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One goal has driven Sierra Moore’s far-flung basketball career

Sierra Moore has played professional basketball on four continents, in countries as various as Argentina, Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia. She’s currently playing for Polonia Warsaw in Poland. [embedded content] She spoke to Swish Appeal about her far-flung basketball experiences, beginning with AAU ball and her time as a collegian at Duke (2012-13) and Penn State
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Swish Appeal’s WNBA wishes for 2025

After a triumphant 2024, expectations are raised for the WNBA in 2025. Swish Appeal’s staff writers are adding to the W’s great expectations, sharing our WNBA wishes for 2025: Dominique Malonga becomes a Valkyrie Dominique Malonga was the youngest player on France’s Silver Medal squad in Paris.Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images Not many players sell
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Why can’t some men handle WNBA players’ success?

Maya Angelou once said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them”. Lately, there has been too many men in the male-dominated world of sports podcasting who are showing themselves to be unbelievably hostile—if not angry—at the mere sight of women achieving success in sports. Podcaster and influencer Charleston White is a good example
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Why the Bruins are the team to beat in the Big Ten

The Big Ten is absolutely stacked with seven teams ranked in the top 25. However, the top dawg is clear, and it’s the No. 1 UCLA Bruins. UCLA is currently 12-0 and has impressive wins against teams such as Louisville and South Carolina, who were on a historic 43-game winning streak before they ran into
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Best of 2024: Expansion, Unrivaled and more unknowns

For as much happened in the WNBA and women’s professional basketball in 2024, 2025 loomed throughout the year, presaging intriguing possibilities that demanded attention. In addition to hints of forthcoming WNBA chaos—from expansion to coaching changes to CBA negotiations to a frothy free agency period—Swish Appeal anticipated Unrivaled’s arrival, another eye-popping draft class and more.
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Who is the Washington Mystics new GM-coach tandem?

In recent days, the Washington Mystics had signaled that the organization was close to naming a new general manager and head coach. On Monday, they closed the deals, hiring Jamila Wideman as the team’s general manager and Sydney Johnson as head coach. A former Stanford standout who was selected No. 3 overall in the 1997
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UConn vs. USC is more than Paige vs. JuJu

During the long college basketball season, there are certain games that are marquee matchups. Saturday’s contest between No. 4 UConn and No. 7 USC certainly qualifies. Both teams are considered to be Final Four-level talents, and with Paige Bueckers representing UConn and JuJu Watkins playing for USC, there will be plenty of star power as
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Look for freshman leaps at Jumpman Invitational

On Tuesday, Dec. 17 and Wednesday, Dec. 18, the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC will host the Jumpman Invitational. It’s the event’s third year, with both the women’s and men’s teams from Florida, Oklahoma, Michigan and North Carolina participating. On the women’s side, No. 10 Oklahoma (9-1) and No. 20 Michigan (9-1) will meet on
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2025 WNBA Draft prospect rewind: Paopao, Amoore & Lee

One of the many effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on NCAA basketball was the granting of an extra year of eligibility to all winter sport athletes. This made it a common occurrence for women’s basketball players to play at least five seasons of collegiate ball before choosing to go pro, a phenomenon that had a
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UConn couldn’t stop Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame

On paper, No. 2 UConn versus No. 8 Notre Dame was as hyped as a regular season college game can be, and it did not disappoint. In the end, the Fighting Irish were just a bit better than the Huskies, beating them 79-68 at home. For Notre Dame, it was all about Hannah Hidalgo. The
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Caitlin Clark proves the trolls were wrong all along

You cannot live without rain. That’s just the way it is. Black women are rain. We have watered this ground. There’s Nothing Greater on Earth Than Black Women.— Nikki Giovanni Those words by the famous poet Nikki Giovanni, who passed away on Monday at the age of 81, illustrate long standing truths about the status
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JUST IN: WNBA Coaches FINALLY BREAK SILENCE On Caitlin Clark!

JUST IN: WNBA Coaches FINALLY BREAK SILENCE On Caitlin Clark! #caitlinclark #wnba #indianafever #womensbasketball _________________________________________________________________ About Basketball Hoop Stories videos Videos about Caitlin Clark And Other WNBA Players Written, voiced and produced by BHS-22talk videos _____________________________________________________ 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe for more inspiring videos featuring Caitlin Clark! Click Link: https://www.youtube.com/@BHS-22talk?sub_confirmation=1 For contact or sponsorships,
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Bueckers, Huskies head to Brooklyn

Saturday night, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY hosts the inaugural Women’s Champions Classic. The opening game between the Tennessee Lady Vols and No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes (7 p.m. ET) will serve as the appetizer for the event’s main course, when the No. 22 Louisville Cardinals will challenge the No. 2 UConn Huskies (9 p.m. ET).
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How Texas can give Notre Dame another L

The first night of the second-annual SEC/ACC Challenge came with plenty of thrills. The second night of the inter-conference competition will see nine teams ranked in the AP top 25 in action, with three games featuring matchups between ranked opponents. And two of those games will pit a pair of teams in the top 10
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How HVL is defying doubters at TCU

On Black Friday, now-No. 10 TCU pulled off the upset win of the season against then-No. 3 Notre Dame in the Cayman Islands Classic, 76-68. Not only did the win tie the highest-ranked victory in program history, but it was also a testament to the potential of this offense and the growing draft stock of
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