Swish Appeal - For WNBA Fans
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Swish Appeal - For WNBA Fans
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Junior Reigan Richardson and head coach Kara Lawson have led No. 7-seed Duke to the Sweet 16. | Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images
The lowest-seeded team remaining in the NCAA Tournament, No. 7-seed Duke arrives at a Sweet 16 matchup against No. 3-seed UConn undaunted by deficits or doubts.
Last week, Sarah Strong, a 6-foot-2 forward who is the top-ranked women’s basketball recruit in the class of 2024, narrowed her list of schools to UConn, North Carolina and Duke.
A few days later, the Blue Devils made the quite the pitch to the native North Carolinian. In the second round of the NCAA Tou ..read more
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21h ago
Aliyah Boston, pictured at NBA Crossover at NBA All-Star Weekend 2024. | Photo by Mike Lawrence/NBAE via Getty Images
The conversation about NIL is full of misconceptions and misunderstandings. Hear the truth about NIL from Paige Bueckers, Aliyah Boston, Nneka Ogwumike and Sue Bird, who had an exclusive conversation about the subject for TOGETHXR.
“Yeah, give them what they deserve.”
That’s what Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBPA and one of the newest members of the Seattle Storm, says about NIL deals in an exclusive conversation organized by TOGETHXR. UConn’s Paige Bueckers, the Indiana F ..read more
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Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo has set the bar high during her freshman season, leading the country in steals. | Photo by Michael Hickey/NCAA Photos via Getty Images
Does it seem like this season’s freshman class is getting a lot of attention? There’s good reason for that. Several first-year players have been key cogs in their respective teams’ success thus far in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
The 2023-24 freshman class has gotten a considerable amount of attention this NCAA season, which is no surprise given the amount of hype it garnered during recruiting. Highly-touted players like JuJu Watkin ..read more
Swish Appeal - For WNBA Fans
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Serbia lost to Germany in their first game of the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Brazil in February. | Photo by THIAGO GOMES/AFP via Getty Images
A three-part deep dive into how Yvonne Anderson helped Serbia beat Brazil and earn a berth in the 2024 Olympic Games.
On Feb, 10, 2024, Serbia beat Brazil in FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament and punched their tickets to Paris. That win wouldn’t have been possible without Yvonne Anderson, the 5-foot-6 guard born in Springdale, AR who handles the playmaking duties for the White Eagles, as the Balkan team is known. In this three ..read more
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No. 7-seed Duke celebrates their second-round upset of No. 2-seed Ohio State. | Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
While the second round of the NCAA Tournament provided some close matchups, the top teams mostly stayed alive and will move on to the Sweet 16.
If you were looking for some great basketball games, March has delivered. But if you were looking for a big upset, that hasn't really panned out.
The top teams have essentially won out, minus a couple of No. 5 seeds defeating No. 4 seeds. The only true upset was No. 7-seed Duke beating No. 2-seed Ohio State. The Sweet 16 ..read more
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Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrate advancing to the Sweet 16. | Photo by Rebecca Gratz/NCAA Photos via Getty Images
Before the most raucous of Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowds, the Hawkeyes’ backs were up against the wall, but they persevered, advancing to the Sweet 16.
The No. 1-seed Iowa Hawkeyes encountered an unexpectedly formidable challenge in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 8-seed West Virginia Mountaineers. They were coming in off a dominating first-round victory over Holy Cross on Saturday, 91-54, and many were expecting an encore.
The game, which marked ..read more
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4d ago
Diaba Konaté feels more at home in the US than in France. | Photo by Myk Crawford/NCAA Photos via Getty Images
Due to France’s ban on hijabs in sports competitions, UC Irvine guard Diaba Konaté can’t represent her country at the Olympics.
“I love my home country, but I feel like America loves me more.”
That’s a strong statement, especially coming from somebody who has yet to embark on a professional career and enter the “real world.” Yet this is how Diaba Konaté, a 23-year-old senior guard for UC Irvine, feels about France. The country welcomed her parents, immigrants from Mali, who moved ther ..read more
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How far can JuJu Watkins carry No. 1-seed USC? | Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
South Carolina, USC, Utah and Oregon State have all made impressive statements to start the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Here are some of the biggest storylines to keep an eye on as the second round wraps up on Monday.
The Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament is almost complete and there are many headlines to follow as the number of teams gets smaller—and the games get bigger. Here are some of the emerging stories to key an eye on as we approach Day 4 of March Madness:
Can anyone take down South ..read more
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5d ago
Allisha Gray, you are the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball Champion. | Image courtesy of Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) via X/Twitter.
Season 3 of Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball belonged to Allisha Gray, who cemented her status atop the leaderboard in Week 4. Odyssey Sims and Kierstan Bell also finished off strong seasons.
Season 3 of Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball was defined by greatness. Or, Graytness, as Allisha Gray is the 2024 AU Pro Basketball Champion.
From the jump, Gray claimed ownership of the court at Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas, TX, consistently impacting the actio ..read more
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All eyes will be on Iowa State center Audi Crooks as the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament begins. | Photo by John Todd/NCAA Photos via Getty Images
Iowa State freshman Audi Crooks had a record-setting opening-round performance in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Can she repeat that success against Stanford in the second round? And will Middle Tennessee earn its second consecutive upset, or will defending champions LSU prevail?
The 2024 NCAA Tournament is off to an exciting start, and with the opening round now in the books, we look forward to the tournament’s second round, which begins this S ..read more