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Head coach Geno Auriemma has led his UConn women’s basketball team into the NCAA Tournament 36 times in a row and walked away with 12 national titles, including last season’s, so he’s become an expert at knowing what it’ll take to cut down the nets in April. His current 2025-26 UConn squad just wrapped up […]

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has 23 WTA singles titles under her belt, including wins at the Australian and US Opens. But she’s only been the runner-up at Indian Wells — until now. After finishing in second place at the 2023 and 2025 events, Sabalenka won her first BNP Paribas Open final with an impressive […]

Both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets are out, and the top of the women’s bracket is no surprise. Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies put together an undefeated regular season and have been named the top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Who else joins the defending champions on the top line? THE REIGNING […]

Boston’s return to the NWSL drew a historic crowd Saturday, even though the Boston Legacy fell 1-0 to Gotham FC in their inaugural match. An announced crowd of 30,207 attended the game at Gillette Stadium, marking the first women’s professional soccer match in the Boston market since the now-defunct Boston Breakers hosted the same Gotham […]

During the USC Trojans’ loss to Washington in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament last week, the main concern following the game was the injury status of star freshman Jazzy Davidson. Davidson seemingly suffered a shoulder injury, but eventually returned to the game after a brief exit. With USC looking to wipe away […]

UConn women’s basketball wrapped up another dominating run through the Big East Tournament Monday night, defeating Villanova 90-51 to clinch the Huskies’ 24th conference tournament championship and extending their winning streak to 50 games. Azzi Fudd led the way with 19 points in 27 minutes, shooting 61% from the field while adding three steals. Sarah […]

Champ Week often offers the clearest view of how teams are actually playing as they enter the NCAA Tournament. Conference championships infuse pressure and postseason intensity into a handful of games, forcing teams to adjust quickly and perform in high-stakes situations. Seeing which teams step up and perform during this time highlights which programs are […]

Star figure skater Alysa Liu commanded the world’s attention during her gold-medal run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy a month ago. But just a few weeks before she was scheduled to compete at the ISU World Championships in Prague, Czechia, Liu announced that she was withdrawing from the competition. While it’s common for […]

The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) went into its SheBelieves Cup finale matchup against Colombia intending to maintain a shutout streak that dates back to October 2025 and win an eighth tournament championship. Thanks to an 81st-minute goal from Alyssa Thompson, Team USA was able to claim a 1-0 victory and fulfill both feats. Thompson’s […]

Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks are no longer the reigning SEC Tournament champions. They were just a win away from continuing their reign, but they got tripped up in the SEC championship game by the Texas Longhorns. South Carolina women’s basketball had a slow start to the game, as the Gamecocks allowed the […]

The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) is on the cusp of yet another international championship win after taking down every opponent faced throughout the SheBelieves Cup. The team sits at the top of the leaderboard with six points, and only Colombia stands between it and the title. Team USA topped Team Canada 1-0 on Wednesday, […]

After an undefeated regular season with the UConn women’s basketball team, star guard Azzi Fudd is aiming for another NCAA Championship win on the court to close out her collegiate career. But she’s already started collecting her wins off the court, dropping the news on Friday that she’s officially a Jordan Brand athlete. The NIL […]

Hannah Hidalgo made ACC history following her dominant performance in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s matchup against the Miami Hurricanes on Thursday night. Hidalgo is going through the third season of her collegiate career, shining as one of the best players in women’s college basketball. She led Notre Dame to a first-round bye, which is […]

Azzi Fudd has been one of the standouts who helped lead the UConn women’s basketball team to an undefeated 2025-26 season record. She earned the Big East Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and a unanimous First-Team selection as a result of her efforts, but Huskies fans are pointing out that there’s another deserved […]

Three-time Olympian Chloe Kim clearly went into her appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show prepared. The problem was that she was prepared for the wrong host. Singer Pink was filling in as a guest host for Clarkson, and Kim tried to compliment her on a song that the snowboarder said she loved while growing up. […]

The UCLA women’s basketball team has been preparing for the NCAA Tournament all season. But before the Bruins lock in for March Madness, Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez, and Charlisse Leger-Walker decided to send off their final collegiate year in style with an unexpected dance team cameo at the men’s game versus Nebraska. The idea started […]

The USC Trojans opened up Big Ten Tournament play on Thursday with a matchup against the Washington Cougars. But with the game having already tipped-off, the number one concern on USC’s minds will be star freshman Jazzy Davidson who appeared to suffer an injury early in the first quarter. Jazzy Davidson seemingly suffered a shoulder […]

College basketball action is at its hottest whenever it’s March. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and the South Alabama Jaguars took that to a different level on Wednesday during their matchup in the second round of the women’s basketball Sun Belt tournament at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida. With just under six minutes left […]

To say that Hannah Hidalgo of the Notre Dame women’s basketball squad is having a great season would be an understatement. She is on a historic run, as underscored in a recent post by the Naismith Awards on social media. Here’s the announcement from the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Naismith Awards: “@HannahHidalgo […]

Every March, the landscape of American sports shifts toward one unifying obsession: Basketball. While much of the national conversation often centers on the men’s tournament, women’s college basketball has carved out a powerful, passionate following of its own. At the heart of this momentum is “Champ Week,” the exhilarating stretch of conference tournaments that determines […]

