As Angel Reese succeeds, she has been subject to a swarm or racist and sexist misinformation on social media. | Jim Rassol-Imagn Images From phony quotes to manipulated images, the Angel Reese trolls who are unfulfilled in life need to get one. How could anyone find Angel Reese so repulsive? From the moment she entered into the national consciousness, Reese has demonstrated herself to be a young woman with character, poise and passion—the tangibles needed to succeed in the cut-throat world of sports. It is those skills which enabled her to lead LSU to a national title in 2023, in front of one ..read more

Could JuJu Watkins and USC face UCLA for a fourth time in the NCAA Tournament? | Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Every March, we hope for some history-making NCAA Tournament matchups. These are some that fans should be pulling for this year. TNT might know drama, but the NCAA Tournament is the best manufacturer of it. From upsets to rivalries, game winners to heartbreakers, everything we love and loathe about sports is wrapped up in this one big competition. With that in mind, here are three March Madness matchups that I’d love to see: UCLA-USC Part IV? It’s sad that the Pac-12 is no m ..read more

If the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are going to make a deep NCAA Tournament run, Maddy Westbeld will need to be at her best. | Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images There’s just one more big event before the 2025 WNBA Draft: the 2025 NCAA Tournament. For many WNBA hopefuls, it will be their last opportunity to make a strong impression and prove that they’re worthy of being drafted. With the 2025 WNBA Draft just a month away, WNBA coaches and general managers are likely putting the finishing touches on their respective draft strategies. For teams like the Dallas Wings, Seattle Storm and ..read more

Anna Makurat is instructed by UConn head coach Geno Auriemma during a 2020 game. | Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Former UConn Husky Anna Makurat, who recently was signed by the Phoenix Mercury, shares her Taurasi fandom, UConn stories and her journey to return from serious injury. Former UConn Husky Anna Makurat recently signed a rookie scale deal with the Phoenix Mercury, getting her first shot in the WNBA with the team that she’s always been a fan of because of Diana Taurasi, her all-time favorite player. She recently spoke to Swish Appeal about her time as Husky, f ..read more

South Carolina freshman Joyce Edwards is poised for a March breakout. | Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Every March, players break out and make a name for themselves. This year, Joyce Edwards of South Carolina is primed to become a household name. It’s tourney time! Soon we’ll see last-second game winners, Cinderellas emerging and favorites fall as the madness begins. While basketball is a team sport, the stars create intrigue, and heroes and heels are born every March. Here are three players to keep an eye on as potential breakout players for this year’s tournament: Joyce Edwards (South Ca ..read more

Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies are looking for their first NCAA Championship since 2016. | Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images Between stumbling powerhouses and surging new faces, the 2025 national championship race is more open than ever. The 2025 NCAA Tournament is almost upon us, which means it’s time to bring out the microscope and give each title contender a diagnosis: The Indomitable Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Three of the five total losses between No. 1 UCLA and No. 4 USC have come from each other. South Carolina’s uncharacteristic three losses have ..read more

Kamilla Cardoso is capping off her first WCBA season with eye-popping playoff performances. | Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images After an insanely entertaining WCBA regular season, the playoffs have begun. Who’s making the biggest difference for their squads? This 2024-25 WCBA regular season was nothing short of spectacular. So many WNBA players found roles, made strides and even discovered new identities throughout this winter, leading to countless insane performances, unforgettable highlights and hype-inducing stat lines that seem to nearly guarantee a jump when these players return to W s ..read more

Napheesa Collier, Allisha Gray and Lunar Owls finished the Unrivaled regular season with just one loss. | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images In the final Unrivaled regular season games, Lunar Owls trounced Mist and Rose dominated Vinyl. Despite the loss, Vinyl clinched the final playoff spot. We had a final Unrivaled doubleheader on Monday night, ending the inaugural regular season for the 3x3 league. A lot was on the line as Mist and Vinyl were both fighting for the fourth and final playoff spot. While both were playing on the last day of the regular season, it wasn’t against each other. Mist ..read more

Head coach Dawn Staley cuts down the net after South Carolina captured the 2025 SEC Tournament title. | Christina Merrion. South Carolina won the program’s third-straight and ninth-overall SEC Tournament championship. Swish Appeal’s Christina Merrion captured the Gamecocks’ victory. On Sunday afternoon, South Carolina reasserted their status of the SEC’s best. The No. 1-seed in the SEC Tournament, the Gamecocks delivered a dominant performance against No. 2-seed Texas, taking the program’s third-straight and ninth-overall tournament title. Swish Appeal’s photographer Christina Merrion was the ..read more

Will Rhyne Howard’s Vinyl or Breanna Stewart’s Mist claim the final playoff spot? | Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images One more day of Unrivaled regular-season games, and one more playoff spot up for grabs. Both Mist and Vinyl are in action on Monday night, competing for the final spot in the league’s inaugural playoffs. On Friday afternoon, before Week 7’s action began, Unrivaled announced the league’s playoff prize pool, when the six members of the championship-winning club will get a $50,000 bonus. That cash prized upped the ante for the three clubs—Laces, Mist and Vinyl—vying for the final ..read more