Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese helped bring women’s basketball to new heights over the past two years.

South Carolina is starting the season at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll.

President Joe Biden has honored NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and Connecticut with White House celebrations to mark the programs' latest title runs.

Women’s college basketball teams are a step away from getting financially rewarded for success in the NCAA Tournament.

Led by host Serena Williams, The ESPYS celebrated a landmark year for women’s sports, with Simone Biles, A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley and JuJu Watkins among the honorees on Thursday nigh at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The WNBA wears Prada.

The women’s NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the first time, with an average of 18.9 million viewers watching undefeated South Carolina beat Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark.

The basketball world can’t get enough of Caitlin Clark and now that the college season is over, next up is the WNBA draft.

South Carolina’s victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sunday’s women’s NCAA championship game had a preliminary audience average of 18.7 million on ABC and ESPN.

The NCAA women's basketball tournament is having a moment.

South Carolina, Iowa and UConn have finished atop the final AP Top 25 women's basketball poll of the season.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina have cemented their place as the next dynasty in women’s basketball.

South Carolina's bench wore down Iowa in the national championship game.

Dawn Staley got around Caitlin Clark this time.

Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina have completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game.

Caitlin Clark scored 30 points in her final collegiate game but it wasn't enough as the Hawkeyes fell just short of an NCAA championship for a second straight year.

Caitlin Clark took her final bow at Iowa when the Hawkeyes lost to South Carolina in the national title game.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina have completed the 10th perfect season in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history, becoming the first program to accomplish the feat since UConn in 2016.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said she believes transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sports.

Caitlin Clark has one last shot.

All-America center Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and unbeaten South Carolina emphatically kept its perfect season going, advancing to the championship game of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 78-59 victory over North Carolina State.

Dawn Staley did a masterful job guiding a young South Carolina team back to the Final Four undefeated for the second straight season.

Tessa Johnson scored 15 points, Kamilla Cardoso added 12 and undefeated South Carolina advanced to the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 70-58 win over Oregon State.

Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and top-seeded, unbeaten South Carolina held off a spirited Indiana rally to win 79-75 and advance to the Albany 1 Regional Final of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Chloe Kitts tied her career high with 21 points on 9-of-9 shooting as No. 1 overall seed South Carolina easily overcame the absence of starters Kamilla Cardoso and Bree Hall to beat No. 16 seed Presbyterian 91-39 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

South Carolina is the the top overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored a career-high 24 points including four 3-pointers as No. 1 South Carolina held off No. 8 LSU 79-72 to win the Southeastern Conference Tournament title.

South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso was one of six players ejected from the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game after she shoved LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson to the floor late in the fourth quarter.

Kamilla Cardoso banked in her first-ever 3-pointer at the buzzer and rescued No. 1 South Carolina’s perfect season with a 74-73 victory over Tennessee at the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday.

Kamilla Cardoso scored 17 points and Tessa Johnson 13 as No. 1 South Carolina overcame a slow start to the postseason to beat ninth-seeded Texas A&M 79-68 at the SEC Tournament and reach 30 wins for the third straight season on Friday.

Kamilla Cardoso had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Te-Hina Paopao scored 14 points and No. 1 South Carolina completed its second straight perfect regular season with a 76-68 victory over Tennessee.

South Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford and UCLA would be the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now.

South Carolina will try to wrap up the Southeastern Conference regular-season crown this week while Stanford attempts to move closer to winning its 27th regular-season Pac-12 title.

Kamilla Cardoso had 16 points and 16 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina rallied pat Georgia 70-56 on Sunday to win its record 43rd straight Southeastern Conference regular-season game.

Te-Hina Paopao scored 21 points with five 3-pointers and Raven Johnson had 10 points and 11 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away early for its fourth straight win over No. 11 UConn 83-65 on Sunday.

Iowa is back at No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll.

No. 1 South Carolina will have to get along without its top scorer and rebounder in Kamilla Cardoso for two games including next Sunday's matchup against No. 11 UConn.

South Carolina remains the clear No. 1 team in the country and No. Kansas State matched its best ranking ever after a chaotic week that saw nearly half of the AP Top 25 lose at least one game.

Bree Hall made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:14 remaining, and No. 1 South Carolina rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat ninth-ranked and defending national champion LSU 76-70.

The Southeastern Conference has fined South Carolina $100,000 for fans storming the court after the Gamecocks 79-62 win over No. 6 Kentucky on Tuesday night.

Members of the women’s basketball community say the new NCAA eight-year deal with ESPN that will pour an estimated $65 million annually into the sport reflects the growth of the game.

South Carolina remains the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

South Carolina remains the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll.

South Carolina moves up to No. 1 after a chaotic opening week that saw nine of the first 14 teams lose, including previous top choice LSU and second-ranked UConn.

Kamilla Cardoso had 20 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks as No. 6 South Carolina opened in style with a 100-71 victory over No. 10 Notre Dame in the NCAA's first women's game in Paris on Monday.

The overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Women’s Tournament will get preferential treatment moving forward.

The NCAA's first girls basketball academy is being called a big success.

Aliyah Boston just wanted to fit in as a WNBA rookie.

Two-time Olympic gold-medalist and former ABL MVP Nikki McCray-Penson has died.

South Carolina All-American Aliyah Boston has declared for the WNBA draft.

Indiana coach Teri Moren is The Associated Press college women's basketball coach of the year.

LSU coach Kim Mulkey is returning to Texas for another Final Four.

South Carolina is two wins away from completing the 10th undefeated season in women's college basketball history.

Aliyah Boston had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Zia Cooke scored 18 points and top-seeded South Carolina used its smothering defense to outlast second-seeded Maryland 86-75 to reach its third straight Final Four.

