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Audi Crooks and the Iowa State exodus headline early women’s college basketball transfer portal news
The portal is portaling. The end-of-season player movement that is the new norm in women’s college basketball still doesn’t feel normal. But it’s time to adjust expectations. Players are rightfully empowered to more actively influence the course of their college careers. And, an adjustment of expectations shouldn’t come with any imposing of expectations. As Lauren […]
The level of excellence established by Dawn Staley and South Carolina is extraordinary
After last season’s national championship game, when South Carolina was run off the floor by UConn, it still was easy to suggest the Gamecocks would be back. In 2025, South Carolina made their fifth-straight Final Four, only a year removed from winning it all in 2024. It is expected that the Gamecocks will be March […]
Hard work and defensive discipline have characterized Texas’ run back to the Final Four
For the second-consecutive year, the Texas Longhorns are headed to the Final Four—a statement that, for such a legendary program, needs some historical context. During the early days of the women’s NCAA Tournament, Texas was one of basketball’s dominant forces, led by Hall of Fame head coach Jody Conradt. In their first eight years of […]
After passing every test in a 35-1 season, is UCLA ready for their Final Four moment?
It took 359 days for No. 1-seed UCLA to get back to the Final Four after their blowout loss against eventual national champion UConn last season, but they have arrived in Arizona and are ready to lift their first national title. First, they have Texas standing in their way and South Carolina or UConn then […]
Undefeated and No. 1-overall seed UConn is finally facing a challenge—and they’re ready for it
Four-hundred and twenty-one days since their last loss, UConn has made a fourth-consecutive Final Four. They’re two games away from their first perfect season since 2015-16, a feat they haven’t accomplished since re-joining the Big East six years ago. No team has finished within double digits of the Huskies since Michigan in November. While all […]
Awa Fam may or may not become a Dallas Wing, but she is going to be part of Project B
In under two weeks, we’ll find out if Awa Fam will be part of Project D. The 19-year-old 6-foot-6 prospect who plays for Valenica Basket and the Spanish national team is the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft by our Eric Nemchock, setting up the possibility of a future partnership with Paige […]
Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu announce WNBA free agency intentions—and they’re staying with the New York Liberty
Stew York and the Sabtue of Liberty are staying put. Two of the pillars of the New York Liberty’s 2024 WNBA championship-winning team intend not to exercise their upcoming unrestricted free agency and instead simply re-sign with the Liberty. Stewart shared her news on her podcast with NBA player Myles Turner, “Game Recognize Game with […]
2026 WNBA Mock Expansion Draft: Who could fill the inaugural rosters of the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo?
On Friday afternoon, the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo will, finally, have players. WNBA Expansion Draft 2026 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Ahead of the first significant event on the WNBA’s compressed offseason calendar, Josh Felton took a stab at predicting which five players each team would protect. Now, Cat Ariail and Zack […]
USC’s Saniyah Hall, UNC’s Kate Harpring and Texas’ Lizzy Spaight headline McDonald’s All American game standouts
McDonald’s is the perfect sponsor for the nation’s primer high school all-star game. The game excites with plenty of tasty morsels, but there’s also a lot of empty calories. The 2026 McDonald’s All American game provided plenty of both. Players sometimes too-eagerly called their own number. At other moments, many tried to force ambitious passes. […]
Interview: Sooner or later, you’ll be watching Italian rising star Emma Giacchetti in the WNBA
Emma Giacchetti has been putting the basketball world on notice for a while now thanks to her play for Magnolia La Molisana Campobasso, currently the third-place team in Serie A1, the top women’s pro basketball league in Italy, and the Italian national team. The 5-foot-10 19-year-old is versatile, capable of playing point guard, shooting guard […]
From Saniyah to Olivia to Oliviyah to Jerzy, how might the 2026 McDonald’s All Americans shape the future of women’s college basketball?
