SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Standing atop of the podium for eight-consecutive Olympics, the U.S. women’s basketball program boasts one of the most-prolific streaks in the history of sports. That string of dominance all started with the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. On Saturday, the entire team entered the Naismith Hall of Fame. They […]
Tara VanDerveer
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Excerpt: The Cardinal adapt to life without VanDerveer in 1996
Tara VanDerveer became the first college coach in history to step away from her program for a full year to coach the 1996 U.S. Women’s National team, which would compete in the Atlanta Olympic Games on home soil. VanDerveer also took the job well aware that the U.S. team was a trial run for the […]
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In 31 years at Quinnipiac, Tricia Fabbri became players’ ‘mom away from home’ — and a coaching legend
Vanessa Blair-Lewis: ‘She’s seen a lot of wins, a lot of losses, but she’s poured into a lot of lives’
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The IX Sports Podcast: WNBPA, Tara VanDerveer and Kara Braxton
The WNBPA’s decision to build up a rainy-day fund positions them well as CBA negotiations creep forward.
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Excerpt from ‘Life’s Work’: Tara VanDerveer absorbs the implosion of the Pac-12
VanDerveer: ‘You invest 40 years into something, and to watch it unravel in 40 minutes, it’s sad. And you have to process who you are angry with, you know?’
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 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
Posted inFeatures, Los Angeles Sparks, WNBA
In Lynne Roberts era, Los Angeles Sparks hope for better offense, return to championship form
Roberts: ‘We’re going to do just fine. We’re going to compete. I want to win now’
Posted inBIG EAST, Features, Latest News, NCAA Basketball
For Geno Auriemma, breaking wins record is a testament to the people around him
Geno Auriemma and Chris Dailey clinch win 1,217
Posted inACC, Features, NCAA Basketball
At Stanford, Kate Paye is retooling a titan
Balanced Stanford off to a strong 3-0 start thanks to a 3-point barrage
