Nine new players. Big jumps. And plenty of missing names from our previous ranking. We’re down to the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA tournament, and there are plenty of notable changes as we rank the 25 best players in March Madness. Nine players that made our list before the first round tipped are gone, […]
Continue readingBRISTOL, Conn. — It didn’t take long for Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes to break their viewing record in the women’s NCAA tournament. The Hawkeyes’ 64-54 victory over West Virginia in Monday night’s second-round game averaged 4.90 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen, making it the most-viewed women’s tournament game ever — excluding […]
Continue readingIowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark has been offered $5 million to play in Ice Cube’s Big3 league, league co-founder Ice Cube confirmed on social media. “We intended the offer to remain private while Caitlin Clark plays for the championship,” Ice Cube wrote on X. “But I won’t deny what’s now already out there: BIG3 […]
Continue readingBRISTOL, Conn. — Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes can claim another record — the most-viewed first-round game in women’s NCAA tournament history. The Hawkeyes’ 91-65 win over Holy Cross on Saturday averaged 3.23 million viewers on ABC, according to Nielsen. The viewership surpassed the 2.50 million who watched last year’s Elite Eight game between […]
Continue readingWhile previous years of the women’s tournament have seen the chalky favorites with big names dominate inferior opponents, the first week of the 2024 tournament saw double-digit favorites go 24-0 straight up but 8-16 against the spread — their worst record over the past four tournaments, per ESPN Stats & Information. It’s worth noting that […]
Continue readingIOWA CITY, Iowa — Caitlin Clark walked off the Carver-Hawkeye Arena court a winner for the last time Monday. But to do it, she and the Iowa Hawkeyes had to survive a nerve-wracking defensive battle and win the type of game they usually struggle with. The highest-scoring team this season in Division I women’s basketball […]
Continue readingSome of the chalk from the first two days of the women’s NCAA tournament has been erased. But not much. Two No. 5 seeds and a No. 7 broke through to the Sweet 16. And the top four seeds advanced to the regional semifinals in two regions — Albany 1 and Portland 4. The real […]
Continue readingNo. 7 seed Duke and 5-seeds Colorado and Baylor all won on their opponents’ home court Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16. So far, Monday’s second-round games — every contest is on ESPN Networks and the ESPN App — have not brought us more upsets. No. 2 seed Notre Dame and 3-seeds NC State […]
Continue readingIOWA CITY, Iowa — Caitlin Clark said she won’t be thinking about the fact that Monday’s NCAA tournament second-round matchup with West Virginia will be the last home game of her Iowa career. Instead, she and the Hawkeyes – the Albany 2 Region No. 1 seed – are fully consumed by the battle they expect […]
Continue readingThe 2024 women’s NCAA tournament should have perhaps been played on a blackboard. There’s that much chalk all over it after the first round wrapped up. Higher-seeded teams went 31-1 in the first round. No bracket has played so true to form since the NCAA tournament expanded in 1994. For those who like to pick […]
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