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Indiana Fever select Iowa’s Caitlin Clark No. 1 in 2024 WNBA draft

NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark is officially a pro. Clark, the record-breaking face of women’s college basketball, was selected No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft Monday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The draft was held with fans for the first time since the 2014-16 iterations of the […]

WNBA TV slate focuses on Fever, likely No. 1 Caitlin Clark

The Indiana Fever, expected to draft Iowa star Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 pick, will have peak visibility this WNBA season, with 36 of their 40 games featured by the league’s national broadcast and streaming partners. The WNBA on Wednesday released its 2024 national broadcast schedule, which includes 25 regular-season games and the entirety […]

South Carolina banking on balance and depth in title game

CLEVELAND — With 47 seconds left in the third quarter of Friday night’s national semifinal against NC State, South Carolina slings the ball around the perimeter. It ends up in transfer guard Te-Hina Paopao‘s hands. She launches a 3-point shot, and the Gamecocks’ bench players stand and cheer with their arms in the air as […]

How last year’s imperfect season led to South Carolina’s perfect title

CLEVELAND — Dressed in a Louis Vuitton metallic-silver jacket, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley had a golden afternoon in Cleveland, and was moved to tears after an emotional group hug with her team and players. After a difficult end to last season, the Gamecocks had a perfect 38-0 finish on Sunday. “They weren’t going to […]

South Carolina’s NCAA championship win over Iowa draws praise

The South Carolina Gamecocks completed their undefeated season with a 87-75 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA women’s national championship. With their win, the Gamecocks became the first team since at least 2000 to win a title after returning zero primary starters from the team that reached the Final Four in the previous […]

Women’s NCAA basketball’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2024-25

The landscape of women’s college basketball is going to look very different when November arrives and the 2024-25 season begins. Caitlin Clark will be gone. So will Angel Reese. The Pac-12 will be no more. USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will be in the Big Ten. Oklahoma and Texas will be calling the SEC home. […]

Ahead of draft, WNBA insiders predict Angel Reese’s impact

The superstar and her LSU Tigers were denied a title defense in the Elite Eight on Monday with a 94-87 loss to Iowa. Two days later, in an article in Vogue, she announced her decision to move on to the WNBA. Reese, who has 6 million combined followers on social media, will certainly bring new […]

How Angel Reese’s fire ignites LSU’s March Madness mission

ANGEL REESE CATCHES a pass just beyond the free throw line, steps into the shot and lets it fly over South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso’s outstretched hand. The LSU superstar drains the jumper — not the type of bucket she’s known for — to tie the SEC championship game earlier this month. She holds her […]

Caitlin Clark WNBA predictions: Strengths, hurdles to expect

Caitlin Clark enters her final Big Ten tournament hoping to lead Iowa to its third consecutive title. In 2022, the Hawkeyes won the tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Last year, Iowa won the championship at Target Center in Minneapolis, site of this season’s tournament. The senior guard’s focus is fully on Iowa. But in […]

How to watch the 2024 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on ESPN

The game will feature plenty of big names, plus some high-profile coaches. Here’s everything you need to know: The Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will air on ESPN and the ESPN App this Friday, with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET. ESPN Deportes will also have a Spanish broadcast that begins at 7 p.m. ET. […]

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