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A must-watch battle of bigs at Ball Dawgs

Oftentimes, Thanksgiving week tournaments include a few top-tier, main-dish matchups among a mishmash of options that can be hit-or-miss. Kind of like Thanksgiving dinner. The Ball Dawgs Classic, which begins Monday, Nov. 25 outside of Las Vegas, fortunately features more of the former, as three top-15 ranked teams are participating in the four-team tournament. With
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Preview: No. 3 USC vs. No. 6 Notre Dame

On Saturday afternoon, No. 3 USC is hosting No. 6 Notre Dame, and neither team will be in for an easy game. The Trojans will be favored at home and have the slight edge, but the Fighting Irish are stacked in their own right. This non-conference matchup will start at 4 p.m. ET and can
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3 reasons the WNBA Draft will remain one-and-NOT-done

Earlier this week, Josh Felton mapped out the best-case 2025 WNBA Draft scenarios for the four lottery teams. Well, those were the realistic best-case scenarios. Would the opportunity to draft USC’s JuJu Watkins, Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo or Texas’ Madison Booker, all of whom are sophomores, be the best-case scenario for some of those teams?
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Who’s the best in the Big Ten?

Conference play doesn’t start until December for the Big Ten, but women’s college basketball is well underway, and so far, all the contenders have gone unbeaten. Here’s how each of the seven teams ranked in the Top 25 have performed: No. 3 USC reigns supreme They had a scare in their first game, squeaking by
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Wings win No. 1 pick!

On Sunday, the basketball gods smiled on the Dallas Wings. The organization won the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery, a basketball blessing that earns them the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft on April 14 and, presumably, the right to select UConn superstar Paige Bueckers. Maddy Siegrist served as the representative for the victorious
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What’s at stake in the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery?

On Sunday, Nov. 17 (5 p.m. ET, ESPN), the Los Angeles Sparks, Dallas Wings or Washington Mystics will win the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery and earn the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. The Chicago Sky also are participating in the lottery; however, because the team traded pick swap rights to the Wings
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Dream tap FGCU’s Smesko as head coach

On Wednesday, the Atlanta Dream hired Karl Smesko, who had been the head coach at Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU) since 2002, as the team’s new head coach. Owner of the third-highest winning percentage (.845) among active head coaches in NCAA Division I women’s basketball (behind only UConn’s Geno Auriemma and LSU’s Kim Mulkey), Smesko led
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Las Vegas Aces IMPLODE As MASS TEAM EXIT Begins! Defend Caitlin Clark!

Las Vegas Aces IMPLODE As MASS TEAM EXIT Begins! Defend Caitlin Clark! 🔔 Click the LINK To Show Your Love For Caitlin Clark : https://www.youtube.com/@BasketballTopStories?sub_confirmation=1 #caitlinclark #wnba #caitlynclark #basketball #indianafever #womensports #basketballplayer #lasvegasaces #ajawilson #kelseyplum #beckyhammon #dearicahamby 🏀 At Basketball Top Stories, we upload DAILY to keep you up to date on the hottest and
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What happened at EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers

On November 7 and 10, women’s national teams from across Europe participated in the second qualifying window for FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025, which will take place June 18-29, 2025. The third qualifying window is scheduled for February 2025. 16 teams will reach the Final Round, with the four co-host countries having qualified automatically: Czechia, Germany,
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Khari Clark sees the bigger picture

Coming out of Loyola Marymount (2019-23) and Stony Brook (2023-24), Denver native Khari Clark plans on playing professional basketball for as long as she can, but with her degree in biochemistry, she also has a solid Plan B, or rather Plan A2 (with basketball being Plan A1). [embedded content] Apart from that, Clark talked with
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Iowa kicks off new era

The Iowa Hawkeyes began the post-Caitlin Clark era with a 91-73 decisive win over the visiting Northern Illinois Huskies. The win also marked the first under the leadership of new head coach Jan Jensen. After a sluggish first quarter and 15-14 lead, the Hawkeyes surged in the second quarter as they outscored the Huskies 30-20
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Esther Wallace talks Playa Society

Before it became trendy to support women’s basketball, fashion designer Esther Wallace was doing just that. In 2018, she started her company Playa Society, a Black-owned sports apparel line aimed at celebrating women’s basketball at the professional and collegiate levels. Her brand has gone from selling shirts, hoodies and accessories to using fashion to tell
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Get to know the future of women’s hoops

The fall brings a lot of attention to women’s basketball college—and for good reason. With the end of the WNBA season, it’s often one of the best places to watch high-quality women’s basketball. But sleeping on high school games is a mistake, and several athletes around the country are increasingly demanding their slice of the
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Five can’t-miss NCAAW sophomores

Last year’s NCAAW freshmen class was a thrilling one, headlined by USC superstar JuJu Watkins, who scored a freshman-record 920 points. She also had a 51-point performance against Stanford, led USC to the Elite Eight and was named the national Freshman of the Year. Watkins undoubtedly shined, but other freshmen also made waves and are
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Five NCAAW transfers to watch

Every year, the number of players transferring continues to increase. This season is no different, and with so many moves, it’s difficult to keep up and know who is where and what matters. Here are five transfers to keep an eye on as the season begins: Kiki Iriafen (USC Trojans) Kiki Iriafen was at Stanford
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Dismissed by Sun, White expected to be hired by Fever

Another day, another WNBA team parting ways with their head coach. On Monday, the Connecticut Sun became the seventh team to dismiss their head coach since the end of the 2024 season, with the organization choosing to move on from Stephanie White after two seasons. White, the 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year, led the
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Dasia Thornton has presidential aspirations

Dasia Thornton graduated from Transylvania University with a major in international relations. She’s now putting her studies to good use, as she is beginning her pro basketball career in Albania. [embedded content] Before she left the States, Thornton spoke to Swish Appeal about her incredible NCAA Division III career (2023 champion, 2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic
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Dig Deep Episode 2 | Nika Mühl and Sami Whitcomb

00:00 Intro 00:11 Nika on confidence 00:35 Sami’s favorite books 01:08 Nika’s surprises as a pro 01:41 Sami’s Olympic experience 02:13 Nika’s favorite Croatian food 02:56 Sami’s advice for rookies 03:57 Nika on love languages 05:10 Sami on DEI 06:15 Allyship 07:23 Sami on facing fears 08:57 Something Nika is proud of 09:41 Sami’s favorite
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