{
  "id": 1807364,
  "title": "Top talent coming to Phoenix for Women's Basketball Showcase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/top-talent-coming-to-phoenix-for-womens-basketball-showcase",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T21:38:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/top-talent-coming-phoenix-womens-213849895.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Scripps Sports Women's Basketball Showcase will be held in Phoenix on Wednesday, December 16, at the Mortgage Matchup Center. The event will showcase top teams from women's college basketball, with two key matchups featuring defending national champion UCLA against Duke and USC facing Miami. UCLA, the preseason Top 15 program, has added Iowa State transfer Addy Brown, while defending Blue Devils Duke boast a strong team with five starters from last season's ACC Championship squad, along with transfer Aaliyah Crump from Texas. Duke guard Emilee Skinner, the No. 4 recruit in 2025, and UCLA forward Sienna Betts, who averaged 6 points and 4 rebounds in her freshman season, will also play. USC, which made the 2026 NCAA Tournament without its top player JuJu Watkins, will face Miami, which has added international talent including French center Jess-Mine Zodia. The showcase aims to provide a national platform for these talented student-athletes.",
  "summary": "Some of the nation's best teams, including Juju Watkins and the USC Trojans, are headed to Phoenix for the Scripps Sports Women's Basketball Showcase.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}