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This week served as a stress test for women’s college basketball’s elite. Conference play had reached a point where travel wear-and-tear began to matter and every possession carried postseason implications. This was not a week to rely on projected future greatness or lean on early resumes. It was a week that rewarded execution, punished complacency, […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team went into its matchup against No. 5 Vanderbilt with a chip on its shoulder after a heartbreaking defeat. But on Sunday, the No. 2 Gamecocks were the ones playing heartbreaker as they brought the Commodores’ undefeated season to an halt with a 103-74 statement victory. The win ended Vanderbilt’s […]

When Trinity Rodman was included on the US Women’s National Team camp roster that was released earlier this month, there was an enormous amount of hype surrounding her international comeback. Rodman lived up to the hype and more during her debut as the US managed to thrash Paraguay 6-0 in friendly competition. On Saturday, Rodman […]

Ahead of Sunday’s Unrivaled game between Mist BC and Vinyl BC, league co-founder and New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart held up a sign that read, “Abolish ICE.” A day later, she’s revealing to the public exactly what her statement moment meant and how she personally feels about the impact ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) […]

South Carolina women’s basketball went into its matchup with No. 16 Oklahoma with the No. 2 seed and a competitive advantage. However, the Sooners were the ones who broke their three-game losing streak with a 94-82 overtime win over the Gamecocks at home. “We ran into a team that actually wanted to win more, and […]

The media and fans had speculated about Trinity Rodman’s next move for months, and the NWSL implemented a new “High Impact Player” (HIP) Rule, partially in an attempt to sway her decision. Now, the 23-year-old has officially decided to re-sign with the Washington Spirit and stay Stateside. The news was made public at a Spirit […]

Azzi Fudd made a national name for herself while playing for the UConn women’s basketball team. But the highlight of the Huskies’ 83-42 demolition of Georgetown on Thursday was that Fudd got to return to the area where she grew up and where her career began. Fudd admitted after the game that she had already […]

USWNT star Trinity Rodman was listed on the first camp roster put together in 2026, setting her up to play in a United States uniform for the first time since April 2025. Now, as the team prepares to play friendlies against Paraguay on January 24 and Chile on January 27, head coach Emma Hayes reveals […]

The ongoing WNBA CBA negotiation saga recently entered uncharted territory when the second extension deadline passed on January 9. The tense talks seemed to have no end in sight just a few weeks ago, but now, WNBPA vice president Breanna Stewart is revealing that she might be seeing a light at the end of the […]

Iowa State star Audi Crooks has been having a record-setting 2025-26 NCAA season, and she’s landing herself in elite company as a result. While helping the Cyclones end their five-game losing streak with a decisive 93-68 revenge win over Cincinnati, Crooks became the first Division I player since Caitlin Clark to put up double-digit points […]

The heart of January is where women’s college basketball reveals its truth. By this stage of the season, teams can no longer rely on reputation, early momentum, or theoretical upside. Conference play strips away insulation quickly, familiar opponents expose habits, travel tests focus, and physical games challenge both depth and resolve. January basketball is rarely […]

With only one day to go before the WNBA’s CBA negotiation extended deadline, the players are revealing that they are not feeling good about the status of the talks with the league’s leadership. WNBPA vice president Breanna Stewart gave an update after Unrivaled practice on Thursday that will leave people feeling disappointed and anxious about […]

The USWNT (US Women’s National Team) has announced its 26-player roster for its annual January Camp, revealing that one notable name is making a return to the squad. Trinity Rodman will officially rejoin the national team in California this month when the camp begins. Recurring back injuries that limited Rodman’s playing time with the USWNT […]

Coco Gauff is gearing up for the Australian Open by leading the defending champion United States team past the United Cup quarterfinals in Perth, Australia. After winning her singles match against Maria Sakkari, Gauff partnered with Christian Harrison in mixed-doubles play against Greece’s team to keep the US’s bid for a third title in four […]

Players who qualify for this year’s Australian Open will have the chance to take home a larger prize purse than any previous competitor in the tournament’s history. Tennis Australia announced Monday that the prize pool has been raised to a record-setting amount of A$111.5 million, or $US 74.9 million. With 2025’s purse sitting at $A96.5 […]

Sabrina Ionescu rarely turns down an opportunity to show up and support her alma mater Oregon whenever she can. A few months ago, Ionescu helped welcome ESPN’s “College Gameday” at a home football game, and this time, the New York Liberty star turned up to offer some advice to her former women’s basketball team. Ionescu […]

With Unrivaled’s second season officially underway, all eyes are on the star WNBA players who have joined the 3-on-3 offseason league for 2026. After the first day of play, which featured all eight clubs in action, some have already managed to stand out from the pack. Let’s take a look at who made a notable […]

Unrivaled’s second season is officially underway, but that doesn’t mean the league is done adding players to its roster. The league announced Wednesday that it signed former WNBA guard Kiana Williams to its development pool, bringing the total number of players on that list to seven. Williams joins a pool of Unrivaled players that includes […]

UConn women’s basketball star Sarah Strong has earned yet another accolade to add to her career achievements. The young phenom was named USA Basketball’s 2025 3×3 Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, thanks to her standout performances with Team USA at the 2025 FIBA 3×3 World Cup last summer. Despite still being a teenager, […]

The players in the WNBA are heated about the current state of the ongoing CBA negotiations with the league, and they aren’t shy about showing it. After it was reported that a New York Knicks power forward commented on the NBA’s medical care policy for players, Washington Mystics forward Shakira Austin didn’t hesitate to respond […]

