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As anticipated, Team USA had no trouble dispatching Senegal in their Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament opener in San Juan on Wednesday. The Americans won 110-46, dominating every statistical category. To try to slow the US offense, Senegal packed the paint defensively, striving to use their length crowd Team USA and cajole them into mistakes. […]
You might not know her name, but you’ve likely witnessed her talent. Jessica Eadsforth-Yates, a 5-foot-6 point guard from Manchester, England, can dribble in high heels, as she showed off in an advertisement for the Emirates NBA Cup. Her commercial debut, however, has been preceded by lots of real work on the hardwood, from her […]
The USA Basketball Women’s National Team has already qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup, to be held in Berlin, Germany, beginning September 4 and concluding on September 13. However, Team USA will still participate in a Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament, playing five games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, beginning Wednesday, March 11 […]
Is no collective bargaining agreement (CBA) news good news? Ahead of the league-imposed March 10 deadline for a new CBA, the WNBA and WNBPA met at The Langham, a luxury hotel in Midtown Manhattan, for almost 12 hours. The meeting began at 5 p.m. ET continued past the midnight deadline and finally concluded around 5 […]
Any young athlete, at some point in their formative years, dreams of being on the world’s stage, representing their country before a global audience and playing for something much larger. And of course, to win in the end. Angel Reese might have her chance at representing Team USA at the 2026 FIBA World Women’s Cup […]
Jacaira “Iggy” Allen basketball career has been defined by a persistent desire to hoop, in spite of injuries or other obstacles. Her collegiate career began at Mississippi State in the 2016-17 season before concluding at Old Dominion in the 2021-22 season. In between, she spent time at Miami in 2019-20 and Florida Atlantic in 2020-21, […]
Not long ago, women’s sneakers were an afterthought, at best—and not thought of at all, at worst. But with the rising popularity of the WNBA and women’s college basketball, these athletes are getting the respect they deserve. Catilin Clark has a deal with Nike, and her signature is imminent. Breanna Stewart is with Puma, and […]
Championship Sunday was full of excitement. Some upsets, some expected champions and bit of everything in between. As we wait for Selection Sunday, let’s look at the biggest takeaways from the Power 4 conference tournaments. Big Ten: No. 7 Iowa might not be a true title contender The Big Ten tournament wasn’t nearly as exciting […]
Congratulations to Duke, UCLA, Texas and West Virginia, the tournament champions of the ACC, Big Ten, SEC and Big 12, respectively. After forcing overtime against No. 12 Louisville, No. 13 Duke, the ACC Tournament’s No. 1 seed, won 70-65 to take their second-straight, and 10th overall, tourney title. In the Big Ten, No. 2 UCLA, […]
Will the third time be the charm for West Virginia? The No. 15-ranked Mountaineers take on No. 10 TCU for a third time this season, with the Big 12 Tournament title on the line between the No. 2 seed and No. 1 seed, respectively, in the conference. The title game tips off at 5 p.m. […]
The 2026 SEC Tournament title game shouldn’t be too surprising. South Carolina, the No. 3 team in the nation and No. 1 seed in the SEC, has reached their seventh-straight tournament title game, with the Gamecocks seeking their fourth-straight crown. Texas, in their second season in the SEC, will challenge South Carolina for the conference […]
No. 3 and No. 21. The preseason AP Poll rankings for UCLA and Iowa, respectively. Now they are No. 2 and No. 9, with the Bruins having a strong case to be No. 1 and the Hawkeyes likely to move up at least two spots in the final AP Poll. The teams will meet in […]
As often as we may root for upsets in March, sometimes the cream just rises to the top. The first and second seeds in the ACC Tournament will rightfully meet in the championship, with head coach Kara Lawson and No. 13 Duke, the tournament’s No. 1 seed, having a chance to win back-to-back ACC titles […]
Ole Miss entered the SEC Tournament on a four-game losing streak, with the last two defeats coming to Florida and Texas A&M, two teams outside ESPN’s projected NCAA Tournament field. Yet, the No. 24 Rebels came out on Friday and secured a 2-0 record against one of the best teams in the country in Vanderbilt, […]
March Madness has a way of sorting out who actually belongs. While the conversations about the NCAA Tournament bracket tend to fixate on the cream of the crop, several teams lurking just outside the assumed contenders carry indicators that suggest they will be dangerous tournament opponents. Here’s what the film and data reveals about four […]
The quarterfinals of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC conference tournaments will deliver a number of tasty regular-season rematches. With apologies to No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 LSU (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), No. 11 Ohio State vs. No. 19 Minnesota (2:30 p.m. ET, BTN) and Illinois vs. No. 9 Iowa (6:30 p.m. […]
With less than one week until the league-imposed March 10 deadline for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the WNBA and WNBPA seem far from reaching a deal. Instead of news about the two sides hashing out the final details of an agreement, reports of intra-union frustration have made headlines. Rattling tensions within the WNBPA […]
The second rounds of Power Four conference tournaments will bring out the star power. Some of the sports biggest, brightest, emerging and underrated stars will take the court across the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC tourneys. Here are five must-watch standouts who are more than capable of carrying their teams towards a conference […]
The 2026 Unrivaled championship final lived up to the hype. We had incredible performances by the league’s biggest stars, with Breanna Stewart stepping up for Mist and Kelsey Plum putting on a show for Phantom. And in the end, Mist came out on top, beating Phantom 80-74. The final play was anticlimactic, with Stewart winning […]
The EuroLeague Women play-ins concluded this week with a pair of deciding games, officially setting the stage for next month’s Final Six. With Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring and Umana Reyer Venezia winning their respective best-of-three play-in series, the bracket for the Final Six is complete, though we’ll have to wait until April 15 for the action […]
This Unrivaled season gave us iconic moments. Dominque Malonga dunked three times. Marina Mabrey scored 47 points in Philly. Chelsea Gray won the 1-on-1 Tournament. Now, the only thing left to figure out is who will win the ultimate title. The final is set and we have No. 1-seed Phantom taking on No. 2-seed Mist […]
The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC conference tournaments all tip off on Wednesday. With recent conference expansion, these tournaments have become even more massive, with tournaments completing two rounds before most top teams even take the court. Those logistics, in combination with the top-heavy character of most conferences, can result in the early […]
When speaking about the state of WNBA collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations at Unrivaled’s Monday pre-semifinal press availability, Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart both struck a more conciliatory tone, emphasizing their opposition to a strike, the wins that the union has secured thus far and a desire to come to agreement that allows for a […]
Beretta Famila Schio and Umana Reyer Venezia will play the deciding third game in their EuroLeague Women play-in series this week, with the winner advancing to the league’s playoffs, also known as the Final Six. It’s poetic that the series between the two Italian clubs will go the distance, given that they’re both ranked at […]
Are the WNBA and WNBPA trending toward agreeing to a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) before the league-imposed March 10 deadline? There are at least some signs of progress that could be interpreted as encouraging. Speaking before the Unrivaled semifinals in Brooklyn on Monday, WNBPA executive committee members Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart both shared […]