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Las Vegas Aces fans caught a glimpse of a strange sight when reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson rolled up for the first preseason game of the 2025 campaign. Wilson was spotted decked out in UConn women’s basketball gear despite notably being a championship-winning South Carolina alum. The reason for Wilson’s interesting fit of choice came […]

As training camp ends and preseason prepares to tip off, teams around the WNBA are finalizing their lineups and making much-dreaded cuts to bring the roster size down to 11 or 12 total players. For the Los Angeles Sparks, that’s meant releasing both Anneli Maley and Alyssa Ustby. The Sparks’ decision to waive the players brings […]

The Las Vegas Aces received some troubling news about a crucial bench player as training camp drew to a close. Center Megan Gustafson suffered an injury to her lower left leg that’ll keep her out of action until further notice. Las Vegas dropped the news just a day before the team’s preseason kick-off against the […]

After losing six players from its history-making 2024-25 squad, UCLA women’s basketball is fast-tracking its rebuild through the transfer portal. The Bruins still have standout center Lauren Betts heading into next season, and now they’ll have a 6-foot guard in Gianna Kneepkens to go with her. Kneepkens brings an efficient offensive game with her to […]

Legendary South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley has proven many times how ride-or-die she is when it comes to her players, and she subtly came to one of her former athlete’s defense after UConn boss Geno Auriemma shared some choice words. During the Huskies’ national title celebration on April 7, Auriemma was telling a […]

Coco Gauff is shutting down any questions or concerns about her skills throughout her second tournament on clay court this season. She’s even putting up new career heights and highlights, dominating World No. 2 Iga Swiatek on her way to the Mutua Madrid Open final. Gauff very swiftly and decisively took Swiatek down in 64 […]

The WNBA has grown exponentially within the last few years, and there’s been plenty of evidence to show how quickly the changes are affecting the W. The latest to make headlines among loyal fans was their shock at how short a window of time they had to grab 2025 WNBA All-Star Game tickets before they […]

The Indiana Fever are aware of all the eyes that will be on them this season, and they’re promising to put on a show for the fans. The organization debuted an ad titled “Now You Know” ahead of the 2025 WNBA season featuring Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, and Kelsey Mitchell that has Fever fans itching […]

Geno Auriemma and UConn women’s basketball need no help attracting top-tier talent, but being the current holders of the national championship trophy doesn’t hurt — especially for players with title run aspirations. Former Wisconsin forward Serah Williams chose to commit to the Huskies for her last year of college eligibility, strengthening their frontcourt and chances […]

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese is well known for her post game, and for good reason. She averaged a double-double in her spectacular rookie season largely because of her presence in the paint. But with training camp underway, Year 2 on the horizon, and a new head coach at the helm, Reese is ready to […]

One of the most respected, decorated, and influential figures in basketball history will soon be receiving even more recognition. Legendary South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley will add another accolade to her collection when the city of Columbia, South Carolina, reveals a statue in her honor on April 30. Staley is being recognized […]

When Coco Gauff went into her fourth-round match at the Madrid Open, the last thing she or any player would’ve expected was to have anything steal the spotlight from the play on the clay court. But as Gauff’s microphone went out during her post-match interview, that’s exactly what happened. “It was pitch-black, and I got […]

The Chicago Sky are reuniting on the court after a year of some major roster and coaching changes. As the team knocked the rust off and put its chemistry as a unit to the test for the first time, star Angel Reese took to X, formerly Twitter, to express her excitement over the 2025 WNBA […]

Training camp is kicking off across the WNBA, and Dallas Wings veteran Arike Ogunbowale knows exactly what’s needed to be prepared. That should explain why the Wings’ official account on X, formerly Twitter, documented the two-time All-Star MVP rolling in on the first day of the 2025 season with a wagon full of sneakers. Ogunbowale […]

Former Chicago Sky star Chennedy Carter was recently announced as the newest addition to Adelitas de Chihuahua, a team in Mexico’s Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Femenil. WNBA fans were shocked to hear that Carter wouldn’t make a roster in the league for the 2025 season, speculating that she’s being blacklisted over rumored locker room […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team has been heavily involved in transfer portal drama this offseason, and legendary head coach Dawn Staley has been doing her best to focus on her incoming 2025-26 class. However, Staley recently ignited a firestorm of comments on X, formerly Twitter, when she posted a congratulatory message to graduate transfer […]

The LSU women’s basketball team landed the biggest target in this year’s transfer portal. MiLaysia Fulwiley recently announced her decision to leave South Carolina for the SEC-rival Tigers, and head coach Kim Mulkey made sure to be the first to officially welcome Fulwiley to the bayou. “I’m excited to welcome MiLaysia as the newest member […]

Legendary South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley has no shortage of wisdom to dole out to her players. However, she’s recently taken a more lighthearted and humorous approach with 2025 WNBA Draft pick Bree Hall. Hall is coming off a national championship appearance in her last year at South Carolina and was drafted […]

Los Angeles Sparks star Rickea Jackson was all smiles and cheers at the 2025 NFL Draft as she showed up to support her apparent date James Pearce Jr. ESPN happened to catch Jackson on camera among Pearce’s loved ones, rubbing his leg in celebration as the defensive end learned he’d been drafted 26th overall to […]

Washington Mystics rookies Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen, and Georgia Amoore are making their first rounds around the sports world as a draft class. The three top-10 WNBA Draft picks were the center of attention when they made an appearance to throw the first pitch at a Washington Nationals’ game. Made their mark on the mound […]

