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Reese had 16 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out late in the game for the Tigers, who closed the game on a 14-2 run. LSU advanced to the Elite Eight, where it will face either Iowa or Colorado in Monday night’s regional final. Lauren Betts had 14 points and 17 rebounds for UCLA, which finished the season at 27-7. That ended an 8-0 LSU run and cut what had been a 10-point lead to 34-27. UCLA: The Bruins have made 19 NCAA Tournaments and have been in the Sweet 16 nine times, including three in the last four years.

Persons: — Flau’jae Johnson, Angel Reese, Reese, Aneesah Morrow, Mikaylah Williams, Lauren Betts, Londynn Jones, Gabriela Jaquez, Kiki Rice, Jones, Johnson, Kim Mulkey Organizations: LSU, UCLA, Tigers, Bruins, Washington Post, UConn Locations: ALBANY, N.Y, Iowa, Colorado

☆ Kim Mulkey: No. 3 LSU advances to women’s March Madness Sweet 16 amid distraction surrounding head coach
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Ben Morse | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

11 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders to advance to the women’s March Madness Sweet 16 on Sunday, amid distractions surrounding head coach Kim Mulkey. The defending champions overcame a slow start to easily beat Middle Tennessee 83-56 at Pete Maravich Assembly Center to make the Sweet 16 round for the second straight year. Absolutely not,” Mulkey said after reaching the 17th Sweet 16 round of her career. From that, the team’s offense sprung into life, with LSU outscoring Middle Tennessee 51-20 in the second half. Reese drives to the basket against Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders center Anastasiia Boldyreva.

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TV ratings signal growth in college women’s basketballWhile Clark is enticing viewers, women’s college basketball is experiencing growth that can’t only be explained by “Clarkonomics”– as basketball analyst Debbie Antonelli called it – alone. The surge in women’s college basketball is also due to more investment in media coverage of women’s sports, said Lewis. NIL empowers players — and their sportsCollege women’s basketball players are among the biggest players in the market for Name, Image and Likeness sponsorships. College women’s basketball players are among the biggest players in the market for Name, Image and Likeness sponsorships. One factor driving the speculation that Clark might stay in college was that WNBA doesn’t have the same platform as women’s college basketball.

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☆ The state of women's sports: Top executives weigh in on parity, media share and NIL regulations
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

From Caitlin Clark fever in Iowa to a packed house of 92,000 fans for women's volleyball in Nebraska, women's sports have never been more at the forefront. Last year saw record media deals for women's sports as the NCAA and NWSL both inked groundbreaking agreements. David Dow | Getty ImagesCathy Engelbert, commissioner of the Women's National Basketball Association: One of the obstacles is the undervaluation of our assets. Jayna Hefford, senior vice president of operations for the Professional Women's Hockey League: Women's sports still struggle to secure prime broadcast windows, consistent airtime and traditional media coverage. Steven Ferdman | Getty ImagesAmy Howe, FanDuel CEO: Women's sports need to continue to position their star athletes (i.e.

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☆ March Madness: Top seeds for men and women’s 2024 NCAA basketball tournament announced for Selection Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jacob Lev | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The other top seeds for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament are the Purdue Boilermakers, North Carolina Tar Heels and Houston Cougars. 2 seeds are Iowa State Cyclones, Marquette Golden Eagles, Tennessee Volunteers and Arizona Wildcats. Thirty-two teams automatically qualified in both the men’s and women’s tournament by virtue of winning their respective conference tournaments. Now that Selection Sunday is all but over, there are only two days for fans to fill out their brackets before the men’s tournament begins on March 19 and the women’s tournament begins the day after. Angel ReeseAngel Reese is another of the tournament’s biggest stars, following her crucial role in propelling LSU to its first ever women’s college basketball title last year.

