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Redshirt sophomore point guard Kennedy Blair’s path to becoming the best player on the No. 12 team in the nation—and the team she grew up rooting for—involved a financial sacrifice and playing-time gamble before her college career began. Blair gave up a scholarship to Bowling Green because she wanted to follow head coach Robyn Fralick […]
Rose started the year hot, but now Laces are the club to beat in Unrivaled. With their 74-70 win over Lunar Owls, Laces became the first team this season to guarantee themselves a playoff spot. In the other Friday matchup, Hive rallied from a third-quarter deficit to beat Breeze 70-68. With the victory, Hive keep […]
Coming off their best win of the season, a 25-point showpiece against defending champion Rose, talk of a Unrivaled championship run is not bluster for Breeze. Up to No. 3 in Josh Felton’s latest Unrivaled power rankings, Breeze can build momentum when they meet their fellow Unrivaled newcomer, Hive, on Friday night (7:30 p.m. ET, […]
Holding on to a four-point lead entering the fourth quarter, No. 4 Texas kicked off the final 10 minutes of their rematch with No. 5 LSU with a 10-0, a scoring spurt that would lead the Longhorns to the 77-64 get-back win, and their 39th-straight home victory. Madison Booker led the Longhorns with 18 points, […]
We are now halfway through the Unrivaled season, which means it’s time to check in with the eight club to see where they stand. Which clubs are up, and which are down, since the last power rankings? 1. Laces (7-2) Nothing that’s happened since power rankings 1.0 has knocked Laces from that top spot; if […]
No. 4 Texas’ bid for the second undefeated season in program history ended on Jan. 12 when the Longhorns were beaten, 70-65, by then No. 12-LSU in Baton Rouge. The result wasn’t a total shocker, but how it unfolded was surprising. Rori Harmon, the super senior point guard so trusted by head coach Vic Schaefer, […]
On Dec. 4, then-unranked Duke lost their fourth-straight game, defeated at home by No. 5 LSU in the ACC/SEC Challenge to fall to 3-6 on the season. Since then, the now-No. 17 Blue Devils have won 13-straight games, steadily working their way back to the top-10 ranking they sported entering the season. A win on […]
The EuroLeague Women play-ins are set Fenerbahçe Opet, Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring, Basket Landes, Spar Girona, ZVVZ USK Praha, Umana Reyer Venezia, Beretta Famila Schio and Casademont Zaragoza have advanced to the play-ins, keeping them in the hunt for the 2026 championship. Schio claimed the final spot from Group E, defeating Bourges 77-69 in their head-to-head […]
While Unrivaled has kept professional women’s basketball going in the United States, it’s a 3×3 league and not the traditional 5×5 game fans are accustomed to. But with Athletes Unlimited starting its 2026 season on Wednesday, Feb. 4, we get 5×5 women’s pro basketball back, with an opportunity watch even more WNBA players work on […]
The final week of EuroLeague Women group play is upon us, and there are still several play-in spots up for grabs, which sets up an exciting and chaotic finish. In Group E, the fourth and final play-in berth will come down to the winner of Beretta Famila Schio (6-5) and Tango Bourges Basket (6-5). Whoever […]
In one week, Unrivaled will begin to “Crown the One,” as the league’s second-ever 1-on-1 Tournament tips off. The 16 first-round matchups will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 11, beginning at 7 p.m. ET (truTV). The second round and quarterfinals will take place on Friday, Feb. 13 starting a 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT/truTV). The tournament […]
Unrivaled is no stranger to new ideas, but taking the show on the road was one of their more intriguing sophomore season initiatives. Philadelphia, one of the most sports-crazed cities in the United States, was a safe first choice for their destination double-header. And the Philly is Unrivaled turnout was nothing short of amazing. A […]
Monday’s “pivotal” collective bargaining agreement (CBA) meeting, the first in-person bargaining session since October to include players, was not quite much ado about nothing, but initial reporting suggests that the WNBA and WNBPA exited the 3-hour confab not substantially closer to reaching a deal. After the meeting, WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike and vice president Alysha […]
Laces came out roaring and ready to reassert sole (or Solemates’?) claim to first place in the Unrivaled standings on Monday night. Yet, their eventual 67-62 win over Mist would not be as easy as it might have looked early on. Up 15-8 after a defensively-tilted first quarter, Laces maintained a comfortable margin as the […]
Despite a weekend stacked with women’s college basketball action, the outcomes did not dramatically alter the AP Top 25 poll. The top of the poll, in particular, was only solidified due to No. 1 UConn and No. 2 UCLA cruising to dominant wins over ranked opponents. Significant movement was scare. The biggest faller, No. 22 […]
First place is on the line at Unrivaled on Monday night. Week 4 wraps up Mist vs. Laces (8:45 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV), with the two 6-2 clubs meeting for the second time this season. Mist got the best of Laces the first time around by just two points, sending the Solemates to their first defeat […]
Today, the WNBA and WNBPA are holding what is being described as a “pivotal” meeting in New York, with players present for an in-person collective bargaining agreement (CBA) session for the first time since October. According to reporting from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Alexa Philippou, the meeting could determine if a new agreement is soon […]
For the first time all season, No. 1 UConn trailed in the second quarter. Then, they entered the halftime break tied. And still, the undefeated Huskies won by 30 points, rolling over No. 15 Tennessee in the final 20 minutes to send the visiting Lady Vols to the worst-ever loss in the UConn-Tennessee rivalry, 96-66. […]
As Unrivaled enters the second half of the 2026 season, clubs are beginning to establish themselves. On Sunday night, Breeze beat Rose, 81-56, thanks to a dominant game from Paige Bueckers. Both teams entered this game at 4-4, but with the victory, Breeze jumps ahead of in the standings, while furthering their case as a […]
Philly was Unrivaled, and so was Marina Mabrey. The Lunar Owl lit up Xfinity Mobile Arena with, inarguably, the best individual performance in Unrivaled history—and, arguably, one of the best ever in all of basketball history. The crashout queen was cashing in, pouring money into the hoop, not her jar, as she scored an Unrivaled-record […]
The first day of February comes with seven double-ranked women’s college basketball games. The headliner, of course, is the latest edition of the UConn-Tennessee rivalry. Although, as Zack Ward wrote, the Lady Vols’ most recent loss doesn’t inspire much confidence in their ability to hand the Huskies a loss in back-to-back seasons, especially in Hartford. […]
It did not happen as expected. Vinyl, however, did snap their three-game skid with an upset over Laces, 70-63. Instead of Rhyne Howard raining 3s, it was a career-best game from Rae Burrell that returned Vinyl to the win column. Sweet Baby Rae converted her customary energy into efficient, impactful offense, scoring 22 points, including […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — It started with a coast-to-coast Oluchi Okananwa layup that put the No. 16 Maryland Terrapins up 2-0. She ended the first possession of the game with a defensive rebound 22 seconds in, and four seconds later she was at the other end, putting the ball in the basket. Okananwa, who averages […]
Defending EuroLeague Women champions ZVVZ USK Praha were one of several clubs to clinch a spot in the play-ins this week, defeating Beretta Famila Schio 78-66 and extending their winning streak to three games. It was another impressive win for Praha, as the club went undefeated in the month of January. They led Schio by […]
No. 1 UConn (22-0, 12-0 Big East) missed their first 10 3-point attempts Wednesday night and only led Xavier (10-11, 3-9 Big East) by five after the first quarter. While the Huskies will have to play better in order to dominate better opponents in the future, No. 15 Tennessee may not be a team to […]