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Hailey Van Lith showed out in the TCU Horned Frogs’ Sweet 16 matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday. In 39 minutes of action, she finished with 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists. She shot 10-of-21 from the field, including 2-of-5 from beyond the arc. This proved to be crucial as the […]

The NCAA tournament without JuJu Watkins looks unfamiliar since her ACL injury. To compensate for the loss, USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb has inspired the team to soldier on without their star player. All eyes will be on USC as they prepare to take on Kansas State in the Sweet 16 on Saturday night. […]

Although upset with JuJu Watkins’ injury, Lindsay Gottlieb does not want to see fans aiming their anger at Mississippi State’s Chandler Prater. While Prater was involved in the play that hurt the USC basketball star, Gottlieb does not believe the fifth-year senior had any desire to cause the injury. Gottlieb said that she appreciates the […]

Kara Lawson and the Duke women’s basketball team are now in the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament, and the former star player in her own right says she never would have gotten to where she has without the lessons learned from legendary Tennessee Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt. “I took a lot […]

Low-scoring games can happen to anyone, especially to teams that usually boast potent offenses. However, the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels made history in that category on Friday. The Blue Devils escaped with a nine-point victory over the Tar Heels in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament. However, the […]

Despite losing Angel Reese to the WNBA, Kim Mulkey has built another LSU women’s basketball powerhouse. The third-seeded Tigers kept on rolling on Friday night, surviving a heavyweight battle against No. 2 seed NC State 80-73 to advance to the Elite Eight once again. The two teams traded the lead back and forth throughout the […]

The 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament is shifting into its next phase after a couple of high-scoring rounds that saw few upset opportunities. Only heavy hitters remain, and the true contenders are beginning to stand out from a mostly evenly matched field. However, few programs heading into the Sweet 16 are more confident in their ability […]

Despite a very tonight upset scare from fourth-seeded Maryland, South Carolina women’s basketball showed its championship mettle once again. The Terrapins led 60-59 late in the fourth quarter, but the Gamecocks came up big in the closing minutes to pick up a 71-67 win in the Sweet 16 and advance to the Elite Eight. South […]

Indiana Fever franchise star Caitlin Clark may be one of the most influential athletes in women’s sports for the attention she’s brought to the game alone. Following a WNBA Rookie of the Year campaign in 2024, Caitlin Clark is ready to set the league ablaze once again with her generational talent. She made waves throughout […]

The basic definition of empathy is understanding what someone else is going through. Paige Bueckers empathizes with JuJu Watkins’ ACL tear because she endured a similar circumstance.  In January, Bueckers suffered a knee injury while going for a loose ball during a game. The injury forced her to sit out for two games.  On the […]

UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma is no stranger to seeing elite players fall to injury and had empathetic words to offer USC women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb after star JuJu Watkins went down with a season-ending ACL tear. “I feel terrible for JuJu personally, knowing the players I’ve had that had to […]

UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers understands how brutal it was for JuJu Watkins to suffer a season-ending injury, having gone through one herself. Watkins tore her ACL in the USC Trojans’ second-round matchup against the Mississippi State Bulldogs this past Sunday. With her on the sidelines, it puts the Trojans’ title chances in danger as […]

Rumors have swirled over the past few months about Paige Bueckers’ basketball future. The expected No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, some speculated that Bueckers may decide to return to college for another season. Others even questioned if Bueckers would have interest in joining the Dallas Wings — the team that holds […]

The women’s 2025 NCAA Tournament has arrived at the Sweet 16 following two thrilling rounds of play. After witnessing some incredible games and record-setting March Madness moments, it feels like the real competition is finally underway. Every contest will feature a top-five-and-above matchup from here on out, meaning the battle for the national championship remains […]

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo are among those lamenting the absence of USC women’s basketball JuJu Watkins from the NCAA Tournament after her season-ending knee injury earlier this week. The sophomore guard, who averaged 27.1 points per game, will miss the remainder of March Madness, leaving a noticeable void in […]

For the first time in NCAA women’s basketball history, rivals North Carolina and Duke women’s basketball will meet in the postseason, with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line. Friday’s matchup marks the 111th meeting between the schools, but it will be their first in the NCAA tournament. Tar Heels head coach Courtney […]

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley gave her candid perspective this week on the challenges of repeating as national champions, describing the difficulty her team has faced in staying grounded after last year’s undefeated title run in the NCAA Tournament. Speaking ahead of the Gamecocks’ Sweet 16 matchup against Maryland, Staley said her team […]

Denver’s NWSL expansion team announced plans Thursday to construct a temporary stadium and new training center in Centennial, Colorado, as the club prepares for its inaugural season starting in 2016. The 12,000-seat temporary venue will host the team’s home games in 2026 and 2027 before a planned reduction to 4,000 seats for long-term use by […]

Florida State women’s basketball star guard Ta’Niya Latson, the nation’s leading scorer in Division I women’s basketball this season, has entered the NCAA transfer portal while leaving open the possibility of returning to the Seminoles, her representatives at Klutch Sports Group told Andrea Adelson of ESPN on Thursday. Latson averaged 25.2 points per game in her […]

The Houson women’s basketball team may not have made it to this year’s women’s March Madness tournament, but it’s still making big moves this month. The program has hired former Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell as the squad’s next leader and eighth coach in its history. Mitchell beat out multiple other finalists for the opportunity to […]

