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3 reasons the WNBA Draft will remain one-and-NOT-done

While the prospect of college stars jumping early to the WNBA is quite juicy, don’t expect it to happen any time soon. The incentives for the WNBA and WNBPA, as well as college players themselves, explain why.

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Kelsey Mitchell is lighting up the WCBA

Through the early days of the WCBA season, who is off to the hottest starts and what teams look to have the ball rolling early?

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Why HVL is thriving at TCU

While true competition is at a premium through the early portion of Big 12 teams’ non-conference schedules, TCU and UCF have quickly shaken any suspicion of their potential.

By Beckett Harrison
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All-time Auriemma

On Wednesday, No. 2 UConn defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, giving head coach Geno Auriemma 1,217 wins, the most in NCAA basketball history.

By Cat Ariail
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Here are the best-case WNBA Draft scenarios

Now that the 2025 WNBA Draft order is final, what is the best outcome for the four lottery teams?

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EuroLeague Women 2024-25

Swish Appeal’s Eric Nemchock and Łukasz Muniowski will be providing comprehensive coverage of the 2024-25 EuroLeague Women competition. Keep up with the top performances, thrilling contests and more.

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2025 WNBA Draft Watch

Keep up with Swish Appeal’s Eric Nemchock’s profiles of the NCAAW stars poised for bright WNBA futures.

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This Week in Women's Basketball

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WNBA Hoopers Hierarchy

Our experts at Swish Appeal ranked the best players in the WNBA for 2024. Where did your favorite star end up?

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Unrivaled reveals club rosters

Angel Reese will team up with Chelsea Gray, Breanna Stewart will reunite with Jewell Loyd, and more.

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EuroLeague Women: Week 5 preview

EuroLeague Women group play resumes this week, and a few key new transfers will be joining the competition. Chief among them is center Teaira McCowan, who will play for Turkish club ÇBK Mersin.

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A (possible) future LA Spark impresses in WNBL

As the WNBL prepares to celebrate Indigenous culture, Shaneice Swain, the league’s only Indigenous player, has emerged as a rising star for the Sydney Flames. Meanwhile, the Bendigo Spirit remain the WNBL’s only unbeaten team, in large part thanks to Sami Whitcomb’s ageless play.

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Why Lynne Roberts is the Sparks’ new head coach

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Sparks announced that Lynne Roberts, head coach at the University of Utah for the past nine seasons, will be the team’s new head coach.

By Cat Ariail
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Who’s the best in the Big Ten?

The Big Ten conference has seven nationally-ranked teams: USC, UCLA, Maryland, Ohio State, Illinois, Nebraska and Oregon. Here’s how all seven have begun non-conference play undefeated.

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What are the Sky’s plans for the No. 3 pick?

With a new head coach and the No. 3 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, there is a sense of hope for the Chicago Sky.

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Can Dallas turn the Paige?

The Dallas Wings won the Paige Bueckers sweepstakes, securing the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. What’s next for the organizaton?

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How Napheesa Collier is fighting to promote birth control access

The Minnesota Lynx superstar has partnered with Opill, the only birth control pill available without a prescription in the U.S.

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Around the NCAAW Weekly: Geno on verge of all-time wins

A historic win for UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and scoring milestone for USC sophomore JuJu Watkins highlighted the past week’s NCAAW action.

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O’Grady’s career day delivers win for Iowa

Senior big Addison O’Grady’s inside game led the Iowa Hawkeyes to a win over the Drake Bulldogs, and to a 4-0 start to the season.

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Wings win No. 1 pick!

The Dallas Wings won the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery. Is UConn superstar Paige Bueckers destined for Dallas in April’s draft?

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Preview: No. 13 NC State vs. TCU

Before tuning in to see which team will win the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery, catch some NCAAW action, headlined by No. 13 NC State visiting TCU.

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2025 WNBA Draft watch: Olivia Miles

Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles missed an entire season due to an ACL injury, but it hasn’t taken her long to get back on track. A gifted passer, Miles projects to be one of the first names called in the 2025 WNBA Draft, should she choose to enter.

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This Week in Women’s Basketball: Fab four headlines WBHOF Class of 2025

Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles will lead the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Unrivaled further readies for its forthcoming season, while the Seattle Storm coaching staff faces scrutiny.

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Preview: No. 18 Louisville vs. No. 20 Kentucky

No. 20 Kentucky aims for their first signature win of the Kenny Brooks era, taking on in-state rival No. 18 Louisville.

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What’s Channon Fluker’s next step?

Although she did not start playing basketball until she was a freshman in high school, former CSUN standout Channon Fluker is a fast learner. Now at 27, she’s taking a step back to build something bigger.

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Paige powers UConn past UNC

Led by Paige Bueckers, No. 2 UConn takes care of No. 14 North Carolina as head coach Geno Auriemma ties former Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer atop the all-time wins list.

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What’s at stake in the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery?

On Sunday, Nov. 17, the Dallas Wings, Los Angeles Sparks or Washington Mystics will win the WNBA Draft Lottery, and earn the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft.

By Cat Ariail
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Stevens wins WNBA Cares Community Assist Award

The WNBA has chosen the Los Angeles Sparks’ Azurá Stevens as the winner of the 2024 Seasonlong WNBA Cares Community Assist Award.

By Cat Ariail
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Meet the six Unrivaled coaches

Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy and Adam Harrington headline the list of coaches that will lead Unrivaled basketball clubs in Miami.

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Preview: No. 2 UConn vs. No. 14 North Carolina

The No. 2 UConn Huskies will take on the No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels in the first big test for each team.

By Edwin Garcia
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Rocky Top Tenne-three?

First-year head coach Kim Caldwell has brought a fresh, fast and modern brand of basketball to Tennessee. Can the new-look Lady Vols rediscover the historic program’s winning ways?

By Cat Ariail
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Why Toby Fournier, Duke are winners after one week

While conference trends are far from established in the ACC, Notre Dame and Duke have impressed early.

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Dream tap FGCU’s Smesko as head coach

Is it going to be raining 3s in Atlanta? The Dream have hired Karl Smesko, longtime head coach at Florida Gulf Coast, as the franchise’s new head coach.

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Why USC, UCLA are on a collision course

On Tuesday, elite women’s basketball was on display in LA. It began with No. 5 UCLA dominating Pepperdine before No. 3 USC destroyed CSUN, helping coach Lindsay Gottlieb earn her 300th career win.

By Edwin Garcia
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How Tyler Marsh will maximize the Sky

The incoming coach seeks to enhance the skills of the Chicago Sky’s two high-profile young talents.

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Sami Whitcomb leads ageless Spirit in WNBL

Experienced Aussies and players with WNBA experience are dominating during the early stages of the WNBL season.

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Don’t miss the Paige Bueckers World Tour

Paige Bueckers may have been outside this summer, but the UConn star already is proving she was also in the gym.

By Chelsea Leite
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