Brittney Griner

HOUSTON - Baylor All-America center Brittney Griner, the Associated Press women's college basketball player of the year, is back home in Houston still living the dream after her dream season with the Lady Bears. She led Baylor to a 40-0 season ...  

Two-time All-America center Brittney Griner is recovering from a broken right wrist suffered in a longboard accident. Coach Kim Mulkey said...  

Two-time All-America center Brittney Griner is recovering from a broken right wrist suffered in a longboard accident. Coach Kim Mulkey said Griner will be in a cast for four weeks. The school released no other ... the first 40-win season in ...  

Brittney Griner Instead of training with the U.S. women's Olympic team, the Baylor center is walking around with a cast on her arm. Griner, who led the Lady Bears to a national championship in April, had a "pretty good"...  

Coach Kim Mulkey told the Associated Press on Wednesday night that Griner will be in a cast for about four weeks. The school did not provide details on when and how the injury occurred. Contacted Wednesday by USA TODAY Sports, Griner's father, Ray ...  

May 9, 2012 - Brittney Griner, the Baylor Lady Bears two-time All-America center broke her right wrist in a longboarding accident and will reportedly be in a cast for up to four weeks. Griner led Baylor women's basketball team to a National ...  

WACO, Texas — Brittney Griner has a broken right wrist sustained in a longboard accident. Coach Kim Mulkey tells The Associated Press that the 6-foot-8 All-American center will be in a cast for four weeks.  

Griner averaged 23.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game. She was the first Baylor player to be named the AP women's college basketball player of the year, and was also recognized as the top women's player with the John R. Wooden Award.  

Brittney Griner recently suffered a broken wrist, and it’s an injury that could have a negative impact on her pro career. Griner, The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball Player of the Year, recently chose to stay for one more year at Baylor ...  

Baylor Lady Bears basketball star Brittney Griner is known to be a good long board rider, but this week - she found herself on the wrong end of a hard fall. That tumble caused a broken wrist and while her young bones heal, she will be wearing a cast for the next month. It's common for superstars in sports, like Griner, to be very competitive in other aspects of their life as well. Not long ago, there was a story on ESPN that profiled Brittney...  

She is the first NCAA player with 2,000 career points and 500 blocked shots. Griner dunked twice in this year's NCAA tournament, matching Candace Parker for most dunks by a woman in NCAA tournament play and during a college career (seven).  

... good' chance at US team U.S. coach Geno Auriemma says Baylor standout Brittney Griner's chances of making the team for the London Olympics were "pretty good" had she not withdrawn. Brittney Griner could have added an Olympic medal to her NCAA title.  

DENVER -- The trophy cases at Baylor might need to be expanded. Monday, Baylor center Brittney Griner picked up a trio of honors: the Wade Trophy, the Naismith Trophy and the WBCA defensive player of the year award. Griner previously won another ...  

LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Only the second woman to dunk in NCAA tournament play, Brittney Griner has won the Honda Sports Award for basketball, culminating an historic season in which she led her Baylor University team to a 40-0 record and the national...  

WACO — Baylor star Brittney Griner said Thursday that she will not play for the U.S. women's basketball team at the London Olympics this summer. The 6-foot-8 Griner had been seen as a candidate for the 12th and final roster spot on the U.S ...  

So far, Baylor Bears basketball star Brittney Griner has pretty much accomplished everything a women's player can at the collegiate level. Well, everything but help Team USA win a gold medal in the Olympics, and it seems that goal will need to ...  

Only the second woman to dunk in NCAA tournament play, Brittney Griner has won the Honda Sports Award for basketball, culminating an historic season in which she led her Baylor University team to a 40-0 record and the national championship. Her selection ...  

With Robert Griffin the 3rd cheering on the Baylor Lady Bears on Sunday night, his schoolmate Brittney Griner, seemingly surrounded on every offensive possession by three Stanford players and the brass section of its pep band, led the Bears to the national championship game against the Irish.  

In 1965, a towering 18-year-old center from New York named Lew Alcindor stepped on the campus of UCLA and changed college basketball forever. Nearly half a century later the female version of Lew Alcindor will step on the court in Denver tonight.  

The undefeated national championship basketball season of the Baylor Lady Bears kept us up in suspense many a night with the antics of coach Kim Mulkey and center Brittney Griner. Forty wins and no losses was a national record. (I don't like ...  

Brittney Griner and Baylor left no doubt they're head and shoulders above any team in the country. In fact, they're perfect. Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory...  

WACO, Texas — Baylor standout Brittney Griner will not play for the U.S. women’s basketball team at the London Olympics this summer. The 6-foot-8 Griner, who was considered a candidate for the 12th and final roster spot on the national team ...  

If she hadn't made the point already that she and the Baylor Lady Bears were the queens of women's hoops, Brittney Griner left no doubts Tuesday night. With their 80-61 win over Notre Dame, the Bears did the unprecedented, winning 40 straight ...  

In the sport of basketball, it doesn't take much more than one dominant center to win. Baylor has a lot more than just Brittney Griner, but she is the player who will lead the team through the Final Four and to a national championship. Of her potential opponents (Stanford in the semifinal, UConn or Notre Dame in the final), no other player has the athleticism and size needed to play with match up with Griner, which really limits the...  

WACO, Texas - Two-time All-America center Brittney Griner is recovering from a broken right wrist sustained in a longboard accident. Coach Kim Mulkey told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that Griner will be in a cast for four weeks. The school ...  