The WNBPA has been vocal about the tense nature of the CBA negotiations with the WNBA. But as the January 9 extended deadline quickly approaches, the players’ association’s leadership has not shied away from voicing its dissatisfaction with what the league is willing to offer. The W unveiled its latest proposal in mid-December and has […]

The first week of January is always a reckoning point in women’s college basketball. Nonconference resumes collide with the realities of league play, reputations are stress-tested, and assumptions built in November either harden into truth or dissolve under pressure. In the first week of the new year, women’s college basketball finds itself in one of […]

Mikaela Shiffrin had been riding a hot streak that she’d hoped to take into next month’s Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, but she unfortunately fell short of another win during the World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. She crossed the finish line just 0.14 seconds behind Switzerland’s Camille Rast on Sunday, bringing Shiffrin’s slalom event win […]

The dominance LSU showed early in the NCAA season has seemed to fizzle out to start 2026. After losing its first game of the campaign on New Year’s Day at home to Kentucky, then-No. 5 LSU women’s basketball has been upset once again, this time falling to then-No. 12 Vanderbilt 65-61 on Sunday. The Tigers […]

Star junior Audi Crooks has been able to lead Iowa State to victory in every game of the 2025-26 NCAA season so far, but the Cyclones’ luck ran out on Sunday. Then-No. 22 Baylor’s Taliah Scott hit the game-winning shot over Crooks with 2.9 seconds remaining to lift the final score to 72-70, upsetting then-No. […]

Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett has been showered with praise since breaking the NFL’s single-season sack record in Week 18. The likes of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, his alma mater in Texas A&M, and previous record co-holder Michael Strahan all gave Garrett his flowers for achieving the feat on Sunday, but none may be […]

Unrivaled is getting ready to tip off its second season, but that doesn’t mean the offseason league’s leadership isn’t still on the lookout for new business opportunities that could help it grow. League president Alex Bazzell revealed Monday that the possibility of a partnership with the WNBA is still an idea that Unrivaled is open […]

The extended CBA negotiation deadline that the WNBA and WNBPA agreed upon is quickly approaching, but the two sides are apparently no closer to reaching a deal. According to ESPN, talks are currently stalled largely because of disagreements over a revenue sharing system. The WNBA is against the players’ association’s proposal to give players a […]

The Unrivaled offseason league was designed to strip basketball down to its most essential elements: Skill, decision-making, toughness, and chemistry. In the 3-on-3 format, there is no hiding weak links, no easing into games, and no luxury of prolonged adjustment. Every possession matters, every matchup is exposed, and every roster decision carries amplified consequences. As […]

Senior center Lauren Betts keeps making a case for why she should be a top-ranked 2026 WNBA draft pick. In UCLA’s latest outing, a 97-61 rout of Penn State on Wednesday, the young phenom scored a season-high 25 points in just 25 minutes to pass the 1,500-career-point mark. Betts opened up scoring for the Bruins […]

Audi Crooks has been dominating all season offensively for No. 10 Iowa State and shows no sign of slowing down. The star junior put up 35 points and 13 rebounds against Houston en route to the Cyclones’ 80-62 win on Wednesday. Crooks went 17-of-21 from the field as she topped 30 points for the fifth […]

Venus Williams is bringing her 2025 comeback to professional tennis with her into 2026. The seven-time Grand Slam champion has accepted a wild-card berth to the Australian Open, which the tournament announced on its social media account on Thursday. The 45-year-old, who first played at Melbourne Park in 1998, hasn’t made a pro appearance there […]

No. 8 TCU may have committed 15 turnovers against BYU, but that didn’t stop the team from earning a 72-48 blowout win. The Horned Frogs largely have transfer star Olivia Miles to thank for the victory after her 12-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist triple-double performance helped carry the team to its 12th straight win over a Big […]

The LSU women’s basketball team ended the 2025 half of its season undefeated, but it wasn’t able to bring that win streak into the new year when it faced off against Kentucky on Thursday night. The No.5-ranked team started the new year in gut-wrenching fashion as Tonie Morgan hit a 3-pointer with just 0.5 seconds […]

With the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games fast approaching, the rosters for hockey competition have been finalized and were finally unveiled on Friday. There’s been a major shakeup compared to the last time the US women’s national team took the ice in the 2022 Beijing Games, with a notable shift towards youth. But one thing remains […]

As the season moved through its final days of December, the broader competitive picture began to sharpen. Early experimentation faded, rotations solidified, and identity emerged for both contenders and challengers alike. Holiday schedules often create uneven rhythms, but this particular stretch revealed which programs were built to maintain focus regardless of opponent or atmosphere. Dominance […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team has been on a hot streak to start the year as its new-look roster adapts well to playing together. However, the Gamecocks might be facing their biggest test so far after star guard Ta’Niya Latson went down with a lower left leg injury during their 96-55 win over Providence […]

Mikaela Shiffrin is making a dominant statement ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, coming from behind to win her sixth straight World Cup slalom race. The Alpine skiing legend finished her second run in 53.58 seconds, which gave her a total time of 1:48.82 and put her ahead of Switzerland’s Camille Rast by just 0.09 […]

The NWSL’s plan to implement a “High Impact Player Rule,” which would allow teams to offer certain athletes contracts that exceed the salary cap, was met with controversy, but the league has decided to push forward with the mechanism despite the protests. The NWSLPA voiced that it disagrees with the choice after suggesting its own […]