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Angel Reese and 7 times she had the time of her life during Super Bowl weekend

She looks like she had so much fun.

Angel Reese took some time away from playing in Unrivaled to jet over to New Orleans, and it looks like she had so much fun.

It’s not uncommon to see Reese at anything NFL-related. She’s previously been to Ravens games and even hit up a Panthers-Bears matchup last year. So, it shouldn’t shock anyone that she was enjoying the festivities in New Orleans ahead of this year’s Super Bowl.

She attended a Fanatics Super Bowl party and participated in the NFL’s celebrity flag football game. That’s right. Reese coached Kai Cenat’s team, and the results were as hilarious as you would think. Reese wasn’t afraid to tell Kai she’d bench him if he didn’t play well. WELP.

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Here’s 6 more times of Angel totally having a blast during Super Bowl weekend:

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Angel Reese revealed she paid off her mom’s mortgage as a birthday present

“Your mortgage is paid, and you don’t have to work anymore.”

Angel Reese recently surprised her mom with one of the sweetest gifts money can buy.

It’s never been a secret how much Angel appreciates her mom and their special bond. Shortly after making her WNBA debut, she shared that her mom kept her motivated. Months later, when Angel broke the record for consecutive double-doubles in a season, mom was watching from the stands, understandably stressed.

On Thursday, when the latest episode of Angel’s podcast, Unapologetically Angel, dropped, Reese added another sweet moment to the books for the mother-daughter duo. Angel paid off her mom’s mortgage in full. “So, your mortgage today has been paid,” she explained. “Your mortgage is paid, and you don’t have to work anymore.” Of course, Mama Angel totally lost it over the news. Here’s that sweet moment.

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Reese also celebrated the moment with an awesome TikTok video, too.

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Angel Reese hypes up LSU ahead of top-5 rematch against South Carolina

Angel Reese took to X (formerly Twitter) to hype up her former squad.

Angel Reese is all in on Friday’s LSU and South Carolina rematch.

After a brief delay, the Lady Tigers and Gamecocks will unleash a top-five matchup in Columbia, South Carolina, this weekend. LSU comes into the game undefeated, a perfect 20-0 under head coach Kim Mulkey. Meanwhile, Dawn Staley’s squad had been cooking with an 18-1 record after a loss to top-ranked UCLA woke them up.

Of course, there’s a lot of chatter surrounding the game for obvious reasons. (Here’s what happened last time these two teams played). So, it’s not shocking to see people talking about it, including former LSU hooper and WNBA star Angel Reese. Reese took to X (formerly Twitter) with a tweet to hype up the team.

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How former LSU star Hailey Van Lith is playing in first season at TCU

How is former LSU star Hailey Van Lith faring at TCU?

In her first year with TCU women’s basketball, Hailey Van Lith is back to turning in standout stats.

The graduate student guard ranks inside the NCAA top five in total assists, the top 10 in assists per game, and top 50 in points per game. Van Lith helped the Horned Frogs get off to their best start in program history and rank No. 10 in the AP poll.

After playing three seasons in Louisville and averaging 14.5 points per game, Van Lith took her talents to Baton Rouge to join the reigning national champions. She teamed up with [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] and former Tiger [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] for another run at the title.

The Tigers posted a 31-6 record and made it to the Elite Eight in Van Lith’s sole season, but a statistical regression and drop in WNBA Draft stock led her to transfer.

“Her aspirations were to get drafted this year,” LSU head coach Kim Mulkey said following Van Lith’s decision. “and she realized, ‘I need another year, and I need to go back to a place where I can relax and get back to my normal position.’ And what do you do? You hug her, and you wish her well.”

See how Van Lith’s 2024-25 stats stack up against her other college seasons.

Scoring

Van Lith’s field goal percentage increased almost 10 points from last season. She is shooting 46% from the field with TCU, which puts her in the 77th percentile of NCAA Division I. It is up from 37.8% with LSU last year. The 2023-24 season is the only time in her career that her field goal percentage dipped below 40%.

