Let's slow it down

This sliver of time between the NCAA Tournament and the WNBA is so necessary. Enjoy your rest.....

College player news:

Taylor Chavez and Jaz Shelley will transfer from Oregon.

College coach news:

What you need to know about new Washington coach Tina Langley.

Langley's hiring is a first step for the Huskies, but there are many more to go.

Jim Jabir is Siena's new/old head coach.....he was coach there from 1987-1009.

WNBA news:

Six more players have opted into the WNBA draft.

Liz Cambage discusses mental health.

Former Fever player Vicki Hall has joined the staff as an assistant coach.

The pay gap between the WNBA and NBA is a numbers game.

Transfers of the player and coach kind

College team news:

Stanford won the championship for all the Cardinal teams that couldn't.

What's next for Arizona?

College player news:

Q&A with Louisville transfer Emily Engstler.

Seniors Kai Crutchfield, Raina Perez and Kayla Jones will all return for NC State next year.

JaMya Mingo-Young and Khyla Wade-Warren have transferred to Alabama.

Howard transfer Jayla Thornton has landed at Syracuse.

Texas Tech transfer Lexi Gordon has committed to Duke.

Mississippi State transfer Aliyah Matharu is going to Texas.

UConn sophomore Anna Makurat will transfer.

Madison Wise is leaving Iowa State as a grad transfer.

Savannah Samuel will transfer from Oregon State.

College coach news:

Vanderbilt has fired Stephanie White.

Vanessa Blair-Lewis is leaving Bethune-Cookman to be the head coach at George Mason.

Kevin McGuff flies under the radar of criticism.

Interview with Stanford assistant coach Britney Anderson.

Shenise Johnson has returned to Miami as an assistant coach.

The day after

College team news:

The Cardinal got a hero's welcome today.

Stanford's resiliency was built on the road.

The champs got a lot of shoutouts from notable people.

Arizona arrived home to appreciative fans.......it filled their hearts.

Louisville brings back a wealth of experience for next season.

Who replaces Erin Boley and Lydia Giomi for Oregon?

How Dixie State voted to opt out of the season.

College player news:

Q&A with Louisville transfer Chelsie Hall.

Janai Crooms is leaving Michigan State after one season.

Two more Vanderbilt players are transferring.

College coach news:

Tara VanDerveer had a vision, and once again Stanford is cutting down nets.

Adia Barnes was the breakout star of the Tournament.

Geno Auriemma says the Huskies need to grow up.

Newly-hired Karen Aston aims to revitalize UTSA.

Washington has hired Tina Langley from Rice as their new head coach.

Auburn introduced Johnnie Harris as head coach today.......the Harris era has begun.

Charity Elliott has resigned after nine seasons at LMU.

Dawn Staley: now is the time to grow our game.

NCAA news:

The hard work of fixing inequities remains.

Tournament viewing numbers were way up.

Stanford holds off Arizona, 54-53, for National Championship

Stanford finishes tough year with hard-fought, long-awaited National Championship.

NCAA news:

Women's basketball is a renewed flashpoint for an embattled NCAA.

College team news:

Colorado turned a corner this season.

College player news:

The Basketball Hall of Fame announced their Starting Five Awards.

All's well before the Natty

Final Four team news:

Adia Barnes, Aari McDonald, and the Arizona team nobody believed in.

The Wildcats are big underdogs against the Cardinal.

Stanford and Arizona are improved and ready to battle.

Game preview.

Final Four player news:

The touching story behind the hug last night between Haley Jones, Aliyah Boston and Fran Belibi.

Aari McDonald is small but no longer overlooked.

Final Four coach news:

Tara VanDerveer pondered a pause this season.

VanDerveer wants consistency in tourney officiating.

Adia Barnes isn't apologizing for her post-game talk to her players last night.

NCAA news:

Inside an overdue reckoning over inequity in basketball.

Women's college sports was growing. Then the NCAA took over.

College team news:

Where does UConn go from here?

The next Husky dynasty will have to wait now.

Oregon wants to build off this year's Sweet 16 run and go to the Final Four next year.

It was a season to remember for Marist.

College player news:

NaLyssa Smith has won the Wade Trophy, and headlines the All America team.

All four Maryland seniors will return next year.

College coach news:

Auburn has hired Johnnie Harris as their new head coach.

WNBA news:

The league released the names of the 52 who have opted into the draft.

Stanford survives, Arizona shocks, and it'll be a Pac-12 Championship

Final Four results tonight, aka "what just happened?":

The Cardinal survived the Gamecocks, 66-65.

Stanford is in their first title game since 2010.

It's about the journey for the Cardinal.

Arizona stunned Connecticut, 69-59.

It's the first Championship game for the Wildcats in program history.

College team news:

Arizona State is still optimistic despite missing the Tournament.

College player news:

Natasha Mack is the Naismith defensive player of the year.

Caitlin Clark has won the Dawn Staley Award.

Mya Hollingshed will return to Colorado next season.

Celeste Taylor and Elyssa Coleman are transferring from Texas.

KeKe McKinney is transferring from Texas.

Colorado State's Tori Williams has medically retired.

College coach news:

Tara VanDerveer is the Naismith coach of the year.

Joni Taylor's contract has been extended through 2027 at Georgia.

