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All eyes in the tennis world have been on the US Open, especially after the heated interaction between American Taylor Townsend and Latvian Jelena Ostapenko that went viral after their match on Wednesday. After Townsend defeated the No. 25 seed 7-5, 6-1 in straight sets, the two argued at the net when going for a […]

The Connecticut Sun made a single move at the 2025 WNBA trade deadline, acquiring forward Aaliyah Edwards from the Washington Mystics in exchange for guard Jacy Sheldon and rights to a 2026 first‑round pick swap. The franchise now finds itself at a pivotal turning point, deep in a full-fledged rebuild after losing its entire starting […]

After trading All‑Star guard Brittney Sykes to the Seattle Storm in exchange for veteran Alysha Clark, emerging guard Zia Cooke, and a 2026 first‑round pick, the Washington Mystics have decisively shifted toward future-proofing. Sykes had been a reliable two‑way weapon, earning All‑Star and All‑Defensive honors this season alone, and the return, particularly in Clark and […]

With the WNBA regular season racing toward its final stretch, the league’s landscape has come into sharper focus. The standings have started to expose the separation between true title contenders, hopeful dark horses, and teams already pivoting their attention toward the 2026 draft. In a season marked by a historic winning pace by the Minnesota […]

The Dallas Wings have endured one of their most challenging seasons in the franchise’s storied history. As of now, the team stands at 9-28, teetering near the bottom of the league standings with playoff hopes completely extinguished, and this downturn has been fueled by a cascade of injuries. Li Yueru was recently lost for the […]

The 2025 WNBA season has been a renaissance year for the Minnesota Lynx. Dominating the league all year long and holding onto the No. 1 seed heading into the final stretch of the regular season, the Lynx have established themselves as frontrunners among an elite group of championship contenders. Central to their success has been […]

As the 2025 WNBA regular season charges into its final weeks, the league’s MVP race has become one of the most captivating storylines in professional basketball. This season has brought a fierce mix of established superstars, rising veterans, and breakout performers all vying for the league’s most prestigious individual honor. With teams jockeying for playoff […]

As the 2025 WNBA regular season winds down, the league finds itself in one of the most compelling and competitive playoff races in recent history. From perennial powerhouses like the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty to the stunning emergence of the Minnesota Lynx and expansion franchise Golden State Valkyries, the top eight teams […]

The 2025 WNBA season marks a landmark evolution in the league’s postseason structure, reflecting its robust growth, surging fan interest, and alignment with top-tier professional basketball standards. It was not only another year of record-breaking attendance and media exposure but also a transformative shift in how the league structures its postseason. As the visibility of […]

As the 2025 WNBA regular season enters its final stretch, the Atlanta Dream find themselves at a pivotal crossroads. Sitting near the top of the Eastern Conference standings, the Dream have shown flashes of brilliance under head coach Karl Smesko, particularly with a threes-first identity, versatile scoring, defensive prowess, and a steadily maturing roster that’s […]

The 2025 WNBA season was supposed to be a transformative one for the Indiana Fever. With the explosive arrival of Caitlin Clark in 2024, the steady growth of 2023 No. 1 overall pick Aliyah Boston into a dominant interior force, and the leadership of veterans like Kelsey Mitchell, the team entered the new campaign with […]

In just their first season in the WNBA, the Golden State Valkyries have emerged as one of the most compelling storylines in professional women’s basketball. The expansion franchise sits at 18-16 in seventh place in playoff seeding, with a realistic chance of securing that postseason berth. That’s a remarkable position to be in for an […]

As the 2025 WNBA season approaches the playoffs, the conversation around who will end up with this year’s MVP award heats up. Up until this final full month of the regular season, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier was thought to be running away with the 2025 title. But Las Vegas Aces leader A’ja Wilson has […]

Coco Gauff has all eyes on the US Open singles tournament. The two-time Grand Slam winner is returning to the same event where she won her first major title in 2023 and is aiming to put the hardships she’s faced in the Cincinnati Open and other recent WTA tournaments behind her. After committing 62 unforced […]

With just a few weeks remaining in the 2025 WNBA regular season, the league’s 13 teams are jockeying for playoff position, pride, and momentum heading into the postseason. The year has delivered no shortage of storylines, from the Minnesota Lynx’s wire-to-wire dominance, to the Las Vegas Aces’ stunning resurgence, to the heartbreaking injuries that reshaped […]

On a recently aired episode of Instagram’s “Close Friends Only” podcast, WNBA All‑Star Paige Bueckers and her longtime friend and former UConn teammate Azzi Fudd sat down to share an intimate look into the bond that has grown between them over the years — one that formed in youth and has now blossomed into a […]

The Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream were locked in for a crucial showdown as both teams aim to solidify their playoff positions. Despite having two very opposite journeys leading up to the August 15 game — the Storm had dropped six straight while the Dream were the winners of six straight — the dueling sides […]

The 2025 WNBA season has been a rollercoaster for the New York Liberty. For a team that entered the year as a clear title contender with sky-high expectations, alongside a star-studded Liberty lineup led by Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, and Jonquel Jones, anything short of a championship would be seen as a disappointment. But the […]

The Seattle Storm entered the 2025 WNBA season with a mix of ambition and uncertainty. After parting ways with franchise cornerstone Jewell Loyd in a tumultuous offseason trade, the team retooled around veterans Skylar Diggins and Nneka Ogwumike, while infusing youth through the draft with Dominique Malonga. With the league more competitive than ever, especially […]

