Clark of Iowa are unanimous choices for The Associated Press preseason women's basketball All-America team.

Brittney Griner spends 32nd birthday in Russian prison

Brittney Griner spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison, awaiting an appeal to her nine-year sentence for drug possession that’s set for next week.

South Carolina women unanimous No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25

South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 women's basketball poll.

Alexis Ohanian gets sports award, calls for reforms in NWSL

Angel City FC founding investor Alexis Ohanian says there needs to be a safe work environment in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Coach Dawn Staley earns Billie Jean King Leadership award

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley is set to receive the Billie Jean King Leadership Award at the Women's Sports Foundation's annual dinner in New York.

US runs past Canada into World Cup gold-medal game

Breanna Stewart scored 17 points and the United States raced out to an early lead to put away Canada 83-43, advancing to the gold-medal game of the World Cup for the fourth consecutive tournament.

BYU investigation finds no racial slurs against Duke player

An investigation by Brigham Young University into allegations that fans engaged in racial heckling and uttered racial slurs at a Duke volleyball player last month found no evidence to support the claim.

NCAA hoops leagues grapple with unequal pay for women's refs

The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally.

Rapinoe, King urge freedom for Brittney Griner at The ESPYS

Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner was front and center at The ESPYS.

Gamecocks' Aliyah Boston: Turned down late invite by ESPYS

South Carolina consensus player of the year Aliyah Boston says she turned down a late invite to the ESPYS awards show and was hurt she wasn't asked earlier to attend.

Staley upset Gamecocks' Aliyah Boston not invited to ESPYs

South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is calling out ESPN and its ESPY awards show for not inviting national player of the year Aliyah Boston to the ceremonies this week.

Griner's extended detention disappointing to her WNBA family

Liberty coach Sandy Brondello was on her way to morning shootaround when she heard the news that Russia had extended Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention another 30 days.

Embid scores 31 to carry 76ers to 2-0 series lead on Raptors

Joel Embiid had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-97 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Staley, Auriemma could meet next year for another title

Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma hugged at midcourt after South Carolina ended UConn’s undefeated run in NCAA championship games.

Henderson's scoring outburst lifts Gamecocks to title

Destanni Henderson scored a career-high 26 points to lead South Carolina to a 64-49 victory over UConn in the national championship game.

Staley leads South Carolina over UConn for second NCAA title

Dawn Staley and South Carolina buttoned up on defense and won their second national championship, stifling UConn for a 64-49 victory that ended the Huskies’ undefeated streak in title games.

South Carolina and UConn meet for women's hoops championship

Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies have gone 11-0 in NCAA title games and will look to continue that success when they face South Carolina for the women's basketball title Sunday night.

UConn-South Carolina title tilt packs plenty of star power

The South Carolina Gamecocks have had the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll the entire season.

South Carolina women top Louisville, advance to title game

Aliyah Boston had 23 points and 18 rebounds to back up her AP National Player of the Year award and carry South Carolina to the NCAA championship game.

South Carolina's Aliyah Boston wins AP player of the year

Aliyah Boston of South Carolina is The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year.

LSU's Kim Mulkey wins AP Coach of the Year for third time

Kim Mulkey is The Associated Press women's basketball Coach of the Year in her first season at LSU.

Women's Final Four teams survived wild tourney amid parity

There was a time, not that many years ago, when predicting who would win the women’s NCAA Tournament was not that difficult.

Double-digit seeds continue winning in women's NCAAs

Double-digit seeds are leaving their mark on the first weekend of the women’s NCAA Tournament and bouncing some of the top players and teams in the country, including Iowa's Caitlin Clark and Baylor's NaLyssa Smith.

Great defense, bad shooting as S. Carolina knocks Miami women out of NCAA Tournament

Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi of Miami led all scorers with 15 points.

March Madness descends on women's NCAA Tournament

March Madness is finally part of the women’s NCAA Tournament vernacular and the first round has so far aptly fit that phrase.

Record-setting defense leads S Carolina women to 79-21 win

Aliyah Boston scored 10 points and had 12 rebounds while top-seeded South Carolina’s stifling defense held Howard to the fewest points ever in a women’s NCAA Tournament game in a 79-21 victory.

NCAA women's tournament features 12 Black female coaches

The women's NCAA Tournament features a dozen Black female head coaches, doubling the number from last year's tourney.

AP All-America team includes milestone for Kentucky's Howard

Kentucky's Rhyne Howard has become the ninth player in women’s basketball history to earn first-team Associated Press All-America honors three times.

