Good luck stopping Diamond Miller.

That’s the mindset Maryland had with 15.8 seconds left on the clock, tied at 72 with No. 7 Notre Dame on the road.

The No. 20 Terrapins inbounded to Shyanne Sellers, who took four dribbles, her eyes locked on Miller, who posted up Sonia Citron at the top of the key.

The senior guard caught the ball with six seconds left, but she looked relaxed as the precious seconds ticked off the clock. Miller crossed over, used a screen, and as time expired, she faded left, balancing on one foot, and fired.

DIAMOND MILLER 🥶

Her 31 PTS & game-winner helped No. 20 Maryland take down No. 7 Notre Dame in South Bend. pic.twitter.com/5N7wkiPppf

— Just Women’s Sports (@justwsports) December 2, 2022

The senior watched the ball fell through the net as the buzzer sounded. Then she turned to the crowd of Notre Dame supporters and put a finger to her lips.

“Shhhh,” she motioned. Be quiet. This is my game.

Maryland 74, Notre Dame 72. Diamond Miller played the hero for the Terrapins but the villain for the Irish faithful, who she silenced with one play.

“Even if you know it’s going to Diamond, you probably have like a less than 5 percent chance of stopping Diamond,” Sellers told the Washington Post after the game.

Miller made the play look easy, but the off-balance shot had a high degree of difficulty.

First, time is expiring. If she misses, the game goes to overtime on Notre Dame’s home court. Second, she’s off-balance. Going left and shooting off your left foot is extremely awkward and unnatural.

Yet Miller made the play look routine.

DIAMOND MILLER

31 points
12 rebounds
5 rebounds
GAME WINNER

HEY NOTRE DAME 🤫 pic.twitter.com/MnKyW7vE1T

— Maryland Terrapins (@umterps) December 2, 2022

Her game-winner put an exclamation point on what turned out to be a signature game for the senior. Her 31 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals propelled the Terps to an upset, something they needed after falling to unranked DePaul a few games prior. 

“I really knew how important this win was for us,” Miller said. “It’s a great motivation builder, knowing that we beat the No. 7 team in the country.”

The shot, and the victory, come after a season of chaos surrounded Miller and Maryland in 2021-22. She battled injuries, playing in 22 games and posting 13.1 points and 4 rebounds per game, a decrease from her 17.3 points and 5.8 rebounds the year prior. 

Overall, the Terps underperformed in 2021-22, losing to Stanford in the Sweet 16 after starting the year ranked No. 4 in the country. Then, in the offseason, Angel Reese and Ashley Owusu – the team’s top two scorers – opted to transfer, leaving Miller to pick up the pieces. 

So far, the senior has delivered, leading her team in both points (19.2) and rebounds (7.6).

Kevin Durant and Steph Curry giving that respect to Diamond Miller pic.twitter.com/6N5G66kwsf

— Maryland Terrapins (@umterps) December 2, 2022

And the basketball world is taking notice.

Her buzzer-beater against Notre Dame garnered praise from NBA greats Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry.

“Aye Diamond Miller, u a killer for that Dirk fade at the buzzer, good win Terps,” tweeted Durant, comparing the shot to longtime Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki. 

Curry took to Instagram, commenting: “She cold!!!!!” 

As for those nearer to the program, coach Brenda Frese found herself impressed but not surprised with the way Miller handled the pressure in the last seconds of the game.

“It was a set for us, and she executed it to perfection,” Frese told reporters. “That’s what your all-American, your senior, your fourth year in your program is supposed to do. I have so much trust in Diamond. She wants to make those plays. And it’s a big moment, and I love the fact that she knew time and score.”

The battle for continental soccer glory continues on Wednesday, as the Portland Thorns and Gotham FC land in Mexico for the 2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup semifinals.

After advancing past last fall's group-stage play, both NWSL sides now face Liga MX standouts in the knockout rounds with a ticket to Saturday's Champions Cup Final on the line.

The back-to-back semifinals will take place on Wednesday in Nuevo León, Mexico, with live coverage streaming on Paramount+:

• Club América vs. Gotham FC, 7:30 PM ET: Both the Bats and this year's Liga MX regular season champions are looking to bounce back, as Gotham attempts to shake off a recent NWSL skid while América seeks redemption after stumbling in their season-ending league tournament earlier this month.

• Tigres UANL vs. Portland Thorns, 10:30 PM ET: Expect a high-energy clash between the three-time NWSL champs and six-time Liga MX title-winners, with the Thorns coming off a five-match undefeated streak and the Tigres shooting to impress in front of their home crowd at Estadio Universitario.

It's not just hardware and continental bragging rights on the line, though.

Saturday's 2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup victors will also earn automatic qualification into FIFA's 2026 Champions Cup — a six-team tournament between confederation winners — and the first-ever Club World Cup, which will kick off in 2028.

After a first-round weekend of pitcher's duels and red-hot bats, the 2025 NCAA softball tournament's best-of-three Super Regionals field is set — and it's missing four of the 16 national seeds.

No. 10 LSU fell on Saturday after two upset losses to unseeded SE Louisiana, before Sunday saw No. 13 Arizona and No. 14 Duke follow suit while unseeded Ole Miss, Georgia, and Nebraska all punched second-round tickets.

