Gardiner’s play and leadership off the bench is key to Bruins’ success as they get deeper into the NCAA Tournament
Michelle Smith
Michelle Smith has covered women’s basketball nationally for more than three decades. A 2024 inductee into the U.S. Basketball Writer’s Hall of Fame, Smith has worked for ESPN.com, The Athletic, the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as Pac-12.com and WNBA.com. She is the 2017 recipient of the Jake Wade Media Award from the Collegiate Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) and was named the Mel Greenberg Media Award winner by the WBCA in 2019.
Posted inACC, Features, NCAA Basketball, SEC
After resurgent year ends, Cal immediately pivots to building next NCAA Tournament-worthy team
Bears will be “aggressive” in the portal starting Monday after first NCAA appearance in six years.
Posted inFeatures, Mid-Majors, NCAA Basketball
UC San Diego transitions straight into the NCAA field
Head coach Heidi VanDerveer representing the family legacy in the NCAA Tournament with the upstart Tritons
Posted inFeatures, NCAA Basketball
Spokane Region 1: It’s time for the Bruins to define themselves
North Carolina State, LSU and Baylor fill out the top seeds in Spokane 1.
Posted inACC, Big 12, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Features, NCAA Basketball, SEC
Spokane Region 2: USC feeling slighted, yet confident
Connecticut looms as No. 2 seed with Oklahoma and Kentucky as the No. 3 and 4.
Posted inBig Ten, Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings, Features, NCAA Basketball, New York Liberty, Pac-12
Kelly Graves, Oregon reflect on NCAA Tournament cancellation five years later
Graves: ‘We all thought we were on our way to something special’
Posted inFeatures, Mid-Majors, NCAA Basketball
All Cougars and Beavers must do is win
Washington State and Oregon State are living in the land of a one-bid league and there is no option but to win the WCC Tournament to move on
Posted inFeatures, Golden State Valkyries, Latest News, WNBA
NBA All-Star weekend was a miss for WNBA, Valkyries
In just three months, the WNBA’s first expansion team in 17 years will tip-off at the Chase Center in San Francisco and it was not nearly as apparent as it could have been at NBA All-Star weekend
Posted inFeatures, Golden State Valkyries, WNBA
Golden State Valkyries will go global for their first identity
Even the most salary cap space in the WNBA hasn’t been enough of an enticement for top free agents
Posted inACC, Features, NCAA Basketball
Stanford is ‘optimistic’ the NCAA Tournament is still in sight
The Cardinal are 10-9, a far cry from their usual standard, but head coach Kate Paye lauds her team’s positivity
