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📺 Power players📺 Power players
Nielsen data provides insight on Black Americans’ engagement with sports
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A new Nielsen report illustrates how Black Americans are “power TV viewers” who consume video content at a higher rate than the general population and are loyal women’s sports fans. In fact, they have been a critical demographic in driving the growth of women’s basketball over time and have favored committed advertisers in the space.
January 31, 2025
🏀 Ball so hard🏀 Ball so hard
Key games at the halfway point of the women’s college basketball season
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Somebody call Bon Jovi because we’re officially halfway through the women’s hoops season. Let’s give it a shot and check in on the latest key matchups.
January 31, 2025
🏀 Ballin’ like March Madness🏀 Ballin’ like March Madness
Checking in on the biggest storylines in men’s college basketball
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With less than two months to go until March Madness, the men’s hoops picture is starting to take shape. Some storylines were expected (hi, projected No. 1 NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg), while others have come as a surprise (Sorry, UConn fans).
January 29, 2025
🏀 Conference call🏀 Conference call
Which women’s basketball conference reigns supreme?
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Over halfway through the season, the ACC and the SEC boast the most top 25 women’s hoops teams out of any conference, while the Big Ten is home to the No. 1 squad. Which conference reigns supreme?
January 29, 2025
🏀 Blockbuster’s so back🏀 Blockbuster’s so back
All-Stars Alyssa Thomas, Brittney Griner on the move amid wild WNBA offseason
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The WNBA continues to wreak havoc with not one but two blockbuster deals yesterday. Though the moves aren’t officially official until February 1st, here’s the latest from the hardwood.
January 29, 2025
🏀 Ball ’til you fall 🏀 Ball ’til you fall
Recapping the weekend’s women’s college basketball games, including South Carolina’s big win over LSU
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Who needs to wait until March with chaos aplenty in women’s basketball. Let’s catch up on the weekend before another week of on-court action.
January 27, 2025
🏀 It’s raining upsets🏀 It’s raining upsets
Five unranked teams secured wins over top-25 opponents for a chaotic weekend of men’s college basketball
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It was a weekend full of upsets in men’s college hoops, with five unranked squads earning wins over top-25 teams.
January 27, 2025
🏀 Around the world🏀 Around the world
NBA Paris Games illustrate how women’s basketball can capitalize on French fandom
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As seen from the craze surrounding Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA game on French soil yesterday, the European nation is quickly becoming a basketball hotspot. And it’s not just the NBA that stands to benefit — women’s basketball is primed to capitalize on the American sports trend of going overseas.
January 24, 2025
📈 Like no other📈 Like no other
Warner Bros. Discovery enjoys early success from Unrivaled’s debut weekend
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Unrivaled saw solid viewership numbers for its opening night doubleheader, indicating the 3v3 pro women’s basketball league is off to a strong start. Keep scrolling for some major takeaways from Unrivaled’s early numbers.
January 24, 2025
🏀 Hardwood heroines 🏀 Hardwood heroines
Catch up on the week’s best women’s college basketball games
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Big things are happening in the women’s college basketball space, from undefeated No. 1 UCLA setting a Big Ten record for the most weeks ranked at No. 1 to major upsets to star performances from your favorite players.
January 24, 2025
🏀 Going hard in the paint 🏀 Going hard in the paint
Previewing the weekend’s top 25 men’s basketball matchups
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The weekend is chock-full of top-25 men’s basketball action, including a top-10 SEC showdown.
January 24, 2025
🏀 A clash of the titans🏀 A clash of the titans
No. 5 LSU and No. 2 South Carolina meet for must-see top-five SEC showdown
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Clear your schedule, cancel your plans — undefeated No. 5 LSU women’s basketball meets reigning champs No. 2 South Carolina tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
January 22, 2025
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