Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese adds new title — women’s professional soccer team owner
May 25, 2024
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese can now call herself a professional sports team owner.
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NCAA Champion
“Uncommon Favor”: South Carolina is Undefeated
April 10, 2024
The South Carolina Gamecocks ended their perfect season with a win over the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75. South Carolina displayed a high level of teamwork and competitiveness throughout the season, with a 38-0 overall record.
The Historic Run of the Soul Patrol
March 13, 2024
The 1989 Long Beach State 49ers women’s volleyball team proved that Black women could have success in the predominately White sport when they won the NCAA National Championship.
Kentucky will honor ex-coach Tubby Smith with retired jersey
October 21, 2021
Kentucky plans to honor former coach Tubby Smith, who led the Wildcats to the 1998 NCAA men’s basketball championship and multiple Southeastern Conference titles, by retiring a jersey later this year.
SoCal Legends: Florence Griffith-Joyner
April 8, 2021
Delorez Florence “Flo Jo” Griffith-Joyner is the fastest woman of all time with track and field records that stand to this day. Along with having exceptional athleticism, she was also known for sporting one-legged body suits and elaborately decorated six-inch nails.
SoCal Legends: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
March 18, 2021
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is a WNBA legend who has left her mark on Los Angeles Basketball history as a player and as a coach. Although she was born in Chicago, Cooper-Dyke was raised in Watts and attended Locke High School.
USC Track and Field Olympians Featured in Virtual Panel
October 20, 2020
The University of Southern California (USC) is hosting “Cardinal and Gold Conversations with USC Olympians,” a four-part virtual panel series.
HBO’s “Women of Troy” Shows How USC Transformed Women’s Basketball
March 5, 2020
On March 10, HBO will debut “Women of Troy,” a sports documentary on the 1983-84 USC women’s basketball team at 9:00 PST. The documentary gives an exclusive look at the team that won two consecutive NCAA championships with sports icon Cheryl Miller leading the way.
Grizzlies make Niele Ivey NBA’s 9th female assistant coach
August 8, 2019
The Memphis Grizzlies have hired former Notre Dame women’s associate head coach Niele Ivey among the new assistants on Taylor Jenkins’ staff.
Student Athlete of the Week: Kinsley Washington
July 4, 2019
“I don’t know why everyone is stressing, we are going to win this game,” UCLA sophomore Kinsley Washington continued to reassure her teammates during game two of the Women’s Softball World Series (WSWS). The Bruins were battling against the Oklahoma Sooners for the national title and had defeated them 16-3 in game one of the three-game series.
NCAA Champion is New Member of the Harlem Globetrotters
February 14, 2019
After 93 years, the Harlem Globetrotters are still going strong with shows in the Southland this month. Many talented athletes became players and good will ambassadors for the Globetrotters. Harlem rookie Champ Thompson came from two highly competitive programs in college.
Student Athlete of the Week: Rai Benjamin
October 11, 2018
USC sprinter Rai Benjamin has been the collegiate standard for the 400m hurdles. What started out as a race he participated in just to get team points has become an event he mastered and earned accolades for.
Student Athlete of the Week: Kendall Ellis
September 6, 2018
Sprinter Kendall Ellis has run track on big stages and has made many accomplishments at USC with the most recent being a 2018 NCAA championship outdoor title.
Student Athlete of the Week: Michael Norman
August 9, 2018
Sprinter Michael Norman has sped his way past meet, college, and world records during his two seasons at USC. He showed dominance in the 400m, the 4x400m, the 100m, and 200m throughout the 2018 season.
Student Athlete of the Week: Khallifah Rosser
November 16, 2017
Whether he competes in indoor or outdoor track competitions, Cal State L.A. senior sprinter Khallifah Rosser has proven to be a top-notch competitor.