'After Cirone' era off to good start for Redbirds

...slight 5 feet, 8 inches, she was good enough to make a WNBA opening-day roster with Connecticut. She was, in short, the kind of player of whom programs dream. So despite a nightmare of...

UConn dominates Holy Cross, continues winning streak

Maya Moore scored 21 points, Tina Charles added 18 and top-ranked Connecticut coasted to its 42nd straight victory, beating Holy Cross 87-34 on Friday night.

Will Monarchs move nearby or fold?

With the Monarchs out of Sacramento, the WNBA hopes to find a new home for the franchise in the Bay Area.

Pedersen scores 22 as Stanford crushes Pepperdine

Kayla Pedersen had 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and No. 2 Stanford extended its winning streak at Maples Pavilion to 30 games with a 99-50 rout of Pepperdine in its home opener Thursday night.

Lavender's 19 points help Ohio State cruise past West Virginia

Samantha Prahalis had 14 points and 12 assists, and No. 3 Ohio State scored the first 17 points to roll past West Virginia 92-69 Thursday night in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT.

Cards aim to reload this season

Seven months ago, Louisville played in its first NCAA title game. But now, after graduating two key players, are the Cardinals simply reloading -- or having to rebuild?

All 5 UConn starters reach double figures in rout of Longhorns

Maya Moore had 20 points and 11 rebounds and top-ranked Connecticut cruised in its first test of the season with an 83-58 win over Texas (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) on Tuesday night.

Nov 17, 2009; San Antonio, TX, USA; Connecticut Huskies forward Maya Moore (left) drives past Texas Longhorns forward Kristen Nash (right) during the second half...

...2009; San Antonio, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns forward Earnesia Williams (00) controls a loose ball ahead of Connecticut Huskies forward Meghan Gardler (22) during the first half at the AT&T Center

Nov 17, 2009; San Antonio, TX, USA; Connecticut Huskies guard Caroline Doty (5) passes the ball under pressure from Texas Longhorns guard Brittainey Raven (right...

Delle Donne leads Delaware to win

Freshman Elena Delle Donne scored 19 points in her college basketball debut to lead Delaware to a 77-64 victory over Saint Francis, Pa.

Delaware 77, St. Francis, Pa. 64

Delaware 77, St. Francis, Pa. 64

Spani, Johnson power Lady Vols' rout of Lady Raiders

Taber Spani scored 18 points and Glory Johnson added 17 points to lead Tennessee past Texas Tech 91-53.

Huskies unanimous No. 1 selection

One win, one more week as the unanimous No. 1 team in the country for the Connecticut Huskies.

Routs remind us of the way we were

Did Tuesday's routs prove we need a UConn-Tennessee regular-season matchup back? No, but the series sure is missed.