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Maryland's Brenda Frese is the AP women's coach of the year

(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)SAN ANTONIO – Maryland coach Brenda Frese was honored as The Associated Press women's basketball coach of the year Wednesday for the second time in her career. Frese received eight votes from the 30-member national media panel that votes on the weekly AP Top 25. Obviously its going to be one I never forget,” said Frese, who also was AP coach of the year 19 years ago when she was at Minnesota. When Maryland won the Big Ten Tournament, Frese's father and mother, Donna, were in the stands in Indianapolis. “It's a memory I’ll cherish for a lifetime.”___More AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/Womenscollegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Stanford tops NCAA women's field; NC State gets No. 1 seed

North Carolina State head coach Wes Moore cuts down the net after his team defeated Louisville in the championship of the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA women's college basketball game in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, March 7, 2021. 1 seed for the women’s NCAA Tournament. 1 seed for the first time, joining Stanford, South Carolina and Connecticut on the top lines for the San Antonio-themed regions for the women's tourney. 1 seed is a is a great honor, obviously,” N.C. State coach Wes Moore said. Tennessee continued its streak of making the NCAA Tournament all 39 years.

Poverty-fighting group Robin Hood confused with trading app Robinhood

Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore found himself being harangued on social media due to confusion between his organization and the no-fee brokerage popular with young investors. It has nothing to do with the @RobinhoodApp ... https://t.co/FCwaG11pAp — Wes Moore (@iamwesmoore) January 28, 2021Interestingly, the Robin Hood charity was started by hedge-fund pioneer Paul Tudor Jones in 1988. Those interested in knowing more about the work of the organization and its response to the COVID-19 pandemic can check out its website at www.robinhood.org, the Robin Hood spokesperson noted. The World Wide Robin Hood Society in Nottingham, England, also found itself getting more eyeballs than usual in the wake of the Wall Street brouhaha. It then inquired: "Can we just check that you know that you're following the World Wide Robin Hood Society in Nottingham and not the Robin Hood App?"

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A handful of teams could be new women's basketball No. 1

North Carolina State players celebrate with the coaching staff after an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)NEW YORK – It didn't take long for there to be a new No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll. Because it’s early in the season, there are a few teams that have a good shot to ascend to the top, including the Wolfpack. “That was a big win the other night but there's a lot of teams playing well,” N.C. State coach Wes Moore said. 1 in the women’s basketball poll, so history isn’t on their side.

No. 8 North Carolina State women beat No. 1 South Carolina

North Carolina State players celebrate with the coaching staff after an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)COLUMBIA, S.C. – North Carolina State coach Wes Moore channeled two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Parcells after the Wolfpack’s landmark victory over No. “In my 21 years (coaching), I've never felt like I did during the game,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. But Zia Cooke's steal and layup drew South Carolina within a basket with 53.4 seconds to go. Expect North Carolina State, as long as they slip up in its next game Sunday, to move up in the rankings. UP NEXTNorth Carolina State: Hosts Coastal Carolina on Sunday.

Robin Hood foundation scores Wall Street support for nonprofits run by people of color

CEO of The Robin Hood Foundation, Wes Moore, speaks during The Robin Hood Foundation's 2018 benefit at Jacob Javitz Center on May 14, 2018 in New York City. The Robin Hood foundation's Power Fund kicked off this summer as the coronavirus pandemic spread and amid nationwide protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day. Robin Hood funds over 200 poverty-fighting programs in New York City. BlackRock, Capital One and Macquarie's foundation each gave $300,000 to $500,000 to the Power Fund, Robin Hood's team told CNBC. Moore said the foundation plans to give the nonprofits in the Power Fund the same benefits of any group Robin Hood backs.

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