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Caitlin Clark wins Honda Cup as top female college athlete for second consecutive year
Read full article: Caitlin Clark wins Honda Cup as top female college athlete for second consecutive yearCaitlin Clark became the fourth person ever to win the Honda Cup twice, earning the prestigious honor Monday night.
Caitlin Clark, freshmen JuJu Watkins and Hannah Hidalgo top AP women's All-America team
Read full article: Caitlin Clark, freshmen JuJu Watkins and Hannah Hidalgo top AP women's All-America teamIowa star Caitlin Clark has been honored for the third straight season as a first-team Associated Press All-American.
Breanna Stewart sets WNBA record with 3rd 40-point game this season, Liberty beats Fever 100-89
Read full article: Breanna Stewart sets WNBA record with 3rd 40-point game this season, Liberty beats Fever 100-89Breanna Stewart scored 30 of her 42 points in the first half to help the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 100-89 and set a franchise record for wins in a season.
Brittney Griner makes an emotional and dominant return to record-setting WNBA All-Star Game
Read full article: Brittney Griner makes an emotional and dominant return to record-setting WNBA All-Star GameBrittney Griner scored 18 points, including two dunks, in her return to the All-Star Game to lead Team Stewart to a 143-127 win over Team Wilson.
Moore non-committal on WNBA return with documentary upcoming
Read full article: Moore non-committal on WNBA return with documentary upcomingMaya Moore left the WNBA in 2019 to help her now husband Jonathan Irons get his conviction overturned and win his release from prison remains non-committal to returning to the league.
UConn's Paige Bueckers is AP women's player of the year
Read full article: UConn's Paige Bueckers is AP women's player of the yearUConn's star guard became the first freshman ever to win The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year award Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)SAN ANTONIO โ Paige Bueckers is in a class all by herself. UConn's star guard became the first freshman ever to win The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year award Wednesday. โItโs amazing, surreal for people to think of me that highly and to be in that position as a freshman,โ Bueckers said. But I donโt think you can.โ___More AP womenโs college basketball: https://apnews.com/Womenscollegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
UConn frosh Paige Bueckers leads women's AP All-America team
Read full article: UConn frosh Paige Bueckers leads women's AP All-America teamThe freshman guard has lived up to it so far, delivering record-breaking performances and earning a spot on The Associated Press women's basketball All-American team Wednesday. She's only the third freshman to make the AP team, joining Oklahoma's Courtney Paris and UConn's Maya Moore. โName one player that has taken a team this young to where we are today," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. She became the school's first women's basketball All-American last season. She was joined by Naz Hillmon, who is the first women's player at Michigan to earn All-America honors.
Maya Moore now wed, to wrongfully jailed man she helped free
Read full article: Maya Moore now wed, to wrongfully jailed man she helped freeNEW YORK โ Basketball star Maya Moore has married Jonathan Irons, the Missouri man she helped work to free from prison after a 22-year-old wrongful conviction. Moore and Irons appeared together on ABC's โGood Morning Americaโ on Wednesday to discuss their social justice efforts โ and their relationship. Moore revealed that the two married this year, shortly after Irons was released on July 1. After Moore learned of his case and helped take up his cause, she and Irons developed a friendship on frequent visits to the prison. โI am trying to really just breathe from this long, long battle,โ Moore said.
Trio of former UConn greats leading social justice charge
Read full article: Trio of former UConn greats leading social justice chargeMontgomery and Tiffany Hayes appreciated what former UConn teammate Maya Moore was doing when the All-Star forward stepped away from basketball two years ago to focus on criminal justice reform. UConn coach Geno Auriemma has been impressed by what many of his former players are accomplishing off the court. They were following who they are.Montgomery and Hayes smiled at the thought that a dozen years ago the UConn players had any aspirations of being social activists. Both Hayes and Montgomery loved seeing Auriemma and his wife and family at a protest in his community last month. I knew my mind wasnt there, my heart wasnt there, Montgomery said.