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Which Power 5 teams are the ones to beat? We break down each race
Two pairs of undefeated, in-state (or even crosstown) rivals square off Saturday: No. 10 Baylor at No. 5 Texas and No. 6 USC at No. 2 UCLA. If you’re enjoying a slower pace after the holidays and before we hit the ground running in 2024, good news: You have a great excuse not to leave […]
Continue readingWhat we’ve learned and what’s to come in women’s NCAA hoops
More Teams. More Games. Caitlin Clark unleashes 44 points to help No. 3 Iowa defeat No. 8 Virginia Tech in Clark’s ninth career 40-point game. (1:59) The 2023-24 women’s college basketball season isn’t even a week old, but between standout individual performances, major nonconference matchups and some all-around stellar play, the past four days have […]
Continue readingWomen’s Final Four picks and bold predictions for 2023-24
More Teams. More Games. Elle Duncan details some of the big storylines in women’s college basketball this season after a thrilling 2022-23 campaign. (3:01) Just 19 days after the WNBA season ended, the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season begins Monday. The Las Vegas Aces won back-to-back championships in the WNBA; will the LSU Tigers repeat […]
Continue readingWomen’s NCAA basketball Top 25: Which teams can win a title?
Yet the Tigers aren’t considered the sure thing the Gamecocks were 12 months ago. The race to the NCAA trophy appears more wide open this season, with as many as eight contenders. The list includes UConn, which saw its streak of 14 consecutive Finals Fours come to an end in March but seems poised for […]
Continue readingWhat’s the best conference in women’s college basketball?
“The Pac-12 is something really special. We’re heartbroken it’s done. I’m still in a state of denial about it,” said Tara VanDerveer, who is 17 wins from surpassing Mike Krzyzewski (1,202) for the most victories in Division I college basketball history. “My whole life has been coaching in the Pac-12.” VanDerveer helped elevate the Pac-12 […]
Continue readingLSU, UConn, UCLA headline preseason 2023-24 Top 25 rankings
The Tigers open in the top spot in ESPN’s 2023-24 preseason women’s college basketball rankings. LSU is expected to be even better this season and seeks to become the sport’s first repeat champion since UConn capped a four-peat in 2016. Coach Kim Mulkey added the top two transfers in Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow […]
Continue reading2023-24 women’s basketball offseason recap: News, transfers
What has happened since then? Glad you asked. We head into 2023-24 with LSU ranked No. 1 in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25. For the second straight offseason, coach Kim Mulkey cleaned up in the transfer portal to make the Tigers — who have Final Four Most Outstanding Player Angel Reese back — the favorites on […]
Continue readingLSU, UConn, UCLA headline Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2023-24
More Teams. More Games. On “The Paul Finebaum Show,” Carolyn Peck explains why the talented Gamecocks and a gritty Tennessee will be stiff competition for the reigning national champs. (2:17) When LSU cut down the nets last April in Dallas, the Tigers became the lowest seed since Tennessee in 1997 to win as a No. […]
Continue readingHow the top transfers will impact women’s college basketball
More Teams. More Games. On “The Paul Finebaum Show,” Carolyn Peck explains why the talented Gamecocks and a gritty Tennessee will be stiff competition for the reigning national champs. (2:17) The 2023-24 women’s college basketball season is six weeks away, and everyone from the transfer portal is officially enrolled in their new schools. So it’s […]
Continue readingDerek Carr: Mark Davis’ backing of Josh McDaniels allowed Raiders to exhale
HENDERSON, Nev. — Both Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and receiver Davante Adams expressed relief Wednesday at team owner Mark Davis giving his support to first-year coach Josh McDaniels in the wake of the Raiders’ disappointing 2-7 start to the season. Davis on Monday told ESPN that people want “instant gratification” and that “Rome […]
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