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Baylor guard Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (5) reaches back while grabbing the ball over Texas guard Shaylee Gonzales in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

In a first, women’s AP Top 25 has no teams from Texas

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressJanuary 23, 2023January 23, 2023

South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston watches from the bench during the fourth quarter of a Dec. 21 game against Coastal Carolina in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina won 102-39.

No. 1 South Carolina women reach milestone in AP Top 25

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressDecember 26, 2022December 26, 2022

FILE - Brittney Griner (15) runs up court during the women's basketball gold medal game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. The return of Brittney Griner to the United States in a dramatic prisoner swap with Russia marked the culmination of a 10-month ordeal that captivated world attention, a saga that landed at the intersection of sports, politics, race and gender identity — and wartime diplomacy. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Brittney Griner prisoner swap AP Sports Story of the Year

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, and Doug Feinberg Associated PressDecember 16, 2022December 16, 2022

South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston (4) shoots against Hampton during the second quarter of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

South Carolina tops women’s AP Top 25; Stanford, UConn next

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressNovember 28, 2022November 28, 2022

Australia's Lauren Jackson poses for a selfie with a young fan following their win over Japan at the women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Lauren Jackson, Aussie fans enjoying her World Cup finale

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022

FILE - WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a court room ater a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Aug. 4, 2022. President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday, Sept. 16, with family members of Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, senior administration officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

With Griner in jail, WNBA players skip Russia in offseason

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressSeptember 20, 2022September 20, 2022

Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker reacts during Game 3 of a WNBA basketball semifinal playoff series against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Parker helps Sky beat Sun 76-72, take 2-1 series lead

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressSeptember 4, 2022September 4, 2022

FILE - Referee Dee Kantner works in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Tennessee and Vanderbilt Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Kantner, a veteran referee of women’s games who works for multiple conferences, finds it frustrating to have to justify equal pay. “If I buy an airline ticket and tell them I’m doing a women’s basketball game they aren’t going to charge me less,” she said. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, FILE)

NCAA hoops leagues grapple with unequal pay for women’s refs

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressAugust 5, 2022August 5, 2022

FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is shown during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. Griner, a seven-time WNBA All-Star who plays for the Phoenix Mercury, was detained at a Russian airport on February 17 after authorities there said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, has not heard the WNBA star's voice even once in the four months...

Wife of WNBA’s Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, and Doug Feinberg Associated PressJune 20, 2022June 20, 2022

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom after a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 13, 2022. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport in February after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Brittney Griner’s wife tells ABC she wants WNBA star home

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressMay 25, 2022May 25, 2022