South Carolina atop women's AP Top 25 from start to finish

South Carolina finished the season where it started — at No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll.

No. 1 women: South Carolina, NC State, Stanford, Louisville

South Carolina has expectedly earned the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

South Carolina remains atop women's AP Top 25 despite loss

South Carolina is still No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll despite suffering its second loss of the season.

Kentucky stuns No. 1 South Carolina to win SEC women's title

Dre’una Edwards hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4.2 seconds left, and the Kentucky Wildcats rallied from 15 points down to upset top-ranked South Carolina 64-62 to win their first Southeastern Conference women’s tournament championship since 1982 and second all-time.

Ole Miss enters AP women's poll for 1st time in 15 years

Mississippi is in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in 15 years, coming in at No. 24.

South Carolina still atop women's Top 25; TCU joins rankings

South Carolina beat two more ranked opponents to strengthen its grip on the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

South Carolina stays No. 1 in women's AP Top 25 despite loss

South Carolina remains the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll despite its first loss of the season.

South Carolina, Stanford still Nos. 1-2 in women's AP Top 25

A relatively quiet week because of the holidays left The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll mostly unchanged.

Boston, No. 1 South Carolina rally past No. 2 Stanford 65-61

Aliyah Boston made the go-ahead layup with 1:05 to go and No. 1 South Carolina rallied from 18 points down to upend defending national champion and second-ranked Stanford 65-61 on Tuesday night.

Offshore tourneys return in college basketball amid COVID-19

This week's Battle 4 Atlantis men's college basketball tournament in the Bahamas headlines the list of offshore events returning to the sport amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Carolina unanimous No. 1 in AP women's hoops poll

South Carolina is the unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

No. 1 South Carolina beats second-ranked UConn 73-57

Aliyah Boston had 22 points and 15 rebounds to help No. 1 South Carolina beat second-ranked UConn 73-57 to win the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis tournament championship.

1 vs 2 matchup delays AP women's basketball poll a day

The release of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll will be delayed a day because of a Monday afternoon matchup between the top two teams.

South Carolina's Staley advocates for Black female coaches

Dawn Staley says while things are improving for for Black females coaches it is still rare for her to look across the sideline and see another woman of color leading the opposing team.

Henderson, Cooke help No. 1 Gamecocks beat Clemson 76-45

Destanni Henderson had 16 points off three 3-pointers and Zia Cooke added 13 points as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away in the second half for its 11th straight win over rival Clemson 76-45.

Bueckers, Boston, Clark headline AP preseason All-Americans

Bueckers, Boston, Clark headline AP preseason All-Americans

The Associated Press preseason women's All-America team is out and Paige Bueckers of UConn is a unanimous choice.

South Carolina, UConn, Stanford women top preseason Top 25

South Carolina, UConn, Stanford women top preseason Top 25

South Carolina is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll for the second consecutive season.

South Carolina awards Staley 7-year, $22.4 million contract

South Carolina awards Staley 7-year, $22.4 million contract

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has received a seven-year contract worth $22.4 million.

US rolls to women's hoops gold medal in Bird's last Olympics

US rolls to women's hoops gold medal in Bird's last Olympics

Sue Bird capped off her unblemished 17-year Olympics run with a record fifth gold medal.

Bird, Taurasi go for 5th Olympic gold vs host nation Japan

Bird, Taurasi go for 5th Olympic gold vs host nation Japan

Sue Bird’s impressive 17-year Olympic journey will come to an end this weekend.

Stewart leads US to semis with 79-55 win over Australia

Stewart leads US to semis with 79-55 win over Australia

Breanna Stewart scored 20 of her 23 points in the first half to help the U.S. beat Australia 79-55 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals.

UConn women hoops players making mark at Olympics

UConn women hoops players making mark at Olympics

There is definitely a UConn flavor to the women's basketball being played in the Tokyo Games.

Got next: US draws Australia in women's hoops quarterfinals

Got next: US draws Australia in women's hoops quarterfinals

The next challenge for the U.S. is rival Australia in the quarterfinals of the women's basketball tournament.

Wilson leads US to quarters with 93-82 win over France

Wilson leads US to quarters with 93-82 win over France

A’ja Wilson scored 22 points and Breanna Stewart added 17 to help the U.S. beat France 93-82.