Her 18.3 points per game is the second-highest of her career behind 2022-23 at Louisville. Van Lith boosted her scoring after an 11.6 points per game season with the Tigers, demonstrating a return to scoring the basketball at a high level.

Assists

Through 19 games this season, Van Lith is one assist shy of surpassing her total of 118 from 2023-24. The point guard cemented herself as one of the NCAA’s best facilitators, even posting a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists.

She averages 6.2 assists per game, almost double what she posted at LSU last season and triple that of her years at Louisville. Van Lith is on a mission to make an impression on WNBA teams ahead of the 2025 draft. Her commitment to the point guard role as a scorer and distributor is doing just that.

Turnovers

On par with the point guard role, Van Lith is committed to taking care of the basketball. She averages just 2.4 turnovers per contest through 33.6 minutes of play. Her 2.54 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks No. 24 in the country.

TCU trusts Van Lith with its ball-handling responsibilities. She found her place as an offensive contributor in multiple ways while not turning the ball over and setting her teammates up.

Angel Reese and Kahleah Copper are the Unrivaled friendship goals we need

Angel Reese and Kahleah Copper are Unrivaled’s best newfound duo.

Angel Reese and Kahleah Copper are the Unrivaled duo we didn’t know we needed.

When the new league launched, it was unclear how it might all work out or how the players would react. But the early results are really promising. Several WNBA players are getting to hang out and bond with people they typically wouldn’t see as much during the season.  It’s produced some incredible content—think WNBA all-star vibes—including a dope friendship between Angel Reese and Kahleah Copper.

During recent media availability, For The Win asked Kahleah how she feels about their friendship. Here’s what she told us and other media members:

“It’s been great…On the court, it’s been great. You know, to see her on the court and really want to learn. You know, it’s a lot of young players that’s like, ‘I want to learn from the greats. I want to learn.’ And you get with them, and they don’t want to listen or they do want they want to do.

But, no. She communicates. She really wants to learn…and I see her —her growth every single day. So, respectfully, I have a lot of respect for her on the court and just how she wants to grow.”

How awesome is that? So, here are four times Angel and Kah showed they have the best friendship at Unrivaled.

Angel calling Kah “grandma” for not wanting to do TikToks

Kah doing the TikTok with Angel anyway (Warning: NSFW language)

Angel asking Kah to sing LiAngelo Ball’s song “Tweaker”

Angel and Kah doing more TikToks, but this time, on a Sunday

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Angel Reese trolls her haters with Vogue magazine cover reveal

Angel Reese = cover girl.

Angel Reese’s troll game is approaching elite levels.

Reese is having one heck of a week. She’s currently down in Miami with Unrivaled, preparing for the league’s inaugural season that starts January 17. However, the grind doesn’t stop; she’s found time to do fashion even while preparing to play basketball. Along with Olympian Gabby Thomas, Vogue Magazine recently made Reese one of its cover stars.

In the new edition, Reese addresses the chatter surrounding her love of basketball and fashion, explaining why it will always be both for her. After the cover reveal, she also dropped a seven-word tweet with a clever play on words that trolled her haters or anyone with something to say about what she wears.

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Angel Reese reveals why her basketball career was always going to include fashion

Duality of woman.

Angel Reese says she can do basketball and fashion and wants you to know that it will always be both. That won’t change.

In case it wasn’t clear, outside of basketball, Reese is all in on fashion. From recently meeting Rihanna at the Footwear News Achievement Awards to attending a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, it’s clear that clothes, shoes, makeup and style are a massive part of her life. “It’s always been both—basketball and fashion,” Reese recently told Maya Singer of Vogue Magazine.

