Baylor women’s coach faces suspension

Baylor basketball coach Kim Mulkey was suspended from her team’s next NCAA tournament game for criticizing the officiating after a loss to Louisville last spring.

The NCAA on Monday also reprimanded Mulkey and withheld Baylor’s team championship per diem from the regional round.

After Louisville upset top-seeded Baylor 82-81 in March, Mulkey said the game was far too physical and she singled out the officials.

“I thought that all three of them, if they go past this round of officiating, it will be sad for the game,” she said then. “I thought the two critical calls at the end of the game were really bad.”

The NCAA said it was issuing a more severe penalty because Mulkey is a repeat offender.

BASKETBALL

Camille Little and Temeka Johnson led a balanced attack with 16 points apiece as the visiting Seattle Storm snapped a three-game losing streak with a 69-60 victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night. The Storm (5-6) shook off poor early shooting and a 14-point deficit to catch and pass the Sky for a 34-31 lead just before halftime. Seattle led 54-45 after three quarters and maintained a double-dight lead through most of the fourth quarter as Shekinna Stricklen scored 14 points and Tina Thompson added 10 points and 11 rebounds. Elena Delle Donne and Epiphanny Prince each scored 12 points. Swin Cash had a game-high 14 rebounds, while Delle Donne added 12.

Allison Hightower scored 18 points and had six assists, while Tina Charles added 17 points and 13 rebounds as the host Connecticut Sun snapped a four-game losing streak with an 88-69 victory over the Tulsa Shock. Iziane Castro Marques scored 15 points for the Sun (3-7) and Kalana Greene added 14. Riquna Williams led Tulsa (3-11) with 23 points and Glory Johnson scored 10. Tulsa has lost four straight. Connecticut rookie Kelly Faris made a 3-point field goal to begin the fourth period and the Sun led by double digits for the entire quarter. Connecticut shot 51 percent from the field (32- 63), 59 percent (19-32) in the first half when it took a 43-34 halftime lead.

PREPS

Southaven mayor Darren Musselwhite has proclaimed Wednesday as “Southaven Charger Baseball Team Day.” The honor celebrates the achievements of this year’s Chargers team, which captured the Mississippi 6A state championship with a 26-8 record.

From Staff and Wire Reports