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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 […]
The two top teams in Unrivaled have proven they are, indeed, the best in the league. No. 1-seed Phantom and No. 2-seed Mist punched their tickets to the final with semifinal victories over Vinyl and Breeze. The semis were electric, with a sold-out crowd of more than 18,000 filling Barclays Center in Brooklyn. But in […]
Congratulations to Chelsea Gray, the 2026 Unrivaled Most Valuable Player. Already named to First Team All-Unrivaled, Gray’s MVP win shouldn’t be a surprise. This season, the scariest situation in Unrivaled, at least for opponents, was Gray with the ball in her hands and the game in the balance. A masterful offensive manipulator, Gray turned sure […]
The Unrivaled Playoffs move to Brooklyn for the semifinals. The semis begin with No. 6-seed Vinyl taking on No. 1-seed Phantom at 7:30 p.m. ET. Then, No. 5-seed Breeze will play No. 2-seed Mist at 8:45 p.m. ET. Both games will be broadcast on TNT and truTV. The intensity will certainly ramp up as everyone’s […]
For five seasons, she’s been on an Athletes Unlimited odyssey. The journey to the top, however, is now complete for Odyssey Sims, as the AU veteran, who has competed in every season in AU history, is now the champion. With 6,764 Leaderboard point, Sims is the 2026 AU Pro Basketball Champion. She finished her championship-campaign […]
Before the women’s college basketball regular season concluded for major conferences on Sunday, the second Top 16 reveal, as determined by the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, was announced. The most significant mover since the first Top 16, revealed on Feb. 14, was Texas, the No. 4-ranked team in latest AP Top 25 poll […]
Sunday is final day of the regular season for women’s college basketball’s Power Four conferences (plus the Big East). While the regular-season champs officially have been crowned in the Big Ten and SEC, a fight to finish with the highest seed possible, and thus earn first (and second) round byes, will be a priority for […]
The first night of Unrivaled playoff action didn’t disappoint. Vinyl won in dramatic fashion, upsetting Laces. They celebrated on the court while their head coach, Teresa Weatherspoon, watched from the sidelines, beaming with pride. In the other matchup, Breeze took care of Rose easily, blowing them out, guaranteeing that there would be a new Unrivaled champion in […]
Super-sophomore Olivia Olson started 8-for-8 from the field en route to 28 points that led her No. 8 Michigan Wolverines to an 87-69 statement win over the streaking No. 14 Maryland Terrapins Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor. The Terps had won six in a row, including road wins over No. 13 Ohio State and No. […]
The 2026 Unrivaled regular season is the books, and before the playoffs tip off, the announced this year’s award winners. While the Most Valuable Player announcement is still to come, here’s who has captured the major hardware thus far: Here’s more on why these stars (and coaching star) were honored as Unrivaled’s very best. Defensive […]
The 2026 Unrivaled Playoffs tip off on Saturday night with a pair of quarterfinal games. First, No. 6-seed Vinyl takes on No. 3-seed Laces at 8:30 p.m. ET, then No. 4-seed Breeze will challenge defending champions and No. 5-seed Rose at 9:45 p.m. ET. Both games will be broadcast on truTV. Which clubs will join […]
There is quite a bit to talk about when looking back on No. 14 Maryland’s (23-6, 11-6 Big Ten) last two games, even though they were expected blowout wins over teams near the bottom of the Big Ten. The Terps defeated Purdue 99-66 last Sunday and Northwestern 79-57 on Wednesday. Each member of the rotation […]
All six clubs played on Friday as Unrivaled’s 2026 regular season came to an end. We now say goodbye to the Lunar Owls and Hive and hello to a weekend that will decide who will make it to the semifinals and head to Brooklyn. Two of the teams, No. 1-seed Phantom and No. 2-seed Mist, […]
No.9 Iowa fended off a tough challenge from the visiting Illinois, 82-78, in their last regular-season home game. It also marked the last game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Hannah Stuelke, Taylor McCabe, Kylie Feuerbach and Jada Gyamfi, the four seniors who were the last remaining members of the two teams that made it to the […]
The 2026 Unrivaled regular season concludes with a four-game Friday featuring two sessions. First up, Hive and Lunar Owls meet at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Mist and Vinyl at 2 p.m. ET. Both games will be broadcast on truTV. The evening session tips off with Rose and Phantom at 7:30 p.m. ET, with Breeze […]
Spanish basketball club Casademont Zaragoza clinched a spot in the EuroLeague Women Final Six this week, defeating defending champions ZVVZ USK Praha in their play-in series and advancing to the postseason quarterfinals. The Zaragoza crowd was elated, and for good reason: Not only will their team be competing in the Final Six for the first […]
On Tuesday, WNBPA members participated in a virtual meeting that was “spirited, passionate, and at times tough,” as described in a subsequent letter sent to union members by executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson. Front Office Sports’ Annie Costabile first reported on the meeting, identifying the primary point of tension as “the approach to a potential […]