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Why one of these five women’s college basketball transfers could swing the 2026 national championship

The advent of college basketball’s transfer portal era, certainly, has introduced transactional drama to the sport. But, it’s important not to underrate the real impact of the portal. The last four national champions all have benefited from the boost provided by a first-year transfer. Although she logged less than 15 minutes per game, Kamilla Cardoso […]

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Sandy Brondello will be the first head coach of the expansion Toronto Tempo

Sandy Brondello will be the first head coach of the expansion Toronto Tempo, per the reporting of The IX Sports’ Howard Megdal. A two-time WNBA championship-winning head coach with 13 years of head coaching experience in the W, in addition to eight seasons as an assistant and nine years as the head coach of the […]

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A Duke breakthrough, even more Hannah Hidalgo and new-look NC State headline ACC questions for the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season

With five teams ranked in the AP preseason poll, the ACC is loading up for an ever-competitive season. Familiar faces are expected to lead the conference, but a summer of transfer portal chaos leaves us with some pressing questions before the season tips off: Can No. 7 Duke finally get over the hump? Women’s college […]

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Favored Fenerbahçe loads up with Kayla McBride and Megan Gustafson ahead of Week 3 of EuroLeague Women

It’s still very early in the 2025-26 EuroLeague Women season, but we’re already seeing a good amount of movement, particularly for Turkish club Fenerbahçe Opet. Fenerbahçe announced that Kayla McBride, who previously won EuroLeague Women championships with the club in 2023 and 2024, and Megan Gustafson have joined the team. They replace Monique Billings, who […]

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The next USC Trojan superstar headlines five must-watch freshmen for the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season

As women’s college basketball continues to grow and develop, so do the incoming freshman classes. Recently, players like Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins have been able to come into the space and immediately make an impact. While no player from the 2025-26 freshman class has that level of hype, things can […]

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How UConn can go back-to-back and win national championship No. 13

Last season provided a picture-perfect ending for UConn and Paige Bueckers. The super senior won the title that had eluded her during her entire collegiate career, allowing her to celebrate on the floor with head coach Geno Auriemma, who now has 12 NCAA national championships. Regardless of how historic last season’s achievement was, it is […]

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10 WNBA Draft prospects to watch for during the 2025-26 NCAA season

The 2025 WNBA season may have just ended, but for anyone with even the slightest interest in the 2026 WNBA Draft, it’s already time to start looking forward to next year. The women’s college basketball season is about to tip-off, so let’s run through some of the biggest draft-eligible names in college basketball before they […]

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Who are the leading candidates for the New York Liberty, Dallas Wings, Seattle Storm and Toronto Tempo head coach vacancies?

One down, four to go. (Or, four to go for now, as we can never count out the possibility of late-breaking, oddly-timed WNBA decisions.) On Friday, the Portland Fire officially announced Alex Sarama as their head coach, tapping the player development guru currently on the staff of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers. The hire, which initially […]

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Everything you need to know about the CBA drama, disagreements and dynamics between the WNBPA and WNBA

Throughout the 2025 WNBA season, players’ dissatisfaction with the state of their negotiations with the league for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) smoldered. The players fanned the flames during the All-Star game, when, following a meeting with the league brass, reportedly attended by around 40 players, that left players wanting more, they wore shirts […]

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So, have the Portland Fire hired a head coach or not?

Editor’s note: On Friday, the Portland Fire officially hired Alex Sarama as their head coach. Another only-in-the-WNBA moment appeared to occur on Tuesday. The Portland Fire, one of the two expansion franchises set to debut in 2026, shared on LinkedIn that Alex Sarama had been hired as the team’s head coach. And then the post […]

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Get ready for what promises to be a crazy WNBA offseason

This offseason will not be a normal one for the WNBA. The league and players’ union are currently trying to come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), but a lockout seems imminent. Even when a new CBA gets agreed upon, nearly the entire league will be able to enter free agency. Did […]

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Everybody wants to start a women’s pro basketball league, and Project B is up next

With rumblings of the potential of a WNBA lockout growing louder, could a new, international women’s professional basketball league become a viable alternative for the sport’s top stars? It is called Project B, an unofficially-named Formula 1- and LIV Golf-inspired pro women’s 5-on-5 league that will feature six 11-player teams and will play seven two-week […]

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