“But I was a fashion girlie from young, too…I was always in my mom’s closet, putting on her stuff,” she explained. “I liked to carry a purse. Hair done. I wanted to look put together. I still do. I used to watch America’s Next Top Model with Tyra and practice my walk in the living room.” There you have it. Angel Reese will be in fashion for the foreseeable future. Here’s fantastic photos from her Vogue shoot that confirm she can, in fact, do both.

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LSU football lands coveted transfer quarterback from SEC rival

LSU landed another transfer on Sunday, adding a QB from an SEC rival

LSU football added to its quarterback room on Sunday, securing a commitment from Mississippi State transfer Michael Van Buren.

Despite LSU starter Garrett Nussmeier announcing his return, LSU was in the market for a quarterback with several years of eligibility left after backup QB Ricky Collins hit the transfer portal and five-star QB Bryce Underwood flipped to Michigan, leaving LSU without a high school signee in its 2025 class.

With Van Buren, LSU is getting a QB with SEC experience and three years of eligibility.

Van Buren was a four-star recruit in the class of 2024 and saw immediate action as a true freshman with Mississippi State. He threw for 1,885 yards and totaled 16 touchdowns with the Bulldogs in 2024. One of Van Buren’s best games came on the road vs Georgia, where he threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns.

For a freshman, Van Buren was advanced when working the middle of the field. He completed 14 passes for 20+ yards, too.

If LSU’s QB room stays intact, it will enter 2025 with Nussmeier, Van Buren, AJ Swann, and Colin Hurley.

Van Buren played his high school football at St. Frances Academy. The same high school that produced LSU women’s basketball legend [autotag]Angel Reese.[/autotag]

LSU has been busy in the transfer portal, with Van Buren marking LSU’s fifth addition.

Caitlin Clark debunks Angel Reese rivalry narrative

Can we all move along now? There is no rivalry.

The Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese rivalry stories dominated the WNBA headlines multiple times this season. Moreover, they’ve been going since the 2023 LSU-Iowa national championship. But now, even Caitlin is seemingly tired of the madness and is debunking the narrative.

Unfortunately, this won’t be the last time we discuss this. Some of you will ignore these words and keep going. (*deep sigh*) However, let the record show that the rivalry narrative has been debunked. Per Sean Gregory of Time, Clark shared that she never understood why people tried to make it a thing. “I don’t get it at all,” Clark said. “We’re not best friends, by any means, but we’re very respectful of one another. Yes, we have had tremendous battles. But when have I ever guarded her? And when has she guarded me?”

She also explained how Reese’s infamous John Cena celly, which seemingly started the narratives, was a nothing burger and that people ran with it. “I didn’t think it was taunting,” she explained. “It really didn’t bother me… the only thing people cared about was this controversy that was really fabricated and made up, and then that has continued to be the case ever since.”

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See when Angel Reese will face Caitlin Clark in 2025

When will Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark meet in 2025?

The WNBA released its 2025 schedule and one of college basketball’s best matchups is set to take the court again.

Former LSU women’s basketball standout [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] returns for a second season with the Chicago Sky. The team opens its season on the road against [autotag]Caitlin Clark[/autotag] and Indiana Fever. The May 17 matchup marks the first of five meetings between the squad in the 2025 regular season. Three of those games will be in Indianapolis with the other two in Chicago’s Wintrust Arena.

The Sunday afternoon matchup in Gainbridge Fieldhouse marks the fifth time Reese and the former Iowa guard will face off at the professional level. The Sky finished with a 1-3 record in matchups with Fever last season.

In their first matchup following the 2024 WNBA Draft, the Fever took a 71-70 victory in Indianapolis. Reese pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds and scored eight points. Clark flirted with a double-double as she turned in 11 points and eight rebounds.

The Sky’s staff took a new shape in the offseason as Tyler Marsh was named the new head coach in November. He replaced Teresa Weatherspoon, who was fired after one season.

Reese shared an emotional post on X following Weatherspoon’s dismissal, saying, “She was the only person that believed in me. The one that trusted me.”