Pat Summitt
In a photo provided by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Michelle Kwan arrives for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, June 24, 2022. (Mark Reis/U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee via AP)
Vonn urges athletes use platform for good 'especially today'

By Eddie Pells Jun. 24, 2022 11:12 PM EDT

FILE - Lindsey Vonn shows medals from her career as she holds a press conference after taking the bronze medal in the women's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in Are, Sweden, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm, Billie Jean King and the late Pat Summitt are among the nine individual women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Phelps, Vonn among those heading to US Olympic & Para Hall

Jun. 06, 2022 11:10 AM EDT

FILE - Former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt smiles as a banner is raised in her honor before the team's NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 28, 2013. The Late Pat Summitt, Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm and Billie Jean King are among the nine individual women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
Notre Dame-Tennessee (Women) 1/28/2013

Jun. 06, 2022 11:06 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2022 10:57 AM EST
Body Feb. 4 1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y...

Stern, Catchings, Cash inducted into Women’s Basketball Hall

By Al Lesar Aug. 21, 2021 08:26 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What David Stern did for the sport of basketball transcended any gender bias and opened a whole new world for women in the game. ...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Monday, June 28, the 179th day of 2021. There are 186 days left in the year. Today’s...

Stanford guard Kiana Williams (23) celebrates with teammate forward Cameron Brink at the end of the championship game against Arizona in the women's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Stanford won 54-53. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Stanford holds off Arizona 54-53 to win women's NCAA title

By Doug Feinberg Apr. 04, 2021 08:19 PM EDT

Stanford guard Kiana Williams (23) celebrates scoring against Oklahoma State with forward Cameron Brink (22) during the second half of a college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA women's tournament at the UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)
Stanford felt ready for women's tourney after nomadic year

By Janie Mccauley Mar. 29, 2021 02:10 AM EDT

A Liverpool fans with a Jurgen Klopp protective face mask applauds before the start of an English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday Dec. 27, 2020. (Stu Forster/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Marshall postpones 2 men's basketball games

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2021 05:26 AM EST

Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey is shown during the second half of an NCAA women's college basketball game against South Florida Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. No. 6 Baylor canceled its much-anticipated home game Thursday night against No. 3 UConn after Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkey tested positive for COVID-19. “I immediately self-quarantined and did not re-join the team when our staff and players came back from our holiday break on December 28," Mulkey said in a statement Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Mulkey positive for COVID-19, UConn-Baylor women's game off

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 05, 2021 03:55 PM EST

FILE - A few fans watch in Lambeau Field during the first half of an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Tennessee Titans in Green Bay, Wis., in this Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, file photo. The eight teams hosting NFL playoff games this month are more than happy to be staying home with all of comfort it brings, but the actual advantage of playing there all but disappeared during this pandemic season of mostly empty stadiums. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)
The Latest: Purdue-Rutgers women's hoops game postponed

By The Associated Press Jan. 05, 2021 10:27 AM EST

Stanford forward Francesca Belibi, left, dunks against UCLA during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
No. 1 Stanford women overcome 10th-ranked UCLA 61-49

By Beth Harris Dec. 21, 2020 06:25 PM EST

Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, center, watches the action against Pacific during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stockton, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. With a win over Pacific, VanDerveer will become the winningest women's coach in history breaking Pat Summitt's record of 1,098. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest women's basketball coach

By Michael Wagaman Dec. 15, 2020 11:55 PM EST

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley yells at her team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, in Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP Photo/Josh Jurgens)
South Carolina remains No. 1 in women's AP Top 25; Texas in

By Doug Feinberg Nov. 30, 2020 01:14 PM EST

Stanford guard Kiana Williams (23) shoots past Cal Poly guard Malia Holt during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
No. 2 Stanford women get balanced effort, rout Cal Poly

By Janie Mccauley Nov. 25, 2020 04:01 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2018, file photo, Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer directs her team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland, in Baltimore. In the 2020-21 basketball season, Stringer will be entering her 50th season as a college coach, including the last 26th at Rutgers. The Hall of Famer will be the first NCAA women’s basketball coach ever to coach 50 seasons and just the fourth men’s or women’s basketball coach in any NCAA division to reach that milestone. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)
Women's hoops begins; flexibility key in COVID times

By Doug Feinberg Nov. 25, 2020 02:11 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, UCLA forward Michaela Onyenwere (21) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Pac-12 Preview: No. 2 Stanford favored in loaded conference

By Joe Reedy Nov. 20, 2020 12:24 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles, left, fouls Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker during the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Parker and her 11-year-old daughter are braving the start of an unprecedented WNBA season together in Florida. The Sparks All-Star knows it’s a calculated risk to stay in the coronavirus hot spot, where all 12 teams will play games in the WNBA “bubble” of Bradenton. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
WNBA's Candace Parker, daughter a 'package deal' in Florida

By Melissa Murphy Jul. 14, 2020 03:11 AM EDT