Women's basketball
Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 22-28

By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...

FILE - Kansas State guard Nijel Pack (24) shoots next to West Virginia forward Isaiah Cottrell during an NCAA college basketball game in Manhattan, Kan., Feb. 14, 2022. The first year of the athlete compensation era in college sports evolved into almost everything the NCAA didn't want when it gave the green light last summer. What originally was envisioned as a way for college athletes to make some pocket money based on their celebrity has turned into bidding wars for football and men's basketball recruits and transfers. Pack made one of the first big splashes in April. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
One year of NIL: How much have athletes made?

By Erica Hunzinger Jul. 06, 2022 04:56 PM EDT

SEC approves future schedules for basketball, not football

Jun. 03, 2022 02:27 PM EDT
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference approved future regular-season schedules and postseason formats for six sports — just not football — to conclude its...

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, right, and Texas Tech president Lawrence Schovanec, chairman of the Big 12 board of directors, talk with media at the end of the conference's annual spring meetings, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Irving, Texas. The Big 12 is distributing a record $426 million to its 10 schools for the 2021-22 academic year, and expects to have a new commissioner in place by mid-July. Bowlsby is retiring. (AP Photo/Stephen Hawkins).
Big 12 record $426M revenue, new commish expected mid-July

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 03, 2022 12:51 PM EDT

FILE - Ohio State head coach Ryan Day directs his team during an NCAA college spring football game on April 16, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State is hiking Day's annual salary to $9.5 million, as part of a two-year contract extension that will put him among the nation's highest-paid college football coaches. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
Raise makes Ohio State's Day one of highest-paid coaches

By Mitch Stacy May. 18, 2022 02:22 PM EDT

FILE - NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks at the opening business session of the NCAA convention Jan. 19, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. Emmert is stepping down after 12 years on the job. NCAA Board of Governors Chairman John DeGioia announced the move Tuesday, April 26, 2022, and said it was by mutual agreement. Emmert will continue to serve in his role until a new president is selected and in place or until June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
NCAA President Mark Emmert stepping down no later than 2023

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 26, 2022 08:24 PM EDT

FILE - Then-Ohio State receivers coach Stan Drayton calls out to players during NCAA college football practice in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 16, 2011. New Temple coach Stan Drayton is one of 15 Black head coaches currently set to start next season at 131 FBS schools. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam, File)
Temple, Maryland rare D-I schools with top Black leadership

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 15, 2022 01:22 PM EDT

Baylor, AD Mack Rhoades agree on 10-year contract extension

Apr. 04, 2022 07:12 PM EDT
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor announced a 10-year contract extension for athletic director Mack Rhoades on Monday, saying the deal would allow him to “complete his...

Connecticut's Paige Bueckers (5) reacts toward teammate Connecticut's Christyn Williams in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Marquette in the Big East tournament semifinals at Mohegan Sun Arena, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
SEC - Semifinal 2 (win) at SEC - Semifinal 1 (win) 3/6/2022

Mar. 30, 2022 04:19 PM EDT

Stanford's Cameron Brink and Anna Wilson defend Montana State's Darian White (0) and Kola Bad Bear in 1st quarter during NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship First Round game at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Friday, March 18, 2022.(Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Columbia Lions at Old Dominion Lady Monarchs 3/20/2022

Mar. 30, 2022 04:19 PM EDT

Stanford forward Cameron Brink (22) celebrates with teammates as confetti flies after Stanford beat Texas 59-50 in a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament, Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Women's Final Four can be a financial windfall for players

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 30, 2022 04:16 PM EDT

FILE -The March Madness logo is shown on the court during the first half of a men's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 20, 2021. Kansas, Villanova, North Carolina and Duke will play in the first Final Four to take place under the new world of “name, image and likeness” endorsements in college sports. It allows college players to earn money through endorsements. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
March Madness paying off for players under mishmash of rules

By Eddie Pells Mar. 30, 2022 01:01 PM EDT

The Delaware NCAA college men's basketball team practices at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Delaware will face Villanova in a first round tournament game on Friday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Top colleges accused of violating Black athletes' rights

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 22, 2022 01:07 PM EDT

Belmont players react to a 3-point basket during the second half of a college basketball game against Oregon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Greensboro Regional - First Round - Game 3 (win) at Greensboro Regional - First Round - Game 4 (win) 3/21/2022

Mar. 19, 2022 09:53 PM EDT

Princeton forward Lexi Weger (33) and the Princeton bench celebrate in the second half of a college basketball game against Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, March 19, 2022. Princeton defeated Kentucky 69-62. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
WNIT - First Round - Game 19 (win) at Kent State Golden Flashes 3/19/2022

Mar. 19, 2022 08:39 PM EDT

The South Dakota bench celebrates during the second half of a college basketball game against Mississippi in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Waco, Texas, Friday, March 18, 2022. South Dakota won 75-61. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
South Dakota Coyotes at Ole Miss Rebels 3/18/2022

Mar. 19, 2022 08:39 PM EDT

The South Dakota bench celebrates during the second half of a college basketball game against Mississippi in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Waco, Texas, Friday, March 18, 2022. South Dakota won 75-61. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
March Madness descends on women's NCAA Tournament

By Doug Feinberg Mar. 19, 2022 08:38 PM EDT

FILE - Fans watch from the stands during the first half of the championship game between Stanford and Arizona in the women's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament in San Antonio, April 4, 2021. A year after the NCAA got called out for gender inequities between its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, the organization has made changes over the past six months to make it more equitable. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
ESPN treats NCAA Women's Tournament as premier event

By Joe Reedy Mar. 18, 2022 02:39 AM EDT

FILE - Boston College's Milan Bolden-Morris (23) avoids a steal attempt by Providence's Kyra Spiwak (5) during an NCAA women's basketball game on Nov. 17, 2019 in Providence, R.I. Bolden-Morris will be the first woman to become a football graduate assistant coach for a Power Five football program and in the Big Ten. Michigan announced her hire Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Bolden-Morris is a Florida native who played three seasons at Boston College before transferring as a graduate student to Georgetown. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)
Boston College Eagles at Providence Friars 11/17/2019

Mar. 15, 2022 05:31 PM EDT

FILE - UCLA running back Zach Charbonnet (24) runs the ball in for a touch down as Southern California defensive lineman Jacob Lichtenstein (97) tries to stop him during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Los Angeles. An advocacy group for college athletes has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations board in the next step in a push to give employee status to college athletes and afford them the right to competitive pay, collective bargaining and other benefits and protections. The National College Players Association on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 filed the unfair labor practice charges against the NCAA, Pac-12 Conference, UCLA and the University of Southern California (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
College athlete group files complaint, seeks employee status

By Eric Olson Feb. 08, 2022 04:59 PM EST