US women's Olympic hoops team adjusting to styles of play

US women's Olympic hoops team adjusting to styles of play

The U.S. women’s basketball team isn’t clicking at the Tokyo Games the way the Americans would like.

Where's Ruthie? Nigerian assistant watches US win from hotel

Where's Ruthie? Nigerian assistant watches US win from hotel

Nigeria assistant coach Ruthie Bolton could only watch and yell at the television in a Japanese hotel room as the Nigerians battled the U.S. women's basketball team.

Gillom sisters: Black ex-assistants paved way for Staley

Gillom sisters: Black ex-assistants paved way for Staley

Jennifer Gillom says everything is a process.

Staley feels no added pressure as first Black US hoops coach

Staley feels no added pressure as first Black US hoops coach

Dawn Staley says she doesn’t feel any added pressure being the first Black head coach of the U.S. women’s basketball Olympic team.

Coaching tree: Hughes' impact includes Olympic staff, others

Coaching tree: Hughes' impact includes Olympic staff, others

U.S. assistant Dan Hughes is not the face of the Olympic women's basketball team and he couldn't be happier in his role.

Marlins player will be U.S. flag bearer at Olympics opening ceremony

Marlins player will be U.S. flag bearer at Olympics opening ceremony

Eddy Alvarez, a Miami Marlins minor leaguer who won a silver medal in speedskating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, was chosen by a vote of fellow U.S. athletes along with basketball star Sue Bird.

US Olympic team expects competitive game vs WNBA All-Stars

US Olympic team expects competitive game vs WNBA All-Stars

Both the U.S. Olympic team and the WNBA All-Stars expect a competitive game in the league’s showcase.

Bird, Taurasi earn spots on fifth US Olympic basketball team

Bird, Taurasi earn spots on fifth US Olympic basketball team

Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi will try and become the first five-time Olympic gold medalists in women’s basketball as they lead the U.S. team during the Tokyo Games.

USA Basketball sets plan for Olympic camps in Las Vegas

USA Basketball sets plan for Olympic camps in Las Vegas

The last stop for USA Basketball before the Tokyo Olympics will be Las Vegas.

Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for Hall induction

Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for Hall induction

Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame next month.

Stanford holds off Arizona 54-53 to win women's NCAA title

Stanford holds off Arizona 54-53 to win women's NCAA title

Haley Jones scored 17 points and Stanford beat Arizona 54-53, giving the Cardinal and coach Tara VanDerveer their first national championship in 29 years.

Emmert promises WBCA he will work to fix 'stark' inequities

Emmert promises WBCA he will work to fix 'stark' inequities

(AP Photo/Eric Gay)SAN ANTONIO – NCAA President Mark Emmert promised the Women's Basketball Coaches Association he will work with coaches to fix the “stark difference” between the Division I men's and women's tournaments. He asked Emmert what he could do to make sure those people give women's basketball the same advantages and opportunities. “Maybe that’s what has to happen in women’s basketball?” Auriemma said. "Maybe women’s basketball has got to separate itself from the other women’s sports? Yet for the women's Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, only “NCAA Women's Basketball” was in the middle of the court.

1st-timer Arizona joins mainstays in women's NCAA Final Four

1st-timer Arizona joins mainstays in women's NCAA Final Four

(AP Photo/Eric Gay)Arizona has been having fun and playing good basketball, all the way to its first women's NCAA Final Four. The 11-time national champions are making their 13th consecutive Final Four appearance and 21st overall for coach Geno Auriemma. The Cardinal's first Final Four since 2017 is their 14th overall, trailing only to UConn and Tennessee's 18. The Wildcats hadn't even been in the women's NCAA Tournament since 2005, though they would have made it last year with a 24-7 record before the tourney was canceled because of the pandemic. Stanford is in its 34th consecutive women's NCAA Tournament, with Tara VanDerveer in her record 35th overall as a coach.

South Carolina drubs Texas 62-34 to reach Final Four

South Carolina drubs Texas 62-34 to reach Final Four

(AP Photo/Eric Gay)SAN ANTONIO – One by one, South Carolina players walked through the confetti and climbed the ladder to cut down the net in the Alamodome. Zia Cooke scored 16 points and South Carolina used its stifling defense to advance to the Final Four for the third time, shutting down Texas for a 62-34 victory Tuesday night. Top-seeded South Carolina blocked 14 shots, nine by Laeticia Amihere, and held No. “It says they're locked in,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. South Carolina answered with a 3-pointer from Henderson to start the Gamecocks on the run that would put the game away.

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