Women’s College Basketball

Beginning with next year’s NCAA women's basketball tournament, the top 16 teams will be placed in the bracket in their true ranking regardless of conference affiliation. In the past, the top four teams in a conference would be placed in different regions to protect them from playing each other until the Final Four. For example, the tournament this past season had four SEC teams in the top eight overall seeds. […]

A bill that top lawmakers and athletic leaders have described as the best chance to stabilize college sports faces a key test in the Senate on Thursday as sponsors roll out a revised version after weeks of input from schools, conferences and athletes. The bipartisan Protect College Sports Act aims to regulate payments to players, limit them to one free transfer over their careers and create a rule to restrict […]

A big-time performance — or a key injury — can be the difference for teams in March Madness, which is already upon us. We're keeping track of notable injuries, news and happenings across men's and women's college basketball as the 2026 NCAA Tournament ensues. June 19 Green Bay coach Doug Gottlieb has agreed to a contract extension that takes his deal through the 2030-31 season. Athletic director Josh Moon announced […]

The Pac-12 Conference has just two members for the 2025-2026 academic year, but in July it's going to see a massive change when seven other schools join the revamped conference. To go with the new-look membership, the Pac-12 revealed a brand new logo for the conference. It retains the shield-shaped design of the original – compare to the image above – but the letters are significantly different now, somehow both […]

The WNBA draft is underway, as the league welcomes its newest rookie class on Monday night. With the No. 1 pick for the second straight year, the Dallas Wings opened the night by selecting Azzi Fudd, reuniting the 5-foot-11 guard with former UConn teammate Paige Bueckers. WNBA’s international flavor Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said before the draft started that the league is looking to play a game outside North America for […]

Based on the odds, a UConn Husky will hear her name when the Dallas Wings make the first selection in the 2026 WNBA Draft. But just how far ahead of the field does the clear favorite sit on the oddsboard to be drafted No. 1? Check out the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of April 13. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign […]

Shortly after UCLA clinched its first national championship in program history with a dominant 79-51 win over South Carolina, the NCAA Women’s Basketball transfer portal officially opened. The portal will remain open from April 6 to April 20, giving athletes a brief window to explore new opportunities. This year's transfer pool is especially deep, featuring some of the sport's brightest stars who are set to make a major impact on […]

South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley says it is time to move past her Final Four skirmish with UConn coach Geno Auriemma that became the talk of the tournament. Staley released a statement on South Carolina's X account on Tuesday in which she expressed her respect for Auriemma and said the two have spoken since South Carolina’s 62-48 victory on Friday night. The season ended with UCLA's runaway 79-51 […]

UCLA finished the season at No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday after routing South Carolina to win its first NCAA championship. The Bruins were a unanimous choice from the 31-member national media panel, ending the season as the top choice for the first time in school history. Their first No. 1 ranking came after they also beat South Carolina in November 2024. The Gamecocks […]