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CNN —Iowa Hawkeyes superstar guard Caitlin Clark became the NCAA’s Division-1 all-time leading scorer in basketball – male or female – against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday, passing Hall of Famer “Pistol” Pete Maravich. Supernova talentIowa guard Caitlin Clark broke the scoring record with a pair of free throws at the end of the first half. “It’s not anything that’s really been done in women’s basketball before,” she said. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the scoring record. Caitlin Clark became the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer across men’s and women’s basketball.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Pete Maravich, Clark, “, that’s, ”, Angel Reese, ’, She’s, Pete ” Maravich, Maravich, Jaeson Maravich, University of Washington’s Kelsey Plum, Lynette Woodard, Cliff Jette, Steph Curry, Sabrina Ionescu Organizations: CNN, Iowa Hawkeyes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Famer, Ohio State, NCAA, Sunday, LSU Tigers, LSU, Clark’s University of Iowa, Gatorade, Nike, State Farm, “, of Famer, Yahoo Sports, University of Washington’s, Kansas, Hawkeyes, Iowa, TNT Sports, NBA, WNBA, Indiana Fever, NCAA Division Locations: Ohio, Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, men’s

☆ Caitlin Clark: Iowa’s NCAA record-breaking basketball supernova who everyone is talking about
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In her third season with the team, Iowa reached its first ever NCAA women’s basketball national championship game, though the Hawkeyes eventually lost to LSU. Jensen remembers Clark saying, “Now, what else can we do?” moments after becoming the all-time top scorer in collegiate women’s basketball. I would love to see that.”Clark signs an autograph after becoming the all-time NCAA women's college basketball top scorer. Matthew Putney/APWhat is undeniable are the eyeballs Clark has brought to college women’s basketball. Reese's gesture toward Clark during the second half of the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball national championship game became one of the biggest talking points of the college basketball season.

Persons: CNN — Clark, Caitlin Clark, ’, She’s, Clark, Pete Maravich, Pete ’ –, Maravich’s, Angel Reese, –, Kelsey Plum's, Matthew Putney, Christyn Williams, Carmen Mandato, Steph Curry, Sabrina Ionescu, skillset, Jan Jensen, Jensen, Joseph Cress, Zion Williamson, Kelsey Plum, Anthony Davis, Maya Moore, Allen Iverson, Brittney Griner, Shaquille O’Neal, – Clark, ‘ Stephen, Sabrina ’ –, “ Let’s, Reggie Miller, Damian Lillard, Steph, Sabrina, who’s, Dame, ” Clark, Caitlin, ” Jensen, she’s, Matthew Holst, LSU’s Reese, Reese, John Cena, Tony Gutierrez, Sheryl Swoopes –, Swoopes –, ”, Sheryl Swoopes, Jay Williams, “, “ I’m, doesn’t, WILT, … — Dick Vitale, @DickieV, Dick Vitale, Wilt Chamberlain Organizations: CNN, NCAA, Clark’s University of Iowa, Gatorade, Nike, State Farm, Louisiana State, LSU Tigers, Hawkeyes, Iowa, LSU, UConn Huskies, NBA, WNBA, Michigan, Iowa City Press, Citizen, USA, Indiana Fever, Hall of Famer, Carver, WWE, ESPN, Duke Blue Devils, FAIR Locations: men’s, Des Moines , Iowa, Iowa, ‘

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said it was a relief to have Clark's pursuit of the NCAA record end. “There are so many people who have come before me and laid such a great foundation for women’s basketball, and that has to be celebrated, too. The NCAA doesn't recognize that record because it was set when the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women governed women's college sports. Woodard and Maravich set their records when there was no 3-point shot in college basketball. ___AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball

Persons: —, Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Plum, Lisa Bluder, “ It's, ” Bluder, “, Clark, Angel Reese, ”, “ We’re, Bluder, Lynette Woodard's, LSU’s Pete Maravich, Woodard, Maravich, Francis Marion’s Pearl Moore, Moore, Francis Marion, Stanford's Tara VanDerveer, ___ Organizations: IOWA CITY, NCAA, Michigan, Big, Hawkeyes, LSU, DePaul, Kinnick, Indiana, Association for Intercollegiate Athletics, Women, AIAW, Anderson Junior College, Wall Street, AP, womens Locations: IOWA CITY , Iowa, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas

☆ Caitlin Clark-onomics and the new era of profitability in college sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Clare Duffy | Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Caitlin Clark made history Thursday as women’s college basketball’s all-time leading scorer. The total market for commercial NIL deals for college athletes is expected to reach an estimated $200 million in 2024, according to Opendorse, an online platform that helps connect athletes with NIL deals. The growing public profiles of college athletes has also meant additional funds for their schools and athletics programs. TickPick estimates the game will be the most expensive in women’s college basketball history. This past Sunday, Nebraska’s victory over Iowa in Lincoln attracted 1.7 million viewers — the most-watched women’s college basketball game ever on Fox Sports.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, ”, Patrick Rishe, St . Louis, “, Caitlin Clark’s, ” Rishe, ” Sam Weber, Angel Reese, Flau’jae Johnson, On3, Spotrac, Weber, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, doesn’t, ” Weber, maxing, you’ve Organizations: New, New York CNN, Gatorade, Nike, State Farm, WNBA, “, Washington University, Farm, CNN, LSU, NBA, Iowa Hawkeyes women’s, Iowa, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State, Fox Sports, Women Locations: New York, Iowa, St ., Iowa City, StubHub, Lincoln

Clark ended Thursday with 3,569 career points and could set the all-time scoring record in men’s and women’s NCAA basketball history before the season’s end. The late Pete Maravich, who played at Louisiana State for three seasons from 1967 to 1970, holds that record – 3,667 points. Her 49 points Thursday also was a one-game best for her in college, and a one-game best for any University of Iowa women’s basketball player. Before Thursday’s game, at Iowa’s weekly news conference, Clark was asked if she ever thought she could be in a position to surpass the career scoring record. I think that’s been one of the coolest parts.”This season, Clark and Iowa are looking to end the season on a high by claiming a first ever women’s basketball national championship.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Kelsey Plum’s, Pete Maravich, Clark’s, ” Clark, “, I’m, Lisa, Bluder, Caitlin, ”, ” Bluder, you’ve, Greta Kampschroeder, Matthew Putney, Plum, eason, ould, ’, ames Organizations: CNN — University of Iowa, NCAA, Michigan Wolverines, Louisiana State, University of Iowa, Des Moines, Carver, Indiana Fever, University of Washington, tate Locations: men’s, Iowa, Michigan

(AP) — 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 on Thursday night. Van Lith finished with 12 points. South Carolina took its first lead since the first basket of the game when Cardoso converted a layup for a 63-61 advantage with 6:06 left in the fourth. LSU: Coach Kim Mulkey dropped to 1-4 against South Carolina — 0-3 in three seasons with LSU and 1-1 in her 21 seasons with Baylor.

Persons: — Bree Hall, Chloe Kitts, Raven Johnson, Kamilla Cardoso, Hall, Aneesah Morrow, Angel Reese, Johnson, Hailey Van Lith, Van Lith, Mikaylah Williams, Flau'jae Johnson, MiLaysia Fulwiley, Cardoso, that’s, Kim Mulkey, ___ Organizations: Carolina, LSU, Gamecocks, Conference, Tigers, UConn, South Carolina —, Baylor, Mulkey, Vanderbilt, Sunday, Mississippi State, AP, womens Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, Carolina, UP

☆ Caitlin Clark passes Brittney Griner for fourth on NCAA all-time scoring leaderboard in 96-50 blowout win
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Iowa’s Caitlin Clark continues to rack up the milestones as she moved into fourth on the all-time NCAA Division I women’s basketball scoring leaderboard. The reigning consensus national player of the year dropped 32 points in a 96-50 blowout win against the Wisconsin Badgers on Wednesday as she passed WNBA legend Brittney Griner in the record books. “I was really happy with our defense in this game,” Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said after the game. Charlie Neibergall/APIn her senior year, Clark is leading the nation with 30.9 points per game and Kelsey Plum’s all-time women’s college basketball scoring record of 3,527 is now a tangible target. Her performances have been credited with increasing the popularity of women’s college basketball.

Persons: CNN — Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Brittney Griner, Clark, Kate Martin, Serah Williams, “, Lisa Bluder, Caitlin, Sydney, ” Clark, Charlie Neibergall, Kelsey Plum’s, “ It’s, I’m, Angel Reese Organizations: CNN, Wisconsin Badgers, Baylor University, Wisconsin, Badgers, Syd, AP, Indiana Fever, Iowa, Hawkeyes, LSU Tigers Locations: Iowa, Wisconsin

(AP) — LSU forward Angel Reese went straight back to the Tigers' starting lineup upon her return from a four-game absence. She was presented with a commemorative basketball during a pregame ceremony recognizing her 1,000th career rebound earlier this season. When the starting lineup was announced, Reese was introduced last, as she usually is during home games. Reese started LSU’s first four games, averaging 17 points and 10.3 rebounds as the Tigers went 3-1 — the lone loss coming in their opener to now fellow No. Political Cartoons View All 1274 ImagesLSU won all four games she missed, three of them by lopsided margins.

