Posts by Cameron Ruby

Cameron Ruby is the Sparks reporter for The IX Basketball. She is a Bay Area native currently living in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Sparks add Sarah Ashlee Barker, Sania Feagin and Liatu King in 2025 WNBA Draft 

April 15, 2025

Breaking down the Sparks’ draft night

JuJu Watkins’ defense makes USC so hard to beat 

March 14, 2025

Watkins: ‘Anything I can do to contribute I’m going to do’

Inside how USC slayed rival UCLA again, captured Big Ten title

March 3, 2025

Lindsay Gottlieb on JuJu Watkins, Kiki Iriafen: ‘They’re the best duo in the country’

Sights and sounds from a crosstown, top-10 matchup in Los Angeles

February 14, 2025

Heroes, both expected and unexpected, propelled USC over UCLA

USC and UCLA both beat Ohio State. How do they enter the crosstown matchup?

February 12, 2025

Gottlieb: ‘We want everyone clicking, we want everyone in a rhythm’

UCLA’s mental toughness, then and now

February 7, 2025

Cori Close: ‘I don’t really think we try to focus on the pressure of being No. 1’

What adding Kelsey Plum could mean for the Los Angeles Sparks 

January 27, 2025

Plum, a two-time WNBA champion, could engineer a turnaround for the Sparks on and off the court

What the Valkyries gain — and the Sparks lose — from Stephanie Talbot expansion draft pick

December 8, 2024

Talbot brings 199 games of WNBA experience to the Bay Area’s inaugural roster.

UCLA Bruins upset No. 1, clearing the path to take the spot themselves 

November 26, 2024

Cori Close’s squad showcases depth in dominant performance

USC needs to make bigger adjustments as teams learn how to plan for JuJu Watkins

November 24, 2024

USC’s offense has struggled to get Watkins clean looks in multiple games this season