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SI:AM | UCLA Leaves No Doubt in National Title Blowout vs. South Carolina

The Bruins completed an incredible season with a thorough thrashing in the championship game.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 6

After a Hard Reset, UCLA Decided to Win a National Championship on Its Own Terms

Many doubted if the happy-go-lucky Bruins were tough enough to win it all. It turns out they had so much heart for each other that they played heartlessly against their opponents.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 6

Following South Carolina’s Blueprint, UCLA Is a Formidable National Championship Opponent

Three years after meeting in the Sweet 16, the Bruins have a roster that can go toe-to-toe with the Gamecocks.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 4

Women’s College Basketball Coaches With the Most at Stake in March

In this week’s roundtable, our staff looks at who has the most pressure heading into tournament time.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 26

The Unlikely Origins of the Patriots’ Four H’s Bonding Exercise

A Massachusetts-based therapist and former women’s basketball standout helps trace a practice passed through various sports and coaches before Mike Vrabel.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 6

Women’s Hoops Weekly Roundtable: Is USC a Serious Contender?

Just how far will the Trojans go without JuJu Watkins? Plus risers and fallers, a standout transfer and other top notes from the first week-plus of the college basketball season.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 12, 2025

Lauren Betts Will Be a Tall Task for UConn

It isn’t just the 6' 7" center’s size that will give the Huskies problems in the Final Four, but Sarah Strong could be the key.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 3, 2025

College coaches see a game shifting beneath piles of NIL cash as March Madness arrives

Coach after coach, from Miami’s Jim Larrañaga to Virginia’s Tony Bennett to Villanova’s Jay Wright, have walked away from college basketball, saying it no longer holds the appeal it once did

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025

UCLA Shows It Is More Than Just Lauren Betts

The No. 1 overall seed Bruins generally win by playing through their All-American 6' 7" center. They made it to the Final Four because of how they can play without her.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 31, 2025

Flau'Jae Johnson puts rap and podcasting careers aside during March Madness

For now, LSU star guard Flau’Jae Johnson is putting her rap career aside

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025