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What’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 readingWomen’s NCAA basketball’s 12 best 2023-24 nonconference games
Still, a No. 4 seed is an accomplishment, and Tennessee got to host two NCAA tournament games. But had they had a better seed, the Lady Vols would have avoided top-seeded Virginia Tech in the regionals, the game that ended their season. Key nonconference games won’t make or break a season, but they can shape […]
Continue readingDefending champ LSU, UConn are 1-2 in women’s preseason poll
More Teams. More Games. As Hailey Van Lith transfers to LSU, check out some of the best plays from her college basketball career so far. (2:13) The defending champion LSU Tigers are ranked No. 1 in the women’s preseason AP Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time in school history. LSU, which won […]
Continue readingRanking the top 25 players in the women’s NCAA tournament
More Teams. More Games. SEC Now analyst Steffi Sorensen says the committee got it right by including six other conference teams with No. 1 South Carolina in the NCAA tournament field. (1:36) The bracket is out, and we know everyone’s potential path to Dallas. But who will be the leaders on that journey for the […]
Continue readingWhat to know about the Warriors’ WNBA expansion franchise
More Teams. More Games. Ramona Shelburne and Malika Andrews react to the Bay Area receiving a WNBA expansion team. (1:05) WNBA fans have long clamored for expansion, and that day is finally here: The league will add a 13th team in the Bay Area, awarded to the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, that will begin play […]
Continue readingPredicting the women’s player of the year in all 32 conferences
But despite being the preseason front-runner, Clark has plenty of competition. Paige Bueckers is back from a season lost to a knee injury, and the UConn guard won most of the national player of the year honors when she and Clark were freshmen in 2020-21. LSU’s Angel Reese also returns after outdueling Clark for a […]
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 readingOlivia Miles and the quest to return Notre Dame women’s basketball to the top
OLIVIA MILES PUSHES the ball up the court, her legs churning as she beats her defender on the fast break. The path to the rim is clear, but Miles reads it differently. Wearing her signature goggles, her hair scattering from the top of her bun, Miles delivers a long bounce pass ahead to freshman KK […]
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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