Persons: Angel Reese, Reese, Kim Mulkey, Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers, LSU’s Organizations: — LSU, Tigers, Virginia Tech, LSU, AP, womens Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, Colorado

☆ Angel Reese: Mystery still swirls around LSU forward’s absence as star is set to play high-profile game Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —LSU women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey said star player Angel Reese will return to the defending national champion’s lineup on Thursday against No. Reese has been mysteriously absent from the team since the Tigers faced Kent State on November 14. “She’s coming back after not being with the team,” Mulkey said. “Angel is back and we are happy, happy, happy. She’s happy, happy, happy.”The Tigers-Hokies tilt on Thursday night is a 2023 Final Four rematch between the two programs; LSU won that game 79-72 en route to the national championship.

Persons: Kim Mulkey, Angel Reese, Reese, Mulkey, “, Reese didn’t, “ She’s, ” Mulkey, “ We’ve, ”, Angel, “ Angel Organizations: CNN, LSU women’s, Virginia Tech, Tigers, Kent State, LSU, LSU’s, Niagara, Cayman, Iowa, NCAA, YouTube, Hokies Locations: Virginia, ”

(AP) — LSU star forward Angel Reese, who has missed four games for undisclosed reasons, is rejoining the No. Reese had foreshadowed her return when she posted on social media a photo of herself inside LSU's basketball stadium, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers (7-1) won all of the games Reese missed, most of them by wide margins, and have not lost since dropping their opener in Las Vegas to then-No. Reese started LSU’s first four games, averaging 17 points and 10.3 rebounds as the Tigers went 3-1. Reese was LSU’s on-court leader last season, when the Tigers won the program’s maiden national title.

Persons: Angel Reese, Reese, Kim Milkey, ” Milkey, LSU’s, she’d, ”, gestured, Caitlin Clark, Jill Biden’s, Barack Obama, Joe Biden Organizations: — LSU, Tigers, Virginia Tech, Pete Maravich, Center, LSU, Southeastern, Texas Southern, Niagara, Cayman, Kent State, of Fame, Reebok, Michigan, Hawkeyes, Iowa, AP, womens Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, Southeastern Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Cayman Islands, Virginia, Las Vegas, Colorado, Iowa

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Angel Reese didn't make the trip to the Cayman Islands with No. It's still unclear when the All-American, who has missed the last three games, will be back with the Tigers,“You will know when she comes back,” LSU coach Kim Mulkey said about Reese following the Tigers' 99-65 win over Niagara on Friday at the Cayman Islands Classic. “Obviously she’s not with us.”The Tigers were also missing Kateri Poole, who had appeared in four games this season and averaged 12.8 minutes. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesAneesah Morrow had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead LSU to the easy win. That makes me feel good.”BIG PICTUREMuch of the attention over the past week has focused on Reese, who is averaging a team-leading 10.3 rebounds.

Persons: GEORGE, — Angel Reese didn't, she's, It's, Kim Mulkey, Reese, ”, Kateri Poole, Mulkey, Aneesah Morrow, Hailey Van Lith, Mikaylah Williams, Flau’jae Johnson, Sa’Myah Smith, “ We’ll, ” Mulkey, ” Johnson, “, ___ Organizations: LSU, Tigers, ” LSU, Niagara, Cayman, Purple Eagles, UCLA, Saturday LSU, Virginia, AP, womens Locations: Cayman Islands, Niagara

☆ The WNBA commissioner says the massive NIL success for women's college basketball players will be a 'huge positive' for the league
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Name, image, and likeness is creating a new crop of superstars in women's college basketball who could be game-changers for the sport as a whole. Those players are already driving more interest in women's college basketball. But for many of the women's college basketball players, "they've got Nike and Adidas. The women's college basketball season has already been exciting for viewers, especially those following the sport's biggest stars. Here are the women's college basketball teams Englebert is watching this season:

Persons: Angel Reese, Hailey Van Lith, Cathy Engelbert, It's, Engelbert, Englebert, We'll, they've, They've, Reese, Van Lith Organizations: WNBA, Reebok, Adidas, Business, Nike, Gatorade, Mercedes, State Locations: Bay

(AP) — With LSU star forward Angel Reese missing in action and little explanation forthcoming from coach Kim Mulkey, the seventh-ranked Tigers are attracting unwanted scrutiny at the outset of their national title defense. On Monday, there was no indication that Reese would be back with the team for a home game against Texas Southern. It would be highly unusual for a player to begin missing games because of academic eligibility after the basketball season started but before the end of the first semester of an academic year. No LSU players were made available for postgame interviews. Nicknamed the “Bayou Barbie," Reese led LSU to its first national title in women’s basketball last season.