Former NWSL goalkeeper Almuth Schult broke her silence about her experience as both a mother and international soccer player. As one of the world’s top goalies in women’s soccer, Schult recently said that her reluctant retirement in March 2025 felt “undignified” because clubs in Europe hesitate to take a chance on players who are moms. […]

Las Vegas is a known hot spot for major events, regularly resulting in sightings of all types of celebrities. Even athletes who spend their lives there can still make surprising appearances, which is how fans spotted Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes. The Aces standouts couldn’t miss the RAW after WrestleMania, which was taking place in […]

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is exploding in popularity, and not just in the WNBA. Since the Fever drafted her first overall in 2024, Clark has been leaving a significant impact on the W and women’s sports. But Clark’s influence has grown exponentially across sports as a whole — including in merchandising. The Iowa native […]

South Carolina women’s basketball will never be down for long with Dawn Staley at the helm. The Gamecocks’ roster has taken a few hits lately — it’s lost three key players to the WNBA and suffered a shocking blow when contributors MiLaysia Fulwiley and Sakima Walker decided to enter the transfer portal. However, the esteemed […]

The Atlanta Dream needed an infusion of youthful energy despite making the 2024 playoffs. Their 2025 WNBA Draft approach seemingly aimed to enhance their perimeter shooting and overall team depth, which is probably the best-case scenario for their draft class based on the placements of their picks. With new head coach Karl Smesko at the […]

The Las Vegas Aces may have been out of a first-round draft pick after being disciplined for a league violation in 2023, but they still made the most of the picks they did have. Of the Aces’ two choices, one player could end up adding even more value to their championship-caliber team. Las Vegas didn’t […]

Coco Gauff’s recently inconsistent play brought her Stuttgart Open to a surprisingly early end in the quarterfinal round, as she dropped two straight sets to WTA World No. 6 Jasmine Paolini. Despite an early surge and a resilient effort to stay competitive, Gauff was ultimately unable to keep the match from slipping out of her […]

The UCLA women’s gymnastics team may have fallen short to No. 2 Oklahoma in the NCAA women’s gymnastics championship, but standout Jordan Chiles still dazzled the crowd with an outstanding solo performance to end her junior season on a high note. The two sides were neck-and-neck after the first rotation thanks to Chiles’ nearly flawless […]

Fever star Caitlin Clark is no stranger to receiving admiration for her basketball skills, but WWE superstar Seth Rollins may have doled out her highest compliment yet. The WrestleMania 41 Night 1 headliner appeared on “Outta Pocket with RGIII” to discuss wrestling’s main event but ended up comparing one of the WNBA’s biggest standouts to […]

Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson is continuing her quest not to end up on a poster. After joking she didn’t want to be the first WNBA player to get dunked on, Jackson returned to X, formerly Twitter, to ensure Sydney Colson would end up on the wrong side of a highlight reel instead. “Number […]

The Minnesota Lynx entered the 2025 WNBA Draft with a few goals, but they mostly didn’t have any major areas of need as a team that fell just shy of the WNBA championship a year ago. After trading out of the first round at the last minute and adding a veteran perimeter shooter, the Lynx […]

The Indiana Fever took full advantage of their second- and third-round picks in the 2025 WNBA Draft, ensuring they added some depth to their young core. The Fever did most of their team-building in the last two drafts when they had back-to-back No. 1 picks, taking their superstars of the future in Aliyah Boston and […]

The Indiana Fever seem like a team that’s on the cusp of greatness, and they’re making moves ahead of the 2025 WNBA season to tip them over the edge into championship contention. For their latest step, the Fever have exercised All-Star Aliyah Boston’s fourth-year rookie scale contract option, locking her in with the franchise until […]

The Connecticut Sun returned from the 2025 WNBA Draft infused with talent and young energy from its three picks. After losing their entire starting lineup in the offseason and a chaotic free agency period, the Sun were searching for their star players of their future — and may have found a class full of them […]

Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson is looking ahead to the start of the 2025 WNBA season as much as everyone else. However, there’s a new obstacle in the league that wasn’t present a year ago. The Seattle Storm’s new young French phenom Dominique Malonga is bringing the ability to dunk with her, and Jackson […]

The Chicago Sky made a last-minute trade to get the chance to choose back-to-back in the first round and ended up with a perfect blend of international talent and players with NCAA experience in the 2025 WNBA Draft. The franchise also managed to fill key roster gaps with its first two choices, like taking Hailey […]

Women’s tennis legend Serena Williams has broken her silence on the controversy that’s been surrounding men’s No. 1-ranked tennis player, Jannik Sinner. She emphasized Sinner’s positive contributions to the sport, but she still questioned the consequence that he received. Williams spoke with Time Magazine after being named one of the people on the publication’s 100 […]

For the first time in sports history, the United States will have a second-division women’s professional soccer league. The newly formed WPSL Pro will launch in late 2026, filling a gap for U.S. Soccer and highly skilled players. WPSL Pro was created out of the Women’s Premier Soccer League, which launched in 1998 and now […]

Angel Reese certainly knows how to make an announcement. The Chicago Sky star took to social media to share that she recently became a homeowner and sweetly celebrated the personal milestone alongside her mom. “They said, ‘She need to cover up,’ so I went cover on VOGUE,” she posted on X, formerly Twitter. They said, […]