DENVER – All season, coach Kim Mulkey said if Baylor were to win a national championship, it wouldn’t be because of stars like Brittney Griner or Odyssey Sims. It would be because of role players like Jordan Madden and Terran Condrey. And while the ...  

matching Candace Parker for most dunks by a woman in NCAA tournament play and during a college career (seven). Leaving spots open is nothing new for the U.S. The Americans only announced nine players initially for the 2008 Games before filling ...  

WACO, Texas -- Baylor star Brittney Griner says she will not play for the U.S. women's basketball team at the London Olympics this summer. The 6-foot-8 Griner said Thursday she has withdrawn her name from consideration for the team. She cited a ...  

“Looking back when we get older, I’m always going to remember this moment, always going to remember confetti falling and being here with my team,” Griner said as she and her teammates hugged and celebrated. Baylor coach Kim Mulkey was at a ...  

That formidable foursome finalized a 40-0 fandango and One Shining Moment for coach Kim Mulkey and her Baylor Lady Bears ... Dame squad hung around for half of the championship game until young Ms. Griner decided to say, “Hall of Fame, here I come ...  

WACO (April 7, 2012) - Baylor’s Brittney Griner was named winner of the 2012 John R. Wooden Award, presented at the Los Angeles Athletic Club Friday in Los Angeles. The award by Coach John Wooden’s daughter, Nan. Baylor assistant coach ...  

DENVER – Brittney Griner isn't going to wow you with her prose ... and her constant desire to get better – even though she's the best player the game has seen in quite some time – makes her a coach's dream. Griner, who was named the Associated ...  

The team is expected to be a gold medal favorite for coach Geno Auriemma. Joining the UConn contingent on the team is two-time Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings. Also returning for a second straight Olympics are Candace Parker, Seimone ...  

Lindsay Whalen and Angel McCoughtry will be competing in the Olympics for the first time and trying to help the U.S. win a fifth straight gold medal. The Americans have won 33 straight Olympic games.  

Now they and their Hall of Fame coach face the biggest exam of their careers Sunday in a Final Four showdown against top-ranked Baylor and the superlative 6-foot-8 center Brittney Griner. But don't expect the second-ranked Cardinal (35-1 ...  

DENVER — Brittney Griner came up big for Baylor, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Lady Bears finish off an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the national championship game Tuesday night.  

Brittney Griner's place in women's basketball history is secure ... was right at the center of the action as the Lady Bears took control. Every time Notre Dame made a run in the second half to cut into the deficit, Griner had an answer.  

The Women’s Final Four semifinal victory sends Baylor to the Championship Game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Tuesday. The Bears won despite a thoroughly human performance by 6’8” center Brittney Griner. “This is not the Brittney Griner ...  

Now they and their Hall of Fame coach face the biggest exam of their careers Sunday in a Final Four showdown against top-ranked Baylor and the superlative 6-foot-8 center Brittney Griner. But don't expect the second-ranked Cardinal (35-1 ...  

329. • Returns national player of the year Brittney Griner and second-team All-America point guard Odyssey Sims. "I think they'll be preseason No. 1," deadpanned Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw, whose Irish (35-4) finished national runners-up ...  

I’m not going to take away from my players the ability to just be a normal college kid, whether it’s Melissa Jones jumping out of airplanes or Destiny Williams riding a moped or Brittney Griner on a longboard.” Griner won every major national player ...  

LOS ANGELES -- Baylor's Brittney Griner on Friday was named winner of the John R. Wooden Award as the top player in women's basketball. The award was presented at a ceremony in Los Angeles with Lady Bears assistant coach Damion McKinney accepting on Griner ...  

DENVER — Brittney Griner came up big for Baylor, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Lady Bears finish an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the NCAA women's basketball national championship game Tuesday ...  

The Honda Sports Award is presented annually to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports ... Donne of Delaware also were finalists for the Honda award. The 6-foot-8 Griner, of Houston, averaged 23.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and a nation ...  

DENVER -- Brittney Griner and Baylor left no doubt they're head and shoulders above any team in the country. In fact, they're perfect. Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory over Notre Dame ...  

WACO, Texas -- Baylor standout Brittney Griner will not play for the U.S. women's basketball team at the London Olympics ... and averaged 12.8 points and 7.3 rebounds a game. The last college players to compete in the Olympics for the U.S ...  

DENVER — Brittney Griner took Baylor to new heights. Blocking layups, snagging rebounds and making shots over two and three helpless defenders, she towered over the competition all season. That left Griner with just one more task Tuesday ...  

(Newser) – Brittney Griner is a force in women's college basketball, the proof being Baylor's shiny new trophy. The 21-year-old also happens to be 6-foot-8 and muscular, and she speaks in a low voice. Cue the "she's-a-man" jokes on Twitter and ...  

Geno Auriemma, coach of the Olympic favorite U.S. women's basketball team, knows the impact Brittney Griner could have had on and off the court in London. He says Griner's chances of making the squad were "pretty good" before the 2011 Division I player of ...  

DENVER (USA TODAY) — Women's college basketball's marquee player needed help from her supporting cast to get past Stanford on Sunday, but Brittney Griner has Baylor headed to its first national championship game since winning its only title in 2005.  

DENVER -- All season, Baylor has been the best team led by the best player in the country. And that just makes the stakes in tonight's NCAA championship a little higher. Anything short of a women's national title would be deemed a failure for ...  

DALLAS (AP) — U.S. coach Geno Auriemma says Baylor standout Brittney Griner's chances of making the team for the London Olympics were "pretty good" had she not withdrawn. Auriemma says there aren't many other Americans — or players in other countries ...  

