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Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer is covered in confetti as her team celebrates her 1,203 win as head coach.

Tara VanDerveer’s sudden retirement from Stanford reverberates

By Michelle Smith / April 10, 2024

VanDerveer spoke to The Next on Tuesday about why this was the right time

Jaylyn Sherrod, wearing a face mask, drives to the basket during the Sweet 16

Jaylyn Sherrod, Colorado fought ’til the end

By Tee Baker / March 31, 2024

‘No quit whatsoever in this ballclub’

Caitlin Clark elevates for a layup in a Sweet 16 game against Colorado.

Sellout crowd gathers to see Iowa and Caitlin Clark do what they always do

By Howard Megdal / March 30, 2024

Hawkeyes can avenge last season, reach Final Four with one more win

Colorado head coach JR Payne speaks to the media from a podium.

Colorado and Iowa reflect on their second time around in NCAA Tournament

By Howard Megdal / March 29, 2024

Lisa Bluder: ‘I’m sure they’re looking forward to this rematch’

USC's JuJu Watkins celebrates her team's victory. Photo credit: USC Athletics

Bigger challenges lie ahead for Pac-12 NCAA Tournament teams

By Michelle Smith / March 24, 2024

In a very chalky weekend so far, six of the seven Pac-12 entrants move on to the second round Sunday and Monday.

Sights and sounds from the Big Dance in the Little Apple

By Missy Heidrick / March 23, 2024

Kansas State, Colorado set up NCAA Tournament showdown

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The Next staff picks: Top stories and podcasts of 2023

By Isabel Rodrigues / December 22, 2023

Whether it be college, pro or international hoops, our writers reflect on a year of work in women’s basketball

Colorado fifth-year senior guard Jaylyn Sherrod goes to the basket against LSU on November 6.

Pac-12 teams propelled by fifth-year players

By Michelle Smith / November 27, 2023

Pac-12’s final year as we know it could also be its best, thanks to a crop of college elders

Colorado center Quay Miller gathers the ball and makes a move.

Despite falling in Sweet 16, sun shines brightly on Colorado Buffaloes

By Matthew Walter / March 25, 2023

‘You see the tenacity and the toughness and the fearlessness’

Washington State's Charlisse Leger-Walker yells in celebration after hitting a big shot against Utah.

Charlisse Leger-Walker’s dagger three punctuates Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals

By Matthew Walter / March 3, 2023

Plus, UCLA, Stanford and Colorado advance