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Team USA star Sydney McLaughlin decided to try out the 400m flat in 2023, and her choice has paid off in historic fashion at the track and field world championships in Tokyo, Japan. After dominating in 400m hurdles with six world records throughout her career, McLaughlin-Levrone set the second-fastest time ever with a time of […]

The 2025 WNBA season has been a defining chapter in the league’s history, marked by competitive balance, emerging stars, and established dynasties seeking to protect their legacies of dominance. As the regular season concluded, compelling playoff brackets emerged featuring top-tier teams like the Minnesota Lynx, Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, and Atlanta Dream. But […]

With the WNBA regular season drawn to a close, a year defined by surging stars, shocking slumps, and emerging narratives will shape the postseason — and potentially the league’s future. The final week of the season delivered drama in spades, including playoff berths clinched on the last night, MVP cases made and broken, and young […]

As the 2025 WNBA season barrels toward its dramatic conclusion, the Las Vegas Aces once again find themselves under the glaring spotlight of expectation. With a championship pedigree and a roster led by perennial MVP contender A’ja Wilson, the Aces are widely considered among the league’s elite — but even dynasties are vulnerable. As talented […]

The Seattle Storm entered the 2025 WNBA Playoffs with renewed hope, having stopped their freefall and salvaged their season at the last minute with a roster that’s anchored by established stars and supported by rising talent. With Nneka Ogwumike, Skylar Diggins, and the continued growth of players like Ezi Magbegor and Gabby Williams, the franchise […]

The WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year award is given annually to the most outstanding player who primarily comes off the bench. The award recognizes not just scoring, but a player’s all-around impact, efficiency, consistency, and the ability to shift the momentum of a game without being in the starting lineup. In a league filled […]

Angel Reese has quickly become one of the most polarizing and promising young stars in the WNBA. Known for her elite rebounding, tenacious defense, high energy, and charismatic presence both on and off the court, Reese has drawn as much attention for her play as she has for her outspoken nature. After being suspended by […]

The 2025 WNBA season marks a pivotal moment for the Minnesota Lynx as they enter the postseason with high expectations and a legacy to uphold. As one of the league’s most dominant franchises, the Lynx are poised to claim their place at the top of the WNBA hierarchy. A blend of veteran leadership, emerging stars, […]

As the 2025 WNBA Playoffs approach, the New York Liberty enter the postseason as one of the league’s most compelling squads. Coming out of 2024 as WNBA champions and maintaining a core lineup filled with All-Star talent, the Liberty approached this campaign poised for another deep playoff run. A first-round showdown with the reloaded Phoenix […]

The Indiana Fever’s 2025 WNBA season has been filled with immense highs, brutal setbacks, and unexpected periods of perseverance. Going into the postseason without their superstar rookie Caitlin Clark, many counted the Fever out as serious playoff contenders. But the narrative surrounding this young and hungry team won’t be solely dictated by Clark’s absence. The […]

The Indiana Fever’s journey during the 2025 WNBA season is a story of grit, resilience, and unwavering determination. Entering the year with high hopes bolstered by one of the league’s top stars, young talent, and experienced veterans, the Fever faced a rollercoaster of challenges that tested their mettle in ways few teams endure. From the […]

After a turbulent and ultimately disappointing 2025 WNBA season, the Chicago Sky find themselves at a crossroads. With their elimination from playoff contention, it’s clear the franchise is deep in the early stages of a rebuild. But despite the postseason being out of reach, opportunities remain for the front office to not just evaluate talent […]

Amid a thrilling opening to the 2025 US Open, Jelena Ostapenko and Taylor Townsend stole headlines after their second-round match. The argument between the two went viral after Townsend topped Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1 in straight sets, which opened up discussions about whether Ostapenko’s behavior had “racial undertones.” After claiming “how many messages I received that […]

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 […]