Women's Sports Articles - Page 17

Iowa women’s basketball will have an emotional day on Sunday, as the Hawkeyes will retire Caitlin Clark’s jersey. The ceremony will take place after the Hawkeyes play No. 4 USC. The Indiana Fever star was an iconic player for the program and brought unprecedented attention to the sport in general. Iowa’s athletic director, Beth Goetz, […]

Vanderbilt women’s basketball freshman Mikayla Blakes delivered a historic performance Thursday night, scoring an SEC women’s basketball record 53 points to lead the No. 23 Commodores past Florida 99-86 at Exactech Arena. Blakes’ total is the second-most by a freshman in Division I history, trailing only Elena Delle Donne’s 54 points for Delaware in 2010. […]

No. 6 UConn women’s basketball extended its Big East dominance with an 84-58 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night, securing its 10th straight win and 31st consecutive conference regular-season victory. The game also marked a historic night for attendance, as DePaul set a program record with a crowd of 8,305 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. […]

Rose Zhang burst onto the LPGA scene two years ago. She became the first woman to win her debut on the LPGA Tour since Beverly Hanson accomplished the feat in 1953. You read that right. Seventy years passed before she managed that feat. She parlayed that early success into a Solheim Cup berth as one […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team continued its dominance in the SEC with a hard-fought 70-63 win over No. 18 Tennessee on Monday night, marking their 15th consecutive win. The No. 2-ranked Gamecocks improved to 20-1 overall and 8-0 in conference play, solidifying their place atop the league standings. Head coach Dawn Staley credited the […]

The UConn women’s basketball team continued its Big East dominance with a 72-61 victory over Creighton on Saturday, solidifying its place atop the conference standings. The No. 6 Huskies, now 19-2 overall and 10-0 in Big East play, extended their conference winning streak to 30 games behind a stellar second-half performance from Paige Bueckers and […]

As UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley and his sideline antics have been in the news lately, there was an interesting conversation between him and Geno Auriemma. With a recent incident involving Hurley and an official, the UConn women’s basketball head coach in Auriemma spoke about his anger when coaching and his perspective on the […]

One of the biggest games on the calendar this women’s basketball season lived up to the hype on Friday as South Carolina knocked off LSU 66-56 in front of a sold out home crowd in Columbia. After LSU’s offense performed well in the first quarter, Dawn Staley’s squad suffocated the Tigers on the defensive end […]

No. 3 Notre Dame women’s basketball clinched its 12th consecutive win with an 89-63 victory over Boston College on Thursday night, thanks to a standout performance by guard Hannah Hidalgo. Hidalgo tallied 23 points, including an efficient second half, while Olivia Miles contributed 16 points to lead the Fighting Irish to another dominant ACC win, […]

The NWSL is set to expand once again, with Denver expected to be announced as the league’s 16th franchise next week. The news follows the earlier reveal of Boston-based BOS Nation FC as the 15th NWSL team, with both new additions slated to begin play by 2026. Leage Commissioner Jessica Berman confirmed during a Thursday […]

No. 24 Michigan women’s basketball secured its first ranked win of the season Wednesday night, defeating No. 23 Minnesota 70-65 on the road, powered by a stellar performance from its freshman trio of Syla Swords, Olivia Olson and Mila Holloway. The Wolverines overcame an 11-point halftime deficit with a balanced offensive attack and stifling defense […]

The UConn women’s basketball team delivered a dominant 100-57 win over Villanova on Wednesday, extending their undefeated record in Big East play. Central to the win was Paige Bueckers, who recently became the fastest player in UConn history to reach 2,000 points. Bueckers’ 21-point, nine-assist and eight-rebound performance in just 26 minutes against Villanova drew […]

OSU women’s basketball pulled off a dramatic 60-59 upset over No. 9 TCU on Wednesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena, holding standout point guard and Olympian Hailey Van Lith to just 12 points and rallying from a 15-point halftime deficit. Van Lith, who has been a key playmaker for the Horned Frogs, struggled to find her […]

Chelsea FC is on the verge of completing a groundbreaking transfer for San Diego Wave center-back and USWNT star Naomi Girma, sources told ESPN. The deal, set to surpass $1 million, would make Girma the first player in women’s football history to meet a seven-figure transfer fee, per ESPN’s Tom Hamilton and Emily Keogh. Girma, […]

Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, two of UConn women’s basketball’s brightest stars, have relied on their bond to navigate injuries that have limited their time on the court together playing for the Huskies. “I feel like we have relied on each other just for strength. Seeing each other go through it, just being able to […]

Lauren Betts made UCLA women’s basketball history and school history on Monday, adding to the record books in the Bruins’ 72-57 victory over Baylor during the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic. The Bruins’ star center recorded 24 points, nine rebounds and a school-record nine blocks, solidifying her role as a key force in UCLA’s undefeated […]

The Tennessee women’s basketball team suffered a heartbreaking 71-70 loss to Vanderbilt on Sunday, marking their third one-possession defeat of the season. Vanderbilt freshman Mikayla Blakes tipped in the game-winning shot at the buzzer, snapping a streak of Tennessee victories in the rivalry dating back to 2018-19. Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell didn’t hold back […]

World No. 2 and five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek opened up about her recent one-month doping ban for a positive drug test, describing it as the most challenging period of her tennis career. Speaking on the eve of the Australian Open, Swiatek shared that the ordeal was “pretty chaotic” and labeled it the “worst […]

Hannah Hidalgo made a triumphant return to the court for No. 3 Notre Dame women’s basketball on Sunday, helping the Fighting Irish notch an 88-64 win over SMU. The dynamic guard, who missed the previous two games with Notre Dame due to an ankle injury, contributed a stellar double-double performance with 23 points, 10 rebounds, […]

