NCAA WBB

How Notre Dame's Maddy Westbeld used recovery to mold new mindset
Maddy Westbeld enters her final college basketball months with a veteran’s perspective and mindset, shaped by the ups and downs of her five years at Notre Dame.
‘We know we need to clean it up.’ Kentucky women are rolling, but there’s room to grow.-Lexington Herald Leader
JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC try to bring ‘some fun’ to weary and fire-ravaged Los Angeles – Chicago Tribune
JuJu Watkins is one of a handful of Los Angeles natives on the USC women’s basketball roster. She says the fires “have been heavy on our hearts.”

Women's college basketball Star Power Index: LSU's Aneesah Morrow asserts dominance against Tennessee - CBSSports.com
Morrow's monster night only adds to her impressive season
Women's basketball AP poll, takeaways: South Carolina flexes on Texas, ACC provides the drama and more - Yahoo Sports
The Gamecocks showed they're still the class of the SEC in their first conference clash with Texas.
WNBA

Texas man arrested, charged with stalking Fever's Caitlin Clark - ESPN
A Texas man was arrested on a felony stalking charge in Indianapolis after allegedly sending threats and sexually violent messages to WNBA star Caitlin Clark via X.
Indiana Fever 2025 free agency period will usher in a new era - The Next
The Indiana Fever are usually more interested in the WNBA Draft, but free agency will be the dominant player topic in 2025.
2025 WNBA free agency: Biggest needs, fits for all 13 teams, including a Kelsey Mitchell return to Fever - CBSSports.com
Teams can begin negotiating with free agents on Jan. 21
Dallas Wings make first moves of WNBA free agency — but have plenty of work to do - SBNation.com
The Wings extended reserved qualifying offers to Sevgi Uzun and Jaelyn Brown. But, the departures of Satou Sabally and Natasha Howard loom large.