Paige Bueckers did not hesitate when asked how Unrivaled sharpens her for the WNBA grind. With the semifinals set for Monday night at Barclays Center, the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year views the 3-on-3 stage as both preparation and pressure test. “I think it makes you work a lot defensively and offensively in isolation […]

Despite the Rose’s shockingly early playoff exit at the hands of Breeze BC, Chelsea Gray deservingly netted her first regular-season Unrivaled MVP Award for her performance in 2026. Gray averaged 24.2 points per game, the second highest among all players, while leading the offseason league in assists with 6.1. Gray, who’s also been chosen for […]

A week after the WNBA announced the death of two-time league champion and former All-Star Kara Braxton, her alma mater, Georgia, unveiled its tribute to the late Lady Bulldog. The Georgia women’s basketball program posted an image on X, formerly Twitter, displaying a special seat on its bench for Braxton, who died at the age […]

Audi Crooks torched the nets with another 40-point performance, making history that sees her join Brittney Griner following the Iowa State Cyclones’ win over the Kansas State Wildcats on Sunday night. Crooks is going through the third season of her collegiate career, all with the Cyclones. She continues to make significant strides, emphasizing her undeniable […]

Phantom BC have dominated the 2026 Unrivaled season. The Phantom secured the No. 1 seed in the Unrivaled women’s basketball playoffs after ending the regular season on a seven-game winning streak. Unfortunately, the team just got some terrible injury news just one day before their first playoff game. The team announced on Sunday that Aliyah […]

With the NCAA Tournament just a couple of weeks away, three of the four No. 1 seeds on the women’s side have been projected as being UConn, UCLA and South Carolina. That likely will not change even with conference tournaments coming up. But the fourth No. 1 seed was potentially revealed by the NCAA Tournament […]

Saturday Night Live brought out the Hughes brothers — Jack and Quinn — from the USA Men’s Hockey Team and Hilary Knight and Megan Keller from the USA Women’s Hockey Team amid the controversy. Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie made his SNL debut with a splash as Knight, Keller, Jack and Quinn made a surprise […]

As February draws to a close and the postseason looms, women’s college basketball has reached its most revealing stage. The early-season experimentation is gone, rotations are tightened, and roles are clearly defined. The strongest teams are no longer just talented — they are cohesive, disciplined, and battle-tested. With conference tournaments about to begin, power ranking […]

Team USA won both gold medals at the Milan Olympics, beating Canada 2-1 in overtime in both the men’s and women’s finals. Megan Keller won gold for the women, and then a few days later, Jack Hughes won gold for the men. Now, both of those pucks, among other Olympic memorabilia, are headed to the […]

In what’s become a running tradition for LSU Tigers athletes on senior night, players often change the spelling of their name on the back of their jersey to celebrate Louisiana Cajun culture. LSU football player Joe Burrow had his last name spelled, ‘Burreaux.’ LSU women’s basketball player Aneesah Morrow had hers’ spelled, ‘Morreaux.’ Flau’jae Johnson […]

The LSU Tigers cruised to an 89-73 win against Tennessee on Thursday, improving to 25-4, and 11-4 in SEC play. But the talk of the game afterwards was LSU head coach Kim Mulkey putting senior walk-on Izzy Bessleman into the game with 45 seconds remaining. It was senior night, so the game was always going […]

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina marked a defining chapter in the evolution of women’s sport. Across icy rinks, alpine slopes, halfpipes, and Nordic trails, female athletes delivered performances that were not only technically brilliant but culturally significant. This year’s Games reflected decades of progress toward gender equity in winter competition while also […]

The US women’s hockey team brought home the gold medal from the 2026 Winter Olympics, and now Team USA is apparently heading to Las Vegas to celebrate with Flava Flav. The Public Enemy rapper offered to honor the women’s team by inviting them to enjoy Sin City with him, and according to Flav, the players […]

It was Megan Keller’s heroics that led the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team to win the gold medal at the Milan Olympics. She scored the winning goal in overtime over Canada. Now that she has some breathing room, Keller celebrated the moment as a “dream come true”, per Tom Carroll of WEEI. Keller recalled her childhood […]

When the No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball team beat Wisconsin 80-60 on Sunday, the blowout wasn’t the only thing the team had to celebrate. The win secured the Big Ten championship for the Bruins with a game still left to play, making history as the program’s first outright conference title. UCLA previously claimed the Pac-12 […]

The U.S. Women’s Hockey Team is relishing in their historic gold medal win at the 2026 Olympics. One of those players who was instrumental in leading them to victory was Laila Edwards of the University of Wisconsin. Edwards made history by becoming the first black woman to represent the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team. On Thursday, […]

The U.S. Women’s Hockey Team is on cloud nine after winning the gold medal at the 2026 Olympics in Milan. It is their third gold medal since 1998. However, a phone call from President Donald Trump to the Men’s Team after their gold medal win puzzled many. In the call, Trump invited the Men’s Team to […]

Team USA ruled hockey at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, as they swept the men’s and women’s tournaments. However, controversy has followed those gold-medal wins by Team USA, particularly after a call US President Donald J. Trump made with the men’s team after their win against Canada in the championship game. In a leaked video […]

The United States women’s hockey team capped off its dominant run in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy by winning the gold medal after beating Canada in overtime, 2-1, in the final. With the squad’s impressive showing, President Donald Trump invited the squad to attend his State of the Union Address at the White House […]