Taylor Greenfield! She's not from heaven; she's from Iowa!

[Seattle Storm guard Sue] Bird also is an unrestricted free agent. Agler said he expects to have her resigned in February.

[Women's basketball] is about change. It's about progression. It's about opportunities.

Sunday's contest kicked off a stretch of three games in four days for LSU athletic teams against the Crimson Tide. The two teams clash in the BCS National Championship Game on Monday in New Orleans, while the LSU men's basketball team travels to Tuscaloosa for an SEC game on Wednesday. Head coach Nikki Caldwell talked about how she has used the football team's success as an example for her team.

"We talk about the difference between being hungry and starving, and I know Coach Miles' team is starving to get on that field and win a championship," said Caldwell. "They all are in sync and they have that togetherness that you need even when adversity hits. You never see LSU football team waver. We pay close attention to some of the things that they have been able to do this whole season."

Every moment up until last year helped build character and perseverance. It helped me redefine who I was and what I wanted to be. Now I know why I went through those hard times, to get to this point. And I've never felt better.

If I'd brought up skipping practice to her, she'd have looked at me as if I had six heads. It speaks to her toughness. She finds a way to keep coming even when things are as bad as they are right now.

"Down to the five-minute mark we were right there and we got stuck on 59. They turned the defense up at the five-minute mark and it got really physical at that point. We got bumped off a couple cuts, the kids might have been a bit tired, they were a little more physical than we were down the stretch, but that's how the game is played. It's a good learning experience for our kids and something that we have to build off as we move forward."

To be honest, I can't even think about it right now. It's exciting. It's kind of bittersweet in a sense because I'm so focused on what I'm doing [at the University of San Francisco] that it's like that's nice and that's what I did in my playing career and no one can ever take that away. But at the same time, I really want to see our program and our team be successful.

That makes it five commits (1 three-star, 4 four-star), three of which are ESPN 100 Recruits. ESPN hasn't updated its class rankings in a while but the (Syracuse) Orange will certainly be among the top ones once things shake out.

This season should be a good one for the Orange, but all eyes are on 2012 when the SU women's program is expected to begin its march to elite status.

...five (Big Ten) schools went all out and brought in a new floor. Those schools are Purdue, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Northwestern. All five schools have come up with very different looks for their basketball courts. With renovations taking place at Mackey Arena, Crisler Arena and Carver-Hawkeye Arena, a new court brought it all together...we give you a look at the five all new Big Ten basketball courts as well as a chance for you to vote for your favorite.