Blue Raiders ready for brutal schedule

With six seniors, including the nation's leading scorer, Middle Tennessee is up for any challenge this season -- including a rare visit Wednesday from the Lady Vols.

...narrowly escape the talons of the Golden Eagles of Marquette during a Women's National Invitational sweet 16 game on Doug Collins Court inside Redbird Arena in Normal Illinois

Lady Vols find the zone against Griner

In winning its season opener Sunday, Tennessee held Brittney Griner in check and put some more distance between the painful end of last season, all while playing -- surprise! -- a zone defense most of the game.

Spartans ready to make mark, move on

After a huge win in the second round of last season's NCAA tournament, Michigan State lost in a bad way four days later. But the Spartans have since used the Sweet 16 loss to motivate them.

Griner to debut at Thompson-Boling

Baylor's dunking phenom, Brittney Griner, makes her college debut Sunday at Tennessee.

Capt. Hill follows father, uncle into Army

Women's basketball fans remember Caton Hill as an undersized, hardworking post who helped Oklahoma reach its first Final Four. Seven years later, she's an Army doctor about to leave for a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.

Welcome to our yearly struggle

What's more difficult than finding a flaw in Maya Moore's game? Defining the top five players at each position on the floor as part of our season preview.

Five burning questions for 2009-10

From UConn's chances of repeating to identifying the Huskies' biggest challengers, we break down the biggest questions heading into 2009-10.

Like watching a rerun

ESPN The Magazine's 2009/10 women's college basketball preview

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Relocation has reason to succeed

With an established base of women's college fans, a proven coach in Nolan Richardson and the fan-friendly ways of the WNBA, Detroit's move to Tulsa has every reason to succeed.

Hopes high across land as season nears

It's a given that UConn and Stanford will be 1-2 when the polls come out. But as evident in the wide-open Big 12, there is still a sense of shifting terrain as the talent pool expands.

Catchings' hoop dream put on hold

The WNBA Finals have come and gone, and Tamika Catchings still hasn't won the one thing she still wants most in basketball: a WNBA championship.

January has been the postseason's top rookie

...the second round. That sent SMS to Spokane, where it faced top-seeded Duke in the Sweet 16. Stiles scored 41 points in an upset of the Blue Devils. Then SMS beat Washington in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Honored for past, ready for the future

It's easy to honor Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer for all she has done. But the 61-year-old Hall of Famer would rather focus on the future and her still-going-strong coaching career.

Lynx, Silver Stars race to the finish line

As the regular season winds down, the final playoff berth in the Western Conference will likely come down to a race between Minnesota and San Antonio.