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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Monday musings and conference champions

By The Next / March 3, 2025

Breaking down a coin flip for the ages and mid-major teams to watch

Texas head coach Vic Schaefer bends his right elbow and extends that arm to call a play from the sidelines.

Back atop the SEC, Texas’ Vic Schaefer returns to familiar territory

By Isa Almeida / March 3, 2025

Schaefer: ‘Winning is really hard. People think it’s easy ’til it isn’t’

Six Colorado basketball players stand at center court with the head coach of the team.

As postseason approaches, Colorado is still searching for answers

By Steve Silverman / March 3, 2025

Coach JR Payne: ‘It’s been complicated from day one’

USC's JuJu Watkins flashes a 3-point sign with her right hand.

Inside how USC slayed rival UCLA again, captured Big Ten title

By Cameron Ruby / March 3, 2025

Lindsay Gottlieb on JuJu Watkins, Kiki Iriafen: ‘They’re the best duo in the country’

Serena Williams graphic.

Why Serena Williams joined Toronto Tempo investment group now

By Hayley McGoldrick / March 3, 2025

Serena Williams: ‘This moment is not just about basketball’

Princeton players on the bench rise to their feet and several clap their hands in response to a play during a game against Harvard. Head coach Carla Berube walks down the sideline, looking over her shoulder at the action on the court.

‘This felt entirely complete’: How a young Princeton team has become elite again

By Jenn Hatfield / March 2, 2025

Princeton won’t be the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League Tournament, but the Tigers remain a postseason threat

Conference title check-ins: Final days of regular season

By Emily Adler / March 2, 2025

Assessing the regular season conference winners and tournament brackets across high- and mid-majors

Jennifer Rizzotti stands at a podium with her mouth on a microphone.

USA TODAY Women of the Year winner Jennifer Rizzotti has strong ties to Connecticut

By Gabby Alfveby / March 2, 2025

Jennifer Rizzotti: ‘leadership and relationships transfer into whatever you’re doing’

UNCG senior guard Jayde Gamble drives past a defender in a game against Western Carolina on Feb. 22. (Photo credit: Carlos Morales, UNCG Athletics)

Jayde Gamble’s leadership has helped UNC Greensboro reach SoCon summit during historic season

By Rob Knox / March 2, 2025

Gamble: ‘Sometimes, being different means pushing people beyond their comfort zones.’

A preview image for the Locked on Women's Basketball podcast, with a picture of UConn's Paige Bueckers to the left and Olivia Miles to the right, and a title banner in orange across the bottom that reads "WNBA draft profiles"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Scouting Bueckers and Miles

By The Next / March 1, 2025

Are Paige Bueckers and Olivia Miles the best tandem of point guard prospects in draft history?