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.

Monarchs halt operations unexpectedly

The Sacramento Monarchs, who won the WNBA title in 2005, folded unexpectedly on Friday.

DePaul to name court after Bruno

DePaul will name its basketball court after longtime women's coach Doug Bruno.

No one in South Carolina wants to nod their head like yeah with you, Miley.

...worse for "The Old Ball Coach" and "Whatever Nickname Clemson HC Dabo Swinney Has". In September, the WNBA's Atlanta Dream were forced out of Phillips Arena for Sesame Street Live. And last May, the...

No one in South Carolina wants to nod their head like yeah with you, Miley. - UPDATE

...worse for "The Old Ball Coach" and "Whatever Nickname Clemson HC Dabo Swinney Has". In September, the WNBA's Atlanta Dream were forced out of Phillips Arena for Sesame Street Live. And last May, the...

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.

Stricklen has 25 points, 14 rebounds as Tennessee downs Baylor, Griner

Shekinna Stricklen had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 8 Tennessee beat Baylor (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 7 AP) 74-65 on Sunday in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic.

Hightower leads No. 17 LSU in scoring as Tigers hold Centenary to 19 points

Senior guard Allison Hightower scored 20 points before sitting for most of the second half and LSU (No. 17 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) ran away to a 92-19 victory over Centenary on Sunday.

No. 8 Oklahoma throttles Mercer after slow start

Danielle Robinson and Amanda Thompson each scored 17 points and No. 13 Oklahoma opened the post-Courtney Paris era with a 108-66 win against Mercer on Friday night.

No. 15 Xavier outlasts USC in OT behind Harris

Amber Harris had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Xavier (No. 15 ESPN/USA Today, No. 11 AP) defeated Southern California 81-71 in overtime Friday in both teams' season opener.

Williams seeing his role grow

Shelden Williams has developed into a key role player for the Celtics.

Running on sports-hate empty

After watching the Lakers, Yankees and Colts over the past year, Bill Simmons doesn't have any sports hate left.

...Sparks head coach Michael Cooper talks to players during the third quarter during Game 1 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals against the Phoenix Mercury at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on...

Cy-Fair High fetes Ogwumike

Chiney Ogwumike signed her letter of intent for Stanford Thursday at Cy-Fair High in Cypress, Texas, to a rousing chorus of "Hip, hip, Chiney!"

Greene fits holes, roles for Huskies

In Maya Moore and Tina Charles, UConn has more star power and talent than most teams. But Kalana Greene's ability to fill whatever role the Huskies need is just as important.