Oklahoma State rallies after losing opener, beats McNeese State

Andrea Riley had 22 points and eight assists and No. 19 Oklahoma State bounced back from its season-opening loss with a strong second half in an 89-56 win against McNeese State.

...Henrickson gestures as she answers a question at Big 12 Basketball Media Days in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Oct...

...Player looks to make a pass during a Big 12 Conference game against Oklahoma at Lloyd Noble Center...

Duke upends Oklahoma State, wins 18th straight home opener

Chante Black scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 8 Duke rallied to beat No. 15 Oklahoma State 77-68 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Texas A&M gets trophy, rings before season-opening win

Tyra White scored 13 points and Danielle Gant added 12 as No. 10 Texas A&M defeated Mercer 73-45 in both teams' season opener Friday night.

Teams and players to watch as 2008-09 unfolds

Historically, women's basketball national champions have started out ranked in the preseason top 10. But half the fun of the march toward April comes from the plotlines that unfold for teams elsewhere, even if most of their seasons are over before the Final Four.

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League-by-league breakdown for 2008-09

Charlie Creme examines the league favorites, contenders and players to watch in the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC.

Sources: Marinatto to follow Tranghese as Big East commish

Sources say John Marinatto will be named to replace Mike Tranghese as Big East commissioner.

Major story lines heading into 2008-09

Can Pat Summitt become the first NCAA coach to win 1,000 games? Will Courtney Paris continue to etch her name in the record books? A look at some of the major story lines heading into 2008-09.

Paris appears on every ballot of AP All-America voting panel

Oklahoma center Courtney Paris tops The Associated Press' preseason All-America team, becoming only the sixth unanimous choice to make the squad.

ESPN.com's preseason Top 25

The media, coaches and now ESPN.com contributors all feel the same way: Connecticut is the unanimous choice as the preseason No. 1.

For first time in five years, UConn is AP's preseason No. 1

Connecticut is back in familiar territory -- No. 1 in the preseason women's basketball poll.

Goestenkors has Longhorns back in Big 12 mix

Big 12 coaches tabbed Texas to finish second in the league race, behind only Oklahoma and All-America center Courtney Paris, despite a slew of returning players among the conference's many existing powers.

A look at the journey to the 2009 Final Four

Who knew Sacagawea was such a hoops expert? As the 2008-09 season officially gets under way, the Shoshone guide breaks down what might happen en route to the Final Four in the Show-Me State.