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Indiana University Northwest Redhawks
2019-2020 (1 Season)
NCAAW News
House committee moves college athlete employment bill forward
A Congressional committee voted Thursday to move forward with a bill that would prevent college athletes from being deemed employees.
Sources: Big 12 explores selling naming rights to title sponsor
The Big 12 is considering generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue by selling its naming rights to a title sponsor, sources told ESPN.
Baker: Antitrust settlement creates certainty for new system
NCAA president Charlie Baker, speaking to reporters on Monday, said the pending antitrust case settlement will put financial pressure on everyone in college sports, but he believes it also creates more certainty for schools to plan for a new system.
Duke women's hoops coach Kara Lawson adds Kyra Elzy to staff
Duke women's basketball coach Kara Lawson on Monday hired former Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy as an assistant, reuniting the former Tennessee teammates on the Blue Devils' staff.
Iowa's Ava Jones retiring from college basketball
Iowa women's basketball forward Ava Jones, who was seriously injured by an impaired driver in 2022, will take a medical disqualification and retire from playing in college, Hawkeyes coach Jan Jensen announced.
LGBTQIA+ college athletes cashing in on NIL deals
For some out queer athletes, NIL lets them balance LGBTQIA+ advocacy and brand messages.
Angel Reese embraces former coach Kim Mulkey as Sky take on Mystics
Angel Reese reunites with her family and Kim Mulkey as the Chicago Sky take on the Washington Mystics near Reese's hometown of Baltimore.
USA Basketball reveals 3x3 Olympic roster with heartwarming surprises
Watch Cameron Brink, Rhyne Howard, Hailey Van Lith and Cierra Burdick receive the news that they made the USA Basketball 3x3 team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ranking the WNBA's top 2024 rookies, by the stats
Where do rookies such as Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark rank almost a quarter way through the 40-game season?
New high school girls' basketball player rankings
With the first recruiting rankings of this cycle here, we take a look at the top players in the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes and who will be the next to rise the ranks.
The numbers behind Geno Auriemma's extension with UConn
Take a look at Geno Auriemma's career accomplishments as he signs a five-year contract extension to remain with the UConn Huskies.
UConn women's hoops extends Geno Auriemma on 5-year deal
Geno Auriemma has signed a five-year contract extension valued at $18.7 million with the UConn Huskies, the school announced Tuesday.
South Carolina's Sakima Walker says she'll return for final season
Sakima Walker announced she will return to South Carolina next season, a boost for a Gamecocks team that lost leading scorer Kamilla Cardoso to the WNBA.
Angel Reese: People watch WNBA for me too, not just Caitlin Clark
During a news conference in which she discusses Chennedy Carter's foul on Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese notes the growing attention on women's basketball and stresses that it isn't due to just one person.
Stephen A. not a fan of Chennedy Carter's foul on Caitlin Clark
Stephen A. Smith reacts to Chennedy Carter's foul on Caitlin Clark during the Sky's game against the Fever.
