In shift, UMaine women’s basketball retains state’s best players
After years of seeing backyard talent go elsewhere, the Black Bears and coach Amy Vachon are experiencing a successful run of ...
Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman falls short of breakthrough for Black coaches on historic day in America
It's hard to ignore the connections between Marcus Freeman's fate as he tries to make history on Monday night and all that’s ...
South Carolina makes Dawn Staley highest-paid coach in women’s college basketball
South Carolina coach was previously No. 3 behind LSU's Kim Mulkey and UConn's Geno Auriemma at $3.1 million/year.
How Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman and Niele Ivey created a bond as they chase championships
In hindsight, Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Niele Ivey isn’t surprised that football coach Marcus Freeman was one step ...
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Dawn Staley Secures Record $25M Deal, Becoming Highest-Paid Women’s Basketball Coach
“She has elevated the sport of women’s basketball on the national level ... How can it be fair market value? I’m a Black coach, I’m a woman, I’m pretty successful. We built our program.
Coaches Staley, Mulkey show off their fashion style in LSU-South Carolina showdown
The showdown between second-ranked South Carolina and fifth-ranked LSU featured the last two national champions and two of ...
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Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman is reluctant to be a pioneer -- but eager to be a national champion
Marcus Freeman appears determined to make this not about himself, but when one is in the process of achieving something ...
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Marcus Freeman's FBS national championship appearance with Irish marks first for Black coach
That same year, C. Vivian Stringer was the first Black Division I women’s basketball coach to make it to the national championship game. Cito Gaston was the first Black manager to make the World ...
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College football: Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman falls short of breakthrough for Black coaches on historic day in America
Yet, 41 years after Georgetown’s John Thompson became the first Black coach to win basketball’s national title and 26 years after Carolyn Peck at Purdue first did it on the women’s side ...
What Shea Ralph said about Vanderbilt women's basketball LGBTQ+ pride night vs Arkansas
When Vanderbilt women's basketball defeated Arkansas, 101-60, on Thursday, it was the team's annual LGBTQ+ pride night. The Commodores first hosted a pride night in 2020, before coach Shea Ralph was ...
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Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman seeks breakthrough for Black coaches on an historic day in America
Yet, 41 years after Georgetown’s John Thompson became the first Black coach to win basketball’s national title and 26 years after Carolyn Peck at Purdue first did it on the women’s side, those ...