Former NBA star Chandler Parsons was among those to weigh in after South Carolina Gamecocks basketball coach Dawn Staley was asked about transgender participation in women’s sports. Staley expressed her support for transgender participation in women’s sports, sparking a bunch of reaction across social media. Parsons, who played at Florida before becoming an important starter for the Houston Rockets and …
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South Carolina's Dawn Staley praises Caitlin Clark for ‘lifting up our sport,’ calls her ‘one of the GOATs’
Dawn Staley was bent over in tears trying to reflect immediately after her South Carolina Gamecocks won the third NCAA women’s basketball national championship with her in place as head coach. But as she basked in the confetti falling from the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse ceiling in Cleveland and lifted the national championship trophy, Staley shouted out the Iowa Hawkeyes for …
Read More »Ex-WNBA player Val Whiting makes clear stance on transgender athletes in women's sports
Val Whiting, a former WNBA player who was a two-time national champion at Stanford, made her stance on transgender participation in women’s sports clear on Saturday night. Whiting gave her take on X after South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley was asked about the issue earlier in the day as the team prepared for their national championship game against …
Read More »March Madness: Iowa tops UConn to face undefeated South Carolina in title game
The Iowa Hawkeyes are headed back to center stage after defeating a gritty and resilient UConn team in the women’s semifinal on Friday night. But waiting for them will be their fiercest competitor yet – the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks. Iowa and South Carolina will face off in Cleveland on Sunday afternoon after two very different journeys this season. Guard …
Read More »South Carolina's Dawn Staley draws strong reactions over remarks about trans participation in women's sports
South Carolina Gamecocks basketball coach Dawn Staley sparked fierce reactions on social media Saturday after she was asked about transgender participation in women’s sports. Staley and the Gamecocks outlasted N.C. State in the Final Four Friday night and will face Iowa in the national championship Sunday. During a press conference, OutKick’s Dan Zaksheske asked Staley her thoughts on the burning …
Read More »Iowa, Caitlin Clark headline star-studded women’s Final Four matchups: ‘Anybody can win it’
“Anybody can take it. Anybody can win it.” The words of Iowa star Caitlin Clark perfectly sum up the women’s tournament this year as just two games stand between the Hawkeyes and the program’s first national championship. But nothing about March Madness is ever certain. Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after the win against the LSU Tigers …
Read More »South Carolina dominates NC State to reach women's basketball national title game
The South Carolina Lady Gamecocks need just one more win to have a perfect season, and it will come in the national championship game. No. 1 South Carolina kicked off the women’s basketball Final Four with yet another dominant victory on the hardwood, this time over No. 3 NC State, 78-59, on Friday night in Cleveland. And of course, it …
Read More »NCAA women's basketball Final Four power rankings: Who is the best team left in the tournament?
It’s nearly time for the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four. No. 1 South Carolina will take on No. 3 N.C. State, and No. 1 Iowa will take on No. 3 UConn in Cleveland Friday night. The Gamecocks and Wolfpack will tip off at 7 p.m. ET, and the Hawkeyes play the Huskies at 9:30 p.m. ET. CLICK HERE FOR MORE …
Read More »Missing ex-South Carolina quarterback found alive on a kayak in the Florida Gulf after fishing trip goes awry
Former University of South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley, who was reported missing on Thursday, has been located by the U.S. Coast Guard nearly 12 hours after he was seen leaving to go fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, law enforcement in Florida confirmed. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office put out a press release asking for help in locating the 37-year-old …
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