Basketball NewsWednesday, Mar 4, 2026

Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAOutlet infoMar 4, 1:47 PM ET

It's not out of the realm of possibility that Sophie Cunningham and many other WNBA players is left without a league to play in this year as the season opener approaches without a new collective bargaining agreement in sight. But while Cunningham has no intentions of retiring from pro basketball ...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoMar 4, 5:17 PM ET

The NBA fined Jaylon Tyson for exaggerating just a little too much.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoMar 4, 5:08 PM ET

Does defense really win championships? A good defense is important, but in the modern NBA, where spacing, pace, and shot-making dominate — elite offense has increasingly become a prerequisite to be a true title contender. Consider the last three champions.…

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoMar 4, 5:06 PM ET

Olivia Hamlin scored 16 points, Delaney Gibb and Lara Rohkohl each had 15, and Sydney Benally added 14 as BYU beat Houston 76-66 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday. After winning its first Big 12 Tournament game in its third season as a conference member, ninth-seeded BYU (21-10) will play eighth-seeded Utah in the second round Thursday. BYU outshot 16th-seeded Houston 47% to 31% but had to overcome 22 turnovers and didn't have the game in hand until the final minutes.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAOutlet infoMar 4, 2:44 PM ET

The WNBA and its players are currently in the middle of a significant collective bargaining agreement negotiation. It doesn't appear to be going well. Both WNBA stars Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart have raised concerns to the WNBA Players Association regarding how negotiations are being handled. ...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoMar 4, 5:58 PM ET

Shay Ciezki had 22 points and seven assists, Nevaeh Caffey scored nine of her 13 in the fourth quarter, and No. 13 seed Indiana overcame a 20-point deficit to beat Nebraska 72-69 on Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Indiana (18-14) has won four in a row and is 7-2 following its 0-10 start in Big Ten play. No. 12 seed Nebraska (18-12) has lost seven of its last nine games and may have seen its NCAA Tournament bubble burst.