Persons: Angel Reese, Kim Mulkey, Reese, Grant Kauvar, Mulkey's reticence, Reese —, —, Reese's, Flau'Jae Johnson, Kia Brooks, Angel Webb Reese, Brooks, ” Brooks, Mulkey, ”, “, Jeanine Ogbonnaya, Hailey Van Lith, Aneesah Morrow, Mikaylah Williams, LSU hasn't, hasn't, LSU’s, Sylvia Fowles ’, ___ Organizations: —, LSU, Tigers, Texas Southern, LSU women's, Southeastern, Kent State, Universities, The Associated Press, Cayman, Southeastern Conference, AP, womens Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, Southeastern Louisiana, Colorado, Virginia

The national championship game in women's basketball last spring was unforgettable for a lot of good reasons. The game will also be remembered for its controversial officiating and The Associated Press has learned that an NCAA review concluded the refereeing did not meet expectations. The organization had planned a review of NCAA Tournament officiating after the 2024 championship concludes next April, but it was sped up by a year after criticism of the LSU-Iowa showdown. “Doing that assessment was a good step showing that they are trying to address it.”The NCAA review was conducted by the Pictor Group. In the past, some of the NCAA Tournament officials would also work WNIT games.

Persons: Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Lynn Holzman, Reese, ”, Courtney Banghart, “, ” Holzman, Clark Organizations: LSU, Iowa, Associated Press, NCAA, Basketball Coaches, Pictor, NCAA women’s, AP, womens Locations: Iowa, North Carolina

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Defending national champion and No. 1 LSU lost to No. 20 Colorado 92-78 on Monday night in the Hall of Fame Series. Mikaylah Williams led LSU with 17 points, Angel Reese had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Sa'Myah Smith scored 16 points and noted Louisville transfer Hailey Van Lith and had 14 points. Also in attendance was Hall-of-Famer Grant Hill, Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams, former major-league veteran Dexter Fowler and members of the two-time WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.

Persons: Frida Formann, Aaronette Vonleh, Jaylyn Sherrod, Mikaylah Williams, Angel Reese, Sa'Myah Smith, Hailey Van Lith, Famer Shaquille O'Neal, Famer Grant Hill, Davante Adams, Dexter Fowler, Kim Mulkey, Reese, Moyne Organizations: LAS VEGAS, —, LSU, of Fame, UConn, Louisiana Tech, ESPN, Huskies, NCAA, Buffaloes, The Buffaloes, Famer, Las Vegas Raiders, Las Vegas Aces, Tigers, Wednesday, AP, womens Locations: Colorado, Louisiana, Louisville, Las, Vegas

Caitlin Clark of Iowa is a unanimous pick for The Associated Press preseason women's basketball All-America team for the second consecutive season. Last season's AP player of the year averaged 27.8 points, 8.6 assists and 7.1 rebounds. I feel more confident in my body than I ever have,” said Bueckers, who was the AP player of the year as a freshman in 2021. Clark, Reese and Holmes were on the first team while Kitley and Brink were on the second team. The AP started choosing a preseason All-America team before the 1994-95 season.

Persons: Caitlin Clark of, Angel Reese, Reese, Elizabeth Kitley, Cameron Brink, Stanford, Paige Bueckers, Mackenzie Holmes, Kitley, Holmes, Clark, Kelsey Plum's, “ Caitlin, Lisa Bluder, She's, “, Kim Mulkey, ” Bueckers, ”, Bueckers, ” Holmes, Teri Moren, Kenny Brooks, ” Brink, Cardinal, Haley Jones, Tara VanDerveer, Brink Organizations: Associated Press, America, Hawkeyes, NCAA, LSU, Virginia Tech, UConn, Tigers, SEC, ” LSU, Big, AP, __, womens Locations: Caitlin Clark of Iowa, Indiana, Iowa, ” Indiana

1 in the women's preseason AP Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time in school history. It’s the same spot the Hawkeyes held last year in the preseason poll. The Tigers were ranked second in 1977 and third twice in 2004 and 2005 in the preseason poll, but never No. The Utes, who haven't been in the preseason poll since 2005, bring back a team led by Pac-12 player of the year Alissa Pili. 12 Ole Miss is in the preseason poll for the first time since 1995.

