Features

What the Mystics lose, gain with Powers’ departure and Clark’s arrival

By Jenn Hatfield / January 31, 2021

The two players have different strengths, but Clark fits nicely into a team with championship aspirations

Layshia Clarendon announces they had top surgery

By Jackie Powell / January 30, 2021

The New York Liberty point guard gets support from his team and others within the WNBA community and the sports media landscape

Patriot League notebook: Lehigh on the move; Army-Navy rivalry; American rises in the South

By Todd Goclowski / January 30, 2021

Lehigh’s Frannie Hottinger is stepping up her game

Sun sign Brandi Poole, Chris Koclanes, and Awvee Storey to multi-year contracts

By Natalie Heavren / January 29, 2021

What does this mean for the team moving forward?

Inside the upsets that rocked the college basketball world

By Sydney Olmstead / January 29, 2021

Virginia Tech took down No. 2 NC State while No. 19 Arkansas handed No. 3 UConn its first loss of the season

Next Level, Episode 3: The end of an era for the Sparks, with SB Nation’s Sabreena Merchant

By Brendon Kleen / January 29, 2021

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Inside West Virginia’s ascent to the top 25

By Spencer Nusbaum / January 29, 2021

Kysre Gondrezick is the truth, and depth is key

Asia Durr’s journey as a ‘Long-Hauler’ puts her WNBA career in question

By Jackie Powell / January 29, 2021

The Liberty guard has battled adversity before, but fighting the after-effects of COVID-19 is uncharted territory

Around the SEC: Texas A&M celebrates the tenth anniversary of the championship

By Dorothy J. Gentry / January 28, 2021

Auburn seeks first conference win and more

Connecticut Sun, Jasmine Thomas agree to terms

By Natalie Heavren / January 28, 2021

What does it mean for the team?