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Overreacting to the NCAA Season What a week in women’s college hoops! Zena and Sabreena open up with the week’s wildest stat lines — Hannah Hidalgo swiping 16 steals, Audi Crooks pouring in 43, and Grace College exploding for 172 points. From there, it’s on to WNBA All-Star talk and why so few teams are willing to host it. Later, Zena and Sabreena are joined by The Athletic’s Ira Gorwara to dig into our biggest overreactions in women’s college hoops. Check out our show survey here: https://forms.gle/bNmxU13S84cnsfjBA Follow and listen to the audio podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-womens-basketball-show/id1699815468 Get in touch!
Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesStocks were little changed Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady. While the stock market was quiet, precious metals — considered havens amid uncertainty — soared higher, continuing a recent surge. Gold was up 5.4% and hit an all-time high above $5,350 a troy ounce. Silver soared 10% and traded around $116 a troy ounce. Silver is up roughly 65% so far this year and on pace for its best month since 1979.
Bill Belichick coaches the New England Patriots for the final time in a game against the New York Jets on Jan. 7, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. Bill Belichick is one of the most successful coaches in NFL history. ESPN broke the news Tuesday that Belichick won’t be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. This has to be some knock-off Hall of Fame or something, it can’t be the actual NFL Hall of Fame. Ain’t no WAY Bill Belichick ain’t 1st Ballot HOF!!
Top sports journalists from ESPN to Fox Sports blasted the Washington Post and owner Jeff Bezos online over a report the newspaper is planning to decimate its sports desk. “I’m incredibly saddened about what is happening at the Washington Post. “Jeff Bezos’ destruction of a great newspaper will be part of his legacy. Getty ImagesBrianna Schroer, a senior designer at the Washington Post, also spoke out. “Designing sports has been the highlight of my time at The Washington Post and I would be devastated if I was no longer able to do that,” she tweeted Monday.
As a combat soldier, I recognize a mission when I see one — not because it’s announced, but because it’s being carried out. In the span of weeks, ICE and Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis have resulted in the deaths of two Minnesotans. In over a year of combat in Iraq, my battalion of 500 soldiers did not kill a single person. "I was deployed with the Army's 724 Engineer Battalion in the preemptive strike/invasion of the Iraq war," she writes. That is precisely why soldiers and law enforcement officers hold codes of conduct so fiercely.
(Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)Aerial view of the village of Niscemi near the Sicilian town of Caltanissetta, southern Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, where severe storms provoked a landslide, and some 1,500 people had to be evacuated from their homes. (Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)Aerial view of the village of Niscemi near the Sicilian town of Caltanissetta, southern Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, where severe storms provoked a landslide, and some 1,500 people had to be evacuated from their homes. The landslide in Niscemi, a town in the southwest of the island, spanned 4 kilometers (2.5 miles). Images showed cars and structures that had fallen 20 meters (yards) off the newly formed cliff, while many other homes remain perched perilously on the cliff edge. Meloni took a helicopter tour of the landslide area and met with local, regional and civil protection officials at the town hall.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blasted President Donald Trump over his “disgusting” rant about the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in a new CNN interview. Jeffries praised Omar and tore into Trump:KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: Joining me now to talk about this is the Democratic leader in the House, Hakeem Jeffries. I want to ask you first about Ilhan Omar, the congresswoman. REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-NY): Well, that’s a disgusting comment and the president’s lies and misinformation continue to fan the flames of these types of violent incidents. Ilhan Omar, of course, is a strong, courageous, hardworking public servant.
Molly Ringwald in her role in “The Breakfast Club” (left) and in her Instagram video posted Tuesday. “There’s something horrible, horrible going on in our country right now. via AP“You should not support what is going on because these are human beings,” Ringwald said, presumably referring to those who are being rounded up and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Stephen Maturen via Getty Images“We are human beings, and we cannot forget our humanity,” Ringwald continued. They’re human beings as well, but they have forgotten that they are human beings and they have become monsters.
Enter “daylife,” a term coined by the fitness social app Sweatpals. “Daylife” refers to daytime social outings involving alcohol-free fitness as a way to meet new people with similar interests. People are certainly still using alcohol-fueled gatherings to meet new people, whether at a happy hour or a full-on party. Willie B. Thomas via Getty Images More and more young people are turning to social gatherings that don't center alcohol. AdvertisementMovement-based social gatherings lead to feelings of joy and accomplishment.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe next major round of “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump’s administration will take place on March 28, organizers said Wednesday, and will feature a flagship event in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. “From Alex Pretti to Renee Good to the tens of thousands showing up in subzero weather, we are also seeing a massive movement of brave people standing up for their neighbors and against this regime.”The next round of “No Kings” protests will have a flagship event in Minneapolis. Previous rounds of “No Kings” protests have drawn sharp criticism from the GOP, with House Speaker Mike Johnson dubbing them “Hate America” rallies, and other Republicans suggesting the events would turn violent. “Peacefully protesting by the thousands, delivering groceries to their immigrant neighbors, driving friends to doctor appointments, walking children to school - this is what organizing looks like.”It’s not immediately clear what the “flagship” event in Minneapolis will involve. During the October protests, more than 200,000 people attended a rally at the National Mall that featured speeches from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and other progressive leaders.
Garcia had joined “The Weeknight” to discuss Trump’s fraught deployment of federal immigration agents to Minnesota when the show played a clip of Trump remarking on the fatal shootings of both Good and Alex Pretti this month. Advertisement“Bottom line, it was terrible,” the president said Tuesday on Fox News of Pretti’s recent death. And I’m not sure about his parents, but I know her parents were big Trump fans. Initially, Trump falsely accused Good of running Ross over in an attempt to justify her death. They are in districts that are essentially Democrat or Democrat-leaning districts,” he said.
Rubio testifies before Congress on Venezuela ABC News' Jay O'Brien and Anne Flaherty are joined by former Republican congressman John Katko to discuss the secretary of state's testimony on U.S. operations involving Venezuela.
What makes a team a “bad” WNBA team? Next, they discuss the first rematch of the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty since their finals run last season. Why does the W feel so inconsistent sometimes? What do we mean when we say a team is a “bad” team? 00:00 Show Intro 03:08 The Lynx and Liberty meet for the first team this season 05:39 Was there a scheduling miss with the Lynx and Liberty game?
