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Project B continues to stake it’s claim as a legitimate player in the women’s professional basketball landscape. The New York Liberty’s Jonquel Jones and Las Vegas Aces’ Jewell Loyd are the latest WNBA stars that have announced their commitments to the league, following the Seattle Storm’s Nneka Ogwumike and Phoenix Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas. Like Ogwumike […]
No. 11 USC is trying to find its identity as their best player, JuJu Watkins, sits out this entire season recovering from her ACL tear. So far, they’ve done a good job of racking up wins, going 3-1 through four games. Who they will be and how far they can realistically go this year is […]
Possibly, the WNBA and WNBPA are moving closer to agreeing to a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). According to the Associated Press, the WNBA has improved their proposal, with the latest offer including: The WNBA’s updated proposal appears to indicate that the league is moving closer towards meeting the players’ demands, as the first reported […]
Even though the Minnesota Lynx finished with the best record in the 2025 WNBA season, the organization has the second-best odds (26.1 percent) of earning the No. 1 pick in 2026 WNBA Draft. Their fate will be determined Sunday, Nov. 26 at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Lynx own the Chicago Sky’s first-round pick, […]
The 2026 WNBA Draft Lottery is happening on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, meaning we don’t have long to wait to find out which team will earn the No. 1 pick. The Dallas Wings are entering this lottery with the best odds of getting that top pick. They have a 42 […]
After a week of women’s college hoops that featured multiple matchups between high-ranked and high-profile teams, some moving and shaking was certain to happen in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Here’s how voters assessed that state of things for Week 3, with first-place votes denoted in parentheses and movement from last week’s poll tracked […]
During Peacock’s broadcast of No. 1 UConn’s 100-68 win over Ohio State on Sunday afternoon in Hartford, the analysts suggested head coach Geno Auriemma had referred to sophomore forward Sarah Strong as a combination of Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart and Stefanie Dolson. Strong then showed why, turning in a performance that left her former teammate […]
As expected, No.21 Iowa came out victorious over in-state rival Northern Iowa on Sunday, 74-41, to get off to a 4-0 start to the season. However, the Hawkeyes didn’t necessarily steamroll their way to victory as in the other three contests; instead, they had to grind it out. A slow first quarter and a lack of […]
On Saturday afternoon in Detroit, No. 14 Michigan halted the Hannah Hidalgo Show, sending the do-it-all junior guard and No. 18 Notre Dame to a historic 93-54 defeat. It was the Wolverines’ biggest win over a ranked opponent in program history, and, conversely, the biggest loss to ranked team in program history for the Irish. […]
Saturday night’s contest between No. 2 South Carolina and No. 8 Southern Cal was a historic one. Both teams entered the matchup undefeated and ready to play at crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The Gamecocks turned up the intensity in the second half and came out on top 69-52 in the battle to be […]
On Saturday night at 9 p.m. ET (FS1) in Los Angeles, the real USC will be identified. But somewhat ironically, both No. 2 South Carolina and No. 8 Southern California are entering the matchup with different identities than expected. For the past two seasons, the Trojans have been defined by JuJu Watkins, a Hollywood star-level […]
The Hannah Hidalgo Show rolls into Detroit on Saturday afternoon (4 p.m. ET, NBC), when the stat-stuffing phenom and No. 18 Notre Dame meet No. 14 Michigan. The top-20 matchup profiles as the first early-season stress test for both teams that, thus far, have stacked up easy wins against overmatched opponents. Interest, in particular, will […]
The New York Liberty, the lone remaining WNBA team without a head coach, reportedly have narrowed down their search to three finalists: Kristi Toliver, Will Weaver and Jama Mahlalela. The New York Post’s Madeline Kenney first reported that Toliver, Weaver and an assistant coach with an Eastern Conference NBA team were the finalists before The […]
Entering the third quarter, it was anybody’s game between No. 3 UCLA and No. 11 North Carolina. However, the Bruins were able to go outscore the Tar Heels 43-28 the rest of the way to earn a 78-60 win, open the season 4-0 and give UNC their first loss of the season. Lauren Betts has […]
Iowa and in-state rival Drake have duked it out on the basketball court since November 1974, two years after the passage of Title IX, which revolutionized women’s sports forever. Fast forward 51 years, and those passions are as strong as ever—and they came to fruition on Thursday night before a sold-out crowd at Carver Hawkeye […]
The 2025-26 women’s college basketball season has delivered no shortage of surprises and statements through the opening week and change. Here are the three biggest storylines shaping early season narratives. 1. USC is better without JuJu than anyone imagined When JuJu Watkins went down with a torn ACL during last season’s NCAA Tournament, many wrote […]
Thursday night’s WBCA Challenge in Las Vegas brings one of the more unassuming revenge games of the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season. Yes, calendars are marked for MiLaysia Fulwiley’s first game against South Carolina. Everyone hopes the gods of March Madness will bless us with a showdown between TCU and Notre Dame. Seeing Oluchi Okananwa […]
Unrivaled has revealed its full second season schedule, when the 3×3 league’s eight clubs will compete in 56 regular-season games followed by a six-club playoff. All games, which will be held Friday through Monday, will be broadcast on TNT, truTV and HBO Max. The season begins with a bang on Monday, Jan. 5, with a […]
The EuroLeague Women regular season is currently on a brief hiatus, known casually as the “national team break.” This is, as the term suggests, a period in which European national teams reconvene and play in a qualifying tournament for another international competition, EuroBasket. Many European basketball clubs will get this time off as their top […]
A new WNBA season is looming, bringing changes that, in addition to a hoped-for new CBA, will include new head coaches and two more expansion teams. Over the past week, we’ve seen three franchises introduce their new coaches who shared their ideologies and visions for the future. Here are the biggest takeaways from what was […]
They may not make many headlines, but college basketball runs on mid-major teams, meaning those teams that belong to conferences outside the Power Four of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC. Come March, we’ll be banking on them to provide us with some high-entertainment upsets, so it’s only right to take a look […]
Alyssa Thomas is the second WNBA star to officially sign on with Project B, the six-team international 5×5 women’s basketball league expected to launch in November 2026. The perennial MVP candidate who recently led the Phoenix Mercury to the 2025 WNBA Finals broke the news on social media, announcing that she “is looking forward to […]
Just over one week into the 2025-26 season, and it’s business as usual for Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks. At 2-0 with an average margin of victory of 53.5 points, South Carolina maintained their No. 2 ranking in the AP poll, again collecting two first-place votes. Tuesday brings the Gamecocks’ first Power Four […]
The matchup between No. 3 UCLA and No. 6 Oklahoma lived up to expectations. Both teams entered the contest undefeated, but only the Bruins remained that way, beating the Sooners 73-59. The game was tight during the first two quarters, but in the third, the Bruins went on an 11-1 run that turned the tide […]
The highest-profile matchup in this still-fresh women’s college basketball season tips off on Monday night at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA at 10:30 p.m. ET (FS1): No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 6 Oklahoma. The Bruins are 2-0, although head coach Cori Close has refused to allow her squad to bask in blowout wins, instead […]