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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 […]

MINNEAPOLIS– Ahead of Game 1 of the Golden State Valkyries’ first-round playoff matchup with the No. 1-seeded Minnesota Lynx, the team is on the same page regarding the task ahead of them. It’s no secret the Valkyries are heavy underdogs against a playoff-proven team that boasts talent like MVP-candidate Napheesa Collier, DPOY frontrunner Alanna Smith, […]

The New York Liberty are in the playoffs. It didn’t happen how they wanted or how anyone who follows the league could have expected, but they’re in the field. As the 5 seed, New York will open its best-of-three first-round series against the Phoenix Mercury in the desert on Sunday afternoon. The bad news for […]

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 […]

Facing the defending WNBA champions in the opening round is no easy task for the Phoenix Mercury. Even after defeating the New York Liberty 3-1 in the regular season series and clinching home court advantage, the playoffs are a different beast. Everyone is 0-0, and everything that happened in the regular season is just about […]

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, […]

The final day of the 2025 WNBA regular season has passed, which means that the playoff field is locked in — with eight teams remaining alive in the hunt for a championship. Earning the first seed by virtue of being consistent from start to finish are the Minnesota Lynx, a team that’s looking to bounce […]

The Golden State Valkyries had ample opportunity to secure the No. 6 seed in the WNBA playoffs. Three cracks at it in fact. And while each crack at it was against playoff-bound teams, all the Valkyries had to do was win one of them. But in their final opportunity, the regular season finale, the Valkyries […]

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 […]

There are four WNBA games being played on Sept. 11, which is the last day of the regular season. Eight teams have already clinched playoff berths, meaning there aren’t any postseason spots up for grabs. There are still big implications during the last day of the regular season, though. Only the one, four, and five […]

There are two more days of regular season action in the WNBA. The eight-team postseason field has already been decided, although seeding can still change over the next two days. So, what teams are in, and what can fans expect from the 2025 WNBA playoffs? WNBA playoffs bracket No. 1 seed: Minnesota Lynx No. 2 […]

The Indiana Fever have solidified their playoff position. With the Playoffs beginning on Sunday, the 6th-seeded Fever will take on the 3rd-seeded Atlanta Dream. Much to the delight of Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. Though she will not be playing due to a season-ending ACL injury, she is looking forward to the matchup. A matchup she […]

On Tuesday, the Indiana Fever concluded the regular season by defeating the Minnesota Lynx 83-72. They did so before a supportive crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. In the process, they managed to finish the season with 24 wins, the most in franchise history. One of those relishing in the history was Fever guard Lexie […]

The New York Liberty are preparing for another playoff run, but not all of the focus was on the court during their final home game of the regular season. A group of New York fans seated courtside and nearby wore bright orange shirts to protest what they say are skyrocketing ticket prices for the WNBA […]

NEW YORK — The New York Liberty defeated the Washington Mystics 75-66 on Tuesday night, improving their home record to 17-5. New York is 26-17 on the season and remains locked into the fifth seed of the WNBA’s playoff bracket. It was the first time in months that the Liberty had its full roster unrestricted […]

PHOENIX– The atmosphere surrounding the Phoenix Mercury locker room and PHX Arena didn’t feel like a losing one, despite the 88-83 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday. Rather, it was the closed chapter on who the Mercury will play in the 2025 WNBA playoffs: The New York Liberty. After a Las Vegas Aces […]

The race for the final playoff spot in the WNBA came down to the last few days of the regular season, with the Seattle Storm clinching the eighth and final seed following their 74-73 win against the Golden State Valkyries on Tuesday night. Helping lead the way for the Storm was veteran guard Erica Wheeler […]

The clock is ticking towards the start of the 2025 WNBA playoffs, and the Phoenix Mercury are in the thick of the race. A week prior, the Mercury clinched a playoff spot, as well as home court advantage. However, the further they get into the playoffs, the more scenarios they don’t want to find themselves […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have been locked in battle for the 8th seed for the WNBA Playoffs with multiple teams over the last few weeks. The Indiana Fever and the Golden State Valkyries have all recently secured playoff entry, leaving the Seattle Storm to battle it out with the Sparks for the final spot. The […]

