Big Ten

Minnesota forward Mallory Heyer holds the ball near her left hip with two hands and looks to make a move.

How Mallory Heyer has helped Minnesota take a step forward this season

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 3, 2025

Heyer is part of a recruiting class that stuck with Minnesota through a coaching change, and it’s paying off

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’

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

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Watkins and Iriafen send shockwaves from USC

By The Next / February 15, 2025

Shafer: ‘JuJu is an absurd shot maker’

JuJu Watkins flexes after the USC trojans take the lead over the UCLA Bruins on February 13, 2025.

Sights and sounds from a crosstown, top-10 matchup in Los Angeles

By Cameron Ruby / February 14, 2025

Heroes, both expected and unexpected, propelled USC over UCLA

USC guard JuJu watkins contests a shot by UCLA center Lauren Betts in last year's cross-town rivalry.

USC and UCLA both beat Ohio State. How do they enter the crosstown matchup?

By Cameron Ruby / February 12, 2025

Gottlieb: ‘We want everyone clicking, we want everyone in a rhythm’

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Life in the Big Ten for the Oregon Ducks

By Julie Schreiber / February 10, 2025

Tannen: ‘[Graves] took over a program that was on life support’

Lauren Betts, wearing a white UCLA uniform, shoots a free throw.

Lauren Betts will return to UCLA for senior season, forgo 2025 WNBA Draft

By Sydney Wingfield / February 8, 2025

The 6’7 center wants to chase two national titles before turning pro

UCLA forward Angela Dugalic smiles and high fives teammates amid win over Ohio State.

UCLA’s mental toughness, then and now

By Cameron Ruby / February 7, 2025

Cori Close: ‘I don’t really think we try to focus on the pressure of being No. 1’

UCLA’s Elina Aarnisalo goes up for a left-handed layup. No defender is in position to contest her shot.

Meet Elina Aarnisalo, UCLA’s impact freshman

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / February 3, 2025

Cori Close: ‘When she gets the opportunity and the light, she will shine’