Gianna Kneepkens: ‘Lauren’s impact is huge on us’
UCLA
Posted inNCAA Basketball
UCLA must be the aggressor in Texas rematch
The Bruins can’t afford another slow start
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The Weekly Fast Break: Dancing all the way to the desert
The last dance of the Big Dance at 2026 Final Four
Posted inThe IX Sports Podcast
The IX Sports Podcast: NCAA Women’s Final Four preview, WNBA double expansion draft explained
Plus, reflections on the sale of the Connecticut Sun and the revival of the Houston Comets
Posted inNCAA Basketball
Why halftime speeches aren’t always necessary for UCLA’s Cori Close
Close: ‘I think when you have a mature group … it’s better for me to be quick to listen and slow to speak’
Posted inBig Ten, NCAA Basketball, The IX Basketball, Uncategorized
UCLA earns another chance to go 1-0 — in Phoenix at Final Four
A senior-loaded roster puts pressure on UCLA to finish with a title.
Posted inBig Ten
Defense powers UCLA to the Elite Eight
Cori Close: ‘We have to be built for the days in which those threes don’t fall’
Posted inNCAA Basketball
The ‘connecting piece’: UCLA’s Charlisse Leger-Walker is the ultimate facilitator
Leger-Walker is observant, experienced, and a ‘heck of a basketball player’
Posted inFeatures
Lauren Betts’ triumphant goodbye to Pauley Pavilion
Cori Close: ‘She’s found a really deep purpose’
Posted inLatest News
The Weekly Fast Break: The sweetest moments
Sweet 16 seeds aligning, Cinderella appearing & memorable moments ready to be called
