Today: November 21, 2024
Today: November 21, 2024

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UConn coach Geno Auriemma breaks NCAA wins record, getting 1,217th career victory

Geno Auriemma soaked in the moment

UConn coach Geno Auriemma breaks NCAA wins record, getting 1,217th career victory
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Unrivaled announces its six teams with two spots still open as wild cards

Unrivaled finally has its teams set

Unrivaled announces its six teams with two spots still open as wild cards
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Geno Auriemma and Chris Dailey on the cusp of an NCAA record for victories at storied UConn

UConn coach Geno Auriemma and longtime assistant Chris Dailey are on the cusp of setting the NCAA record for victories

Geno Auriemma and Chris Dailey on the cusp of an NCAA record for victories at storied UConn
Sports

The WNBA playoffs start Wednesday. Here's a look at the four first-round series

A look at the best-of-3 first-round series in the WNBA playoffs, which starts Wednesday: No. 1 Las Vegas (34-6) vs. No. 8 Chicago (18-22) Season series: Aces, 3-0 Game 1: Wednesday Las Vegas: The defending champions looked poised to become the first team to repeat since Los Angeles did it in 2001-02. Las Vegas had the best offense, averaging 92.8 points and set a WNBA-record for offensive efficiency rating with 113.0. Led by MVP candidate A’ja Wilson, the Aces have a potent offense. Wilson is joined by stellar guards Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. The trio averaged 51.1

The WNBA playoffs start Wednesday. Here's a look at the four first-round series
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WNBA playoff spots still up for grabs with less than one week left in regular season

There are several playoff spots still up for grabs in the final week of the WNBA’s regular season. Only five teams have clinched berths in the postseason and just one knows its seeding with Connecticut locked in at No. 3. The rest will be decided over the next six days. Las Vegas and New York are battling for the top seed with the Aces having a 1 1/2 game lead and two games remaining: a home and home versus Phoenix. The Liberty visit Dallas on Tuesday before hosting Los Angeles on Thursday and Washington on Sunday. The Sparks are clinging

WNBA playoff spots still up for grabs with less than one week left in regular season
Sports

Aces clinch top seed in postseason, Liberty finish second

A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces will have homecourt advantage throughout the WNBA playoffs — a place they only lost once during the regular season. The defending champions wrapped up the top seed in the postseason before they even stepped on the court Sunday by virtue of New York’s last-second loss to Washington. It wouldn’t have mattered if the Liberty won that game because the Aces beat Phoenix to finish the regular season 34-6. “If you had said 34-6 to me back in May, I would have jumped at that in a second,” Las Vegas

Aces clinch top seed in postseason, Liberty finish second
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TCU earns best ranking in 16 years in women's basketball poll as top 12 remain unchanged

TCU has entered The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll at No. 19, the school's best ranking in 16 years

TCU earns best ranking in 16 years in women's basketball poll as top 12 remain unchanged
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The Dallas Wings win the WNBA draft lottery, earning the No. 1 pick next year

The Dallas Wings won the WNBA draft lottery Sunday and the chance to draft UConn star Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick

The Dallas Wings win the WNBA draft lottery, earning the No. 1 pick next year
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Bird, Fowles, Pondexter, Beard headline Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025

WNBA greats Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles, Cappie Pondexter and Alana Beard headline the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Bird, Fowles, Pondexter, Beard headline Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025
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Dallas Wings hire Curt Miller as GM and executive vice president of basketball operations

The Dallas Wings have hired Curt Miller as their general manager and executive vice president of basketball operations

Dallas Wings hire Curt Miller as GM and executive vice president of basketball operations
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South Carolina a unanimous No. 1 in women's AP Top 25, Stanford and Oregon crack rankings

South Carolina is a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a pair of victories to kick off its national championship repeat bid

South Carolina a unanimous No. 1 in women's AP Top 25, Stanford and Oregon crack rankings
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Atlanta Dream hire longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead team

The Atlanta Dream have hired longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead the team

Atlanta Dream hire longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead team
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Iowa up to No. 2, Colorado to No. 3 behind South Carolina in women's AP Top 25 after chaotic week

South Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a chaotic week that saw half of the top 10 teams lose

Iowa up to No. 2, Colorado to No. 3 behind South Carolina in women's AP Top 25 after chaotic week
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Kansas State jumps to 4th in women's AP Top 25; South Carolina is still No. 1

Kansas State has its best ranking in 21 years after the Wildcats moved up to fourth in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll

Kansas State jumps to 4th in women's AP Top 25; South Carolina is still No. 1
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US women's basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament

The U.S. women’s basketball national team will get together for a few days in New York next month before playing in the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium

US women's basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament
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South Carolina keeps grip on No. 1 in AP women's poll as top teams stumble; Kansas State up to 2

South Carolina remains the clear No. 1 team in the country and No. Kansas State matched its best ranking ever after a chaotic week that saw nearly half of the AP Top 25 lose at least one game

South Carolina keeps grip on No. 1 in AP women's poll as top teams stumble; Kansas State up to 2
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Liberty bringing back core of last season's WNBA Finals run. Diggins-Smith signs with Storm

The New York Liberty are bringing their core group back and trying to add another piece with prized free agent Nneka Ogwumike while Seattle signed Skylar Diggins-Smith as WNBA free agency tipped off Thursday

Liberty bringing back core of last season's WNBA Finals run. Diggins-Smith signs with Storm
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Caitlin Clark and Iowa back up to No. 2 in AP Top 25 women's poll; South Carolina a unanimous No. 1

Iowa is back at No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll

Caitlin Clark and Iowa back up to No. 2 in AP Top 25 women's poll; South Carolina a unanimous No. 1
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Mystics star Elena Delle Donne taking break from basketball, AP source says

Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne is stepping away from basketball, potentially for the entire season

Mystics star Elena Delle Donne taking break from basketball, AP source says
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Ohio State climbs to No. 2, Stanford up to No. 3 behind unbeaten South Carolina in women's AP Top 25

Ohio State has climbed up the women's AP Top 25, moving up to No. 2 this week

Ohio State climbs to No. 2, Stanford up to No. 3 behind unbeaten South Carolina in women's AP Top 25
Sports

UConn, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee to participate in Women's Champions Classic

UConn, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee will take part in the inaugural Women’s Champions Classic on Dec. 7

UConn, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee to participate in Women's Champions Classic
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Southern California jumps to 7th in women's AP Top 25. South Carolina is still unanimous No. 1

Southern California has climbed three spots to No. 7 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll while South Carolina remains a unanimous No. 1

Southern California jumps to 7th in women's AP Top 25. South Carolina is still unanimous No. 1
Sports

Major conferences races heating up down the stretch

South Carolina will try and wrap up the SEC regular season crown this week while Stanford hopes to move closer to winning its 27th regular-season Pac-12 title

Major conferences races heating up down the stretch
Sports

Syracuse's Dyaisha Fair keeps climbing NCAA scoring list, elevating team in ACC standings

Dyaisha Fair keeps rising on the NCAA career scoring list and has No. 17 Syracuse sitting high in the ACC standings

Syracuse's Dyaisha Fair keeps climbing NCAA scoring list, elevating team in ACC standings
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Texas rises to No. 3 in women's AP Top 25 behind South Carolina, Ohio State; Iowa drops to No. 6

Texas rose to its highest ranking in more than a year in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday after another week of shakeups amongst the top teams

Texas rises to No. 3 in women's AP Top 25 behind South Carolina, Ohio State; Iowa drops to No. 6

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