Women's Sports Articles - Page 14

TCU women’s basketball enters the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 1 seed after securing the regular-season title, marking a historic achievement for the Horned Frogs program. Head coach Mark Campbell believes his team has proven itself as one of the best in the nation but knows there is still work to be done. “There’s […]

USC women’s basketball enters the Big Ten Tournament as the top seed after sweeping rival UCLA and winning the regular-season title. Despite their success, head coach Lindsay Gottlieb is urging her team to stay focused on the immediate challenge rather than looking ahead to a potential rematch with UCLA in Sunday’s championship game. “You’ve got […]

Fisk University gymnastics made history on Friday, February 28th as they beat Southeast Missouri and the University of Bridgeport at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, The victory marked the first time that an HBCU gymnastics team defeated a Division 1 and Division 2 program. The Lady Bulldogs earned a team score of 194.600, narrowly surpassing Southeast Missouri […]

One of the best stories in women’s college basketball this season has been the TCU women’s basketball team. The Horned Frogs have had one of the biggest turnarounds in the country, going from a below-average Big 12 team to the best in the league in one year. TCU has been boosted by a number of […]

Clemson and Florida State are resolving their grievances with the Atlantic Coast Conference. The schools are settling legal disputes with the league, per the ACC. Florida State and Clemson are expected to remain as members. The two schools sued to try and force the ACC to pay additional money due to television revenues. Clemson and […]

Tennis legend Serena Williams is expanding her investment in women’s sports, joining the ownership group of the WNBA’s newest franchise, the Toronto Tempo. The team, set to begin play in 2026, announced Williams’ involvement Wednesday. Williams emphasized the importance of investing in female athletes and sees her role with the Tempo as an opportunity to […]

New York Liberty star and 2024 WNBA champion Sabrina Ionescu is expanding her influence in professional sports, joining NWSL club Bay FC as an investor and “official commercial advisor,” the club announced Monday. Ionescu sees this as more than a financial opportunity, emphasizing the importance of direct involvement in the club’s growth. “I whole-heartedly understand […]

No. 18 Tennessee women’s basketball suffered a setback Sunday, falling 72-69 to Georgia in its regular-season finale. Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell did not hide her frustration with her team’s performance. “Incredibly disappointing, that was our response,” Caldwell said, as reported by Cora Hall of the Knoxville News Sentinel. The Lady Vols (21-8, 8-8 SEC) […]

New York Liberty fans got some disappointing news on Monday when Unrivaled announced that two starters from the 2024 WNBA champions won’t finish out the league’s inaugural season. Sabrina Ionescu and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton will both miss the rest of the Unrivaled season, which runs through March 17. “Sabrina Ionescu 👻 will not participate in remaining […]

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey pointed to turnovers as the decisive factor in No. 7 LSU’s 85-77 loss to Ole Miss on Sunday. The Tigers surrendered a 15-point third-quarter lead as the Rebels capitalized on mistakes, scoring 27 points off 23 LSU turnovers to secure the upset in Baton Rouge. “That’s really what cost […]

Hailey Van Lith and the TCU women’s basketball team made history Sunday, securing the Horned Frogs’ first-ever Big 12 regular-season championship with a 51-48 win over No. 17 Baylor. The 10th-ranked Horned Frogs, led by second-year head coach Mark Campbell, completed an impressive turnaround season, finishing 28-3 overall and 16-2 in conference play. Following the […]

UConn Women’s basketball (28-3) has not won a national championship in almost nine seasons, but Paige Bueckers has done her part to make sure the last several years have been memorable just the same. The star guard has managed to stand out as one of the five or 10 best players in program history, a […]

Former UConn women’s basketball player Nika Mühl, now with the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, returned to Gampel Pavilion on Sunday to support Paige Bueckers and the Huskies’ senior class during their final regular-season game. Mühl, who played for UConn from 2020-2024, watched from the stands as the No. 5 Huskies cruised to a 92-57 victory over […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks will earn the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament over Texas due to a coin flip. A coin flip was necessary to determine the top seed in the SEC Tournament due to both South Carolina and Texas finishing with identical 15-1 records in the SEC play. The head-to-head record between […]

2024-25 has nearly been a dream season for Notre Dame women’s basketball, but the Irish have had to deal with some adversity of late. Notre Dame lost two games in a row to end the month of February against NC State and Florida State, raising questions about its viability as a title contender. On Sunday, […]

USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins’ dominant performance in the No. 4 Trojan’s 80-67 victory over No. 2 UCLA on Saturday night caught the attention of basketball legend Magic Johnson, who was among those praising the Trojans’ star after the game. Johnson, a longtime supporter of Los Angeles basketball, acknowledged Watkins on social media following […]

JuJu Watkins continued her dominance against UCLA women’s basketball, scoring 30 points in No. 4 USC’s 80-67 win over the No. 2 Bruins on Saturday night. The win secured USC’s first Big Ten regular-season title in its debut season and extended Watkins’ historic streak against UCLA,  that which reflects an historic streak set by former […]

Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles is sharing when she first experienced mistreatment as a Black athlete. “The first time that I finally realized that I wasn’t going to be able to be a typical athlete was the judging,” Chiles says in her debut memoir I’m That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams. “I’m literally […]

USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb had high praise for star JuJu Watkins following the Trojans’ 80-67 win over No. 2 UCLA on Saturday night, calling her a player with “stuff no one can teach.” Watkins led No. 4 USC (26-2, 17-1 Big Ten) to its first Big Ten regular-season title, scoring 30 points while […]

