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2 weeks ago | 
theixsports.com | Howard Megdal |Annie Peterson |AP Soccer |Joey Dillon
Happy Basketball Wednesday, presented by The BIG EAST Conference. As the minutes ticked down to the start of Sunday’s national title game — an 82-59 victory from Connecticut over South Carolina — I thought about the legacies of both the head coaches involved, Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley, before raising my phone to take the above photo as the two embraced.
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3 weeks ago | 
theixsports.com | Howard Megdal |Annie Peterson |AP Soccer |Joey Dillon
Welcome to Basketball Wednesday, presented by The BIG EAST Conference. The days ahead will be consequential for every program involved in this weekend’s Final Four in Tampa, though for dramatically different reasons. Let’s get into what’s at stake for UCLA, UConn, Texas and South Carolina. Get unlimited access to our exclusive coverage of a varitety of women’s sports, including our premium newsletter by subscribing today!Join todayAlready a member?
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3 weeks ago | 
theixsports.com | Joey Dillon |Annie Peterson |AP Soccer |Howard Megdal
Howdy, y’all and Happy Tennis Tuesday! With the end of the Miami Open, we’re officially into the beginning of the clay court season. We’ll delve into that next week. First, lets break down how things went down in the 305. Get unlimited access to our exclusive coverage of a varitety of women’s sports, including our premium newsletter by subscribing today!Join todayAlready a member?
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3 weeks ago | 
theixsports.com | Annie Peterson |AP Soccer |Joey Dillon |Howard Megdal
Editors note: Hello all, still at the NCAA Tournament. So anther short post this week. Suffice to say I really miss Portland and my cat MoMo, and bummed I couldn’t go to the Portland Thorns’ Becky Sauerbrunn night. But the basketball has been fantastic!Get unlimited access to our exclusive coverage of a varitety of women’s sports, including our premium newsletter by subscribing today!Join todayAlready a member?
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3 weeks ago | 
theixsports.com | Annie Peterson |AP Soccer |Joey Dillon |Howard Megdal
Hey hockey fans! It’s Lydia Murray here from The Ice Garden, bringing you the latest edition of Hockey Friday. This year’s PWHL Takeover Tour, which featured PWHL regular season games at nine different locations across North America, wraps up this weekend in St. Louis. In this week’s newsletter, I’m sharing some reflections on the Takeover Tour (and last year’s stop in Detroit) from the perspective of Boston Fleet players and staff.
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4 weeks ago | 
theixsports.com | Howard Megdal |Annie Peterson |AP Soccer |Joey Dillon
Happy Basketball Wednesday, presented by The BIG EAST Conference. Sitting in a studio in Dallas on Monday night, all of us on the Amazon Bracket Breakdown set fell into silent, stunned disbelief as we watched the events unfold on our television. JuJu Watkins, the indestructible one, on the ground in pain. A non-contact injury. Our worst fears for her, soon realized.
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1 month ago | 
theixsports.com | Joey Dillon |Annie Peterson |AP Soccer |Howard Megdal
Howdy, y’all and Happy Tennis Tuesday! Today is quarterfinals day at the Miami Open and after a tough first week, we have our four matchups!Get unlimited access to our exclusive coverage of a varitety of women’s sports, including our premium newsletter by subscribing today!Join todayAlready a member? Login(1) Aryna Sabalenka vs. (9) Zheng QinwenMagda Linette vs. (6) Jasmine PaoliniEmma Raducanu vs. (4) Jessica Pegula(WC) Alexandra Eala vs.
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1 month ago | 
theixsports.com | Annie Peterson |AP Soccer |Joey Dillon |Howard Megdal
Hello! Apologies, a bit of an abbreviated post here because I’m covering the NCAA Tournament(s). I’m currently with the men’s side in Seattle, but this week I go to Spokane for the women’s Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. If there’s just one thing I can tell y’all about being at the tournament: it’s a grind, especially in the early rounds.
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1 month ago | 
theixsports.com | Lela Moore |Annie Peterson |AP Soccer |Joey Dillon
Get unlimited access to our exclusive coverage of a varitety of women’s sports, including our premium newsletter by subscribing today!Join todayAlready a member? LoginOn Wednesday, Jade Carey was announced as a finalist for the 2025 AAI Award. On Thursday, Carey came out publicly. Howard Megdal, founder and editor of The Next and The IX, just announced his latest book.
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1 month ago | 
theixsports.com | Howard Megdal |Annie Peterson |AP Soccer |Joey Dillon
Happy Basketball Wednesday, presented by The BIG EAST Conference. Like you, I am deeply immersed in March Madness. But tectonic shifts are underway in the professional game, with Unrivaled’s inaugural season coming to a close, and it is important to put those in context as a fundamentally important WNBA collective bargaining agreement is negotiated.
