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On Monday, Unrivaled held its media day, and the vibes were generally upbeat. Sure, the WNBA and WNBPA are still battling things out for a new collective bargaining agreement, and it still feels as though both sides are very far apart. However, sometimes all you need is to focus on hoops and get away from […]
January 9, the second, extended deadline for a new WNBA CBA, is just over three weeks away. Another extension would further compress all the business—an expansion draft, free agency and the college draft—that the WNBA must accomplish before the 2026 season can tip off. So, is it time for the WNBPA to consider compromising? The […]
No. 1 UConn and No. 2 Texas remain in sole possession of first-place votes in the AP Top 25 poll. The Huskies snuck another vote back from the Longhorns, giving them 24 of the 32 first-place nods. As women’s college basketball enters the relative quiet of mid-December, here’s how the latest poll shook out, with […]
There was Paige Bueckers. There was Caitlin Clark. And there was Charlisse Leger-Walker. Bueckers was the more-hyped-than-usual No. 1 high school recruit coming out of the class of 2020 who went on to win National Player of the Year as a freshman. And we all know what then-No. 4 recruit Clark has gone on to […]
The USA Basketball Women’s National Team formally began preparing for it’s next cycle of major international competitions, which begins with the 2026 FIBA Word Cup in Berlin and extends through the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. To being this process, USA Basketball invited 17 players to a training camp at Duke University, giving managing […]
The start of the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season has not been kind to the ACC. The conference has seen two teams that began the season ranked in the top 10 tumble all the way out of the top 25. In the latest AP Top 25 poll, every ACC that is still ranked is ranked […]
What better way to launch a brand-new basketball invitational than with one of the country’s biggest rivalries? The inaugural Sprouts Farmers Market espnW Invitational will be played this Sunday, Dec. 14, and will pit the No. 13 Baylor Bears (10-1) against the No. 2 Texas Longhorns (11-0)—two celebrated programs that would like nothing more than […]
When a team on the rise faces a top opponent, it often can serve as a measuring stick game. With No. 1 UConn coming to town, it was an opportunity for No. 16 USC, a team that’s trying to climb up the top 25 rankings, to see how they fare against the very elite. Unfortunately […]
February 6, 2025. That’s the last time No. 1 UConn lost a game. No. 16 USC will aim to change that date to December 13, 2025, when they take on the Huskies on Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles (5:30 p.m. ET, FOX). For the Trojans, winning won’t be easy. The Huskies are national champs and […]
Due to lingering symptoms from the concussion she suffered in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals with the Phoenix Mercury, Satou Sabally, a member of Phantom BC, is expected to be sidelined indefinitely for the second season of Unrivaled, the league announced on Friday afternoon. The news of Sabally’s status is extremely concerning, first and […]
Since the dawn of the portal era in NCAA Division I college sports, transfers have swung national titles, including in women’s college basketball. This year, there’s no indication that that will not continue to be the case. Players that chose to take their talents to new programs are making impacts that seem certain to influence […]
There has been a lot of overdue growth in the women’s basketball sneaker game. In the 2020s, multiple WNBA players have gotten their own signature, highlighted by A’ja Wilson’s tremendously successful Nike A’Ones. It was past time for the M’VP to get her own shoe, but who should be next? Here are five WNBA players […]
It had all the makings of a college basketball classic: Two undefeated in-state rivals ranked in the top 15 set to clash before a raucous crowd with bragging rights on the line. Those elements and other superlatives fell into place on Wednesday night as No. 11 Iowa hit the road to take on No.10 Iowa […]
On Wednesday, the New York Liberty formally introduced the franchise’s new head coach, Chris DeMarco. But more than an introduction, the press conference, which was attended by Liberty players Sabrina Ionescu, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, Nyara Sabally and Isabelle Harrison, served as an opportunity for both general manager Jonathan Kolb and DeMarco to, indirectly, answer (or substantiate) […]
This weekend, the USA Basketball Women’s National Team will host a training camp at Duke University in Durham, NC with 17 participating players. It will be the first training camp led by new national team head coach Kara Lawson, who was appointed to the position in September. It’s also the first training camp roster chosen […]
In their first game of the second round of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Women competition, ZVVZ USK Praha reminded that they are the defending champions. After finishing first-round play with an uninspiring 3-3 record, Praha opened second-round action with a 64-55 win over previously-undefeated Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring. As Eric Nemchock noted in his preview, this Praha […]
Shakira Austin, who has completed her four-year rookie deal with the Washington Mystics, is set to become a restricted free agent this offseason. Austin’s tenure in Washington has worn many different faces. Her talent has never come into question, and few would ever claim that she wasn’t worthy of being picked third overall in the […]
Just when there’s nothing else A’ja Wilson can accomplish and all that’s left for her to do is to stack titles, MVPs, Olympic medals and All-Star selections, she shows that more can be done. On Tuesday, TIME Magazine named her the 2025 Athlete of the Year. This is the second-consecutive year a WNBA players has […]
As the new year approaches and conference play begins, the top tier of women’s college basketball has started to take form. The current top five—No. 1 UConn, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 South Carolina, No. 4 UCLA and No. 5 LSU—each bring unique strengths to the hardwood, backed by impressive results and statistical indicators that […]
In their latest collective bargaining agreement (CBA) proposal, the WNBA has reportedly relented, agreeing to a modicum of revenue sharing, which has been the primary priority of the WNBPA throughout negotiations. However, the league’s willingness to share remains limited, as the proposed salary structure would result in players receiving less than 15 percent of the […]
The second round of EuroLeague Women group play begins this Tuesday, December 9, which means the stakes for Europe’s top international basketball competition are about to be raised. The field has been narrowed, with the 12 best teams from the first round advancing, and they’ve been re-grouped to ensure that the second round will be […]
On Sunday, three ranked teams lost their undefeated status. While previously-No. 13 Ole Miss and previously-No. 20 Michigan State were upset by unranked opponents, then-No. 21 Washington was defeated by No. 16 USC. The Rebels and Spartans thus took the biggest tumbles of the week, dropping a respective four and five spots. The Huskies, in […]
It took a double-digit comeback and two overtimes, but No. 7 Maryland—some way, somehow—is still undefeated. Someone check on Zack Ward. First, a lockdown third quarter helped Maryland almost eliminate Minnesota’s once 15-point advantage, putting the Terrapins down by just four points entering the final frame. The home team, however, did not go quietly, as […]
So far, both LA teams have had the kind of seasons expected. USC is still good, but the Trojans have clearly taken a step back from the dominance they had when JuJu Watkins was playing. They are still a force thanks to freshman Jazzy Davidson and are No. 16 in the nation, but are no […]
We’re just over one month into the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season, with most teams approaching the 10-game mark. The sample size is still pretty small. Yet, there’s enough evidence to identify the standout players from each class. Here’s a look the leading freshman, sophomore, junior, senior and super senior so far: Freshman: Aaliyah Chavez […]