No. 4-ranked USC women’s basketball defeated Indiana 73-66 in a Big Ten clash on Sunday, extending their winning streak to 13 games in a game marked by high-intensity play and a energetic Assembly Hall crowd. USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins scored 22 points, including a pivotal buzzer-beater three-pointer to end the third quarter, swinging […]

Aubrey Griffin made her long-awaited return to the court Sunday, marking her season debut in UConn’s commanding 96-36 victory over Seton Hall at Gampel Pavilion. The sixth-year veteran, sidelined for 381 days due to an ACL injury sustained in January 2024, was welcomed back with a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd. Chants of “Aubrey! […]

Paige Bueckers etched her name in UConn women’s basketball and Huskies history on Sunday, surpassing 2,000 career points in just 102 games, the fastest any Husky has reached the milestone. The senior guard accomplished the feat during UConn’s dominant 96-36 victory over Seton Hall at Gampel Pavilion, where the crowd erupted as her mid-range jumper […]

Coco Gauff, fresh off a fourth-round victory at the Australian Open, expressed disappointment over the U.S. TikTok ban that took effect while she competed in Melbourne. After her 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 win against Belinda Bencic, Gauff wrote “RIP TikTok USA” on a TV camera lens, accompanied by a broken heart. Speaking at her post-match press […]

Washington women’s basketball legend Kelsey Plum opened up about her emotional jersey retirement during the Huskies’ game against Purdue. It was a phenomenal afternoon for the program and its living legend as the team blew out the Boilermakers 87-58. Washington is 13-6 and 4-3 in its first year in the Big Ten Conference. Ahead of […]

Phantom BC will kick off their first game of the inaugural Unrivaled season on Saturday without Marina Mabrey on the court. The Connecticut Sun star, who joined Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier’s new league, is sidelined with a calf strain sustained during training camp, according to Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times. With Mabrey expected […]

Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed at the Australian Open, advanced to the fourth round on Friday night with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Leylah Fernandez. The victory extended Gauff’s win streak to eight matches and 16 sets this season. Reflecting on her journey, Gauff expressed gratitude for her career and the lessons she’s learned […]

Naomi Osaka’s return to Grand Slam competition ended prematurely on Friday, as the two-time Australian Open champion was forced to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to a strained abdominal muscle. Osaka had dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), before informing the chair umpire she could no longer continue. […]

Huskies star Paige Bueckers returned to action after missing two games with a sprained left knee, helping No. 6 UConn women’s basketball secure a 71-45 win over St. John’s on Wednesday night at the XL Center. The All-American guard, who scored 12 points in 23 minutes, expressed relief at being back on the court. “I’m […]

Notre Dame women’s basketball will attempt to defeat Georgia Tech on Thursday night without one of the best players in the game. According to Tyler Horka of BlueandGold.com and On3, Hannah Hidalgo will not play on Thursday night. “Hannah Hidalgo will not play for No. 3 Notre Dame against No. 17 Georgia Tech despite being […]

Kylee Owens, the daughter of NFL legend Terrell Owens, has been named to the 2024 AVCA DI All-Americans Honorable Mention Team for women’s volleyball. Owens was named along with 53 other athletes from across the country who have excelled in the area of volleyball. Owens has been a standout player since joining the Lady Panthers at […]

The popularity of women’s basketball has never been higher, which means that it is perfect timing for the sport’s newest league to debut. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese helped bring women’s basketball to new heights during their times in college, and then the New York Liberty helped lead the way in an iconic WNBA campaign […]

Women’s tennis star Coco Gauff extended her winning streak to 11 matches and advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Britain’s Jodie Burrage on Wednesday at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Despite some challenges in the second set, Gauff remained composed to secure her seventh straight win […]

Flau’jae Johnson delivered a strong performance in the fourth quarter to lead No. 5 LSU women’s basketball to an 83-77 win over Vanderbilt on Monday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Despite the win, Johnson didn’t shy away from critiquing her team’s effort. “We should have started better today, for sure,” Johnson said, as […]

The Pittsburgh Panthers women’s basketball team made NCAA women’s basketball history on Sunday, rallying from a 32-point deficit to defeat the SMU Mustangs 72-59. The win ties the largest comeback in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history, matching Texas State’s 2006 win over UTSA but with one key difference: Pitt’s comeback did not require overtime. […]

JuJu Watkins and the No. 4 USC women’s basketball team secured a high-scoring win on Sunday, providing a much-needed reprieve for Los Angeles residents grappling with the impact of devastating wildfires. In front of a crowd of 5,881 at the Galen Center, the Trojans defeated Penn State 95-73 in one of the first major sporting […]

UConn women’s basketball guard Azzi Fudd got honest on her team’s win over Georgetown without Paige Bueckers. The Arlington, Virginia native had a great homecoming game in the nation’s capital, scoring 21 points in the Huskies’ 73-55 victory. UConn women’s basketball was hit with some adversity recently when its best player, Paige Bueckers, suffered a […]

JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC women’s basketball completed a successful two-game East Coast trip, capped by a 79-74 win over No. 8 Maryland on Wednesday night, handing the Terrapins their first loss of the season. The win followed USC’s 92-42 rout of Rutgers on Sunday, with Watkins playing a key role in both games. […]

In a world where health challenges often remain hidden, two athletic giants have chosen to share their personal battles to inspire others. DeMar DeRozan and Suni Lee, celebrated for their achievements on the basketball court and gymnastics floor, respectively, have been recognized as recipients of the 2025 Health Advocacy Awards, per Health. Their contributions highlight […]

Kyrstin Johnson made a powerful statement in her first season at Temple University, opening her floor routine to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” The combination of her artistry and athleticism set the stage for a standout performance that resonated with fans and athletes alike. Her transfer to Temple follows the closure of Talladega College’s gymnastics […]