Athletes Unlimited four-week season flies by, as the finale already has arrived. And, AU might be poised for the most thrilling finish to a season in the league’s five-season history, as five players are in striking distance of the top of the Leaderboard, giving any one of the a credible chance of being the 2026 […]
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The EuroLeague Women play-ins may have just started, but they’ve already given fans plenty to cheer for. From Basket Landes’ massive comeback and near-upset of Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring or Casademont Zaragoza’s road victory over the defending EuroLeague champions ZVVZ USK Praha, last week’s series-opening games weren’t lacking for excitement, and there’s more on the way […]
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Jillian Archer’s college career spanned coast to coast. After spending her freshman season at nearby USC (2018-19), she transferred to Georgetown and suited up for the Hoyas for two seasons (2020-22) before finishing up with two season at St. John’s (2022-24). So she’s no stranger to traveling, which has benefitted her in a pro career […]
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On Monday, the WNBA informed the WNBPA and teams that a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) must be agreed to by March 10 to avoid a delayed start to the 2026 WNBA season, according to ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. Philippou writes, “It is thought to be the first deadline of sorts the league has provided players […]
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Unrivaled’s playoff picture is much clearer after Vinyl beat Lunar Owls, 75-68, on Monday night to claim the sixth and final playoff spot. While Vinyl’s win was the most important thing to happen in Unrivaled on Monday, there was another game on the schedule. Mist beat Breeze 95-70, putting them at No. 2 in the […]
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The victims of Sunday afternoon’s top-10 upsets slid a combined seven spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll, with Michigan and Louisville clinging to their top-10 statuses at No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, as Duke dropped three spots to No. 12. Here’s how the rest of the top 25 shook out, with first-place […]
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Five of six Unrivaled playoff spots have been claimed. Monday night’s second game features two clubs who have guaranteed themselves as spot in the postseason, with Mist, currently the No. 3 seed, taking on No. 4-seed Breeze (8:45 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV). The playoff futures of the clubs that will open the evening’s action, Vinyl and […]
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The Point Gawd Chelsea Gray is known for her dazzling passes and her ability to be almost unguardable when she gets on a hot streak. On Sunday night, she delivered one of those kinds of performances, matching Marina Mabrey’s Unrivaled record for 3-pointers in a game with 10. The number is gaudy, but it was […]
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The 2025-26 women’s college basketball season will NOT smoothly slide into March. Instead, the second-to-last Sunday of the regular season for Power Four conferences sent a tremor through the top 10, as three top-10 teams were taken down. Here’s how Clemson, Virginia and No. 13 Iowa earned upsets over No. 9 Duke, No. 8 Louisville […]
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Last time, it took the WNBA approximately six weeks to respond to the mid-December collective bargaining agreement (CBA) proposal submitted by the WNBPA. This time around, the WNBA shared their response to the WNBPA’s latest counterproposal in three days. However, the league’s improved expeditiousness might as well be irrelevant, as the league did not address […]
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On Friday night, Hive kept their playoff hopes alive, defeating Rose in what became a high-scoring, back-and-forth Unrivaled showdown. On Sunday night, Hive can strengthen their once-improbably playoff prospects with their first two-game winning streak of the season, while Rose needs to return to the win column to solidify their playoff standing. And for that […]
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The SEC currently has a record-tying 10 ranked teams. But there’s little question about which one is the best. No. 3 South Carolina is a conference-leading 12-1, giving them a two-game cushion over their closest challengers, No. 4 Texas and No. 5 Vanderbilt, both of which have three conferences and were defeated by the Gamecocks. […]
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Unrivaled is all about 3×3 basketball, but even within those parameters, it’s never just about the sport. Rickea Jackson recently missed Unrivaled play for personal reasons. Her ex-boyfriend was arrested after an alleged domestic violence dispute involving Jackson. Obviously, such a serious situation takes precedence over a game, and Jackson took the time she needed […]
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In JuJu Watkins’ freshman season of 2023-24, USC advanced past the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006, also making the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight for the first time since 1994. They, of course, advanced to the Elite Eight again last year, and were denied a legitimate shot at […]
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The playoff push will be the priority for three of the four Unrivaled clubs in action on Saturday night. While third-place Mist already has clinched their spot, Breeze, Vinyl and Lunar Owls need to improve or extend their playoff hopes. Although they currently occupy a playoff spot, both Breeze and Vinyl will be looking to […]
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Unrivaled’s Friday action kicked off the weekend right. The night’s opening contest between the top two teams lived up to the hype, with Phantom beating Laces 64-58. And in the other matchup, Angel Reese made her exciting debut for Rose. While they lost 70-68 to Hive thanks to a Kelsey Mitchell layup, Reese played well, scoring […]
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The 2026 EuroLeague Women play-ins started with a bang as the competition’s eight remaining teams opened their best-of-three series. With spots in April’s playoffs—or “Final Six”—on the line, the first week of play-ins were hard-fought by everyone involved, as clubs like Fenerbahçe Opet and Casademont Zaragoza earned convincing victories while Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring squeaked past […]
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The Unrivaled excitement should be at an all-time high in Sephora Arena on Friday night. Not only does the Week 6 action begin with a battle between Phantom and Laces (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV), the second and first place teams in the standings, but the second game will welcome the return of Angel Reese, when […]
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History was made in the Big Ten on Thursday. No. 2 UCLA defeated Washington 82-67, a win that ensured the Bruins will, at worst, tie for the Big Ten regular-season championship. With two games left, all UCLA has to do is win their next contest and they’ll be the sole champs of the Big Ten. […]
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Is No. 17 Ole Miss the most maddening team in all of women’s college basketball? The Rebels have remained firmly in the top 20 throughout the season, yet, even after entering the season ranked No. 12, never truly threatened the top 10—with their middle-of-the-pack position reflective of a resume that is both pockmarked by bad […]
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With conference tournaments just weeks away, it’s time to revisit the top national championship contenders. No. 1 UConn, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 South Carolina, No. 4 Texas and No. 7 LSU all profile as true title contenders this season, but each team carries a specific question that could decide whether they cut down the […]
7 days ago
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Kristi Toliver threw her hands up in celebration as she ran back on defense after sinking a step-back, contested, game-tying triple right in front of the Maryland bench at then-TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. There were, of course, just 6.1 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Duke Blue Devils would not get off a good […]
7 days ago
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On Tuesday, the world woke up to the news that Rev. Jesse Jackson passed away at the age of 84 after a recent battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Jackson was one of the quintessential political and social figures in the latter half of the 20th century. He was a student of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., […]
7 days ago
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The 2026 EuroLeague Women postseason has officially begun. Things will tip-off this Wednesday, Feb. 18 with the league “play-ins,” in which the top eight finishers from group play will play best-of-three series to determine who moves on to the Final Six, a bracket-style playoff that will be held in April. The play-ins are divided into […]
8 days ago
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Week 3 is a critical one in Athletes Unlimited. Performing well in Week 3 not only puts a player in position to be a captain in Week 4, when captaincies are determined by the season-long, rather than weekly, Leaderboard, but, as a Week 4 captain, they’re also likely to increase their chances of being crowned […]
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