Yes, with an all-No. 1 seed Final Four on deck for Friday, there’s plenty to be excited for the right now in women’s college basketball. And yet, it’s also not too soon to be dreaming about what’s next, as Tuesday night (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) 24 players who hope to be preparing for the 2027 […]
Parity? Nope! Overpowering wins by Texas and South Carolina set up an all-No. 1 seed Final Four
Great basketball was on display in both Elite Eights games on Monday night. The problem was that it resulted in two one-sided affairs. No. 1-seed Texas obliterated No. 2-seed Michigan 77-41, and No. 1-seed South Carolina cruised to a 78-52 victory over No. 3-seed TCU. With the other two No. 1 seeds, UCLA and UConn, […]
NCAA Tournament Takes: Why Texas’ Jordan Lee and South Carolina’s Ta’Niya Latson will lead the Longhorns and Gamecocks to Phoenix
Two more spots in the Final Four are available for the taking. No. 1-seeds Texas and South Carolina believe they belong to them. And why shouldn’t they? The Longhorns are looking for a third-straight trip to the Final Four; for the Gamecocks, one more win would put them in the Final Four for the sixth-straight […]
Op-Ed: The new WNBA CBA is the latest indication that women’s basketball has entered it’s golden era
For so long, the WNBA, and women’s basketball period, was underfunded, underappreciated and underestimated. Ebbs and flows of modest success came and went as those in the game continuously scrapped and clawed their way up the ladder. In the last few years, women’s basketball has seen an explosion in popularity that those who lived before […]
No. 1-seeds UConn and UCLA turned strong second halves into Final Four tickets
Historically, Notre Dame has given UConn more trouble than any other program. That also might prove true in this NCAA Tournament. Unfortunately for the Irish, giving the Huskies trouble meant remaining in striking distance for three and a half quarters. Then, the rims that head coach Geno Auriemma had criticized eventually relented, with a late […]
NCAA Tournament Takes: All eyes are on Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo as she takes on prohibitive favorite UConn
Welcome to the first day of the 2026 Elite Eight! We’ve got No. 6-seed Notre Dame facing No. 1-overall seed UConn in Fort Worth on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on ABC. Then, No. 3-seed Duke will meet No. 1-seed UCLA in Sacramento at 3 p.m. ET, also on ABC. The Huskies and Bruins are […]
Michigan, Texas, South Carolina and TCU looked unquestionably elite in Sweet 16 victories
Saturday’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 action didn’t exactly provide the thrills and chills that makes March magical. Dominance, more than drama, ruled the day. The day’s final game, at least, did not totally slam the door on any excitement, even as No. 3-seed TCU completed a double-digit win, 79-69, over No. 10-seed Virginia. Through the […]
What are your thoughts on the relocation of the Connecticut Sun and the revival of the Houston Comets?
Good news? Bad news? Or, a mix of both? The Houston Comets are coming back! The Connecticut Sun are going away. The long-rumored relocation of the Sun from Connecticut to Houston, with the concomitant revival of the Comets branding, is happening, as first reported by PaperCity Magazine. Per ESPN, an official announcement is expected to […]
NCAA Tournament Takes: Louisville, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Virginia aim for upsets on second day of Sweet 16
The ACC continues to boggle our minds as we enter the second day of the Sweet 16. Two more ACC teams aim for upsets today, so let’s take a look at them, as well as the two from the SEC who are hoping for unexpected victories. Here’s what to watch for on Saturday. Join the […]
A Hannah Hidalgo triple-double masterpiece and Ashlon Jackson’s game-winning 3 highlight a pair of perfect Sweet 16 games
We have a new frontrunner for the performance of the NCAA Tournament. Hello, Hannah Hidalgo! Hidalgo had an unreal triple-double in No. 6-seed Notre Dame’s 67-64 upset win over No. 2-seed Vanderbilt. She had a stat line of 31 points, 10 steals and 11 rebounds. Registering that many steals is rare, and such defensive pressure […]
The five players every WNBA team should protect for the expansion draft
The WNBA offseason is officially in overdrive. The Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo are set to have an expansion draft in one week. Then, a historic wave of free agency action will sweep the league. The decisions facing WNBA have never been harder. As a first step, here’s a look at the five players every […]
NCAA Tournament Takes: A battle of bucket getters, plus an intriguing SEC-ACC rematch, highlights the start of the Sweet 16
The 2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament resumes this Friday, March 27 with the Sweet 16, and for many, this is when the competition really gets good. Aside from a couple of lower-seeded teams that may still be dancing, the Sweet 16 typically pits higher seeds against one another, meaning there will be no shortage of must-see […]
Is UConn, South Carolina, UCLA or Texas most in danger of being upset before the Final Four?
As we enter another weekend of the NCAA Tournament, brackets have been busted, upsets have occurred and 16 teams remain. So far, all the No. 1 seeds are still in the game, and none of them have been tested yet. Through eight contests, the top seeds have a margin of victory of 45.8 points. However, […]
Welcome to Minnesota Madness, as the Golden Gophers are in the Sweet 16 in head coach Dawn Plitzuweit’s third year
From the summer to the fall of 2018, Lindsay Whalen went from point guard of the Minnesota Lynx to head coach of the University of Minnesota women’s basketball team. She retired having played the final nine seasons of her 15-year WNBA career as a Lynx, and it was no surprise that the Hutchinson, MN native […]
Can the one remaining perfect NCAA Tournament bracket make it through March Madness without a mistake?
After the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, one single bracket remains standing. Given the drought of upsets in women’s basketball, especially with NIL and the portal filtering talent towards top teams at never-seen-before levels, the women’s bracket has become slightly more predictable than the men’s bracket. There were only two upsets in the […]
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