DENVER: Brittney Griner came up big for Baylor, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Bears finish an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the national championship game Tuesday night. Baylor became the first team in NCAA ...  

Baylor Lady Bears' superstar Brittney Griner is amazing, and she alone is what takes a very good basketball team and makes the unbeatable. Standford doesn't have a shot at stopping Griner, thus they won't be able to beat Baylor in the 2012 NCAA women's ...  

Yesterday, I made the argument that Baylor’s Brittney Griner, not Kentucky’s Anthony Davis or Thomas Robinson of Kansas is the greatest player in college basketball. My colleague Chris Smith made a comment that begged another question ...  

“This year, we’re ready to handle business,” Griner said. Baylor coach Kim Mulkey knew potential greatness when she saw it. When Griner committed early to Baylor, Mulkey called athletic director Ian McCaw from a parking lot. “I told ...  

(AP) DENVER - A postgame comment by Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw about the prowess of Baylor star Brittney Griner caused a stir in the world of social media Tuesday night. After the Irish lost to Baylor 80-61 in the women's championship ...  

RGIII vs. Brittney GrinerESPN (blog)Jon Gruden did, and asked RGIII about Griner's skills on the court.Tags: espnW, RGIII, Jon Gruden, Brittney Griner, Final Four, Baylor Brittney Griner, The Associated Press women's basketball Player of the Year, said Heisman Trophy winner and fellow ...and more »  

(AP) DENVER -- A postgame comment by Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw about the prowess of Baylor star Brittney Griner caused a stir in the world of social media Tuesday night. After the Irish lost to Baylor 80-61 in the women's championship ...  

For a long time, you would rarely find women's NCAA basketball highlights on ESPN. When you did, you rarely knew who any of the players were. And to be honest, you rarely cared. Brittney Griner changed that this year. You would be hard-pressed to find a ...  

WACO, Texas -- Brittney Griner has a broken right wrist sustained in a longboard accident. Coach Kim Mulkey tells The Associated Press that the 6-foot-8 All-American center will be in a cast for four weeks. The school released no other details Wednesday ...  

Then she lifted coach Kim Mulkey up on her shoulders briefly ... making her a women’s version of a Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell. In turn, Griner told USA Today in an April 3 report that being so tall was difficult in her youth.  

At Baylor and beyond, Griner and her team have cast a spell on fans who never considered following women's basketball. Dave Campbell is a Texas sports legend. The Waco sportswriter has his own room in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. "Watching that team last ...  

WACO, Texas -- Brittney Griner has a broken right wrist sustained in a longboard accident. Coach Kim Mulkey tells The Associated Press that the 6-foot-8 All-American center will be in a cast for four weeks. The school released no other details ...  

No jumping ship for Baylor's Brittney GrinerSan Francisco ChronicleThe sad state of the center position in Miami: Blatant fraud Eddy Curry actually gets a tryout, and bombs. Joel Anthony gets a shot; no way. Now Ronny Turiaf, of all people, has the starting job. -- Stan Van Gundy is the funniest, most uninhibited ...and more »  

"But I want to stay involved in USA Basketball and hope to again have the opportunity ... In 2009, she passed on the McDonad's All-American Game and the associated McDonald's Slam Dunk event. That's not nearly at the level of the Olympics of course ...  

Brittney Griner's Olympic dream remains intact. One spot remains for London and Connecticut's Geno Auriemma, who will lead the U.S., said Griner remains in the mix as the only college player under consideration. "That 12th player is not necessarily going ...  

D ENVER — A postgame comment by Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw about the prowess of Baylor star Brittney Griner caused a stir in the world of social media Tuesday night. After the Irish lost to Baylor 80-61 in the women’s championship, McGra ...  

I thought, for the size and the players that we had in ... off the clock in Tuesday’s rout should linger for the Irish and the rest of women’s college basketball if Baylor coach Kim Mulkey’s promise that her star is “not going pro ...  

DENVER — If there is lingering doubt or any skepticism left about Brittney Griner’s place in women’s basketball, the Baylor star can remove it Tuesday. Just about the only thing she hasn’t done in a three-year career of blocks and dunks ...  

When coach Geno Auriemma and national team director Carol Callan named 11 players to the U.S. women's basketball team for the 2012 Olympics on March 30, it was something of a foregone conclusion that they were saving the 12th and final spot for Baylor ...  

DENVER -- If there is lingering doubt or any skepticism left about Brittney Griner's place in women's basketball, the Baylor star can remove it Tuesday. Just about the only thing she hasn't done in a three-year career of blocks and dunks and records and ...  

DENVER (AP) — Notre Dame's trio of senior starters shrunk in the shadow of Brittney Griner. The Irish lost the national championship for the second straight season Tuesday night, beaten by Baylor and its superstar center 80-61. A year ago ...  

DENVER — Brittney Griner was supposed to change women's basketball as we know it before she ever played a college game. A 6-foot-8 center who had dunked 52 times as a high school senior was without precedent. So people looked to the men for comparisons ...  

DALLAS (AP) -- U.S. coach Geno Auriemma says Baylor standout Brittney Griner's chances of making the team for the London Olympics were "pretty good" had she not withdrawn.  

USA TODAYCollege Basketball Capsules: Griner in cast after breaking wrist on longboardBrownsville HeraldShe was the first Baylor player to be named the AP women's college basketball player of the year, and was also recognized as the top women's player with the John R. Wooden Award. Griner last month withdrew from consideration for the 12th and final spot ...Baylor's star center Brittney Griner breaks wristGant DailyBrittney Griner suffers...  

