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Winners and losers from the first week of women's hoops: JuJu Watkins returns, two players get turned around

College basketball is back, and we're recapping the good, the bad and the weird of the first week

Women's college basketball rankings: Michigan up to No. 2 in AP Top 25 after UConn upset

Michigan is now No. 2 in the country, ahead of USC and behind top-ranked South Carolina

Liberty part ways with coach Chris DeMarco, creating the WNBA's best job opening

The New York Liberty will be looking for their third coach in three years this offseason

Women's college basketball season predictions: Experts make picks for Final Four, national champ and NPOY

Can South Carolina win it all? Will JuJu Watkins lead USC to the Final Four? We're making predictions as a new season begins

Dream star Angel Reese vows 'we'll be back' after Game 7 loss vs. Valkyries in WNBA Finals

Reese was limited to eight points on Saturday night as Atlanta fell short of a title against Golden State

2026 WNBA playoff bracket: Schedule and scores as Golden State Valkyries win first championship

In just their second season of existence, the Golden State Valkyries are WNBA champions

WNBA Finals Game 7 predictions: Will the Dream or Valkyries win their first title on Saturday?

It's the first Game 7 in WNBA history on Saturday night in San Francisco ... so who will capture the crown?

Dream ride energy of sold-out Atlanta crowd to rediscover their swagger, force first Game 7 in WNBA history

The circumstances of a Thursday afternoon game weren't ideal, but the Dream -- and the Atlanta crowd -- rose to the occasion

Dream staying focused and confident ahead of WNBA Finals Game 6 despite scheduling madness

Down 3-2 in the series, Atlanta faces elimination at home on Thursday in a midday showdown against the Valkyries

WNBA Finals' Game 6 scheduling debacle is an embarrassing end to a historic season

What could be the deciding game of the best-of-seven series will now be played as a midweek matinee

How Valkyries star Gabby Williams found a 'different kind of fire' and inspired her team to Game 4 win

Williams led Golden State to a series-tying win over the Dream with a game-high 17 points on Saturday

Fever clean house after failed season, but issues lie deeper than a front office refresh around Caitlin Clark

The Fever, eliminated from the playoffs in the first round, now face an offseason of change

Angel Reese's superpower: Her contagious confidence has the Dream two wins from a WNBA title

Reese and the Dream are up 2-1 over the Valkyries, and she is the frontrunner for WNBA Finals MVP

Women's college basketball rankings: JuJu Watkins has USC at No. 3 in AP Top 25, South Carolina begins on top

Watkins is back for the 2026-27 season, and the Trojans are behind only South Carolina and UConn in the preseason poll

2026 WNBA Finals predictions: Expert picks for Valkyries vs. Dream as each team seeks first title

The 2026 WNBA Finals tip off on Saturday afternoon ... so who will capture the championship?

Lindsay Gibbs is the women's basketball lead at CBS Sports, where writes, edits and helps shape coverage of the the WNBA, NCAA women's basketball and beyond. She is also the founder of the women's sports newsletter, "Power Plays," and the co-host of the "Burn It All Down" podcast. Over the past 12 years, Gibbs has become a leading voice in the women's sports space; her work and commentary has appeared in Time Magazine, CNN, NPR and The Athletic, among others, and she was previously the sports reporter at ThinkProgress and co-host of Slate's "Hang Up and Listen." She graduated from NYU and currently lives in her native Greensboro, N.C., home of the legendary Bennett College Belles.

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