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🏀 Raining buckets

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Paige Buecker’s draft entry creates various opportunities for new WNBA sponsors

The hype around projected No. 1 WNBA Draft pick Paige Bueckers is reminiscent of last year’s frenzy around aforementioned Fever star Caitlin Clark. Her entry into the league spurred spending around the Fever, the W, and Clark herself, and it seems the same is expected for Bueckers and her potential landing place, the Dallas Wings

Everything you need to know about the 2025 WNBA Draft

So before the Dallas Wings are officially on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick, here’s everything you need to know about the always exciting and often emotional night.

🏀 It’s the wild, wild west

🏀 It’s the wild, wild west

Fifteen of postseason NBA spots are undetermined ahead of final weekend of regular-season action

It all comes down to this…no, seriously. Fifteen of the NBA’s 20 postseason spots are undetermined with the regular-season finale looming on Sunday, including eight of 10 in the hotly contested Western Conference (WC). Let’s ball.

🎓🏀 Poetry in motion

🎓🏀 Poetry in motion

UConn dominates South Carolina to win NCAA-best 12th National Championship

And with that, the 2024–25 women’s college basketball season has come to an end. Hopefully, you had your notepad handy for yesterday’s sold-out national championship game because No. 2 seed UConn put on an absolute hoops clinic.

🎓🏀 Don’t call it a comeback

🎓🏀 Don’t call it a comeback

No. 1 seeds Houston and Florida will battle for the men’s national championship tonight

The Madness isn’t over just yet: No. 1 seeds Florida and Houston will battle for the men’s championship tonight at 8:50 p.m. ET on CBS in the U.S. and TSN in Canada. One (last) shining moment, loading.

🏀 That’s a wrap: women’s March Madness by the numbers

🏀 That’s a wrap: women’s March Madness by the numbers

NCAA enjoys strong viewership for women’s March Madness

While viewership of this year’s NCAA women’s March Madness did dip in the post–Caitlin Clark era, women’s basketball fandom is certainly here to stay. The tournament wrapped with a dominant UConn win over South Carolina and so much more: A sold-out crowd, historic audiences, and promising growth.

4️⃣ Final Four recap

4️⃣ Final Four recap

No. 1 seed South Carolina faces No. 2 seed UConn in 2025 national title game

Sixty-eight teams and nearly three weeks of women’s hoops Madness later, it all comes down to today’s 3 p.m. ET matchup between the sport’s two modern-day dynasties: the reigning champ No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks and the No. 2 UConn Huskies. Let the countdown begin.

🎓🏀 Best day ever

🎓🏀 Best day ever

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Breaking down the 2025 women’s Final Four

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April 04, 2025

The sun is shining, women’s March Madness viewership numbers are skyrocketing, and the women’s Final Four is the hottest ticket in Tampa. Just another day in women’s sports.

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Fist bumping with Breanna Stewart before the WNBA Draft

April 10, 2025

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Fist bumping with Breanna Stewart before the WNBA Draft

Fist bumping with Breanna Stewart before the WNBA Draft

It’s always the right time to talk about women’s basketball.

But that’s especially true when one of the greatest hoopers of all time comes on the pod. NY Liberty superstar Breanna Stewart joins co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz on The GIST of It today, and no topic is off-limits. From her latest PUMA shoe drop to her advice for Paige Bueckers ahead of Monday’s WNBA Draft to bonding over injury recovery, Stewie and the gals gab about it all. Don’t miss this one.

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🏀 It’s the final countdown

🏀 It’s the final countdown

Your 2025 Men’s Final Four Preview

One of the chalkiest Final Fours in men’s hoops history hits the court tomorrow, and boy, are we in for a treat. While the lack of Cinderellas in this year’s tourney means less Madness, we have a chance to see the country’s most talented players and (in theory) best squads duke it out for a trip to Monday’s title game. Preemptive chills.

🏀 The calm between the storms

🏀 The calm between the storms

The women’s Final Four is set as Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles hits the transfer portal

There’s a mid-week lull in the on-court action ahead of this weekend’s Final Four, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any hoops news to catch up on. Consider this a chance to catch your breath and prepare for one last weekend of Madness.

🎓🏀 Doing it for the plot

🎓🏀 Doing it for the plot

South Carolina and UCLA book Final Four tickets, two spots still up for grabs

We’re smack dab in the middle of the women’s Elite Eight, meaning two Final Four tickets have already been punched and the other two are up for grabs tonight. All hoops, all the time.

🏀 Chalk dirty to me

🏀 Chalk dirty to me

All four No. 1 seeds advance to the men’s Final Four for the first time since 2008

All four top teams survived and thrived in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight this weekend, booking their tickets to the talent-packed main event, which tips off Saturday. Here’s how the chalkiest Final Four in recent memory came together.

🤩 Larger-than-life figures

🤩 Larger-than-life figures

The off-court icons that define March Madness culture

March Madness isn’t just a basketball tournament — it’s a cultural event. And while the buzzer-beaters and upsets define the Madness, oftentimes the characters and moments behind-the-scenes live rent-free in our brains for years to come.

🎓🏀 A whole lot of hoop-la

🎓🏀 A whole lot of hoop-la

Breaking down the No. 2 and No. 3 seed matchups in the women’s Sweet 16

Half of the women’s Final Four will be locked in by the next time we talk, but first we have to whittle these Sweet 16 squads down to an elite group of eight. Every one of this weekend’s games packs a serious punch, but No. 2 vs. No. 3 seed matchups are always extra spicy. Pour a glass of milk, the Madness awaits.

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