Brian Kelly entered the third game of his third season at LSU hoping to avoid the Tigers’ second upset loss of the young season. LSU lost 27-20 in its season opener against the USC Trojans in Las Vegas Sept. 1. While LSU left Columbia, South Carolina, with a win, the Tigers needed a second half comeback and a kick to …
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Kamilla Cardoso going from national champion to top WNBA Draft selection in whirlwind week: 'Just so excited'
Kamilla Cardoso is living the dream. Within an eight-day span, the South Carolina star will have won a national championship, in by far the most-watched women’s college basketball game ever, and have been drafted into the WNBA. It may be overwhelming for Cardoso, especially considering after downing No. 1 Iowa and Caitlin Clark to win the title and complete their …
Read More »South Carolina star Kamilla Cardoso sidesteps question regarding Dawn Staley's transgender comments
Ahead of their national championship game against Iowa, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley was asked by OutKick’s Dan Zaksheske about her thoughts about transgender participation in women’s sports. “I’m of the opinion of, if you’re a woman, you should play. If you consider yourself a woman, and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able …
Read More »Sen. Tuberville blasts Dawn Staley over her support for trans athletes in women's sports
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., appeared astonished over South Carolina coach Dawn Staley’s comments about transgender athletes in women’s sports over the weekend. Tuberville, who has pushed to bar transgender athletes from competing on the U.S. Olympic team, among other measures, appeared on OutKick’s “Hot Mic” to talk about Staley’s remarks before the Gamecocks won the national championship over the Iowa …
Read More »Texas' Steve Sarkisian 'very impressed' by Dawn Staley amid push to get Longhorns over the hump
Former WNBA great and current South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley secured the program’s third national championship this past Sunday. Staley has coached the women’s basketball team to an impressive 109-3 record over the past three seasons, winning two titles over that span. The Gamecocks reached the Final Four last season, where they were eliminated by Caitlin Clark and …
Read More »Dawn Staley media coverage may have influenced answer on trans athletes in women's sports, OutKick writer says
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley’s support for transgender athletes in women’s sports went viral over the weekend ahead of the Gamecocks’ national championship win over Iowa. OutKick writer Dan Zaksheske appeared on “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” on Monday and assessed what he thought about Staley’s answer. He pointed to a problem with those who cover women’s college basketball, …
Read More »South Carolina's Dawn Staley theorizes women's basketball was 'being held back intentionally'
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley reacted Monday night to her team’s national championship win over Iowa being the most-watched women’s basketball game ever. Staley floated a theory about coverage of the women’s game ahead of the men’s basketball national championship. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM University of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates winning the …
Read More »South Carolina-Iowa women's basketball national championship draws record viewership
The NCAA women’s basketball national championship between South Carolina and Iowa smashed ratings records on Sunday. The Gamecocks’ win over the Hawkeyes drew in 18.7 million views to ABC’s coverage with a peak of 24 million viewers during the game, according to ESPN. The number is up 89% from last year and 285% from the 2022 national championship. CLICK HERE …
Read More »Dawn Staley's support of trans athletes' participation in women's sports sparks question from ex-NBA star
Former NBA star Chandler Parsons was among those to weigh in after South Carolina Gamecocks basketball coach Dawn Staley was asked about transgender participation in women’s sports. Staley expressed her support for transgender participation in women’s sports, sparking a bunch of reaction across social media. Parsons, who played at Florida before becoming an important starter for the Houston Rockets and …
Read More »South Carolina's Dawn Staley praises Caitlin Clark for ‘lifting up our sport,’ calls her ‘one of the GOATs’
Dawn Staley was bent over in tears trying to reflect immediately after her South Carolina Gamecocks won the third NCAA women’s basketball national championship with her in place as head coach. But as she basked in the confetti falling from the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse ceiling in Cleveland and lifted the national championship trophy, Staley shouted out the Iowa Hawkeyes for …
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