Dawn Staley wants ESPN to come ‘back to the table’ to renegotiate NCAA championships TV deal
Staley has driven change in women's basketball coaching salaries and payouts to NCAA tournament teams, and seemingly has her sights on a new, bigger target.
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The future of women’s basketball viewership remains extremely bright
The NCAA desperately needs to optimize its winter championship schedule
ESPN’s ‘Full Court Press’ docuseries announces players, premiere date for Season 2
Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, LSU's Flau’jae Johnson and USC's Kiki Iriafen are the featured players this time around.
Seth Davis: Women’s college basketball still thriving from Caitlin Clark effect
"I can tell you the product has never been better, and the games have never been better."
Popular Sue Bird/Diana Taurasi altcast returns for Women’s Final Four
For the fourth year in a row, there will be a Bird & Taurasi Show altcast for the Women's Final Four and title game.
Women’s college basketball conference title games continue sport’s growth trajectory
Two conference title games drew over one million viewers, while two others set viewership records.
ESPN sees growth in women’s college basketball viewership
The network is up 3% versus last year and 44% versus two years ago.
Northwestern forfeit shows sports media still has blind spot for women’s stories
Who are the teams, stars to carry women’s college basketball into March 2025?
Who are the stars and teams that will take centerstage in the NCAA women's basketball tournament?
ESPN’s Muffet McGraw: women’s basketball is in ‘a great place’
'There's a lot more parity, which I think, makes it more fun.'
ESPN’s cancels first ‘College GameDay’ of WCBB season due to inclement weather
South Carolina-LSU will now take place on Friday at 5 PM and will no longer follow 'College GameDay'.
ESPN+ basketball announcers miss player scoring for opponent
"Announcers … what are you doing?"
Fox reveals plans for MLK Day Coretta Scott King Classic
The women's college basketball broadcasts here will include spotlights on key moments in the Kings' lives.
NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament to receive unit payouts like men
However, the women's payouts will be substantially less, commensurate with the media rights value attributed to the tournament.
‘Oh my goodness!’ Back-to-basket buzzer-beater from Seton Hall WBB’s Faith Masonius stunned announcers
"Flips it up and in!" "Oh my goodness!" "The Seton Hall Pirates keep the Faith!"
USC-UConn women’s hoops draws over 2 million on Fox against CFP competition
The game ranked as the second most-watched women's college basketball game ever for the network.
Players Era announces marquee Thanksgiving week women’s basketball tournament
"Women’s college basketball continues to drive an unprecedented level of excitement and engagement."
The roots run deep for Andraya Carter’s path to stardom at ESPN
The Greenville News’s Lulu Kesin on the South Carolina women’s basketball dynasty
'What makes them so special is that they have 13 players you have to scout for.'
Big East announces deals with Fox and NBC in addition to TNT Sports
The Big East has fully unveiled its media deals.
Lisa Bluder chides media for creating ‘circus out of racial things’ with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese
"That's the only thing people wanted to talk about when we just went on this magical run and united so many people, and that, like, was frustrating to me."
Why the transfer portal is good for sports media – especially women’s basketball
Dawn Staley: Caitlin Clark ‘sole reason’ NCAA women’s basketball viewership is up
"I want women's basketball to grow, and I'm not too shy about saying why it grows."