Basketball is basketball.
Yep, Dominique Malonga dunked! The 20-year-old French phenom’s first Unrivaled slam, and the second in league history behind one from Brittney Griner last season, is the headliner from Saturday night’s action. About halfway through the first quarter, Rickea Jackon recovered a defensive rebound, saw Malonga behind the defense and Dom then did the deed, electrifying […]
They’re no longer Loser Owls, as Unrivaled’s last winless team claimed their first victory of the season on Monday. Was the win a temporary upswing for Lunar Owls, or have they begun to discover a sustainable, winning formula? As in all of Lunar Owls’ games, the club’s production was powered by the tandem of Marina […]
Defending EuroLeague Women champions ZVVZ USK Praha continued their play-in push, defeating Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring 74-61 and reasserting themselves in a highly competitive Group E. On Gameday 9, Praha showed how dangerous they are when they’re hitting their jumpshots, but their Gameday 10 win proved that they’re just as adept on the defensive end of […]
Backcourt excellence was on full display at Unrivaled on Friday night. In Mist’s 89-71 victory over Rose, Arike Ogunbowale and Allisha Gray took care of their opponent right away. They combined for over half of their team’s points in the blowout win. Phantom was in a much closer contest, but still won with relative ease, […]
In his first year of head coaching at the college level, Jeff Walz took the Louisville women’s basketball program to its first-ever Sweet 16. It’s been 18 years since that feat, and Walz has led the Cardinals to a total of 12 Sweet 16s, eight Elite Eights, four Final Fours and two national championship games. […]
If there was an early-season favorite for a fictional Unrivaled Most Improved Player Award, it would be Aliyah Boston. And in large part due to Boston, Phantom is Unrivaled’s most improved team. Last year, Phantom finished a league-worst 4-10, outscored by 138 points, or almost 10 points per game, for the season. Through five games, […]
Write off No. 16 Oklahoma at your own risk. The Sooners snapped their three-game skid in statement-making fashion on Thursday night, upsetting No. 2 South Carolina, 94-82, in overtime. After the game, head coach Jennie Baranczyk exclaimed to her team, “We’re f***ing back!,” a well-earned expression of relief and resiliency after the Sooners righted their […]
The WNBA’s decision to release the 2026 schedule is puzzling. Yes, knowing the schedule does allow teams to begin to take care of logistics, namely arena availability and travel plans. It also will give broadcast partners similar clarity. Yet, the move can also be interpreted as one full of presumption and pressure. The league is […]
It is now mid-January, and the WNBA offseason is well underway. Teams have released hype videos for their regular-season schedules, and Commissioner Cathy Engelbert issued a statement celebrating the unofficial start of the league’s 30th season: As we prepare to tip off the WNBA’s historic 30th season, this schedule reflects both how far the league has […]
Almost all of the eyes of women’s college basketball world, once again, will be on the SEC. The conference’s customary Thursday slate is stacked, with seven of nine ranked teams in action across six games. That includes still-undefeated No. 5 Vanderbilt, with the Commodores, after barely surviving against No. 7 Michigan on Monday at the […]
No, the WNBA and WNBPA have not agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). But, the league does have a 2026 schedule. The 30th WNBA season will tip off on Friday, May 8, with all of the league’s 15 teams, including newcomers Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire, playing 44 games. (A longer schedule would […]
There are many well-documented ways in which Unrivaled serves as an extension of the WNBA, from rosters and coaching staffs to player rivalries and friendships. But, there’s still a significant difference between the basketball itself. Within the small-sided constraints of Unrivaled basketball, individual skill is given a taller podium. Fewer help defenders within the same […]
We’re five games into the 2026 Unrivaled season, and the expanded eight-team league has produced some fascinating storylines. After a full two weeks of action, here’s how all eight clubs stack up. 8. Hive (1-4) The expansion Hive have had the roughest start of any team in the league, sitting at 1-4 with a -59 […]
Just a few weeks of group play remain in EuroLeague Women, and two clubs have already clinched their spots in the postseason: Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring (Group E) and Fenerbahçe Opet (Group F). That means there are six play-in berths remaining, and with eight teams still in the hunt (four in each group), this week’s slate […]
This week’s top 25 was more temporary than usual, as two top-15 teams—No. 9 TCU and No. 12 Ohio State—were tipping off at the Coretta Scott King Classic just as the latest AP Top 25 poll was released. And soon thereafter, two more top-10 teams—No. 5 Vanderbilt and No. 7 Michigan—took the court. So as […]
A banner debut Unrivaled season got even better for Paige Bueckers on Monday night. Bueckers established her new Unrivaled career high, scoring 37 points on 14-for-19 shooting, including 5-for-8 from 3. She also sunk the game-winning jumper, securing an 83-64 win for Breeze that snapped the club’s two-game losing streak. Her masterful performance also included […]
It took five attempts, but Lunar Owls have finally won a game, beating Vinyl 68-57. During the first half, the contest was fairly even with Vinyl ahead by one. During the third quarter, Lunar Owls began pulling away. Aaliyah Edwards, Marina Mabrey and Skylar Diggins all scored as part of a 7-0 run that gave […]
The second Coretta Scott King Classic featured two comebacks. The first one resulted in victory, with No. 12 Ohio State erasing an early 10-point deficit to outlast No. 9 TCU, 71-69. In the second game, No. 5 Vanderbilt stayed perfect against No. 7 Michigan, 72-69, even after the Wolverines cut what was once a 19-point […]
While Unrivaled’s youngest club opened the season with two wins, Breeze since has suffered from their inexperience, dropping two-straight games. Is Breeze’s two-game slide just a stumble, with the squad soon stabilizing? Or, will the club’s youth present challenges as they try to return to the win column? Those questions will begin to be answered […]
Women’s college basketball could not ask for a better triple-header of national television matchups on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The last-standing undefeateds in Division I—No. 1 UConn and No. 5 Vanderbilt—will both put their perfection to test against ranked opponents, with Commodores facing No. 8 Michigan and the Huskies hosting No. 23 Notre Dame. […]
Another Sunday slammed full of women’s college basketball action. Another weekend of upsets, near-upsets, big wins and blow outs. While expected stars did their thing—with Flau’Jae Johnson turning in a 23-point and 10-rebound double-double to guarantee No. 6 LSU a win at No. 13 Oklahoma, Joyce Edwards scoring 26 points in another 40-point win for […]
With Laces and Rose entering Sunday’s matchup with 3-1 records, this was a measuring stick game for each side. And Laces proved they measured up to the defending champions, defeating Rose 70-66. While Laces came out on top, Rose led for the majority of the game. Midway through the third quarter, Rose was in front […]
What happens when when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? We might find out on Sunday night in Unrivaled (7:30 p.m. ET, truTV), when Chelsea Gray’s Rose meets Alyssa Thomas’ Laces. Just imagine an end-of-game scenario where Rose, in striking distance of the winning score, puts the ball in Gray’s hands, ready for the […]
Does conference play reveal all? It certainly seems so, as women’s college basketball’s unbeatens have cracked in the crucible of conference play. When the calendar turned to 2026, there were 11 Division 1 teams with perfect records. After No. 17 Texas Tech lost to Kansas State at home on Saturday afternoon, there are now just […]
While Friday gave us some amazing Unrivaled games, Saturday didn’t provide as many thrills. Although Lunar Owls were more competitive for awhile, Mist eventually pulled away to win 79-65. The nightcap was Breeze-Vinyl and the result was over long before the final quarter began. Vinyl won 81-66 to get back to .500 on the season. […]