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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, […]

The Seattle Storm had an exciting 2025 WNBA Draft night as they strengthened their roster with a versatile mix of rookies. The Storm made the notable move of taking the best prospect on the board not named Paige Bueckers, and they also had three more choices to make outside the first round. Let’s see how […]

The Dallas Wings returned from the 2025 WNBA Draft with a hefty haul of five new rookie players, including the most coveted prospect in Paige Bueckers. However, the Wings didn’t just rely on their first-round placement to carry their draft class this year. Let’s see how wise Dallas was with its picks through all three […]

The Chicago Sky have taken Hailey Van Lith with their first-round pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, bringing her and former LSU teammate Angel Reese back together. Reese took to social media to express her excitement about being teammates with Van Lith again on a Sky post acknowledging the pair. “Yes yes yes,” Reese said […]

Russell Westbrook has become known for his style around the NBA, and now he’s taking his talents to the WNBA. The Denver Nuggets’ star floor general paired up with new Washington Mystics guard Georgia Amoore to create a fresh outfit for the 2025 WNBA Draft, which the first-round pick showed off on the Orange Carpet. […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft night is finally here, and Paige Bueckers has officially been chosen by the Dallas Wings with the top overall pick. Although nearly every women’s basketball fan expected Bueckers to suit up for Dallas, fans are still overjoyed to see their dream become a reality. “Paige Bueckers to the Wings at No. […]

The WNBA Draft is finally here, and this year has an exciting pool of prospects, ranging from college standouts to international sensations. The women’s NCAA Tournament allowed many players to either solidify or increase their draft stock, and many could make an immediate impact on the court. The Chicago Sky made a draft night eve […]

Angel Reese is officially no longer a rookie. As the Chicago Sky star gets ready for her upcoming second season as a pro, she decided to share some encouraging words with the incoming 2025 WNBA Draft class. Reese took to X, formerly Twitter, to express her anticipation for the draft. “We getting some rookies today […]

Paige Bueckers made sure to get one last appearance as a member of the UConn women’s basketball team before turning pro. The projected No. 1 overall pick traveled to Hartford for the Huskies’ national championship victory parade and rally a day before the 2025 WNBA Draft takes place in New York City. The parade was […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft has been the main topic on the minds of women’s basketball fans since the end of March Madness. The event acts as a way to ramp up excitement from fans just over a month before the 2025 season tips off on May 16. Most of the chatter has surrounded the Dallas […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft class features several standouts that can immediately impact whichever team chooses them. The Minnesota Lynx are in a better position than most franchises, returning most of their lineup from last season. After just barely falling short of the WNBA championship to the New York Liberty, they’ll only need to give their roster some […]

The WNBA released its list of 16 players invited to attend the 2025 WNBA Draft in person on April 14, and expected No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers led the group of women’s college basketball standouts. Bueckers capped off a historical college career with a NCAA Tournament championship win with UConn and is anticipated to play […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft class features several standouts that can immediately impact whichever team chooses them. The Chicago Sky come in with a 10th overall pick and two second-rounders, giving them a chance to add some depth to the lineup and specifically the backcourt. The Sky drafted their franchise superstar of the future in Angel Reese […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft class features several standouts that can immediately impact whichever team chooses them. The Los Angeles Sparks enter with the ninth overall pick and three total, which they’ll use to bolster their lineup following an abysmal 8-32 season. With a pool of prospects this deep, each franchise can find role players that complement […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft class features several standouts that can immediately impact whichever team chooses them. The high level of talent on the board offers the Connecticut Sun an opportunity to address major areas of lack and bolster their weakened roster. Possessing picks Nos. 7, 8, and 25 overall through the first two rounds will leave […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft class features several standouts that can immediately impact whichever team chooses them. The Washington Mystics showed their rebuild cards when they traded two-time All-Star Ariel Atkins away in the offseason for the No. 3 pick. Now, the franchise’s focus will be on strategically strengthening its roster for long-term success. Washington comes into […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft class features several standouts that can immediately impact whichever team chooses them. The Seattle Storm sit in the fortunate position of getting to choose any player on the board not named Paige Bueckers. However, some may consider this blessing to be a curse since there’s a lot of pressure to choose […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft class features several standouts that can immediately impact whichever team chooses them. As the winners of the “Paige Bueckers Sweepstakes,” AKA the draft lottery, the Dallas Wings are perfectly positioned to add valuable players that increase their chances of quickly becoming a WNBA championship-caliber team. With a pool of prospects this […]

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has solidified her status as a bona fide superstar who certainly needs no introduction to most basketball fans. Clark was also a powerhouse at Iowa, where fans first saw her play like the legendary force she’s now known to be. Clark joined comedian David Letterman on his Netflix show, My Next […]

The WNBA Draft is a crucial moment for teams to bring in new talent to shape the future of their franchise. This year has an exciting pool of prospects, ranging from college standouts to international sensations. The women’s NCAA Tournament allowed many players to either solidify or increase their draft stock, and many could make […]

Freshman Sarah Strong has been showing off her impressive skills all season as a member of the UConn women’s basketball Big 3, alongside Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd. However, she blew everyone away by having the best performance during the Huskies’ NCAA national championship 82-59 win over South Carolina. So who exactly is the breakout […]

USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins has another trophy to add to her growing collection after winning the 2024-25 John R. Wooden Award, which is given to the most outstanding player in college basketball. Watkins has officially swept the Player of the Year honors, claiming both the Associated Press and Naismith College Player of the […]

After a truly mad March, the 2025 NCAA Tournament concludes with a showdown between two of women’s basketball’s perennial powerhouses. The fans are in for a treat as UConn women’s basketball and South Carolina are both eager to claim the national championship trophy at the end of what promises to be an electrifying contest. One […]

A new version of the HBCU All-Star Game is taking place on April 6, bringing some much-deserved national exposure to some of the best HBCU women’s basketball players. Twenty-four of the HBCU’s standout student-athletes will take the court for the first-of-its-kind women’s college basketball contest. The talented hopefuls participating will come from the Mid-Eastern Athletic […]

Two years to the day after LSU women’s basketball won its first-ever NCAA Women’s Tournament championship, former Tigers star Angel Reese reminisced on one of her biggest accomplishments to date. “Damn I won a natty 2 years ago today & it changed my life forever,” Reese posted on X. Reese was a prominent member of […]

The Las Vegas Aces’ recent free-agent signee, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, has announced that she’s pregnant with her second child. She expects to miss at least the first three months of the 2025 WNBA campaign but is “determined to return late in the season.” The Aces signed Parker-Tyus to a one-year nonguaranteed training camp contract in February. […]

As Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women’s basketball team gears up for its Final Four appearance in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, anticipation is building around the reigning titleholder’s journey to a repeat. The penultimate round will be a showdown with Texas, a team that’s been as much of a powerhouse during its March Madness […]