Early signing period overview

With just 10 days left until the early signing period begins, Stanford and Notre Dame sweat out a major recruit at a time when most of the rest of the country is completely focused on the spate of exhibition games that hit this week.

Devilish Dream

Not even a visit to Oklahoma could dissuade Richa Jackson from her dream.

Agree to disagree: Rating the rankings

ESPN HoopGurlz rates the rankings.

Howard tops weekend commitments

Natasha Howard's commitment to Florida State, as well as that of No. 37 Keylantra Langley to St. John's, left just 11 uncommitted players ranked by ESPN HoopGurlz among the class of 2010's top 100.

Mosqueda-Lewis headlines big weekend

All the transactions haven't been accounted for, but the major ones mark a trend: If recruits were stocks, the guards definitely were up during a most critical recruiting weekend.

Two ACL tears can't stop Sidney

Two major knee injuries and Jelleah Sidney is still a major prospect.

Jennifer O'Neill a Wildcat

Kentucky lands a top 30 guard prospect.

Phillips: 'Tierra's an inspiration'

Not yet two years have passed since Tierra Rogers' father, Terray, was murdered at halftime of one of her high school games. Now a rare heart condition has forced California's freshman guard out of the game.

NorCal showcases promising talent

Northern California rivals the southern part of the state as a breeding ground for girls' basketball talent, and the EBX Fall Showcase featured a great sampling.

...please Caption: Brittany Shine decided to go cross-country with her commitment to Florida. Photo Credit: Glenn Nelson/ESPN.com

Top recruits gear up for invitational

The four-team field for the T-Mobile Invitational Dec. 29-30 in Birmingham, Ala., features three defending state champions and three players ranked in the top 25 of the ESPN HoopGurlz Hundred.

Youth basketball: A modest proposal

"Youth basketball" has never been clearly defined. Now, there's another queue developing -- of those wishing to shape its future. The sport's infrastructure is in disarray and finds itself faced with two seemingly opposite solutions.

Early 2010 class rankings

Fifty-nine recruits in the ESPN HoopGurlz Hundred have committed with five schools -- Boston College, Connecticut, Duke, Louisville and Maryland -- each having snared at least three ranked prospects, and UConn being the only one with four.

Southall pledges to USC sight unseen

Thaddesia Southall, a 6-foot-4 forward with a condor-sized wingspan, is the second prospect from the ESPN HoopGurlz Hundred, at No. 99, to commit to USC.

Sacramento's Shine commits to Florida

Florida thought enough of Sacramento guard Brittany Shine to wow her during an official visit. The No. 89-ranked prospect announced her decision Wednesday.