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April 6, 2026
UCLA delivered a dominant performance to defeat South Carolina 79-51, securing the program’s first women’s NCAA championship in history.
Geno Auriemma, Dawn Staley
April 4, 2026
Coach Geno Auriemma has apologized for his actions last night following South Carolina's victory over UConn.
South Carolina v UConn
April 4, 2026
Geno Auriemma approached Dawn Staley at the end of a South Carolina vs. UConn matchup, causing a viral heated exchange.
East Carolina v South Carolina
March 21, 2026
Dawn Staley surprised Southern University’s women’s basketball team with a luxury gift ahead of their NCAA Tournament matchup.
Dawn Staley, Israel, U.S., Trump Administration, airstrikes, Iran, theGrio.com
March 2, 2026
Tiffany Mitchell, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, and Destiny Littleton are all former South Carolina Gamecocks currently stuck in Israel.
Dawn Staley
October 14, 2025
After interviewing for the New York Knicks job, Hall of Famer Dawn Staley gets blunt about the chance of the…
thegrio, dawn staley, niele ivey, fashion NCAA
March 26, 2025
As the NCAA Tournament heats up, the styles of Notre Dame's Niele Ivey and South Carolina's Dawn Staley, among others,…
Serena Williams, 2024 ESPY Awards, theGrio.com
July 12, 2024
Simone Biles, A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley and JuJu Watkins were among the ESPY honorees Thursday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - National Championship
April 9, 2024
There’s always been a racial component to sports, so there’s nothing wrong with rooting for everybody Black.
Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks kisses the NCAA trophy
April 8, 2024
The South Carolina women’s basketball coach went 38-0, won a national championship and shut down a troll who asked her…
Basketball players Angel Reese of the LSU Lady Tigers and Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes
April 3, 2023
The faux controversy over Angel Reese's celebration only reaffirmed what we already know: The other America is hardly colorblind.
March 31, 2023
OPINION: The Final Four matchup Friday night between Dawn Staley’s South Carolina team, who’s vying for a historic undefeated season
March 29, 2023
Black female players who have been coached by a Black woman told The Associated Press that it was crucial to…
February 12, 2023
South Carolina’s capital city is planning a statue honoring two-time national championship coach Dawn Staley.
November 27, 2022
Boston didn’t return to the court for the second half after a hard fall prior to the break for the…
October 10, 2022
On Wednesday night, Staley will accept the award at the Women’s Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports.
September 4, 2022
South Carolina is searching for another home opponent to start the season in response to a Duke volleyball player being…
April 3, 2022
Dawn Staley hoisted the championship trophy high, strutted around the court and stopped only for a brief victory dance.
April 3, 2022
Dawn Staley was one of 12 Black female coaches in the 68-team NCAA Tournament this year, a sign of progress…
November 14, 2021
University of South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley gave a piece of her 2017 championship net to 80 Black women head…