Persons: Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Reese, Hailey Van Lith, Aneesah Morrow, “, ”, Kim Mulkey, Bruins haven't, haven't, Pili, Dawn Staley's, Clark, Paige Bueckers, Rori Harmon, Rickea Jackson, Olivia Miles, Ole, Cardinal, Tara VanDerveer's, It's, ___ Organizations: LSU, NCAA, UConn, Huskies, Iowa, Hawkeyes, UCLA, Tigers, ” LSU, Bruins, Utes, Pac, Gamecocks, Ohio, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Hokies, Ole Miss, Rebels, USC, Stanford, Washington State, Cougars, SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Big East, Colorado, Ohio State, AP, womens Locations: Utah, Hailey, Maryland, Pili . South Carolina, Ohio State, Indiana, Texas, Illinois, Colorado, UCLA , Utah, Stanford, Las Vegas, South Carolina, Paris

(AP) — Kim Mulkey, the coach of defending national champion LSU, is publicizing that she had two stents put in a major artery this summer as she tries to promote screening for life-threatening arterial blockages. Mulkey had stents put in by catheter in late June and has fully resumed coaching activities, overseeing the first practice for the 2023-24 season, which was open to fans. “It’s not going to slow me down," Mulkey told The Advocate of Baton Rouge. "A lot of my issues were hereditary.”Last season's national title was Mulkey's fourth as a head coach — the first three coming at Baylor, where she coached from 2000 to 2021. Her record at LSU in two seasons combined is 50-8, with NCAA Tournament appearances both years.

Persons: — Kim Mulkey, “ It’s, Mulkey, —, Angel Reese, Hailey Van Lith Organizations: LSU, of Fame, Tigers, Baylor, Cardinals, AP, womens Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, Baton Rouge, Louisville

☆ How NIL deals and brand sponsorships are helping college athletes make money
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Dan Whateley | Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

College athletes make money by posting branded content on social media and attending events with fans. Read more about the flow of NIL money in college sportsThe remaining 20% comes from brand deals, per Opendorse. Men's basketball players make the most from brand deals, the company has found. Read more about how the company boosted social-media engagement by hiring college athletes from niche sports like golf and cheerleadingSome college athletes have become social media stars, especially female students. Reese is one of the most followed college athletes and has signed NIL deals with companies like Amazon, Airbnb, and Playstation.

Persons: influencers, Read, Phoenix Sproles, It's, Kristi Dosh, they're, USC's Bronny James, LSU's Olivia Dunne, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark, Flau'jae Johnson, Chase Griffin, outperforming, Bryce Adams, Opendorse, Braly Keller, Doug Edert, LSU's Reese, Reese, Matthew Hinton, Blake Lawrence, Colin Salao Organizations: Phoenix, BusinessofCollegeSports.com, University of Minnesota, Dinkytown, Power Five, UCLA, JPMorgan Chase, Chase Griffin Student, Buffalo Wild Wings, St, Peter's University, Amazon, PlayStation, AP, Nike, Adidas, Companies Locations: Ohio

Kim Mulkey, the coach of defending national champion LSU, has agreed to a 10-year contract worth about $32 million that will set a new mark for the richest coaching contract in women's college basketball, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The deal also still needs approval from the LSU Board of Supervisors, who are scheduled to vote on it Friday. The Hall of Fame coach has been at LSU for two seasons, during which she has taken a program that missed the NCAA Tournament three seasons ago and elevated it to the pinnacle of its sport. It was her fourth national title as a head coach — the first three coming at Baylor, where she coached from 2000 to 2021. Her record at LSU in two seasons combined is 50-8, with NCAA Tournament appearances both years.

Persons: Kim Mulkey, —, Angel Reese, Hailey Van Lith, UConn's Geno Auriemma, Dawn Staley Organizations: LSU, Associated Press, Supervisors, of Fame, NCAA, Baylor, Cardinals, AP, womens Locations: Baton Rouge, Louisville

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