College Sports Archive
Fagan: Liberty's Young motivated by late coaches' message
Oklahoma State's Toni Young can thank her late coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna for being drafted by the New York Liberty. After they died in a plane crash, she rededicated herself to the game.
Apr 16 3:35 AM ET | By Kate Fagan
Delle Donne, Diggins, Griner drafted to WNBA
WNBA top picks Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins and Brittney Griner are in Bristol for the draft.
Apr 15 10:08 PM ET
Illinois State hires Smith as new women's coach
Illinois State has hired former Saint Louis associate head coach Barb Smith as its new women's basketball coach.
Apr 15 7:59 PM ET
E. Illinois coach departs after winning OVC title
Eastern Illinois says women's basketball coach Lee Buchanan has resigned after taking his team to a conference title in his first season.
Apr 15 7:56 PM ET
Utah hires new swim coach after abuse scandal
The University of Utah has hired the coach from North Texas to take over its swim program after an abuse scandal led to the ouster of Greg Winslow.
Apr 15 7:37 PM ET
Swoopes cites 'lifelong dream' with Loyola
Sheryl Swoopes was simply looking for an assistant coaching job when she contacted Loyola of Chicago two weeks ago.
Apr 15 6:48 PM ET
10,000 watch victory parade for UConn women
About 10,000 fans lined Hartford's Bushnell Park on a cold and windy Sunday afternoon to cheer the national champion UConn women as they passed by on the top of a double-decker bus, tossing Mardi Gras beads down to the crowd below.
Apr 14 9:31 PM ET
Lovell: Clarendon leaves legacy of leadership
Layshia Clarendon came to California as a soft-spoken, unheralded prospect in 2009. She leaves as one of the most successful players in the program's history, leading the Golden Bears to their first Final Four this season.
Apr 14 9:23 PM ET | By Andrew Lovell
Dinich: Goalie Malcolm leads Yale to title
Goaltender Jeff Malcolm finished off Yale's hockey season in style on Saturday, shutting out top-seeded Quinnipiac 4-0 on his birthday to win the school's first NCAA hockey championship.
Apr 13 | By Heather Dinich
Griner wins second straight Wooden Award
Brittney Griner of Baylor has won the women's John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's national player of the year for the second consecutive year.
Apr 14 10:58 AM ET
Yale earns 1st NCAA hockey championship
Yale captain Andrew Miller stopped a reporter when he asked what it felt like to be the final school to make the 16-team when the NCAA hockey tournament began.
Apr 14 12:44 AM ET
NCAA enforcement director takes Auburn job
Director of enforcement David Didion is leaving the NCAA to take a job at Auburn.
Apr 13 9:15 PM ET
Zona's Kanute wins triathlon championships
The University of Arizona's Ben Kanute completed a weekend sweep at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships, winning the Olympic-distance race Saturday.
Apr 13 7:23 PM ET
espnW mock draft: WNBA draft first round
After Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins hear their names called, who follows? Before Monday's WNBA draft, espnW's mock draft projects the first round.
Apr 13 1:20 PM ET
Report: NCAA to drop QB's Miami testimony
A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the NCAA has agreed to drop at least part of former Miami quarterback Kyle Wright's testimony from its case against the Hurricanes.
Apr 13 12:59 AM ET
Gerlich named Texas-Arlington women's coach
Krista Gerlich has been hired as the new women's basketball coach at Texas-Arlington.
Apr 12 10:47 PM ET
Gladziszewski: Familiar foes will meet for hockey title
Quinnipiac and Yale won on Thursday to advance to the NCAA hockey final on Saturday, setting up a meeting between two Connecticut schools that have already played each other three times this season.
Apr 11 | By Joe Gladziszewski
St. Cloud State's LeBlanc wins Hobey Baker
Forward Drew LeBlanc of St. Cloud State has won the Hobey Baker Award, given to the nation's top college hockey player.
Apr 12 9:14 PM ET
Swoopes to coach Loyola of Chicago women
Sheryl Swoopes, one of the top players is women's basketball history, is the new coach at Loyola of Chicago.
Apr 12 9:03 PM ET
Arkansas pitcher Altimont banned after arrest
Arkansas baseball coach Dave Van Horn has suspended pitcher Thomas Altimont following the reliever's arrest on kidnapping and assault allegations.
Apr 12 4:37 PM ET
Pitt hires McConnell-Serio as hoops coach
Pittsburgh didn't look far to find its new women's basketball coach. The Panthers lured Duquesne's Suzie McConnell-Serio across town on Friday hoping she can resurrect a floundering program.
Apr 12 4:11 PM ET
Yale wins in OT, reaches NCAA hockey final
Andrew Miller scored 6:59 into overtime to lift Yale to a 3-2 victory over UMass Lowell in the NCAA men's hockey semifinals Thursday night.
Apr 11 11:24 PM ET
USC great Cooper-Dyke returns as coach
Hall of Famer Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is returning to Southern California as the Trojans' head women's basketball coach.
Apr 11 5:43 PM ET
Hays: Jordan Patterson extends family's legacy at Alabama
Jordan Patterson isn't among the stat leaders for the defending champion Alabama softball team, but her presence doesn't go unnoticed -- by her teammates or her family, whose name is synonymous with Crimson Tide success.
Apr 11 4:27 PM ET | By Graham Hays
Obama congratulates UConn on eighth title
President Barack Obama has congratulated coach Geno Auriemma (aw-ree-EH'-muh) and the University of Connecticut women's basketball team on winning their eighth NCAA championship.
Apr 11 12:38 PM ET