Every once in a while in tennis, you get a result that absolutely nobody saw coming. That’s exactly what has happened this week at the Miami Open, where 19-year-old wild card Alexandra Eala has made a stunning run to the semifinals, catching the attention of Rafael Nadal in the process. On Wednesday, Eala put on […]

Paige Bueckers is nearing the end of her collegiate career as one of the best players in the sport. UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma wants her to be proud of that. Bueckers is going through her last season of eligibility before taking her talents to the WNBA, having won multiple Player of the Year […]

Chelsea Gray can relate to what USC Trojans star JuJu Watkins is going through with her ACL injury, having dealt with a similar situation herself. Gray appeared as a special guest on an episode of the Run It Back podcast on Tuesday. She had dislocated her knee during her junior year at Duke which caused […]

Five months after public backlash over its initial branding, Boston’s NWSL expansion team has officially rebranded as Boston Legacy Football Club, the team announced Wednesday. The name comes after months of internal review and fan feedback following the failed introduction of “BOS Nation FC” last October. The original rollout was accompanied by a marketing campaign […]

Despite losing star sophomore JuJu Watkins to a season-ending knee injury in the opening minutes, USC women’s basketball advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 with a 96-59 win over Mississippi State on Monday night, led by Kiki Iriafen’s 36-point performance. Watkins went down on a fast break just five minutes into the second-round game […]

The Indiana Fever are about to enter the WNBA season with higher expectations on them than anyone on the current roster has ever experienced. The team ended the 2024 season red-hot, forcing its way into the WNBA Playoffs, and reloaded in the offseason by bringing in a bevy of veterans to complement a core led […]

The USC women’s basketball team has earned a reputation for having resilience, depth, seasoned coaching, and the ability to compete at a high level. Despite the unfortunate injury to star JuJu Watkins, the team still possesses the traits needed to have a legitimate shot at winning the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Losing a player as dynamic […]

The Oklahoma women’s basketball program is throwing down a slam dunk in recruiting. The Sooners are getting the overall no. 1 national recruit Aaliyah Chavez to commit, per On3. Chavez pledged to the Oklahoma program on Tuesday. “OU is definitely a great experience,” Chavez said. “They play great basketball, play fast — that’s how I […]

The 2025 NCAA Tournament is shaping up to be one of the most exciting and competitive in recent years of women’s college basketball. UCLA, in particular, stands out as a powerhouse that has the talent, depth, and experience to contend for the championship behind superstar Lauren Betts, who’s proving she has the elite high ceiling […]

UConn women’s basketball is expected to lose Paige Bueckers to the 2025 WNBA Draft, but the program is set to have another star return next season. According to Alexa Philippou of ESPN, Fudd will return for the 2025-26 campaign. “Breaking: UConn Huskies star Azzi Fudd will return to college next season and forgo entering the […]

When JuJu Watkins tore her ACL on Monday, the USC women’s basketball program and the entire country were in shock. One of those was NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. He’s raved about Watkins’s game ever since she stepped onto the USC campus. He took to X (formerly Twitter) and posted a heartfelt response to […]

The UConn women’s basketball team picked up a 91-57 win over the South Dakota State Jackrabbits to advance to the Sweet 16, and the contest marked Paige Bueckers’ last game at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. UConn head coach Geno Auriemma was visibly emotional as Bueckers left the press conference after the game. UConn head coach […]

It was a painful time for the USC women’s basketball team as JuJu Watkins was injured early into Monday’s game against Mississippi State. While the team won the game 96-59 in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the Trojans star in Watkins will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL as […]

USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb addressed her players with an emotional and inspiring locker room speech following a dominant 96-59 second-round win over Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament, a win that was overshadowed by a serious injury to star guard JuJu Watkins. Watkins, an Associated Press All-American and leading scorer for the top-seeded […]

Maryland women’s basketball survived a historic game from Alabama’s Sarah Ashlee Barker to win a 111-108 double-overtime thriller in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Monday night. Barker scored a program-record 45 points on 17-of-25 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range. She added eight rebounds, three assists and three steals while playing nearly the […]

On Monday night, the powerhouse USC women’s basketball suffered a huge blow when their best player, JuJu Watkins, went down with what looked like a serious knee injury. And after taking care of business in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against the number nine Mississippi State Bulldogs, 96-59, the Trojans’ worst fears were […]

UConn women’s basketball guard Paige Bueckers had a stunning first-half performance on Monday night against South Dakota State. The Huskies were rolling into the NCAA Tournament as one of the favorites and now find themselves in the second weekend for the 31st straight year. Despite this unprecedented success, UConn has not won it all since […]

JuJu Watkins went down in agony on Monday during the women’s March Madness tournament. The USC star left with a horrific knee injury that left the Galen Center crowd gasped. Even Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky watched the gruesome scene unfold between USC and Mississippi State. Reese immediately reacted in three words on her […]

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey and company advanced to the Sweet 16 after defeating Florida State 101-71. Another satisfying victory for LSU after they defeated San Diego State by 55 points in the first round. Both games were played before their home crowd in Baton Rouge. Despite back-to-back lopsided wins, Mulkey is not yet […]