Le'coe Willingham and Swin Cash go from Seattle to Chicago. It is the second day of 2012 and already two WNBA franchises have turned the page and started in new directions. The acquisition of Swin Cash and Le’coe Willingham by Chicago in a trade for the number two pick in this year’s … [Read more...]
Preview: No. 1 Baylor Baylors to Battle No. 2 UConn Huskies
Baylor (10-0, 0-0 Big 12) Last Game: W, 73-59 vs. St. John’s (Maggie Dixon Classic) Head Coach Kim Mulkey UConn (9-0, 1-0 Big East) Last Game: W, 70-37 at Seton Hall Head coach: Geno Auriemma Image: Steve Slade/UConn.edu Series: UConn leads 2-0 April 4, 2010 – UConn 70, … [Read more...]
Tweetin’ and Ballin’: Daily Twitter Hoops Links
Tuesday recap: UConn, Penn State and Georgia cruise to victories http://t.co/9gn1MGBc #ncaaw # Xavier earns 150th victory at Cintas Center with victory over Morehead St. http://t.co/4E3ahOqh #ncaaw 5 players in double digits for XU # Middle Tennessee escapes with 69-63 win over scrappy Austin Peay … [Read more...]
Wednesday recap: Over 12K Iowa State fans show up despite freezing temps, North Texas beats an SEC team for the first time
Iowa State 62, Iowa 54 With subfreezing temperatures outside with a low of eight degrees Fahrenheit, the climate inside Hilton Coliseum was sizzling in Ames as Iowa State (5-2) beat in-state rival Iowa (5-4) 62-54 in front of a crowd of 12,662, more than the plus 12K crowd that attended … [Read more...]
Basketball updates
Sylvia Fowles took time to visit and speak to the UCF team, as a favor to her former coach Bob Starkey.Florida Gulf Coast scored a whopping 21 three-pointers in their win against Webber International last night. They tied the NCAA record for treys in a single contest.LSU, at 3-3, is taking a break … [Read more...]
ESPN/USA Today top 25 sees a few changes
Vanderbilt, Gonzaga and Texas Tech enter while LSU, Florida State and Georgia Tech drop out of this week's ESPN/USA Today top 25:1. Baylor2. Connecticut3. Notre Dame4. Texas A&M;5. Stanford6. Duke7. Maryland8. Tennessee9. Miami10. Kentucky11. Louisville12. Rutgers13. North Carolina14. Georgia15. … [Read more...]
Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament to Dallas in 2013, Oklahoma City in 2014
The Big 12 announced plans for future host sites for the conference’s basketball championships today. After this season the men’s and women’s basketball championships will become stand-alone events, taking place in different cities. The men’s championship stays in Kansas City … [Read more...]
Women’s College Basketball Recruiting News: UConn, Texas A&M and Rutgers Top 2012 Recruiting Class
Photo: Jessica Hill/AP The schools who wrestled down the top 60 2012 recruiting classes this fall:1. Connecticut Huskies2. Texas A&M;Aggies3. Rutgers Scarlet Knights4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish5. Tennessee Lady Vols6. Syracuse Orange7. Duke Blue Devils8. Baylor Bears9. Maryland Terrapins10. … [Read more...]
Tuesday Highlights: Northwestern Takes Down No. 23 LSU, No. 1 Baylor Easily Handles Yale, North Texas Stuns SMU
Photo: Chicago Tribune news services While it was business as usual for the No. 1 team in the nation another ranked team suffered defeat on their home floor. The top-ranked Baylor Lady Bears (5-0) had no trouble defeating Yale (2-2), 109-59, in Waco with three players earning double-doubles: … [Read more...]
Gooble Gooble, Tweet Tweet: Women’s College Basketball Twitter Recap for Thanksgiving
Photo: Mediabistro.com Monday night recap: UConn victorious, ACC upsets & tiny Tougaloo takes down Jackson St. (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/cmsXmc8B #ncaaw # Tougaloo enrollment: 971, yet it's the leading educator of African American health professionals and scientists in Mississippi. # UConn: … [Read more...]