Caitlin Clark may be the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year, but that didn’t save her from getting cut in Hailey Van Lith’s “start-bench-cut” rankings during a lighthearted interview at the 2025 WNBA Draft ceremony. Van Lith, selected 11th overall by the Chicago Sky, was asked by USA Today Sports to choose between three of the sport’s biggest names: WNBA legend Diana Taurasi, New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, and Clark, who’s become the face of the league after just one season. “Give flowers to the legend. We are going to start Diana Taurasi,” Van Lith said. “I’m going to…
Author: Ernest Hernandez
Ernest Hernandez
Ernest has been a sportswriter for more than 10 years and has written for the top broadsheets in the Philippines, like the Manila Bulletin and the Philippine Star. He also wrote for NBA.com Philippines and had a two-year stint with Sportskeeda before landing at Hardwood Heroics. Aside from writing, Ernest is also a sportscaster, radio host and manages a YouTube channel, Sports On Air, which has over 100 thousand subscribers. Aside from writing, Ernest is also a sports commentator and manages a YouTube channel, Sports On Air, which has over 100 thousand subscribers.
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are already making waves before the 2025 WNBA season tips off. The Fever are set to make history as the first WNBA team to have an exhibition game nationally televised. However, this landmark moment may face a potential hiccup due to scheduling conflicts with the NBA playoffs. On January 30, the Fever announced they’ll be taking on the Brazilian National Team in a preseason exhibition matchup at Carver-Hawkeye Arena—the same floor where Clark became a college basketball icon with the Iowa Hawkeyes. This homecoming adds even more weight to what’s already a monumental moment…
South Carolina Gamecocks junior forward Chloe Kitts gave an insider look at what happened during the pivotal, moments of their recent game against Duke, where the outcome of the game ended up literally in her hands. In the postgame press conference following their match against Duke, Gamecocks star forward Chloe Mitts recalled the moment when it was make-it-or-break-it, and it was all up to her. https://youtu.be/WX_NWG1J_5s “Coach drew up a play and then she said the ball is going to get to me,” Kitts said. “So I walked out there and I was like ‘Pao can you get the ball?…
In one post on social media platform X, ESPN reporter Alexa Philippou reported that LSU star Flau’Jae Johnson is considering declaring for the 2025 WNBA draft, but her decision would ultimately be dependent on the direction of her talk with one person. Philippou wrote: “Flau’jae Johnson said she’s still thinking about whether to come back to LSU next season or declare for the WNBA draft. She is going to talk to Kim Mulkey and her family before making her decision. She is eligible for the 2025 draft as she turns 22 this calendar year.” Flau’jae Johnson said she’s still thinking…
Paige Bueckers, despite delivering yet another impressive game in UConn’s March Madness run, still left head coach Geno Auriemma unimpressed. Or at least, that is what the legendary head coach said. In a post-game interview, Auriemma teased Paige Bueckers by seemingly downplaying her impressive performance where she dominated the court in scoring once more. “Last year, in the Big East and the NCAA Tournaments, she averaged like 30.0 points per game,” Auriemma said. “So, I’m not that impressed yet. If she hadn’t been so lame-brained in the first half, she would’ve had 50. So, that’s how I keep her motivated.”…
South Carolina Gamecocks forward Chloe Kitts has gone a long way since joining the program in 2022. She has improved and grown a lot that even her head coach, Dawn Staley, finds it hard to believe sometimes. In one recent postgame press conference, Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley talked about how junior forward Chloe Kitts has improved throughout the years, something she admitted to be “unbelievable” sometimes. “She’s grown in every aspect of her life,” Staley said of Kitts. “Mentally, physically, emotionally. We have grown-up conversations and I can’t believe it sometimes because (of) how she came in. Now she…
Bronny James has a long line of critics and doubters, but he also has a list of supporters and people who have acknowledged the improvement in his journey as a young athlete. For one, former NBA star Gilbert Arenas thinks the young James is a dominating force in the G League. In one of the recent episodes of the “Gil’s Arena” podcast, Gilbert Arenas praised Bronny James for how he has been performing in the G League so far, so much so that he thinks that the G League is Bronny’s league. “They should name the G-League Bronny League because…