That's when the texts and phone calls were found. King writes that most of the violations occurred by the men's assistant coaches from 2007-2008. Head coach Scott Drew said the violations took place "because of poor communication between him and his ...  

Kansas' Thomas Robinson? How about Kentucky's entire starting five ... I said, 'Honey, if I could dunk it, I’d do backflips down the floor.’ ” Though the dunk put her in an elite sorority, Griner had been breaking the mold of the female ...  

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Whalen and Angel McCoughtry will be competing in the Olympics for the first time and trying to help the U.S. win a fifth straight gold medal. The Americans have won 33 straight Olympic games.  

DENVER - Baylor coach Kim Mulkey says she's disgusted by taunting and insults directed at star player Brittney Griner on social media. The 6-foot-8 AP player of the year is the subject of constant mocking on Twitter and other sites, and Mulkey ...  

She has already dunked twice in the tournament, matching Candace Parker for most dunks by a woman in NCAA tournament play and during a college career (seven). She couldn't catch one against the Irish. The Lady Bears had a strong cheering section ...  

Lindsay Whalen and Angel McCoughtry will be competing in the Olympics for the first time and trying to help the U.S. win a fifth straight gold medal. The Americans have won 33 straight Olympic games.  

The Lady Baylor Bears basketball team is in Denver for the Final Four and is looking to cap off an undefeated season, so it makes sense that their best player Brittney Griner was named the Associated Press player of the year: "It's an honor ...  

The Americans have until June 18 to select the final player for London. The team is expected to be a gold medal favorite for coach Geno Auriemma, who also coaches the University of Connecticut team.  

One of those elite players is Lisa Leslie, one of the greatest women's basketball players ever. She played for the Sparks from 1997 to 2009 and was a pioneer for the sport. The Sparks would waste no time drafting Griner if she had declared. The Baylor ...  

DENVER — Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw jokingly suggested Saturday it would be all right if junior All-Americans Brittney Griner and Elena Delle Donne left school early to play in the WNBA. The 6-foot-8 Griner made it clear at the Women's ...  

Would this have a positive or negative impact on brand, merchandising, ticket sales, etc? And I don't think those ... Jeremy Lin was a walk-on and played through summer league in Vegas. What's more realistic for Griner is to make a splash in Vegas at ...  

DENVER - Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer isn't worried about the dunking abilities of Baylor's 6-foot-8 Brittney Griner. "It'd be two points," the Hall of Fame coach said Wednesday. "Can she dunk from 3? We're not going to have a breakdown about ...  

Dave Campbell is a Texas sports legend. The Waco sportswriter has his own room in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. "Watching that team last night was just, just an unforgettable experience," Campbell said. "They given me a life time of thrills."  

Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA women's basketball championship on Tuesday night, capping a 40-0 season for the Lady Bears. They became the seventh women ...  

DENVER — Brittney Griner is The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball Player of the Year, the first Baylor player to win the award. She received 36 votes Saturday from the 40-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25.  

LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis of national champion Kentucky accepted the John R. Wooden Award on Friday night, and Brittney Griner of undefeated champion Baylor won the women's award for the nation's top college basketball player. Davis received ...  

"But I want to stay involved in USA Basketball and hope to again have the opportunity to represent my country in future international ... Lindsay Whalen and Angel McCoughtry will be competing in the Olympics for the first time and trying to ...  

DENVER -- Had recruiting gone just a little differently for Baylor a few years ago ... sister Chiney was almost certain to follow her big sister. "Well, we were in the mix," Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. "I'm telling you, we worked, we worked on those ...  

Bleacher ReportWomen's 2012 NCAA Tournament, Stanford Vs. Baylor: Brittney Griner And The ...SB NationToni Kokenis pitched in nine points, but ultimately it wasn't enough to overcome a more balanced effort by the Bears. The Bears will take on the Fighting Irish in the championship game, winners in overtime over the Connecticut Huskies on Saturday.Baylor vs. Notre Dame: Why it's Inevitable that the Bears will WinBleacher ReportBaylor one...  

Brittney Griner just led Baylor to a 40-0 record and a national championship. She’s an attractive woman with a quick smile, a well-spoken representative of her university who is quick, in every interview, to deflect credit to her less-known – and lesser abused – teammates, and who will return for her senior year in college rather than pursue a professional career. Read full article >>  

It's good to be a fan of Baylor these days. Between Robert Griffin III and Brittney Griner, the school boasts two of the best athletes in collegiate sports this year. So hey, why not pit the two in a dunk contest? Wouldn't that be awesome? It most ...  

As he was leaving the court after the trophy presentation, NCAA President Mark Emmert gave me his post-game assessment ... (Heisman Trophy winner) Robert Griffin III being here. It's a fun time. "At Baylor," she said, "they used to not let ...  

There is no argument that she will become the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft when she becomes eligible. But what if the Baylor Bears superstar decided to instead declare for the NBA Draft? That sounds absolutely insane, but it’s not as far-fetched ...  

She was the one, a presence as well as the punctuation mark, who blocked the light at the end of Notre ... That’s finished business, a good year’s work. The Irish (35-4), the Big East’s regular-season champion, were led by junior guard Skylar Diggins ...  

What about UConn's Andre Drummond? Or Indiana's Cody Zeller? Kansas' Thomas Robinson? How about Kentucky's entire starting five? Largely missing from the conversation is one of the best college players out there. Some say the Baylor star is best ...  

Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame's star Sunday against Connecticut, went 0-for-11. "Our defense," Destiny Williams said, "is one of a kind." Here's the scary part. The theme afterward was 40-0, but the Bears should be better next year. Every starter ...  

