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WNBA commissioner Laurel Richie hopes the U.S. women's basketball team winning gold means more eyes will be on her league in the second half of the season and into the playoffs.

Jayne Appel's injuries still haven't fully healed. But her life and career have changed drastically since April's loss in the NCAA title game.

After the worst half in Geno Auriemma's time at UConn, the Huskies came out after the break and played like they have for two seasons -- with complete domination.

Tina Charles' historic UConn career is now over, and as she grew up with the Huskies, she made them perfect.

On the eve of her final game at Stanford, even an ankle injury can't slow down Jayne Appel's joyful personality.

Stanford's ability to beat UConn might depend less on what the Cardinal do and more on whether Huskies other than Maya Moore and Tina Charles step up offensively in Tuesday's title game.

Stanford sophomore Nnemkadi Ogwumike usually asks a lot of questions, but following her performance in the national semifinals, she had the Sooners seeking answers.

They aren't the headlining act Sunday night and have been overlooked this awards season. But together, Stanford's big three of Jayne Appel, Kayla Pedersen and Nnemkadi Ogwumike are entirely deserving of San Antonio's spotlight.

The Oklahoma Sooners' resilience during this year's NCAA tournament is well documented. But the journey might have all started on a wintry night in New York at Marist.

This wasn't the ending the Sooners wanted, but after a night to forget, Oklahoma can look back on a season to remember, writes Graham Hays.

Forget worrying who would replace Renee Montgomery's skills on the court. Filling that leadership void -- something fifth-year senior Kalana Greene has done -- has been just as important to UConn's undefeated run (and something that has seemed to put even Geno Auriemma at peace).

While most of the attention goes to freshman star Brittney Griner, the big reason for Baylor's trip to the Final Four is junior point guard Kelli Griffin.

Cylones senior point guard Alison Lacey has grown into one of Iowa's favorite daughters, no matter what her accent suggests.

Forget No. 1 seeds and their opening routs. The first weekend of the NCAA tournament is all about players like Iowa's Kachine Alexander, and four others you should watch while you can.

From Tennessee's motivation to which No. 1 seed has the toughest road to San Antonio, Graham Hays' five burning questions tackles the tournament bracket.

From season openers on Nov. 13 all the way to Championship Week, the women's college basketball schedule packs a punch in 2009-10.