Aliyah Boston had 14 boards and two blocks while reigning national champion South Carolina turned in its latest overwhelming defense-and-rebounding-first performance to beat UCLA 59-43 on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Women’s college basketball believes it has the makings for a hit reality TV show.

The women’s college basketball Sweet 16 features a new format and a bit of history when it begins later this week.

Zia Cooke scored 21 points and Aliyah Boston had her 81st career double double as top-seeded South Carolina shoot a slow start to power past eighth-seeded South Florida and into the Sweet 16 with a 76-45 victory Sunday.

Zia Cooke scored 11 points as No. 1 South Carolina moved five wins away from a perfect season after opening the women's NCAA Tournament with a 72-40 victory over No. 16 seed Norfolk State on Friday.

Aliyah Boston of South Carolina is just the 10th player to be named a first-team AP All-American for a third time.

South Carolina is six wins away from becoming the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season, and the Gamecocks will enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed.

More March Madness chaos in the women’s NCAA Tournament could be looming on the horizon if the past few months of upsets are any indication of what’s around the corner.

Zia Cooke scored 24 points and Aliyah Boston added 18 as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away in the final two quarters to beat Tennessee 74-58 for the SEC championship.

Laeticia Amihere scored 17 points and Aliyah Boston posted her 80th career double-double to lead No. 1 South Carolina into the SEC Tournament final for the eighth time in nine seasons with an 80-51 victory over Mississippi.

Zia Cooke scored 19 points and Kierra Fletcher had 15 as undefeated No. 1 South Carolina spoiled Tennessee’s pack-the-paint strategy in a 73-60 victory.

South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll after topping Mississippi in overtime on Sunday.

Kamilla Cardoso had 18 points and 13 rebounds, Zia Cooke scored 17 and No. 1 South Carolina beat third-ranked LSU 88-64 in a showdown of the last two unbeaten teams.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has strongly defended her team in response to comments by UConn coach Geno Auriemma after the top-ranked Gamecocks' 81-77 victory over the Huskies on Sunday.

South Carolina beat UConn to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll for the 33rd consecutive week.

Aliyah Boston is not off to the start she'd like in the Southeastern Conference.

Zia Cooke scored 16 points, Aliyah Boston had 10 points and 13 rebounds for her 67th career double-double and No. 1 South Carolina steamrolled Charleston Southern 87-23.

Brittney Griner’s loved ones and extended basketball family were ecstatic when news broke about her release from a Russian prison and that she was on her way back to the United States.

Rebeka Mikulasikova scored a career-high 31 points and Taylor Mikesell added 30 to help No. 4 Ohio State beat Rutgers 82-70 on a day the Scarlet Knights honored former coach C.

Aliyah Boston and Kamilla Cardoso each had double-doubles and No. 1 South Carolina dominated on defense in a 79-54 victory over Memphis.

South Carolina remains the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston was sidelined with a walking boot on her right foot after a hard fall duing the No. 1 Gamecocks’ game against Hampton.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and Hall of Fame Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer each wore white long-sleeved T-shirts featuring Brittney Griner's name and image during their game Sunday.

Bree Hall hit a 3-pointer with 42 seconds left in overtime, Aliyah Boston overcame early foul trouble to score 14, and No. 1 and defending champion South Carolina rallied past second-ranked Stanford 76-71 in an early-season showdown.

Zia Cooke scored 15 points and Aliyah Boston added 12 points and six rebounds in No. 1 South Carolina's 85-31 victory over Clemson on Thursday night.

South Carolina remains the unanimous choice at No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll.

Aliyah Boston of South Carolina and Caitlin Clark of Iowa are unanimous choices for The Associated Press preseason women's basketball All-America team.

Brittney Griner spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison, awaiting an appeal to her nine-year sentence for drug possession that’s set for next week.

South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 women's basketball poll.

Angel City FC founding investor Alexis Ohanian is calling for a safe work environment in the National Women’s Soccer League.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley is set to receive the Billie Jean King Leadership Award at the Women's Sports Foundation's annual dinner in New York.

Breanna Stewart scored 17 points and the United States raced out to an early lead to put away Canada 83-43, advancing to the gold-medal game of the World Cup for the fourth consecutive tournament.

An investigation by Brigham Young University into allegations that fans engaged in racial heckling and uttered racial slurs at a Duke volleyball player last month found no evidence to support the claim.

The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally.

Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner was front and center at The ESPYS.

Consensus women's college basketball player of the year Aliyah Boston says she turned down a late invite to the ESPYS awards show and was hurt she wasn't asked earlier to attend.

South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is calling out ESPN and its ESPY awards show for not inviting national player of the year Aliyah Boston to the ceremonies this week.

Liberty coach Sandy Brondello was on her way to morning shootaround when she heard the news that Russia had extended Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention another 30 days.

Joel Embiid had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-97 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma hugged at midcourt after South Carolina ended UConn’s undefeated run in NCAA championship games.

Destanni Henderson scored a career-high 26 points to lead South Carolina to a 64-49 victory over UConn in the national championship game.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina buttoned up on defense and won their second national championship, stifling UConn for a 64-49 victory that ended the Huskies’ undefeated streak in title games.

Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies have gone 11-0 in NCAA title games and will look to continue that success when they face South Carolina for the women's basketball title Sunday night.

The South Carolina Gamecocks have had the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll the entire season.

Aliyah Boston had 23 points and 18 rebounds to back up her AP National Player of the Year award and carry South Carolina to the NCAA championship game.

Aliyah Boston of South Carolina is The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year.