Brenda VanLengen
@brendavanlengen.bsky.social
Have spent a lifetime advocating for girls and women in sports. Women’s basketball broadcaster, historian and documentary producer. #IfNotForThem
A fully healthy Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, plus super star Sarah Strong, make this UConn team look like the UConn championship teams of the past, plus Geno has been pushing all the right buttons since their Tennessee loss.
April 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A fully healthy Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, plus super star Sarah Strong, make this UConn team look like the UConn championship teams of the past, plus Geno has been pushing all the right buttons since their Tennessee loss.
Enjoying going back and forth (on the volume) between the ABC broadcast and the Sue and Diana show. How fun is this game!
April 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Enjoying going back and forth (on the volume) between the ABC broadcast and the Sue and Diana show. How fun is this game!
Looking forward to today’s @marchmadnesswbb.bsky.social National Championship game! Who do you think will win?
April 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Looking forward to today’s @marchmadnesswbb.bsky.social National Championship game! Who do you think will win?
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It's been a year of growth for the Big 12, our @kgier.bsky.social writes. The conference's head coaches reflected on how the conference has grown as they await Selection Sunday:
Big 12 coaches laud strength, depth of conference after tournament - The Next
The Big 12 has five ranked teams and four more who finished at or above .500. Now, they wait to see how many make it into the Big Dance.
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March 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It's been a year of growth for the Big 12, our @kgier.bsky.social writes. The conference's head coaches reflected on how the conference has grown as they await Selection Sunday:
I love the concept, the leadership, the rules and everything that has been put together for @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social - see more at www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
'Built by basketball players for basketball people': Unrivaled's 3-on-3 league tips off Friday
What are the rules for the new 3-on-3 league? How were the rosters built? We have all the details on the eight-week season.
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January 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I love the concept, the leadership, the rules and everything that has been put together for @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social - see more at www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
Great game in Lawrence on ESPN+. At the start of the 4th, #11 TCU only leads KU 58-52. Sedona Prince leading the way for TCU with 28 points, 10 rebounds.
January 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Great game in Lawrence on ESPN+. At the start of the 4th, #11 TCU only leads KU 58-52. Sedona Prince leading the way for TCU with 28 points, 10 rebounds.
Excited to be in Columbia, SC today for the defending National Champion South Carolina’s last non-conference game before SEC play (They will also play UConn in February). Christy Thomaskutty and I will be on the call for Wofford at South Carolina at 2pmET on SEC Network.
December 29, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Excited to be in Columbia, SC today for the defending National Champion South Carolina’s last non-conference game before SEC play (They will also play UConn in February). Christy Thomaskutty and I will be on the call for Wofford at South Carolina at 2pmET on SEC Network.
Looking forward to a good one in Lawrence today. 9-2 Penn State at 9-1 Kansas. It’s the last non-conference game for both and could factor into NCAA Tournament in March. Jimmy Dykes and I will be in the ESPNU call at 2pmCT.
December 15, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Looking forward to a good one in Lawrence today. 9-2 Penn State at 9-1 Kansas. It’s the last non-conference game for both and could factor into NCAA Tournament in March. Jimmy Dykes and I will be in the ESPNU call at 2pmCT.
Kansas City (formerly known as UMKC) at KU tonight in Allen Fieldhouse on ESPN+. Join Josh Klingler and me for the 6pmCT game.
December 11, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Kansas City (formerly known as UMKC) at KU tonight in Allen Fieldhouse on ESPN+. Join Josh Klingler and me for the 6pmCT game.
DUNK ALERT! Ashlyn Watkins of South Carolina just got a steal and stuff against TCU.
December 9, 2024 at 12:23 AM
DUNK ALERT! Ashlyn Watkins of South Carolina just got a steal and stuff against TCU.
Ole Miss is back home for a 4-game home stand preparing for SEC play after a tough loss at NC State this week. Steffi Sorenson and I will be on SEC Network today at 1pmCT for Tennessee State at Ole Miss.