Eventually ousting SE Louisiana in the winners' bracket to advance to their first Super Regionals in 11 years, the Huskers rode in on the back of two-time All-American pitcher Jordy Bahl, with the Oklahoma transfer throwing 12 innings and hitting four home runs across Nebraska's three Regional games.

Elsewhere, unseeded Liberty booked a program-first trip to the Supers by eliminating top-seed Texas A&M — the first time the NCAA bracket's overall No. 1 seed failed to advance from Regionals.

Should they similarly bounce No. 16 Oregon this weekend, Liberty will become just the second mid-major team to make the Women's College World Series (WCWS) since 2014, joining James Madison's 2021 Cinderella run.

Rounding out the rest of the Super Regional round's 16 teams are No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Arkansas, No. 5 Florida State, No. 6 Texas, No. 7 Tennessee, and No. 8 South Carolina, as well as No. 9 UCLA, No. 11 Clemson, No. 12 Texas Tech, No. 15 Alabama, and the aforementioned No. 16 Ducks.

Super Regional weekend to feature blockbuster matchups

The 16 contenders will battle head-to-head for eight available WCWS berths, with the four-time defending champion Sooners now leading the field.

To advance, however, Oklahoma must first outlast Alabama, a team with which the Sooners have a long, contentious postseason history — the pair have faced off in five of the last 12 NCAA tournaments.

After Oklahoma bounced Alabama from the 2019 WCWS semifinals — the last time the pair squared off before becoming SEC rivals — the Tide enacted revenge by narrowly beating the Sooners in April's conference play, teeing up a tense weekend Super Regional series.

After narrowly missing this weekend's hosting rights as the No. 9 seed — UCLA's lowest seeding since 2016 — the Bruins proved why they are the sport's winningest program, run-ruling ever Regional game while allowing just two runs all weekend.

The 12-time champions will now travel to Gamecock territory, where No. 8 South Carolina will try to boost the Bruins and book their first WCWS ticket in 28 years.

Powerhouses still rule the diamond, but parity has never been higher in college softball, with this year's NCAA tournament already delivering whiplash results.

How to watch the 2025 NCAA softball Super Regionals

The best-of three NCAA softball Super Regionals kick off on Thursday and run through the weekend, with possible winner-take-all clashes finalizing the WCWS slate on Sunday.

First games are as follows:

• No. 12 Texas Tech at No. 5 Florida State, 7 PM ET on Thursday (ESPN2)
• No. 11 Clemson at No. 6 Texas, 9 PM ET on Thursday (ESPN2)
• Georgia at No. 3 Florida, 11 AM ET on Friday (ESPN2)
• No. 9 UCLA at No. 8 South Carolina, 1 PM ET on Friday (ESPN2)
• No. 15 Alabama at No. 2 Oklahoma, 5 PM ET on Friday (ESPN2)
• Nebraska at No. 7 Tennessee, 7 PM ET on Friday (ESPN2)
• Ole Miss at No. 4 Arkansas, 8 PM ET on Friday (ESPNU)
• Liberty at No. 16 Oregon, 10 PM ET on Friday (ESPNU)

With the 2025 PWHL Finals in full swing and new franchises on the horizon, the league rolled out a detailed expansion plan to build its two new teams on Monday.

The expansion process will see 24 current PWHL players — four from each of the six founding teams — join either Vancouver or Seattle next month.

To be eligible for selection, athletes must be either under contract or have rights held by a current team for the 2025/26 season. 

Each original team can protect three eligible athletes at the outset, with squads reserving the right to protect one additional player should the incoming clubs select two players off the same roster.

In the lead-up to June 9th's expansion draft, Vancouver and Seattle will have five days to sign up to five unprotected players each.

After that window closes, Seattle and Vancouver will increase their rosters to a required total of 12 players via expansion draft selections, with the number of picks for each team determined by how many athletes the new franchises choose to sign.

Finally, the West Coast squads will then complete their 23-athlete lineups alongside the other six teams during the PWHL's June 24th entry draft.

With such a broad unprotected player pool, about half of the PWHL's current athletes — including some of its brightest stars — will be up for grabs, ensuring a very different landscape when the league takes the ice for its third season.

Team USA hockey titan Hilary Knight is hanging up her international skates, with the record-10-time world champion announcing Tuesday that the 2026 Winter Games in Milan, Italy, will be her fifth and final Olympic run.

"It's time," Knight told USA Today. "I'm at peace. I just have this feeling that it’s time."

Going out on her own terms is top-of-mind for the USA hockey great, with Knight acknowledging "That is such a privilege that only a handful of competitors get."

Making her national team debut at 17, the now-35-year-old is one of the sport's most decorated athletes, winning Olympic gold in 2018 to complement three silver medals in 2010, 2014, and 2022.

Just last month, Knight led the US to victory at the IIHF Women's World Championship, and currently sits as the tournament's all-time leader in goals (67), points (120), and assists (50).

Despite her impending step off the international ice, Knight, who currently captains the PWHL's Boston Fleet, plans to continue playing for the second-year league — a pro venture she helped bring to life in 2023.

"I understood what the sport gave me and I wanted to give that to other people," Knight said. "Obviously, there's tons of work that always needs to be done, but I think we now have a career path."