"She felt like she wasn't there for us ... when her own teammates double- and triple-team her and hack away at will. By the 10-minute mark, Baylor had a double-digit lead and soon after, with both Peters and Achonwa tagged with four fouls ...  

When Baylor beat out Notre Dame last night in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Finals with a score of 80-61, post-game comments from Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw drew some ire on social media. CBS News reports that in post-game commentary, Coach ...  

Now, it would just be just an added bonus as Griner and her Lady Bears are one win away from NCAA history ... The Irish (35-3) are looking to spoil Baylor's coronation. Notre Dame is back in the title game after losing to Texas A in last ...  

Peters picked up her second foul just 2:38 into the game. In came sophomore Natalie Achonwa and freshman Markisha Wright, who did not even play in Sunday's semifinal against Connecticut. Peters would play only 15 minutes. "When we got into foul ...  

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We're still not 100 percent sure why Robert Griffin III turned down an opportunity to work out for the Indianapolis Colts ( and it's really not a big deal ), but here's one thing we do know -- the man who will either go first or second in this month's NFL Draft is a major, major fan of Baylor basketball. RGIII was often seen in the crowd as the Baylor men's team drove to the Elite 8, and he was repping it hard as the Lady Bears finished a...  

What we've seen in the NFL, NHL, and NBA is that once you're out of the game, even for a few months, it takes a bit of time to get back in touch with the speed of the game. Things at that level happen lightning quick. It's one of the reasons all-star teams ...  

It would be because of role players like Jordan Madden and Terran Condrey. And while the national title still is a win away, it was those latter two players who helped the Lady Bears defeat Stanford 59-47 in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament here ...  

Continued... To play in the WNBA, a player must turn 22 during the year they are drafted, graduate from college or see their class finish its coursework during the three-month period following the draft. Or the player must be out of high school ...  

While the annual college exodus of NBA draft prospects continues, Brittney Griner's decision to return for her senior season at Baylor comes with a price: The Los Angeles Sparks – her WNBA dream team – have the No. 1 pick in today's WNBA draft. Baylor's Brittney Griner responds to the crowd during a welcome-home celebration for the national champion Baylor women's basketball team, Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Waco, Texas. Baylor defeated...  

Baylor became the first team in NCAA history to win 40 games. Even more important ... Peters called for an illegal screen, which was her fourth foul. With Peters on the bench, the Bears built their lead back up by dumping the ball into the 6-foot-8 Griner ...  

DENVER -- Brittney Griner is The Associated Press' women's college basketball Player of the Year, the first Baylor player to win the award. She received 36 votes Saturday from the 40-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25.  

DENVER -- Brittney Griner has never really talked about wanting to win for herself ... And then she tells me, 'I'd come right at you, big girl.' And I'm thinking, 'Yeah, and I'd put it right back in your face.'" Griner and all of us reporters ...  

To play in the WNBA, a player must turn 22 during the year they are drafted, graduate from college or see their class finish its coursework during the three-month period following the draft. Or the player must be out of high school for four years.  

But her defensive impact was crucial, as she and Destiny Williams combined to grab 19 rebounds and nail 12 of the 19 Baylor free throws to help the Bears pull away from the Stanford Cardinal in the regional semifinal. Stanford actually held a ...  

"They can't believe a girl can do what she can do. So they may turn on the TV, watch the highlights and go, 'Wow!' where before they never had any interest in the game because it was played below the rim." Added Burke, "I've had NBA guys mention ...  

NBA executives will be flooding to local gyms taking a look at draft prospects in the near future. Many will be going to Baylor University in Waco, Texas, but not for the 6'8 208 lb junior star who led a perfect 40-0 season for the Baylor Bears.  

Coaches: Baylor, Kim Mulkey 336-79 (12th season); Stanford ... Bench: Stanford depends on 6-3 freshmen Taylor Greenfield (3.6 ppg) and Bonnie Samuelson (4.6 ppg). ... Power forward Brooklyn Pope has produced instant impact for Baylor, averaging 7.5 ...  

and Stanford's Nneka Ogwumike and Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins had one apiece. Whether emphatically blocking shots or throwing down dunks, Griner has been the most dominant player in women's basketball this season. She and Mulkey have led Baylor to a ...  

It will be up to Chiney Ogwumike, along with Kokenis and Joslyn Tinkle, to try to get back and win an elusive title that Nnemkadi Ogwumike and previous stars Candice Wiggins, Jayne Appel, Kayla Pedersen and Jeanette Pohlen just couldn't bring home.  

DENVER -- Brittney Griner is The Associated Press' women's college basketball Player of the Year, the first Baylor player to win the award. She received 36 votes Saturday from the 40-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25.  

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A lot has been and will be written about Baylor's 6-foot-8 junior center Brittney Griner. But her 7-for-9 performance at the free-throw line Sunday night against Stanford underlined a lesser-known fact about her brilliant college career.  

I'm busy with important life issues like scheduling vacation and trying to ... Despite that fact, Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw had nice things to say about Brittney Griner..I think. McGraw said, "I think she's one of a kind.  

DENVER - The Baylor Lady Bears were all smiles and giggles as they waited for the court to clear so they could enter to warmup. They were so cool and relaxed that star Brittney Griner even said something to opposing center Nneka Ogwumike when the two met ...  

DENVER -- Driving the paint against the long-limbed, shot-blocking machine that is Baylor's Brittney Griner can be intimidating. But not for Notre Dame's Natalie Novosel, who grew up getting schooled in the backyard by her taller siblings ...  