Stony Brook coach Caroline McCombs has been hired as head coach at George Washington.

Other news:

The WBCA has launched Our Fair Shot.

Women's basketball athletes beat men in graduation rates.

Team roll call

Stanford news:

Stanford families can't wait to reunite with players in San Antonio.

The Cardinal have reached their final destination after a season-long journey.

The team is fighting for a trip to the 'ship.

Haley Jones and the rise of positionless players in basketball.

Anna Wilson has been buoyed by brother Russell Wilson's presence.

Tara VanDerveer and Dawn Staley facing off today.

South Carolina news:

What to look for on offense and defense in South Carolina's matchup.

The experts that brought the team together for a Final Four run.

Dawn Staley diary.

Arizona news:

Assistant coach Salvo Coppa has helped the Wildcats behind the scenes.

Freshman Lauren Ware is excited for the matchup with mighty UConn.

Connecticut news:

Nika Muhl's status for tonight is still uncertain.

General:

Team-by-team preview.

More:

Ratings review.

The financial burden on NCAA sports wears wingtips, not sneakers.

Women's sports can get bigger.

The NCAA will discuss having more replay announcements.

Kim Barnes Arico breaks down the Final Four.

The night before the Final Four

College team news:

The energy for Arizona can grow beyond the Final Four.

The Wildcats were irked that they didn't appear in a video on the NCAA's timeline this morning (and so was I).

South Carolina overcame much to get to the round of four.

Marquette remains busy adding new commitments, and an old one.

The Title IX loophole that hurts women's teams.

College player news:

A player from each Final Four team that everyone should know.

UConn's Aaliyah Edwards has become one of the most valuable players in the tourney.

For Paige Bueckers, no stage is too big and no brother is too small.

Three Gamecock players could cash in under new NIL legislation.

Coaches credit the mental strength of athletes in this pandemic season.

The WBCA named Oklahoma State's Natasha Mack its defensive player of the year.

Tennessee's Rennia Davis has won the Senior CLASS Award for women's hoops.

Emily Engstler and Chelsie Hall have transferred to Louisville.

College coach news:

In 1996 the USA won gold and began a legacy......now Tara VanDerveer and Dawn Staley face off.

Toyelle Wilson has been named SMU's new head coach.

Cori Close is the WBCA's new president.

Dawn Staley: there are still too few Black coaches in basketball.

Geno Auriemma wants the three-point line moved back.

WNBA news:

The April 15 draft will be virtual.

Dozens of college players are opting into the draft.

Non-seniors would like to have the option to enter the draft.

Olympics timing may finally be right for Skylar Diggins-Smith.

Morning briefing

College team news:

How each team could win it all.

This year's Texas A&M squad exemplified the Aggie spirit.

What's next for Northwestern?

Why Syracuse will be alright......why are so many players transferring?

College player news:

The five players who will decide the Final Four.

Paige Bueckers may turn out to be the best UConn Husky of them all.

Bueckers and Caitlin Clark could lead the charge for more WBB exposure.

The legacy of Gonzaga's Jill Townsend.

College coach news:

Indiana has extended Teri Moren's contract until 2027.

Meet new Army coach Missy Traversi.

Coaches are challenging the NCAA over inequities.

NCAA news:

The NCAA says ending daily COVID testing isn't an option.

NCAA president Mark Emmert revealed no actual plans for curing gender inequity in yesterday's press conference.

How college basketball continues to be plagued with inequities.

Take a deep breath

This Tournament has been intense! These two days off before the Final Four are necessary.

College team news:

Who will win at the Final Four?

Arizona's Final Four run should help the program.

Connections between the Wildcats and the Huskies run deep.

UConn gave a girl with a rare blood disorder the surprise of her life.

Indiana is building a program and a following.

Penn State faces question marks during the offseason.

College player news:

Aari McDonald is peaking in the Tournament.

Jaelynn Penn is transferring from Indiana.

Duke transfer Mikayla Boykin has landed at Charlotte.

Mississippi State transfer Yemiyah Morris has joined West Virginia.

Purdue transfer Karissa McLaughlin is headed to Marquette.

Tulane transfer JerKaila Jordan will attend Mississippi State.

Five are transferring from LSU.

College coach news:

Adia Barnes is excited to be part of Final Four history.

Sue Bird knew Barnes was destined for great things at Arizona.

Dawn Staley says the Final Four shows what Black women can do.

Geno Auriemma defended Kim Mulkey for her controversial post-game comments from Monday.

Kentucky coach Kyra Elzy is the Spalding Maggie Dixon rookie coach of the year for Division I.

Eastern Washington has fired Wendy Schuller after 20 seasons.

NCAA news:

Mark Emmert addressed the media today and said the NCAA can't ever let down female athletes again.

Emmert told the WBCA he will work to fix stark inequities.

He admitted inequalities but wants fans to push the progress. (What?)

He also said the NCAA dropped the ball.

Emmert vowed changes in a private call with coaches. Will he deliver?

The New York Times' take.

The Supreme Court is hearing opening arguments in the Alston vs. the NCAA case, which could change the face of college sports......amateurism is the issue.

The NCAA has taken its fight to the Supreme Court.

WNBA news:

Sabrina Ionescu is headlining a Nike shoe.