USC guard JuJu Watkins poses for a photo with a fan after the Trojans’ Sweet 16 win over Baylor in Portland, Oregon. (Jenny Kane/Associated Press) As JuJu Watkins wiped tears from her eyes with the corner of her jersey after USC’s season-ending loss to Connecticut in the NCAA regional final, UConn coach Geno Auriemma gave… Read More »
Mississippi State running back Jo’Quavious Marks (7) tries to avoid South Carolina defensive end Tyreek Johnson (10) during a game on September 23 in Columbia, S.C. (Artie Walker Jr. / Associated Press) Tameka Marks just wanted to buy a Halloween costume for her youngest son. She had no idea what she was doing at the… Read More »
Eric Musselman, center, is introduced as USC’s new men’s basketball coach by USC President Carol Folt (left) and athletic director Jennifer Cohen during a news conference Friday at the Galen Center. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) As a new day begins for USC men’s basketball, a white horse waited inside the doors of… Read More »
ALBANY, NY — Caitlin, Angel, JuJu and Paige. Oh my. Monday night’s Elite Eight doubleheader is a blockbuster event that fans no doubt dreamed of when the bracket dropped. But they shook it off in the morning as the wildness of it dawned on them. Waking. No viewership record is safe. Also, there is no… Read More »
Women’s college basketball is the best it’s ever been. The number of viewers is at a record high. Records are being broken. The game is growing and continuing, and as it does, we must remember where it has been. The last Pac-12 tournament was the perfect place for reflection. One of the things Lindsay Gottlieb… Read More »
Bronny James drives to the basket against Colorado’s KJ Simpson on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) Over the weekend, reports surfaced that Bronny James, the eldest son of Lakers superstar LeBron James, could opt to stay at USC for another… Read More »
Kiki Rice (1) and UCLA moved into first place in the latest reveal of the NCAA’s top 16 teams. Can the Bruins hold their spot? (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) South Carolina retained the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA women’s basketball committee’s final unveiling on Thursday, two weeks before Selection Sunday. Ohio State… Read More »
Women’s basketball is in good hands. In the same season that Caitlin Clark surpassed Kelsey Plum as the new all-time NCAA leading scorer, the league has seen the emergence of a superstar freshman class. Players like JuJu Watkins, Hannah Hidalgo, MiLaysia Fulwiley, Madison Booker and Mikaylah Williams have already made an impact on their respective… Read More »