Big Ten

University of Washington players celebrate as they walk back to the bench against Wisconsin on January 7, 2025 at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Wash.

Big Ten Tournament notebook Day 1: Higher seeds advance

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 6, 2025

Washington, Iowa and Nebraska all advance to play again on Thursday

Lucy Olsen (33) scores for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Inside Lucy Olsen’s first — and only — year at Iowa

By Angie Holmes / March 4, 2025

Olsen: ‘Just from the start, it felt like family’

Minnesota forward Mallory Heyer holds the ball near her left hip with two hands and looks to make a move.

How Mallory Heyer has helped Minnesota take a step forward this season

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 3, 2025

Heyer is part of a recruiting class that stuck with Minnesota through a coaching change, and it’s paying off

USC's JuJu Watkins flashes a 3-point sign with her right hand.

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

By Cameron Ruby / March 3, 2025

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

Conference title check-ins: Final days of regular season

By Emily Adler / March 2, 2025

Assessing the regular season conference winners and tournament brackets across high- and mid-majors

The Weekly Fast Break: Welcome to the parity party

By Missy Heidrick / February 19, 2025

Star-studded wins, record performances and questions answered

JuJu Watkins flexes after the USC trojans take the lead over the UCLA Bruins on February 13, 2025.

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

By Cameron Ruby / February 14, 2025

Heroes, both expected and unexpected, propelled USC over UCLA

USC guard JuJu watkins contests a shot by UCLA center Lauren Betts in last year's cross-town rivalry.

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

By Cameron Ruby / February 12, 2025

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

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Life in the Big Ten for the Oregon Ducks

By Julie Schreiber / February 10, 2025

Tannen: ‘[Graves] took over a program that was on life support’

UCLA forward Angela Dugalic smiles and high fives teammates amid win over Ohio State.

UCLA’s mental toughness, then and now

By Cameron Ruby / February 7, 2025

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