Barron served as the recruiting coordinator for Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey from 2007 to 2009. His efforts helped land the majority of the seniors and juniors on this year’s team, which reached the Elite 8 last season. Under his watch the ...  

DENVER -- One win from perfection ... Diggins tied it with a 3-pointer, and then Mallory hit back-to-back 3s and a free throw to push Notre Dame to a 77-72 lead. "My teammates just kept talking to me, 'You're going to hit a shot.  

Frontcourt: Will Baylor's Brittney Griner have her second sub-par game of the Final Four after being limited to three field goals and nine shot attempts by Stanford? Don't bet on it. Five previous times this season she was held to 15 points or fewer.  

Baylor center Brittney Griner, a junior who led the Lady Bears to a 40-0 record and an NCAA championship earlier this month, has withdrawn her name from consideration for the 2012 USA Basketball Women’s National Team, essentially ending her ...  

Maybe that's the 6'8 Liz Cambage, an Australian already in the WNBA, maybe it's some 14-year old girl with a picture of Griner on her dresser or maybe that person will never emerge. Maybe she becomes one of those samurai from old movies who ...  

SunHerald.comGriner won't play for US team at London OlympicsSunHerald.comAP WACO, Texas -- Baylor standout Brittney Griner will not play for the US women's basketball team at the London Olympics this summer. The 6-foot-8 Griner, who was considered a candidate for the 12th and final roster spot on the national team, ...Baylor's Brittney Griner won't play for US team at London OlympicsBoston Heraldall 176 news articles »  

Last night, after Baylor thumped Notre Dame 80-61 to win the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, led by Brittney Griner’s 26 points, 13 rebounds, and five blocks, Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw discussed the 6-foot-8 Briner’s presence in the post by saying: “I think she's one of a kind. I think she's like a guy playing with women.” Uh-oh. A reporter, perhaps bored or looking to start a fight, later asked Griner if she took it as a compliment...  

Now a junior, 6-8 Griner didn’t do it in highlight-reel fashion — her two-handed dunk against Georgia ... helped the rest of the Bears find their long-distance shooting mojo and extend their six-point halftime lead. By the 10-minute mark ...  

Baylor coach Kim Mulkey says she's disgusted by taunting and insults directed at star player Brittney Griner on social media. DENVER -- Baylor coach Kim Mulkey says she's disgusted by taunting and insults directed at star player Brittney Griner on social media.  

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Griner scored 26 points in the NCAA championship game, including 17 in the second half. She made 11-of-16 shots overall, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked five shots on her way to being selected the most outstanding player of the Women's Final Four.  

DALLAS — Brittney Griner could have added an Olympic medal to her NCAA title. The Baylor star’s chances of making the U.S. team for this summer’s London Olympics were “pretty good” before she withdrew from consideration last month, U.S ...  

Baylor's Kim Mulkey says she hasn't read a message board in eight years and views social media as one of the great curses of the 21st century. She cringes at some of the things said or written about Griner. "That stuff has got to stop," Mulkey said.  

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DENVER — If there is lingering doubt or any skepticism left about Brittney Griner's place in women's basketball, the Baylor star can remove it tonight. Just about the only thing she hasn't done in a three-year career of blocks and dunks and records and highlights is hoist a championship trophy. If Baylor can finish a perfect 40-0 season against Notre Dame (35-3) in tonight's NCAA championship game, Griner's place will be assured.  

Griner finished with 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Baylor to a 59-47 win over Stanford and into Tuesday's women's NCAA final against Notre Dame. “We're not the Brittney Griner show,” Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkey said. “Brittney Griner is the ...  

An hour after losing in last season's regional finals, Brittney Griner sent Baylor coach Kim Mulkey a text. DENVER — An hour after losing in last season's regional finals, Brittney Griner sent Baylor coach Kim Mulkey a text. The message was ...  

As Mechelle Voepel of ESPN.com writes, the team could potentially stick with its original 11 members and win it all without adding a 12th player. As of now, the roster consists of Seimone Augustus, Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings, Tina Charles ...  

The Cardinal are led by the 6'4 Nneka Ogwumike, who, like Griner, is a Houston native. The likely No. 1 pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft, Ogwumike was a year ahead of Griner in high school. The only two unanimous selections to the AP All-American ...  

Griner finished with 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Baylor to a 59-47 win over Stanford and into the women's NCAA final against Notre Dame. "We're not the Brittney Griner show," Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkey said. "Brittney Griner is the face ...  

Brittney Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks Tuesday night to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA womens basketball championship, capping an unparalleled 40-0 season for the Lady Bears.  

DENVER -- Brittney Griner and Baylor left no doubt they're head and shoulders above any team in the country. In fact, they're perfect. Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory over Notre Dame i ...  

Brittney Griner is The Associated Press' women's college basketball Player of the Year, the first Baylor player to win the award. DENVER -- Brittney Griner is The Associated Press' women's college basketball Player of the Year, the first Baylor player to ...  

Led by 6-8 center Brittney Griner, who scored 26 points, with 13 rebounds and five blocks, and coaxed on by an energized coach, Kim Mulkey, Baylor defeated Notre Dame, 80-61, to win its second national championship, completing the first 40-0 season in the history of the sport, men or women.  

Brittney Griner scored a game-high 26 points to lift Baylor past Notre Dame for the NCAA women's basketball national championship. The Bears are the first team in history -- men or women -- to finish the year a perfect 40-0.  