A’ja Wilson has the perfect response to the South Carolina Gamecocks securing their spot at the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. Las Vegas Aces star A’Ja Wilson gave her college team, the South Carolin Gamecocks, a huge shoutout as they won their way to the Final Four Stage of this season’s tournament. “Final Fo,” Wilson said on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Las Vegas Aces (@lvaces) The South Carolina Gamecocks secured a hard-fought 54-50 victory over Duke in the Elite Eight to advance to their fifth consecutive Final Four. The Gamecocks started…
Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston recently experienced her name being misspelled by one reporter but instead of getting offended by it, the former Gamecocks star addressed the slip-up in the lightest way possible. One sports reporter over at X recently posted a short post-game interview with South Carolina Gamecocks guard Bree Hall, who spoke fondly of Boston and thanked her for the help she gave. While the interview itself ended up being a straightforward conversation, the caption was what caught the attention of fans and even Boston herself. The caption of the posted quoted Hall, but something was off in…
Angel Reese sent a shoutout to former LSU Tigers teammate Hailey van Lith, as the latter showed an impressive performance during the Sweet 16 stage of the NCAA Tournament. Over at X, Angel Reese sent a simple message to express her recognition for the performance of Hailey Van Lith, who impressed fans with her contribution to their Sweet 16 match-up against Notre Dame. “HVL,” Reese simply posted. HVL. — Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) March 29, 2025 TCU achieved a historic first-ever Elite Eight appearance by defeating Notre Dame in the Sweet 16 matchup. Hailey Van Lith’s outstanding performance, with 26 points…
Angel Reese sent a shoutout to the start guard from her college team, the LSU Tigers. However, the invitation may no longer stand as the LUS faced an upsetting Elite Eight matchup against UCLA. Prior to the Elite Eight match of the LSU Tigers, Angel Reese sent out a message to guard Mikayla Williams as a comment under the young guard’s Instagram post. “Can you meet me in Tampa plsssss,” Reese wrote on the comments section of the post. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mikaylah Williams (@mkwill12_) The 2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four will…
Angel Reese recently got backlash over her choice of guest for her podcast, something she “unapologetically” clapped back against. In a post on X, Angel Reese announced that she would have social media influencer Chrisean Rock as a guest for her podcast, “Unapologetically Angel.” The announcement met backlash, particularly with people pointing out the personal troubles of Rock. Reese clapped back, standing firm on her choice for her show. She said in her post: “this my podcast. stfu or don’t watch. thank ya. 💋” this my podcast. stfu or don’t watch. thank ya. 💋 — Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) March 29,…
Chicago Sky star Angel Reese recently unveiled to the social media public her new hairstyle. While a lot of fans have been gushing over it and how it suits her, not everyone is all praise. Angel Reese recently flexed on TikTok her new short hairstyle. Still, for critics like Speedy Morman, Reese had the perfect response to get back to them. “Bob so tea its a Robert 💅🏽” Morman commented. “Leave me alone,” Reese replied. Despite the teasing and criticism from the sports journalist, Reese continued to stay confident in her style and fashion. Speedy Morman, a journalist, on-camera host,…
Known Caitlin Clark critic Sheryl Swoopes seemed to have had a change in tone recently as she praised the Indiana Fever for the roster work it has done during the offseason, even predicting that the improvements in the franchise would bring them to a championship. In a video by ESPNW on TikTok, Sheryl Swoopes talked about the recent roster improvements that the Indiana Fever has worked on, all to build a better team around their star player Caitlin Clark. “The team I feel made the biggest moves, maybe even the best moves, that would be the Indiana Fever,” Swoopes said.…
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark expressed her support for USC Trojans star player JuJu Watkins, who is currently recovering from an ACL injury she recently suffered from. A new Instagram post by Gatorade showed support and encouragement for Watkins, and Catilin Clark echoed the sentiment via her own IG page. Gatorade’s handle posted a photo of Watkins with the text art “setbacks only set the stage.” Clark showed her support for the encouragement by sharing the post on her Instagram story. JuJu Watkins suffered a devastating ACL injury during the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The incident…