Wooden Award to be given Friday

DeJuan Blair of Pittsburgh, Blake Griffin of Oklahoma and Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina are finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the men's college basketball player of the year.

Ladies first: Women's grad rates higher

The women's NCAA tournament has been played in the shadow of the men's event for years. When it comes to academics, however, the women own the spotlight.

Yow's considerable efforts will live on

Kay Yow coached at NC State for 34 seasons. But her fight for women's sports and raising funds for cancer research became as great a part of her legacy as coaching.

Women's game needs more women coaches

The march to equal opportunity continues to play out on athletic playing fields. But the push to get more women on the sideline as coaches is lagging behind the times.

Some big names still undecided, but Baylor has best class so far

There are plenty of big names still undecided that will change these rankings, but right now Baylor has the best class, writes Chris Hansen.

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Dillard's impressive season helps Rice earn bowl bid

Jarett Dillard wasn't highly recruited out of high school, but the Rice wide receiver has caught on and is one of the major reasons the Owls are headed for a bowl game, writes Mark Schlabach.

A rational ratio?

Should we be concerned that of 14 head coaching positions in the WNBA, 11 are filled by men? Is that a problem? Does the 11-3 ratio matter? Of course.

Westhead hasn't slowed his game plan for WNBA

Paul Westhead has employed his up-tempo style in the NBA and in men's college basketball. But he hasn't tried the approach with women -- until now.

Summitt could've done even more

As wonderful a career as Pat Summitt has had, Graham Hays can't help but wish she'd accepted one more challenge: coaching men.

New Wooden Award to honor top female

Seven players from last season's Kodak All-America team are among 30 players named to the inaugural John R. Wooden women's preseason All-America team.

WNBA: Will Not Be Accepted

Page 2's Stacey Pressman loves women's sports, but she's still not buying the WNBA.

Bring on Awesome April

Page 2's Jason Whitlock thinks women's basketball needs to forget about sharing March Madness and get their own time to shine.

UConn extends streak despite Taurasi's quiet game

Even without much help from leader Diana Taurasi, Connecticut added another victory to its record streak.

The 'Eyes have it in Foster

With Jim Foster leading the way at Ohio State, the Buckeyes seem better than ever.