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Why the WNBA may be entering thrive mode
In her effort to push the league into a stronger financial future, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert wants to disrupt the economic model that she says has undervalued women's sports.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS
Meet the No. 1 recruits in each class and the prospects on their tails
Who are the top-ranked prospects in each women's college basketball recruiting class? And can anyone catch them?
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WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS
'No one was safe': Former Florida hoops players accuse Cam Newbauer of abuse
WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS
Which women's college basketball recruits took their games to new levels?
We break down the prospects who rose up the recruiting rankings in the Classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024.
CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT
What's the college basketball impact of the Big 12's moves?
The Big 12's planned addition of four programs will alter the landscape (again) in men's and women's college basketball.
Kentucky
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UK's Howard says goal is 'to work smarter, not harder'
At Big Blue Madness, Kentucky's Rhyne Howard lays out the plans for herself and for her team as a whole.
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Kyra Elzy rappels from the rafters at Big Blue Madness
Kentucky women's hoops coach Kyra Elza drops in from the roof and dances with her son at Big Blue Madness.
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- South Carolina inks Staley to 7-year, $22.4M deal
- NCAA proposes to remove minimum test scores
- NCAA women's tourney expansion plan advances
- Mississippi State's McCray-Penson steps down
- UCLA forward Bessoir tears ACL, to miss season
- Auriemma: Hard to find minutes on loaded UConn
- Big 12 to let schools set athlete compensation
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Who is No. 1?
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Women's college basketball: Top 25 players for 2021-22
Kim Mulkey has moved on, but NaLyssa Smith is back at Baylor and leads our first offseason player rankings for next season.
Women's Bracketology
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NCAA Women's Bracketology - 2022 women's college basketball projections
Kim Mulkey has left for LSU, but Baylor joins fellow No. 1 seeds UConn, Stanford and South Carolina in our early projection for 2022.
Way-too-Early Top 25 for 2021-22
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Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25: UConn reigns while South Carolina looms
The Big Ten put three teams in the top 10, but UConn, South Carolina and 2021 national champion Stanford remain the teams to beat.
