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A guide to the NCAA women’s basketball conference tournaments

A guide to the NCAA women’s basketball conference tournaments

A guide to the NCAA women’s basketball conference tournaments

March Madness is nearly here, but first conference tournaments serve as the perfect warmup, with NCAA squads fighting for rivalry wins, trophies, and most importantly, automatic bids to The Big Dance. The women’s action gets underway today — let’s boogie right into this primer.

Everything you need to know about the 2026 World Baseball Classic

Everything you need to know about the 2026 World Baseball Classic

Everything you need to know about the 2026 World Baseball Classic

Missing high-stakes international competition? Have no fear. The World Baseball Classic (WBC) — the quadrennial tourney featuring baseball’s best competing for their countries — officially begins tonight at 10 p.m. ET. From how it works to the superstars taking the diamond, here’s everything you need to know ahead of first pitch. Play ball, baby.

The grand finale: Breaking down the Unrivaled championship

The grand finale: Breaking down the Unrivaled championship

The grand finale: Breaking down the Unrivaled championship

This season has been the ultimate glow-up for Phantom, who finished dead last in the league last year with just four wins. Now, the Ghost Gang is championship-bound thanks to a combination of grit, tenacity, and a dash of Kelsey Plum heroics. Boo-yeah.

PWHL, NHL navigating post-Olympics injury reality

PWHL, NHL navigating post-Olympics injury reality

PWHL, NHL navigating post-Olympics injury reality

It’s hard to believe the Milano Cortina Olympics ended just over a week ago — unless you look at the PWHL and NHL injury reports. With the second half of both seasons underway, superstars from the hockey leagues find themselves sidelined by injuries sustained while competing for their countries in Milan.

World No. 2 USWNT and No. 10 CanWNT headline 11th annual SheBelieves Cup

World No. 2 USWNT and No. 10 CanWNT headline 11th annual SheBelieves Cup

World No. 2 USWNT and No. 10 CanWNT headline 11th annual SheBelieves Cup

The 11th annual SheBelieves Cup — an international four-team friendly tournament hosted by the USWNT — begins in Nashville, TN, on Sunday, featuring the world No. 2 Americans, No. 10 CanWNT, No. 20 Colombia, and No. 30 Argentina. 2025 was a year of experimentation for both the USWNT and CanWNT, but now it’s go time.

February 27, 2026

The latest on the WNBA’s CBA negotiations

The latest on the WNBA’s CBA negotiations

The latest on the WNBA’s CBA negotiations

According to the WNBA, a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and its players’ union (the WNBPA) needs to be agreed upon by March 10th, otherwise the 2026 schedule will be affected. That’s *checks notes* less than two weeks away — and there’s lots of work to be done.

February 25, 2026

Playoff seeding on the line during Friday’s Unrivaled regular-season finale

Playoff seeding on the line during Friday’s Unrivaled regular-season finale

Playoff seeding on the line during Friday’s Unrivaled regular-season finale

Unrivaled is rocking straight into today’s regular-season finale with four games hitting the hardwood starting at 1 p.m. ET. And that’s only the beginning of the high-stakes hoopla because the first round of the single-elimination playoffs tips off tomorrow.

February 25, 2026

Unrivaled takes NYC for semifinal showdowns

Unrivaled takes NYC for semifinal showdowns

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February 24, 2026

It’s a new soundtrack for the Unrivaled postseason — tonight’s semifinals will be played away from the 3v3 league’s home in Miami and hosted at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. As for the stakes? They’ve never been higher with $600K up for grabs in Wednesday’s championship, which will take place back in Miami.

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UCLA women’s basketball head coach Cori Close is leading with joy this March Madness

March 03, 2026

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UCLA women’s basketball head coach Cori Close is leading with joy this March Madness

UCLA women’s basketball head coach Cori Close is leading with joy this March Madness

Let the Madness begin.

Now that it’s officially March, we’re kicking off the month with one of the best head coaches in the NCAA women’s basketball game: UCLA’s Cori Close. Tune in for a stellar conversation between Coach Close and co-host Alessandra Puccio, who discuss everything from the Bruins’ chances this season to their 2025 Final Four run, which was captured in the new documentary YOU SEE L.A., available to watch tonight at 6 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1 and stream on YouTube worldwide.

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Team USA defeats Canada to win first men’s hockey Olympic gold since 1980

Team USA defeats Canada to win first men’s hockey Olympic gold since 1980

Team USA defeats Canada to win first men’s hockey Olympic gold since 1980

It wasn’t a Miracle, but 46 years later, the result was the same: Team USA is back atop the men’s hockey world, beating Canada 2–1 in 3-on-3 overtime yesterday to win Olympic gold for the first time since 1980. Here’s how the red, white, and blue claimed the final hardware of the Milano Cortina Games.

February 23, 2026

Team USA sparks comeback to defeat Canada 2–1 for the Olympic gold medal

Team USA sparks comeback to defeat Canada 2–1 for the Olympic gold medal

Team USA sparks comeback to defeat Canada 2–1 for the Olympic gold medal

It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish — and yesterday, Team USA women’s hockey embraced the adage, posting a dramatic 2–1 overtime comeback to clinch their third-ever gold medal…all against their archrival Canada, no less. Here’s how the historic dub went down.

February 20, 2026

Figure skater Alysa Liu becomes first American woman to win individual Olympic gold medal in 24 years

Figure skater Alysa Liu becomes first American woman to win individual Olympic gold medal in 24 years

Figure skater Alysa Liu becomes first American woman to win individual Olympic gold medal in 24 years

For the first time in 24 years, an American woman has won individual Olympic figure skating gold: Former retiree Alysa Liu rose to the occasion yesterday, clinching the title with a breathtaking freeskate. Grab some tissues because this story’s inspiring as heck.

February 20, 2026

Team USA is the heavy favorite heading into Milano Cortina Olympics gold medal game

Team USA is the heavy favorite heading into Milano Cortina Olympics gold medal game

Team USA is the heavy favorite heading into Milano Cortina Olympics gold medal game

It’s all hockey, all the time with the Team USA women’s gold medal game against Canada set for today at 1:10 p.m. ET while the boys recover from yesterday’s taxing quarter-final (QF) dub. Channel your inner Herb Brooks — great moments are born from great opportunity, after all.

February 19, 2026

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin aims to end eight-year medal drought

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin aims to end eight-year medal drought

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin aims to end eight-year medal drought

American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest Alpine skier of all time, hasn’t won an Olympic medal since 2018 — and her final chance to reach the podium at these Games is in today’s 7:30 a.m. ET slalom. Drop right in on today’s story as her Olympic journey continues.

February 18, 2026

Norway’s dominating the Milano Cortina Olympics — but why?

Norway’s dominating the Milano Cortina Olympics — but why?

Norway’s dominating the Milano Cortina Olympics — but why?

You’ve probably seen the viral clips of Norwegian skier Johannes Høsflot Klaebo dominating the competition, but did you notice Norway is also running away with the medal count at the Milano Cortina Olympics? The small country with a population of just 5.6M has already racked up a Games–leading 28 medals, and 12 of them are gold. “Winning” the Winter Games is nothing new for the Norwegians, who also boast the all-time Winter Olympic medals record. Let’s discuss the secrets to their success.

February 17, 2026

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