There was a time in the second game of the Women’s Final Four Sunday night when Stanford appeared to have figured out how to prevent Brittney Griner from being Brittney Griner. The 6-8 Baylor center looked rattled, missing makeable shots on ...  

Brittney Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA women's basketball championship Tuesday night, capping a 40-0 season for the Lady Bears.  

DENVER -- An hour after losing in last season's regional finals, Brittney Griner sent Baylor coach Kim Mulkey a text.The message was simple: the 6-foot-8 junior phenom took responsibility for the loss and said it wouldn't happen again.So far Griner h ...  

DENVER (AP) — Brittney Griner had barely cut down the championship net when Baylor coach Kim Mulkey began talking about a possible repeat. With the 6-foot-8 superstar coming back for her senior year and the other four starters returning, the Lady...  

Baylor center Brittney Griner cuts the net after the Bears' women's basketball championship Monday night. (Chris Humphreys-US PRESSWIRE) DENVER — Notre Dame and Baylor used the same prod to propel themselves through the season. Their meeting ...  

For the first time in history, a college basketball team has gone 40-0. The Baylor Bears, led by their star Brittney Griner, beat Notre Dame 80-61 to win the women’s National Championship.     Follow @msnbc_pictures •Sign up for the msnbc.com Photos Newsle …  

Griner BU DENVER -– Leading the Baylor Lady Bears to a perfect 33‐0 regular-season record and an NCAA tournament championship appearance, junior center Brittney Griner was named winner of the 2012 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T for Women’s College Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Monday. Griner, who beat out finalists Elena Delle Donne (Delaware), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame) and Nneka Ogwumike (Stanford...  

Of strangers, familiar foes The Associated Press Published Mar 31, 2012 07:01PM MDT Denver • An hour after losing in last season’s regional finals, Brittney Griner sent Baylor coach Kim Mulkey a text. The message was simple: The 6-foot-8 junior phenom took responsibility for the loss and said it wouldn’t happen again. So far Griner has fulfilled her promise, helping Baylor to an undefeated season and has the team two victories away...  

DENVER (AP) — An hour after losing in last season's regional finals, Brittney Griner sent Baylor coach Kim Mulkey a text. The message was simple: the 6-foot-8 junior phenom took responsibility for the loss and said it wouldn't happen again. So far...  

DENVER (AP) — Baylor is on the brink of perfection, and even a quiet night from Brittney Griner couldn't stop the Lady Bears. Griner was constantly hounded and double-teamed, scoring only one basket in the second half Sunday night. So her...  

Jr. player Brittney Griner's extraordinary year and the force of Baylor's women's team ~ best in the country. Coach Kim Mulkey was named AP's Coach of the Year and Griner was their pick for player of the year. Coach Scott Drew took the men's ...  

DENVER - One win from perfection. Brittney Griner was constantly hounded and double-teamed, scoring only one basket in the second half Sunday night. So the Baylor supporting cast jumped in and carried the unbeaten Lady Bears to the national championship game.  

DENVER -- Whether emphatically blocking shots or throwing down dunks on the other the end of the floor, Brittney Griner has been the most dominant player in women's basketball this season.The 6-foot-8 junior phenom has led Baylor to a perfect record ...  

DENVER — Brittney Griner and Baylor left no doubt they’re head and shoulders above any women’s team in the country. In fact, they’re perfect. Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA women’s basketball championship on Tuesday night, capping a 40-0 season for the Lady Bears.  

Baylor center Brittney Griner (42) blocks a shot by Notre Dame guard Kayla McBride (23) as Notre Dame forward Markisha Wright (34) watches during the first half in the NCAA women's Final Four college basketball championship game, in Denver, Tuesday ...  

The defenses had the upper hand in the first half of the Final Four tilt, as Stanford turnovers and horrific shooting all around predominated. Baylor leads only 25-23, however, after great defensive strategy has negated Brittney Griner and kept the Cardinal firmly in it.  

DENVER -- One win from perfection. Brittney Griner was constantly hounded and double-teamed, scoring only one basket in the second half on Sunday night. However, the Baylor supporting cast jumped in and carried the unbeaten Lady Bears to the national championship game. Griner finished with 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Baylor to a 59-47 win against Stanford and into the women's NCAA final against Notre Dame. WOMEN'S...  

DENVER, COLO. (April 2, 2012) – Leading the Baylor Lady Bears to a perfect 39‐0 season so far and an NCAA Tournament Championship appearance, junior center Brittney Griner was named winner of the 2012 Naismith Trophy presented by AT for ...  

DENVER — An hour after losing in last season’s NCAA regional final, Brittney Griner sent Baylor coach Kim Mulkey a text. The message was simple: the 6-8 phenom took responsibility for the loss and said it wouldn’t happen again. So far Griner, now a junior and the AP Player of the Year, has fulfilled her promise, helping Baylor to an undefeated season and has the team two victories away from the first 40-win season in NCAA history.  

DENVER - Brittney Griner came up big for Baylor, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Lady Bears finish off an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the national championship game Tuesday night. Baylor became the first te...  

NCAA: Baylor women take title after 40-0 season By Doug Feinberg The Associated Press Published Apr 3, 2012 11:20PM MDT Denver • Brittney Griner and Baylor left no doubt they’re head and shoulders above any team in the country. In fact, they’re perfect. Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA women’s basketball championship on Tuesday night, capping a...  

GOLDMAN: Not only did Lady Bear fans belt out the bigger opening cheer, Baylor had the team with the spotless record and the transcendent player - center Brittney Griner. But Notre Dame had been there before. They played in last season's ...  

DENVER (AP) — Brittney Griner came up big for Baylor, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Lady Bears finish off an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the national championship game Tuesday night.  

Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw issued a statement Tuesday night, clarifying comments she made about Baylor center Brittney Griner in her postgame news conference following the Fighting Irish's 80-61 loss in the national title game. Notre Dame coach Muffet ...  

DENVER — One win from perfection. Brittney Griner was constantly hounded and double-teamed, scoring only one basket in the second half Sunday night. So the Baylor supporting cast jumped in and carried the unbeaten Lady Bears to the national championship game.  

DENVER (April 2, 2012) – Baylor's Brittney Griner earned another player of the year award Wednesday night, winning the 2012 State Farm® Wade Trophy, as well as being named the 2012 WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year. Head coach Kim Mulkey also ...  

Brittney Griner had barely cut down the championship net when Baylor coach Kim Mulkey began talking about a possible repeat. With the 6-foot-8 superstar and the other four starters all coming back next year, the Lady Bears will be the heavy favorite to win another title, if not go unbeaten for a second straight year. Mulkey would like nothing better than to get back to the Final Four, which will take place in her home state of Louisiana next...  

DENVER — Brittney Griner came up big for Baylor, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Lady Bears finish off an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the national championship game Tuesday night. Baylor became the first ...  

The story of the year in women’s college basketball has been the Baylor Lady Bears. Baylor had an undefeated regular season and impressed many fans. They are lead by Brittney Griner, the junior that has not just brought attention to the Lady Bears, but ...  

DENVER - Brittney Griner and Baylor left no doubt theyre head and shoulders above any team in the country. In fact, theyre perfect.Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory over Notre Dame in the NCA...  

DENVER -- Brittney Griner and Baylor left no doubt they’re head and shoulders above any team in the country. In fact, they’re perfect. Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory against Notre Dame in the NCAA women’s basketball championship on Tuesday night, capping a 40-0 season for the Lady Bears. “Looking back when we get older, I’m always going to remember this moment, always going...  

DENVER (AP) -- Brittney Griner came up big for Baylor, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Lady Bears finish off an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the national championship game Tuesday night.  

Brittney Griner insists perfection has never been Baylor's goal this season. Now, it would just be just an added bonus as Griner and her Lady Bears are one win away from NCAA history. Baylor (39-0) can become the first NCAA team to win 40 games in a season with a victory over Notre Dame in the national championship game Tuesday night. With a win, Baylor would become the seventh team to run through a season unbeaten, joining Connecticut...  

In the Big Dance, neutral fans love the underdog. It may seem strange to put a 35-1 team in that category, but that's what Stanford is against Baylor and Brittney Griner, who's the nearest thing to an unstoppable force...  

Notre Dame faces a juggernaut: the undefeated Baylor Lady Bears and their 6-foot, 8-inch, star Brittney Griner. If Baylor wins, the team will finish the season undefeated and be the first in NCAA basketball to win 40 games in one season.  

For Lady Bears, they sure can talk some trash. The 39-0 Baylor basketball team is undefeated, but nobody's off limits. Bears superstar Brittney Griner can dunk. That doesn't stop her from getting slammed by a little smack talk from Baylor coach ...  

DENVER — Brittney Griner and Baylor left no doubt they’re head and shoulders above any team in the country. In fact, they’re perfect. Griner had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to lead Baylor to a dominating 80-61 victory over Notre ...  

DENVER — Brittney Griner barely had cut down the championship net when Baylor coach Kim Mulkey began talking about ... "If we lose two, three, four, five and we go 30 and 10 I don't care, I want to be in New Orleans," she said. "That's my home state ...  

Baylor star Brittney Griner says she will not play for the U.S. women's basketball team at the London Olympics this summer. The 6-foot-8 Griner said Thursday she has withdrawn her name from consideration for the team. She cited a family illness and school obligations this summer as the reasons. USA Basketball announced 11 of the 12 roster spots late last month, leading to speculation that Griner would fill the final spot.  

DENVER — Brittney Griner had barely cut down the championship net when Baylor coach Kim Mulkey began talking about ... "If we lose two, three, four, five and we go 30 and 10 I don't care, I want to be in New Orleans," she said. "That's my home state ...  

DENVER — Brittney Griner had barely cut down the championship net when Baylor coach Kim Mulkey began talking about a possible repeat. With the 6-foot-8 superstar coming back for her senior year and the other four starters returning, the Lady Bears will ...  

Led by superstar Brittney Griner, the Lady Bears beat Notre Dame 80-61. Baylor is the first basketball team in NCAA history — men's or women's — to win 40 games in one season. And the team did it without losing any.  

DENVER (AP) -- Notre Dame gets another shot at Baylor and this time the stakes are much higher: the national championship. The teams met in the preseason WNIT final, with the Lady Bears winning in Waco 94-81 on Nov. 17. "It's going to be a good game," Baylor star Brittney Griner said after the Lady Bears took care of Stanford 59-47 in the nightcap. "We beat them earlier in the season, but we've got to erase that. This is the game everybody...  

SI.com - Found 6 hours agoDENVER -- The game has never seen anything like her. The 88-inch wingspan, hands as soft as a lullaby, and an above-the-rim athleticism that seems more video game than reality. Baylor junior center Brittney Griner put her stamp on women's basketball long before this year's Final Four, but on this ... Baylor Hopes to Keep Perfection Going Next Year - ABC News For...  

Baylor is led by former Louisiana Tech University star and assistant coach Kim Mulkey, who brought home the second national championship to Baylor, which also won the title under Mulkey in 2005. “Brittney Griner, whether she won today or not ...