TCU climbs the AP Top 25 NCAA Basketball Poll ranks

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TCU shoots into final AP Poll’s Top 10

The latest AP Top 25 Poll dropped Monday, with just one team making meaningful strides in the final NCAA rankings of the regular season.

• No. 10 TCU moved up one spot after a Sunday’s win over No. 20 Baylor, breaking into the Top 10 for the first time this year while the rest of the upper echelon held fast.

• No. 12 Louisville ceded their Top 10 standing, dropping two spots after Sunday’s upset loss to unranked Notre Dame — while the Irish narrowly missed out on rejoining the Top 25. (See full rankings)

From the top: Undefeated UConn caps the 2025/26 season as the wire-to-wire No. 1, riding a perfect 31-0 record into Champ Week.

• The Huskies won 25 of their games by 30 points or more, notching the third-best season-long margin of victory in NCAA women’s basketball history — behind UConn’s 2014/15 and 2015/16 lineups.

• “[There are] really close-knit teams that really love playing together, and you get a little bit of something from everybody every night,” UConn head coach Geno Auriemma said of his team. (Read more)

Up next: Conference tournaments tip off Wednesday, as teams continue to pad their resumes ahead of March 15th’s Selection Sunday.

WNBA players talk strikes as CBA deadline looms

The WNBA posted a new CBA offer this week, with the players union publicly weighing the costs of a work stoppage should the parties not reach a deal by the league’s March 10th deadline.

• “I want to play, and players want to play,” WNBPA first VP Kelsey Plum said ahead of Monday’s Unrivaled semifinals. “We’re going to continue to negotiate and do everything we possibly can to get this done in a timely fashion.”

• “I think that while we still are fighting for a lot of different things, we have to realize that the rev share is a win, especially just even coming from the 2020 CBA and the ones before that,” echoed fellow union VP Breanna Stewart. “Now, as the league makes money, we make money.” (Read more)

Dividing line: The WNBPA and the WNBA remain far apart on revenue sharing, with the league reportedly offering players 70% of net revenue after deducting expenses while the union pushes for 26% of gross revenue.

• “At this point, it’s not really a negotiation anymore,” said Wings guard Paige Bueckers. “We need to continue to have these conversations, continue to actually have change implemented for us to move on our stance.”

• “We as players, we don’t want a strike. We want to have a season,” Bueckers continued. “But again, there’s things that need to be handled, and we want to do it as professionals.” (Watch full clip)

Unrivaled’s top seeds clean up in Brooklyn

Unrivaled 3×3 came to play on Monday, as No. 1 seed Phantom and No. 2 Mist BC took down their semifinal challengers in Brooklyn.

• Kelsey Plum dominated the opener, scoring 31 points to offset Vinyl forward Dearica Hamby’s 30 points and secure the 83-75 Phantom win. (Watch full highlights)

• The Mist later mounted a 16-point comeback to beat the Breeze, as Arike Ogunbowale’s game-winner notched the Mist’s 73-69 victory. (Watch full highlights)

Big break: In addition to setting tomorrow’s final, Monday’s festivities also showcased the second-year league’s continued success.

• After selling out Barclays Center, Unrivaled announced it brought in $45 million in revenue so far this year — including $1 million in semifinal sales — up from 2025’s $27 million.

• “That speaks to the financial performance, but it’s a natural byproduct of putting the players and the fans first while consistently raising the bar and setting new standards, thereby proving what’s possible when you focus on the true value drivers of a sport,” said commissioner Micky Lawler. (See full clip)

Up next: Wednesday’s winner-take-all final tips off at 9:30 PM ET, live on TNT.

Major League Volleyball taps 1st commissioner

Major League Volleyball’s next chapter has arrived, with the pro women’s league bringing on sports executive Jaime Weston as its first-ever commissioner this week.

• Previously a senior VP of marketing at the NFL, Weston joins MLV from USA Volleyball, where she served as chief commercial officer overseeing brand strategy ahead of the 2028 LA Olympics.

• “This is volleyball’s time,” Weston said in a statement. “In the US, the sport is female-led and female-defined, and professional women’s volleyball is not following a blueprint. It’s designing one.” (See full release)

Big plans: One of two high-profile US pro leagues alongside LOVB, MLV’s third season currently features eight teams with expansion plans already in place.

• “Jaime’s leadership brings the discipline and vision to turn this wave of energy into real enterprise value and lasting change,” said 2027 Northern California expansion team owner Theresia Gouw.

Hilary Knight says she won Olympic gold with a torn MCL

USA Hockey captain Hilary Knight opened up this week, telling CBS Mornings that she tore her MCL at the Winter Olympics — and skated through the injury.

• Knight became the all-time top US scorer last month, notching the game-tying goal that sent the team’s 2-1 gold medal win over Canada to overtime.

• “To be able to play through injury was definitely a mental sort of gymnastic challenge for myself and also physical,” said Knight. “We’ve got some amazing support staff that did their best to get me out there and perform at my best, as best as I could.” (See full clip)

Down time: The PWHL pioneer has since been placed on Seattle’s long-term injured reserve, alongside Minnesota Olympian Kendall Coyne Schofield.

• The Torrent currently sits last in the PWHL standings, while the reigning champion Frost sits third with under two regular-season months remaining.

Quote of the day

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma
comparing his undefeated 2025/26 Huskies to Paige Bueckers’s 2024/25 roster.