Julie Hermann starts as Rutgers athletic director
Saying she has already rolled up her sleeves and is ready to work, Julie Hermann took over as Rutgers' athletic director with the promise that her No.
Manu Ginobili sparks Spurs to Game 5 win
Across three NBA championships and more than 100 playoff victories together, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have built a bond most ...

Obama honors first time WNBA champ Indiana Fever
President Barack Obama honored the WNBA champion Indiana Fever on Friday, calling the players role models for young athletes — even those on his ...
NCAA APR again hits schools with lesser resources
Eighteen Division I teams will miss the postseason, and another 18 in men's basketball and nine other college sports will trade practice time for ...

Ref Cam makes debut in Mercury-Fever broadcast
Smile! You're on referee cam. The WNBA debuted a new camera Saturday worn by official Lamont Simpson during the Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever game ...

7 charged in $6B online money laundering case
Calling it perhaps the biggest money laundering scheme in U.S. history, federal prosecutors charged seven people Tuesday with running what amounted ...
Rookies shine during WNBA's opening weekend
Brittney Griner and Elena Delle Donne put on a quite a show to cap off an impressive opening weekend for the WNBA. The top two picks in the draft ...

Delle Donne leads Sky to 102-80 win over Phoenix
Brittney Griner got the dunks in her debut, becoming the first WNBA player to do it twice in one game. Elena Delle Donne had the better game and got ...

Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy
Until about a month ago, Robbie Rogers had no interest in being one of the highest-profile openly gay athletes in the world. Rogers didn't want the ...

Prince to miss a few weeks to play for Russia
Epiphanny Prince is headed to Russia. The Brooklyn native will miss a few weeks of the WNBA season to join the Russian national women's basketball ...
Tennessee plans to honor Summitt with sculpture
Tennessee plans to honor former Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt by building an on-campus statue in her honor. Tennessee athletic department spokesman ...
With Laimbeer as coach, retooled Liberty excited
One week into their first training camp under Bill Laimbeer, the New York Liberty are full of excitement and optimism. "He has a great system for us, ...

Kuwait launches sports clubs for women
Muneera al-Shatti has loved playing basketball since she was a child but it wasn't until Thursday that she had chance to show off her skills at a ...

Diggins joins Tulsa, Wiggins in speedy backcourt
Skylar Diggins likes that WNBA teams may now dread a trip to Tulsa. The star guard at Notre Dame and No. 3 pick in the draft is expected to make an ...

'I'm gay': NBA player Jason Collins breaks barrier
Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade

Griner No. 1 pick by Phoenix Mercury in WNBA Draft
Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women's college basketball. Now she's ready to take on the pros. The Phoenix Mercury took Baylor's star ...
Griner, Delle Donne, Diggins lead WNBA draft class
Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins are expected to be the top three selections in this year's highly touted WNBA draft. After that, ...

Good weather after 2012 heat at Boston Marathon
The heat was unprecedented and so was the offer: Any of the 27,000 runners in last year's Boston Marathon could skip the race and automatically ...
Obama congratulates UConn women on 8th NCAA title
President Barack Obama has congratulated coach Geno Auriemma (aw-ree-EH'-muh) and the University of Connecticut women's basketball team on winning ...

With 8 titles, UConn starting next dynasty?
Stefanie Dolson grabbed the microphone on stage after the NCAA final and uttered four words: "President Obama, we're ba-aaack!" With heralded freshman ...

UConn women win 8th title in rout of Louisville
His eighth national championship in hand, Geno Auriemma wanted to savor the moment and not talk about a dynasty just yet. He had just tied Pat Summitt ...

Louisville overwhelmed by UConn for title, 93-60
Shoni Schimmel tried to fling a long, hard bounce pass to Jude Schimmel along the right sideline — the kind of crowd-pleasing play the sisters often ...

UConn women rout Louisville for 8th title
Geno Auriemma has been chasing Pat Summitt since he started coaching. Now with his eighth national championship, he has finally caught her. It might ...

Pitino heads to New Orleans without his team
Louisville men's coach Rick Pitino went to New Orleans to watch the Cardinals' women's team play Connecticut in Tuesday night's NCAA championship game

Auriemma looks for eighth national championship
Geno Auriemma has never lost an NCAA championship game. Of course, his UConn Huskies haven't had to face a team like upstart Louisville, which is ...