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🏀 Around the world🏀 Around the world
NBA Paris Games illustrate how women’s basketball can capitalize on French fandom
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As seen from the craze surrounding Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA game on French soil yesterday, the European nation is quickly becoming a basketball hotspot. And it’s not just the NBA that stands to benefit — women’s basketball is primed to capitalize on the American sports trend of going overseas.
January 24, 2025
📈 Like no other📈 Like no other
Warner Bros. Discovery enjoys early success from Unrivaled’s debut weekend
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Unrivaled saw solid viewership numbers for its opening night doubleheader, indicating the 3v3 pro women’s basketball league is off to a strong start. Keep scrolling for some major takeaways from Unrivaled’s early numbers.
January 24, 2025
🏀 Hardwood heroines 🏀 Hardwood heroines
Catch up on the week’s best women’s college basketball games
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Big things are happening in the women’s college basketball space, from undefeated No. 1 UCLA setting a Big Ten record for the most weeks ranked at No. 1 to major upsets to star performances from your favorite players.
January 24, 2025
🏀 Going hard in the paint 🏀 Going hard in the paint
Previewing the weekend’s top 25 men’s basketball matchups
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The weekend is chock-full of top-25 men’s basketball action, including a top-10 SEC showdown.
January 24, 2025
🏀 A clash of the titans🏀 A clash of the titans
No. 5 LSU and No. 2 South Carolina meet for must-see top-five SEC showdown
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Clear your schedule, cancel your plans — undefeated No. 5 LSU women’s basketball meets reigning champs No. 2 South Carolina tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
January 22, 2025
🏀 The background🏀 The background
Unrivaled Basketball and how the new 3v3 league works
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Unrivaled, the innovative 3v3 league founded by WNBA superstars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, is tipping off tonight at 7 p.m. ET in Miami. Before the action hits the hardwood, let’s lay out all the deets about this exciting women’s hoops venture. Swish, swish.
January 17, 2025
🏀💲 Money moves🏀💲 Money moves
Women’s college basketball teams to be paid for playing in the NCAA Tournament
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The gals are getting paid. On Wednesday, the NCAA unanimously voted to pay women’s college basketball teams for playing in the NCAA Tournament, a long-overdue perk men’s squads have received for years. Here’s what you need to know about the game-changing decision.
January 17, 2025
🏀 Kings of the court 🏀 Kings of the court
Previewing the weekend’s top 25 men’s basketball matchups, featuring multiple SEC teams
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Big things are happening in the SEC, with nine teams ranked in the latest AP Poll. Tomorrow offers three key conference matchups between ranked opponents — with all of these squads likely making an appearance in March, it’s the perfect time to get a leg up on your bracket by getting to know them now.
January 17, 2025
💰 Check, mate💰 Check, mate
Women’s March Madness fosters financial growth one year into ESPN extension
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It’s been a year since the NCAA extended its ESPN media rights partnership, which includes coverage of the women’s March Madness tournament. While women’s college hoops fans wanted it to have a separate media deal like the men’s, the tourney has still been able to make meaningful progress toward getting its athletes paid.
January 17, 2025
📺 What a dream📺 What a dream
Coretta Scott King Classic illustrates future for tentpole holiday events in women’s sports
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The College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship isn’t the only significant collegiate event on Monday — the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic (CSKC), a first-of-its-kind women’s basketball doubleheader, will air on Fox ahead of CFP kickoff.
January 17, 2025
🏀 (B)All in a day's work 🏀 (B)All in a day's work
Checking in on the biggest storylines in women’s college basketball
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Women’s college basketball is hotter than ever, with new stars, new contenders, and the same amazing on-court product. Here’s what to know as we near the midway point of the season.
January 15, 2025
🏀 Hardwood heroes 🏀 Hardwood heroes
Checking in on the top teams and players in men’s college basketball
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March will be here before you know it, so before the regular season flies by, let's check in on the biggest and brightest stars of the men’s college basketball world, shall we?
January 15, 2025
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