Womens Basketball

The Big East Conference has promoted John Marinatto to commissioner. He replaces Mike Tranghese, who announced his retirement in June after 18 years as commissioner.

Sources: Marinatto to be new Big East commish

Sources say John Marinatto will be named to replace Mike Tranghese as Big East commissioner.

UConn trio leads preseason Wooden candidates

Connecticut senior Renee Montgomery, junior Tina Charles and sophomore Maya Moore were each named to the list of 30 preseason candidates for the 2008-09 Wooden Award All-America team.

Hays: Vanderbilt looks to step out of Tennessee's shadow

Vanderbilt has long lived in the shadow of in-state rival Tennessee. But Christina Wirth, Jennifer Risper and the Commodores are less interested in living up to their neighbor's legacy than creating one of their own.

Plank becomes Mystics 11th coach in 12 seasons

Julie Plank, a longtime college and WNBA assistant, was hired Thursday as the latest hope for a team that has known nothing but change. She becomes the 11th coach of a franchise that begins its 12th season next summer.

UConn women landslide No. 1 in coaches' Top 25

Connecticut is the overwhelming pick as the No. 1 team in the ESPN/USA Today women's basketball preseason poll released Wednesday.

Sooners' Paris rare unanimous All-America pick

Oklahoma center Courtney Paris tops The Associated Press' preseason All-America team, becoming only the sixth unanimous choice to make the squad.

UConn tops in AP's preseason women's hoops poll

Connecticut is back in familiar territory -- No. 1 in the preseason women's basketball poll.

Three charged in Quinnipiac race harassment case

Three Quinnipiac University students have been arrested and dismissed from the school after an investigation into the racial harassment of three basketball players.

Cal's Hampton has setback, slowed by knee injury

California center Devanei Hampton, the 2007 Pac-10 Player of the Year, is being held out of practice probably until at least next Tuesday because of a setback with her surgically repaired right knee.

Indiana hires lawyer Glass as new athletic director

Fred Glass, an Indiana graduate, Indianapolis attorney and civic leader, was named Tuesday as the new athletics director at Indiana University.

ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU to televise 148 games

Tennessee will host Stanford on Dec. 21 in a rematch of last season's national championship, one of 148 women's college basketball games that will air on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com this season.