JuJu Watkins delivered another dominant performance as No. 4 USC women’s basketball defeated No. 2 UCLA 80-67 on Saturday night, clinching the Trojans’ first Big Ten regular-season title in their debut season. After the game, Watkins acknowledged that playing against the Bruins provided extra motivation. “That did fire me up,” Watkins said with a smile […]

USC women’s basketball took a lighthearted jab at NBA Hall of Famer Reggie Miller after the Trojans’ 80-67 win over No. 2 UCLA on Saturday night, a win that secured their first Big Ten regular-season title. Miller, a UCLA alum, attended the game at Pauley Pavilion alongside his sister Cheryl Miller, a USC legend and […]

UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd is still pondering her WNBA Draft decision as the season winds down. The junior guard has had a great bounce-back year after injuries stalled her career. While Fudd is now projected to be among the first players selected in this upcoming WNBA Draft, she still has a year of eligibility […]

Jordan Chiles shared if she has ever spoken to her teammate Simone Biles about disgraced national team doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse. The two were on the USA Women’s Gymnastics National Team together and were also on the U.S. Women’s Olympics Team together however while they were on the national team together, hundreds of young […]

At the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, the United States women’s gymnastics team made headlines for the bronze medal controversy involving United States gymnast Jordan Chiles. The Oregon native was stripped of her bronze medal during the Paris Olympics when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decided to take back the medal to award Ana […]

It’s no secret that women’s sports have gotten more eyes on the court, field, and mat than ever before. Specifically with women’s basketball, with the help of emerging titans in the industry, such as Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, JuJu Watkins, Cavinder twins (Haley and Hanna), and so many more, these are some women […]

Twins Haley and Hanna Cavinder have been taking the social scene by storm. The University of Miami women’s basketball athletes are trailblazing through their NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deals that have made the athletes a new set of fans. Only a couple of years back, the twins began getting traction on TikTok with their viral […]

Georgia football’s Carson Beck and Miami basketball star Hanna Cavinder found themselves at the center of a crime scene after two luxury vehicles were stolen from Beck’s home in Miami. The incident, caught on police body cam footage, shows the athletes remaining composed as they explained the situation to responding officers, per TMZ. #TMZSports has […]

The Washington Mystics’ new regime is starting with a war chest of draft capital after pulling a heist on the Chicago Sky Sunday night. They dealt two-time All-Star Ariel Atkins for the No. 3 overall pick in 2025, as well as a first-round pick swap in ’27 and a second-round swap in ’27. Offloading a […]

Paige Bueckers stands out as one of the best players in women’s college basketball, having fans in the WNBA. Case in point: Former UConn Huskies star Sue Bird. Bird expressed her thoughts on how Bueckers has performed for the Huskies, in a special GQ published. She represented the program from 1998 to 2002, winning two […]

Paige Bueckers is once again having an outstanding season for the UConn women’s basketball team, and she has solidified herself as one of the best players in the country. Bueckers is averaging over 18 points per game this season, and the Huskies are having another impressive season. UConn is currently 26-3 on the year and […]

The Texas Longhorns are the new No. 1 team in the latest women’s basketball AP Poll, and the team made some history with its rise. Texas is now the fourth team to assume the No. 1 position, tying the single-season record for most teams to be ranked first in the history of the women’s poll, […]

No. 3 UCLA women’s basketball survived a late push from Iowa to secure a 67-65 comeback victory on Sunday, and Bruins star center Lauren Betts reflected on the experience of playing in a high-stakes environment. “I have watched Iowa for a really long time, great team,” Betts said, as reported by Ethan Petrik of the […]

Rebuilding requires bravery, and the Washington Mystics’ new front office showed that by trading two-time All-Star Ariel Atkins to the Chicago Sky on Sunday night. The club legend was a centerpiece of Washington’s 2019 championship team, but moving on makes sense. The Sky sent the Mystics the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA […]

Hailey Van Lith knew she was considering a transfer to the TCU Horned Frogs before head coach Mark Campbell reached out to her. Van Lith recalled her time in the transfer portal during the 2024 offseason after the No. 10 Horned Frogs’ matchup with the No. 17 West Virginia Mountaineers. At the time, she capped off […]

Dawn Staley and the No. 6 South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 82-54 on Sunday night. However, Staley had high remarks for the opposing team’s star Mikayla Blakes. In 31 minutes of action, Blakes finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists for Vanderbilt. She shot 5-of-15 from the field, including 2-of-5 from […]

In basketball, whether it’s college or professional, sometimes a simple change of scenery is all a player needs to regain dominant form. That appears to be the case this year for TCU guard Hailey Van Lith. Following TCU’s 71-50 win against West Virginia on Sunday, Horned Frogs head coach Mark Campbell acknowledged that Hailey Van […]

Zoe Brooks and the No. 13 NC State Wolfpack stunned the college basketball world by beating the No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 104-95 in a double-overtime thriller. Brooks was particularly dominant throughout the course of the game. In 47 minutes of action, she finished with a double-double of 33 points and 10 rebounds. She […]

The Washington Mystics will be just fine if their players take their current momentum into the regular season. Aaliyah Edwards, Jade Melbourne, and others have all represented the franchise well the past few weeks. Edwards made it all the way to the final round in the inaugural Unrivaled 1-on-1 Tournament as an eighth seed. The […]

A’ja Wilson has been playing at a high level as one of the best players in the WNBA. When it comes to where she stands against NBA competition, she has her doubters, namely Jeff Teague. Wilson took part in an interview with TIME. She appeared on the magazine’s cover for “Women of the Year,” joining […]