As the 2025 WNBA regular season barrels toward its dramatic conclusion, a string of bold and electrifying possibilities has unfolded, capturing the simmering tensions, rising stars, and fractured playoff race taking place across the league. The W finds itself at a fascinating crossroads where playoff spots are in flux, MVP debates are white-hot, and the […]

The Indiana Fever stand at 18‑15 at this point in the 2025 WNBA season, firmly in playoff contention with just 11 regular-season games remaining, but the path ahead demands both resilience and strategic boldness. The unwavering backbone of this squad has been Kelsey Mitchell, who stepped into the role of a hybrid scorer-playmaker by transitioning […]

The Seattle Storm started the 2025 WNBA season as one of the league’s premier teams and a potential challenger to the dominant Minnesota Lynx in the Western Conference. But ever since the All-Star break, the Storm have been nearly unrecognizable. The team has been free-falling through the W’s standings in the second half of the […]

The NCAA has undergone some massive transformations over the last few years, especially when it comes to the name, image, and likeness (NIL) debate and revenue sharing with student-athletes. A lawsuit that was settled in Congress allowed schools to begin paying players up to $20.5 million a year from July 1, changing the way athletic […]

The Las Vegas Aces have become one of the defining franchises of the WNBA in recent years, winning back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2023, and setting the standard for star-driven team construction. Led by perennial MVP candidate A’ja Wilson, dynamic guard Jackie Young, and now bolstered by the arrival of Jewell Loyd, the Aces remain […]

The New York Liberty have been surprisingly inconsistent since losing Breanna Stewart to a knee injury. The latest slide for the reigning WNBA champions came on Sunday in an 83-71 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, whom the Liberty have been defeated by in both meetings the teams have had so far in the 2025 WNBA […]

Jackie Young made headlines after signing a signature sneaker deal with Skechers recently, a massive step in her career and for the WNBA as a whole. Now the Las Vegas Aces star is revealing the process behind how the shoe sponsorship came together. Young made it clear that she didn’t make the decision lightly, and […]

International tennis icon Monica Seles has conquered multiple hurdles throughout her career, and she’s choosing to share her latest battle with the same fans who have shown her support over the decades of her life in the spotlight.  The nine-time Grand Slam winner and International Tennis Hall of Famer recently unveiled that she’s been diagnosed […]

As Week 11 of the 2025 WNBA season unfolds, the postseason picture sharpens with surprising clarity. The Minnesota Lynx, resurgent and dominant, stand at the summit, fueled by balanced excellence and elite coaching. Behind them, the Eastern Conference race tightens dramatically. The Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever have been surging, threatening the historically dominant New York […]

Just before the 2025 WNBA trade deadline, the Minnesota Lynx made the blockbuster trade to get Dijonai Carrington from the Dallas Wings. In a season that seemed to be a wash for the league’s reigning Most Improved Player, Carrington has found a fresh restart with championship-level stakes — and she’s stepped up to the challenge. […]

For the first time in Major League Baseball history, the umpire calling balls and strikes behind the plate was a woman. Jen Pawol, who already made MLB history as the first woman to umpire a game when she helped call the Atlanta Braves’ series opener against the Miami Marlins, shifted behind the plate on Day […]

As the 2025 WNBA trade deadline passed on August 7, several high-stakes deals shook the league, but many teams chose to stay put. Some teams around the league either avoided or were unable to make trades, leaving fans to wonder about the “what‑ifs.” Let’s take a look at the imagined or widely speculated moves each team […]

For the first time, Arike Ogunbowale was vocal about the criticism she’s received throughout the 2025 WNBA season for her gameplay. The star Dallas Wings guard expressed her frustrations during the post-game press conference after the Wings suffered yet another loss, this time 88-77 to the New York Liberty. Ogunbowale specifically addressed the chatter about […]

The 2025 WNBA trade deadline, which passed on August 7, marked a pivotal moment in a season already rich with competitive drama, rising star power, and strategic front-office maneuvering. While the deadline didn’t produce the kind of seismic, league-shaking blockbuster moves that casual fans often crave, it instead offered a revealing look into how several […]

Chicago Sky fans hoping to see Angel Reese rejoin her team against the Indiana Fever will be disappointed at the team’s latest update on the star. Reese did not travel on the road with the team due to a lingering back injury and will be out once again, marking the fifth-straight game she’s missed. Reese […]

Jacy Sheldon wasn’t expecting to be approached to create a signature sneaker, but she joined the historic short list of female basketball players to hold the honor when Holo Footwear presented her with a deal she couldn’t turn down. After the company gifted her a personalized version of NBA player Isaac Okoro’s shoe to show how […]

As one of the two expansion clubs joining the NWSL in 2026, Denver Summit FC is preparing as the start of their inaugural season grows closer. Nick Cushing was announced as the franchise’s first-ever head coach on August 6, and he was quick to share what he hopes to bring to the new era of the […]

Cheryl Reeve has no problem delivering her point of view, and she didn’t hesitate to bluntly address the ongoing “trend” of green dildos being thrown onto WNBA courts around the country. The Minnesota Lynx head coach pulled reporters aside during the Lynx’s media availability to address the issue head-on. “Obviously, you guys know what the […]

As the WNBA trade deadline hits the final stretch, some teams are still scrambling to make their last-minute moves and lock in the lineup they’re going to be rolling with for the rest of the 2025 season. Some franchises are just focusing on selling as they look forward to rebuilding for 2026, while others are […]

Naomi Osaka saved herself from another heartbreaking exit, closing out a narrow 6-2, 7-6 victory over Clara Tauson at the Canadian Open to make the tournament’s final round. The win in straight sets lands Osaka a WTA 1000 final for the first time in three years. Osaka took to Instagram to express how she felt […]