WNBA: Can record-breaking Aces maintain focus in championship chase?
In a season where the Las Vegas Aces are vying for the No. 1 spot in virtually every statistical category, they did something they haven't done since early July—lose a basketball game.
The Aces weren’t just beaten...
NCAAW: Paulina Paris of UNC Tar Heels out-duels Notre Dame Irish
Paulina Paris is the No. 27 Hoop Gurlz recruit and had already had games of 13, 15 and 15 points entering Sunday. So her career-high 16 on 3-of-4 shooting from three to lead her No. 22 UNC...
WNBA: Charli Collier, Dallas Wings face Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
The Dallas Wings opened the season with an impressive 94-71 road win over the Los Angeles Sparks. Opinions varied widely on how successful they were expected to be in the preseason. They had become the first team...
WNBA: Stewart stuffs three major categories in New York Liberty win
The Phoenix Mercury, who trailed by as much as 22, cut it to eight with 6:41 remaining but would get no closer as the New York Liberty closed the game on a 17-7 run to win 89-71...
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Allisha Gray’s scrappiness and...
NCAAW preview: No. 21 Creighton Bluejays vs. No. 23 South Dakota State
The Creighton Bluejays had never been to the Sweet Sixteen before last season and they made it all the way to the Elite Eight.
Head coach Jim Flanery knows “the bar has been raised.”
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The Bluejays return three members...
NCAAW: Notre Dame-Tennessee highlights first night of ACC/SEC Challenge
There's a first time for everything and the time is now for the inaugural women’s basketball event between the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The competition will pit the conferences against each other...
WNBA: Dallas Wings, Minnesota Lynx earn excessive marks for draft nights
The 2021 WNBA Draft was filled with surprises!
For some Western Convention groups, such surprises proved advantageous. Different groups selected to not reap the benefits of different organizations’ shocking selections.
So, which Western Convention squads earned an A...
FIBA: EuroLeague Women playoff race heating up after ASVEL upset win
A major upset highlighted Week 9 of EuroLeague Women group play, as French club LDLC ASVEL Féminin handed reigning champions Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding their first loss of the season. ASVEL has struggled for much of group play...
WNBA: Lynx clinch spot in playoffs, Sparks reclaim No. 8 seed
The 2023 WNBA playoff field currently stands as:
No. 1: Las Vegas Aces (32-6)
No. 2: New York Liberty (30-7)
No. 3: Connecticut Sun (25-12)
No. 4: Dallas Wings (20-17)
No. 5: Minnesota Lynx (19-19)
No. 6: Atlanta Dream (17-20)
No. 7: Washington Mystics...
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