Happy Friday, Ball-Knowers!
The newswire is officially back and from now on will cap off our week of the free daily newsletter. In the future, you’ll still see us working on features and the in-depth storytelling you have come to expect from us. They’ll be linked in each newsletter with full access going to the Ball-Knowers whose subscription fees are able to allow us to travel, interview and write the very pieces fans in women’s basketball say have been missing over the years.
We’re also gearing up for some upgrades to our Discord server as well as our offerings on YouTube so if you ever needed an opportunity to really throw yourself into the rapidly expanding world of women’s basketball, from its business to its stories, this is the place to be.
If you’re just joining our humble community of NCAA/WNBA enthusiasts, welcome! This newswire is a weekly installment that allows you to not only find all our work from all over the interwebs, but get a chance to find great writing from elsewhere around the women’s basketball world.
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What We Wrote
Oliviyah Edwards commits to South Carolina, Indiana's guard room and a new Ball Up Top podcast by Andrew Haubner
Tennessee's Transfer Portal, WNBA TV Schedules and Courtney Vandersloot: Shadow GM? by Andrew Haubner
Five Out: Million Dollar History, Azzi Fudd's Weird Week, and Endangered Mid-Majors by Andrew Haubner
What’s On Video
Tyler discussed Aliyah Boston’s historic contract with Indiana over the weekend…
And touched on Audi Crooks’ major transfer to Oklahoma State…
As well as ‘Big Oh’ and her commitment to South Carolina.
As part of Ball Up Top, Andrew and Tyler talk if Tennessee’s roster will be better next NCAA season…
And the strategy, good or bad, of allowing Courtney Vandersloot to have a major influence in the Chicago Sky front office…
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What You Can Listen To
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Good Reads, Curated by NCS…
The WNBA’s Natasha Cloud problem (probably) isn’t political by Stephanie Kaloi, High Post Hoops
The guerrilla investigators of WNBA queerness by Maya Goldberg-Safir, Oakland Review of Books
Fever’s Caitlin Clark aims to stay fresh by handling ball less by Kareem Copeland, ESPN
Connecticut Sun fans are conflicted as the "sunset season" begins by Frankie De La Cretaz, Out of Your League
‘It’s about want to’: Paige Bueckers vocal leadership is setting the Dallas Wings’ training camp tone by Grant Afseth, Dallas Hoops Journal
Dominique Malonga embodies Storm’s plan for ‘positionless’ basketball by Mike Vorel, Seattle Times
WNBA GM’s deal with most exhausting, compressed offseason ever by Marisa Ingemi, Her Hoop Stats
Portland Fire open training camp with flash cards, camaraderie and rewritten history by Stephanie Kaloi, The IX
How Val Ackerman led the Big East’s rebirth by Tee Baker, The IX
Valkyries Insider: Is this Kate Martin’s breakout season? by Marisa Ingemi, Valkyries Beat
Did you see a story in women’s basketball this week that you feel is worthy of being shared? Comment below and spread the good word!
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