There’s no question about the No. 1 pick in Monday’s WNBA draft (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) as Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark is certain to go to the Indiana Fever. But after that, the mystery starts. And what the Los Angeles Sparks do with the Nos. 2 and 4 picks could shape the rest of […]
Continue readingSixteen teams have advanced to the regional semifinals in Albany and Portland. And the Sweet 16 is packed with potential. All four No. 1 seeds reached the round of 16. Defending champion LSU is back, as is No. 1 overall seed South Carolina, which is 34-0 and chasing a perfect season. Individual star power abounds […]
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 […]
Continue readingConnor Zilisch, 17, will then hop a private jet and hustle his way to Pensacola, Florida, to compete in a feeder series race later that night. It’s a strange doubleheader –Zilisch has yet to ever drive in one of NASCAR’s trucks or the ARCA East Series. He probably has Kevin Harvick — or maybe Harvick’s […]
Continue readingThe phenom came out of the locker room with 25 points, but murmurs emerged from the stands as Watkins sank basket after basket to start the second half. A pull-up 3-pointer in transition. Free throws. A midrange baseline jumper. A step-back at the free throw line. After Watkins swished her next shot — a transition […]
Continue readingThe 2024 women’s NCAA tournament bracket is here. The games are right around the corner. The anticipation and excitement around women’s college basketball has never been higher. Let the dancing begin. ESPN is here to get you situated and prepared on all things March Madness as competition gets underway this week, starting with the First […]
Continue readingThere is a USC legend in the top spot of our list, but it’s not Cheryl Miller. That’s because the two-time NCAA champion didn’t play in the Pac-10/Pac-12. The league didn’t begin governing women’s sports until the 1986-87 academic year, right after Miller finished her college career. Thus, names such as Miller, USC teammate Cynthia […]
Continue readingConference play across January and February has been college basketball’s great equalizer, showing what players and teams are made of before the stage gets even bigger and brighter in March. And so with Championship Week right around the corner, ESPN is back with its newest edition of the top 25 players in women’s college basketball. […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. No. 1 South Carolina defeats Georgia 70-56 behind Kamilla Cardoso‘s 16 points and 16 rebounds. (1:39) It was a week of big headlines: Iowa’s Caitlin Clark became the women’s NCAA scoring leader, UConn’s Paige Bueckers announced she will return for 2024-25, and Baylor retired Brittney Griner‘s No. 42 jersey. But it […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Paige Bueckers beats the halftime buzzer with a shot from just inside the half-court line. (0:33) Former players of the year Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, as well as reigning Final Four Most Outstanding Player Angel Reese, headline the John R. Wooden Award’s late season top 20 list, it was announced […]
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