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WNBA draft 2024: Grading the Fever and every team’s night

A big part of getting a good grade on WNBA draft night is often in place months before, when the lottery order is decided. In the case of the 2024 draft, the Indiana Fever really couldn’t mess it up after they got the first pick: Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark would give them an A-plus. […]

WNBA mock draft 2024: What will Sparks do with Nos. 2 and 4?

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 […]

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. […]

Women’s March Madness 2024: Elite Eight tournament takeaways

We have our Final Four. A blockbuster Monday gave us a rematch of the 2023 women’s NCAA national title game between LSU and Iowa — except this time Caitlin Clark & Co. came out ahead in Albany, New York. Meanwhile in Portland, Oregon, Paige Bueckers and the limited roster of UConn outlasted freshman JuJu Watkins […]

JuJu Watkins’ historic season for USC ends in Elite Eight loss

PORTLAND, Ore. — USC standout JuJu Watkins made history Monday night, passing Tina Hutchinson of San Diego State back in 1983-84 to become the all-time leading scorer among freshmen in NCAA Division I history. However, the game ended in tears as the Trojans’ bid to reach the Final Four for the first time since 1986 […]

Women’s March Madness 2024: Reseeding tournament’s Elite Eight

The Iowa Hawkeyes and Texas Longhorns cruised. The South Carolina Gamecocks and USC Trojans had to sweat. The Elite Eight in the 2024 women’s NCAA tournament is set, and all the No. 1 seeds made it through. The same can’t be said for the No. 2 seeds, which have all been eliminated. Four No. 3 […]

JuJu Watkins’ strong close vs. Baylor puts USC into Elite Eight

PORTLAND, Ore. — As the intensity rose in the Moda Center on Saturday with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line, the youngest player on the court stayed calm. As she has been throughout her record-setting freshman season, USC’s JuJu Watkins was cool and collected in scoring nine of the Trojans’ last 10 […]

Ivy League rule helped USC create tourney team

PORTLAND, Ore. — The USC Trojans’ first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1994 was fueled in large part by an Ivy League rule that coach Lindsay Gottlieb joked Friday was “the best rule in the history of rules.” Alongside standout freshman JuJu Watkins, three of USC’s five starters — guard Kayla Padilla (Penn), guard/forward […]

Women’s March Madness 2024: Predicting every Sweet 16 game

Sixteen 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 […]

Women’s March Madness 2024: Sweet 16 betting odds and more

Odds by ESPN BET as of publication time. (3) Oregon State Beavers (2) Notre Dame Fighting Irish -3.5 MVP Arena, Albany, N.Y., 2:30 p.m. ET Oregon State: 24-7, 12-6 in Pac-12 play Notre Dame: 26-6, 13-5 in ACC play Money line: Oregon State (+125) Notre Dame (-175) Total: 133.5 BPI Projection: Notre Dame by 6.7 […]

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