December 8, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Ole Miss is back home for a 4-game home stand preparing for SEC play after a tough loss at NC State this week. Steffi Sorenson and I will be on SEC Network today at 1pmCT for Tennessee State at Ole Miss.
There are some great women’s basketball games on tonight! I hope you have multiple screens or find a sports bar! Ten games in the SEC-ACC Challenge on the ESPN Family of networks. Andrea Lloyd and I are in CoMo for SMU at Mizzou at 8pmCT on SEC Network.
December 6, 2024 at 12:14 AM
There are some great women’s basketball games on tonight! I hope you have multiple screens or find a sports bar! Ten games in the SEC-ACC Challenge on the ESPN Family of networks. Andrea Lloyd and I are in CoMo for SMU at Mizzou at 8pmCT on SEC Network.
If you’d like to be part of our effort to recover and share the forgotten history of women’s basketball before the NCAA, join our team at @ifnotforthem.bsky.social! It’s a ten-episode docuseries in production featuring those who built the foundation for college women’s sports!
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December 3, 2024 at 6:59 PM
If you’d like to be part of our effort to recover and share the forgotten history of women’s basketball before the NCAA, join our team at @ifnotforthem.bsky.social! It’s a ten-episode docuseries in production featuring those who built the foundation for college women’s sports!
Nice work by the Sanford Pentagon honoring some of the greats in women’s basketball on the Legends Court. @ifnotforthem.bsky.social
Tonight at 6pmCT Iowa vs Kansas on @bigtennetwork.bsky.social
Tonight at 6pmCT Iowa vs Kansas on @bigtennetwork.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Nice work by the Sanford Pentagon honoring some of the greats in women’s basketball on the Legends Court. @ifnotforthem.bsky.social
Tonight at 6pmCT Iowa vs Kansas on @bigtennetwork.bsky.social
Tonight at 6pmCT Iowa vs Kansas on @bigtennetwork.bsky.social
In Sioux Falls, SD to call a game at the famed Sanford Pentagon tomorrow. Kansas and Iowa face off on @bigtennetwork.bsky.social at 6:00pmCT. It’s an interesting match-up with both reloading this year after graduating so many key players. Hannah Stuelke vs S’Mya Nichols will be fun to watch!
November 20, 2024 at 1:19 AM
In Sioux Falls, SD to call a game at the famed Sanford Pentagon tomorrow. Kansas and Iowa face off on @bigtennetwork.bsky.social at 6:00pmCT. It’s an interesting match-up with both reloading this year after graduating so many key players. Hannah Stuelke vs S’Mya Nichols will be fun to watch!
This honor is long overdue! So glad to see Lucille Kyvallos will be inducted into the WBB HOF! It was such an honor to interview her for the @ifnotforthem docuseries and get to know her story better. An exceptional athlete with limited opportunities became a great coach impacting generations!
Congratulations to Lucille Kyvallos of Queens College who will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2025!
During her tenure, the Knights were ranked in the Top 10 for six straight seasons and #AIAW runner up in 1973.
She will be featured in episodes 3 & 4 of the docuseries.
During her tenure, the Knights were ranked in the Top 10 for six straight seasons and #AIAW runner up in 1973.
She will be featured in episodes 3 & 4 of the docuseries.
November 16, 2024 at 2:25 AM
This honor is long overdue! So glad to see Lucille Kyvallos will be inducted into the WBB HOF! It was such an honor to interview her for the @ifnotforthem docuseries and get to know her story better. An exceptional athlete with limited opportunities became a great coach impacting generations!
Alright #BlueSky, I’m intrigued. Tired of the negativity and using a platform that doesn’t reflect my values. Hoping to find people who really love women’s sports and want to learn more about how we got here and where we’re going.
November 15, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Alright #BlueSky, I’m intrigued. Tired of the negativity and using a platform that doesn’t reflect my values. Hoping to find people who really love women’s sports and want to learn more about how we got here and where we’re going.