Aaliyah Moore of the Texas Longhorns attempts a layup in the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Photo: Brendall O'Banon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images • They've raised nearly $10,000 of their $250,000 goal so far and expect to open the space this fall. Why it matters: Women's sports are having a moment, but there are few places to stream the games. • Former Iowa guard Caitlin Clark garnered national attention for the NCAA, bringing record-breaking viewership and ticket sale numbers for women's basketball. • WNBA ticket sales have soared — driven...

Growing up in land-locked Kansas didn’t prevent a pair of Wichita natives from helping the LSU beach volleyball team pull off the largest upset in NCAA Beach tournament history. Valley Center graduate Ellie Shank and Bishop Carroll graduate Ella Larkin each played a role in helping guide the 11th-seeded Tigers to a Cinderella run to the Final Four, which included two straight upset victories. The win over No. 3 seed Stanford, 3-2, broadcast nationally on ESPN2 this past Saturday clinched the deepest postseason run by a No. 11 seed in...

The best women’s club players in college lacrosse have descended upon Wichita to determine a national champion in their sport this week. Scheels Stryker Sports Complex will host the Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates national championship tournament, a USA Lacrosse event that has crowned a champion in Division I and Division II since 2001. A total of 32 club teams from all over the country, 16 separated in each bracket, will play a total of 62 games over the span of four days, beginning Tuesday and ending Friday with championship matches...

In a neglected field in south Wichita is where arguably the most talented women’s soccer player from the city learned how to play. The untamed grass was up to her ankles and she almost always had to pick stickers out of her socks after practice, but Maycee Bell always appreciated her humble beginnings with her first youth soccer team, an independent club named the Cheetahs. Nearly two decades later, the Wichita native just concluded a standout college career at North Carolina and is currently a promising rookie on Gotham FC,...

The American Athletic Conference softball tournament figures to be the most competitive it’s ever been with seven teams ranked in the top-85 of the RPI. With so many contenders for the automatic berth to an NCAA regional, Wichita State holds a key edge in the postseason: home-field advantage. Wilkins Stadium will host the single-elimination conference tournament, which begins Wednesday and crowns the AAC champion Sunday. The Shockers (25-21) are the No. 4 seed and open play against No. 9 seed UTSA (15-41) at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The winner faces the...

Many hours they should have spent practicing, Aaliyah Rivas and her teammates roamed the University of Nevada, Reno softball field carrying shovels and buckets instead of bats and balls. The athletic department rarely maintained the field. So plowing snow, pulling weeds and picking rocks, trash and goose poop out of the grass fell to coaches and players. The team had complained for years about its dilapidated facilities. The dugout toilets didn’t flush. The field lacked lights, which meant games could be played only in the daytime, when many fans were...

A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a compensation model for college athletes. An agreement has not been finalized and many questions remain unanswered. It is also unclear if new rules could withstand further legal scrutiny, but it appears college sports is heading down a revolutionary path with at least some schools directly paying athletes to participate. Here’s what is known and what still needs to be figured out: House vs. NCAA is a...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Freshman guard Dominika Paurova became the eighth Oregon State player to enter the transfer portal after the Beavers’ run to the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament. Paurova, a 6-foot-1 guard from Czech Republic, averaged 5.5 points this past season and became a crucial player for the Beavers during the second half of the season. She announced her decision on Friday. “I will forever appreciate my time at Oregon State. It has been filled with support from everyone I encountered from coaches, to teammates, to fans...

Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson participates in a net cutting ceremony after his team played an NCAA college basketball game against UC Davis in the championship of the Big West Conference men’s tournament Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Henderson, Nev. Long Beach State won 74-70. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill) Eastern Washington hired Dan Monson on Friday, the coach who led Long Beach State to the NCAA Tournament after the school told him he would be fired at the end of the season. Monson, who also coached at Gonzaga and...

Utah's Wilguens Jr. Exacte (35) drives the baseline against Arizona State's Frankie Collins (10) during game, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Tempe, Ariz. The University of Utah has reportedly seen its second player enter the NCAA transfer portal during the spring transfer window. Guard Wilguens Jr. Exacte has entered the portal, according to Rivals. The 6-foot-6 Exacte redshirted this past season due to injury. As a true freshman during the 2022-23 season, Exacte averaged 3.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. He shot 33% from the field and 33.9% from...