Basketball

Vanderbilt women’s basketball is off to their best start in program history

Only two undefeated teams remain in women’s college basketball. As expected, one of them is the defending champs, No. 1 UConn, but the other — No. 5 Vanderbilt — is an unexpected powerhouse. Ahead of the Commodores’ 3 p.m. ET Sunday showdown vs. No. 2 South Carolina, let’s break down the Black and Gold’s serendipitous success.

January 23, 2026

Breeze BC’s Paige Bueckers drops Unrivaled career-high 37 points in win

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Fire ’fits, helpful hands, and one certified walking bucket? Yep, Unrivaled had it all over the weekend. Here are the headlines emerging from the innovative 3v3 league’s second weekend of action.

January 21, 2026

History and records on the line in Unrivaled Week 2

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ICYMI, innovative 3v3 women’s basketball league Unrivaled is off and running in Miami, with records falling left and right. We launched Unrivaled Weekly, a Friday newsletter featuring stunning stats and deep analysis, to keep up with all the action — here’s a sneak peek at what you get by subscribing (for free, of course). Buckets on buckets.

January 15, 2026

Phantom BC’s Kelsey Plum scores 38 points, ties single-game Unrivaled scoring record

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The first week of Unrivaled’s sophomore season is nearly in the books and the high-energy 3v3 league is already grabbing headlines. From record-tying performances to undefeated showdowns, scroll on for the 411 on the basketball league bringing the heat in Miami. Dale.

January 12, 2026

The only Unrivaled preview you need

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Before we dig into all the hoopla to come, let’s take a look back at Unrivaled’s stellar 2025 debut. Unrivaled was launched in part to provide hoopers with a domestic playing option during the WNBA offseason, a welcome addition to the (increasingly crowded) women’s basketball landscape.

January 05, 2026

Celebrating the holidays with a heaping helping of basketball and football

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Save one lockout-canceled holiday in 1998, the NBA’s top teams have met on December 25th each year since 1947, just one year after the Basketball Association of America (which later became the NBA) was formed.

December 24, 2025

The four hottest players in NCAA women’s hoops this week

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Four hoopers are heating up the hardwood.

December 12, 2025

Paige Bueckers makes waves with snack product launches as women athletes win over Gen Z consumers

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Paige Bueckers makes waves with snack product launches as women athletes win over Gen Z consumers

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December 11, 2025

Last week, Good Eat’n — a plant-based snack brand launched by NBA legend Chris Paul — announced that WNBA phenom Paige Bueckers joined the company as an equity partner and will launch her own new snack called Ragerz.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #524

Naomi Osaka brings couture to the Australian Open

January 22, 2026

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Naomi Osaka brings couture to the Australian Open

Work, cover girl.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka is making good on her April 2025 promise to treat every Grand Slam like the Met Gala, walking into her first-round match at the Australian Open in full custom couture on Tuesday. A four-time Slam winner, Osaka is generating a lot of conversation — both supportive and critical — with her look, which is why this episode of The GIST of It is about how fashion and sport aren’t so different after all.