The 2025 WNBA playoffs will arrive sooner than expected, and the Phoenix Mercury will have less than one week to prepare. The WNBA will have all first-round playoff series begin on Sept. 14. With that being said, the Mercury have secured home court advantage, no matter who they play in the opening round. However, two […]

The Indiana Fever completed a dominant weekend without Caitlin Clark and made it to the WNBA Playoffs. On Sunday, the Fever defeated the Washington Mystics 94-65 and clinched their spot, which became a cause for celebration by the organization and its players. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Indiana Fever (@indianafever) Players […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have no trouble filling up the scoreboard. Behind dynamic playmakers and skilled finishers, their offense has looked every bit like that of a playoff-caliber team. As the postseason looms, though, one glaring weakness threatens to undermine everything they’ve built: defense. For all the Sparks’ firepower, their inability to consistently slow down […]

The Golden State Valkyries are no ordinary expansion team. In just their first WNBA season, they’ve defied the typical growing pains. The Valkyries have transformed into one of the league’s most disruptive defensive units. Their grit and resilience have made them instant contenders, and their late-season surge has turned heads across the league. Yet, for […]

The Las Vegas Aces are no strangers to the bright lights of playoff basketball. However, this season has been unlike any of their recent championship runs. For years, they’ve been the standard of depth, dominance, and swagger in the WNBA. Now, as they prepare for another grueling postseason, they find themselves in unfamiliar territory. They […]

The Atlanta Dream have spent the 2025 season proving they belong among the WNBA’s elite. They’ve battled through adversity and announced themselves as a legitimate championship threat. Yet beneath the surface of their success lies one issue that refuses to go away. For all the Dream’s balance and defensive grit, their postseason fate may ultimately […]

The Phoenix Mercury are once again in the thick of the postseason hunt. However, their title chase may be defined less by what they do right and more by the one thing they haven’t fixed. As exciting as their offensive firepower has been, there’s a dangerous flaw lingering beneath the surface. It could unravel their […]

It was always going to be a historic year for the Golden State Valkyries. Playing their first-ever WNBA season under the tutelage of Natalie Nakase, the Valkyries have surprised people throughout the season and officially booked a playoff spot with a September 4 victory over the Dallas Wings. The Valkyries have relied on Kayla Thornton’s […]

The Seattle Storm came to the 2024-25 WNBA season with plenty to prove. The team last won a playoff series back in 2022 despite having an abundance of talent in their ranks consistently. As expected, Nneka Ogwumike(18.2 points, seven rebounds) and Skylar Diggins(15.6 points, six assists), who have 17 All-Star appearances between them, have led […]

There are not a lot of better scenarios for a team to still be competing for the title after winning it the previous year. The New York Liberty’s situation is slightly different because they have been the WNBA Champions for two seasons running, and find themselves in the reckoning to make it a hat-trick of […]

PHOENIX– One 3-point shot by Phoenix Mercury center Kathryn Westbeld with 6:15 left in the fourth quarter and a seven-point lead might not have seemed that big of a deal. But it mattered more than some ought to admit in the Mercury’s 80-63 win over the New York Liberty. The shot came right after Liberty […]

With just two weeks remaining in the 2025 WNBA regular season, the Seattle Storm are on track to sneak into the back end of the playoffs. However, before beginning postseason play, head coach Noelle Quinn has a lot to address with her team if they are going to have any success. As August comes to […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have made some huge strides forward during the 2025 WNBA season. The addition of Kelsey Plum, and a healthy Cameron Brink, have made the Sparks a dangerous team. Los Angeles is not yet a superpower in the Western Conference, but they are finally showing signs of becoming a competitive team very […]

The Minnesota Lynx have officially secured their place in the 2025 WNBA Playoffs, becoming the first team this season to clinch a berth. The confirmation came not from a Lynx game, but as a result of the Indiana Fever’s 81-80 loss to the Dallas Wings, which eliminated any remaining scenarios where Indiana could surpass Minnesota […]

Though the Minnesota Lynx aren’t playing on Tuesday, they can still come away victorious. Their depth filled roster, which is deep in talent, will be watching to see if they can be the first WNBA team to secure a playoff spot.  The Lynx can lock up their place in the postseason if either the Indiana […]

Women’s professional basketball pushed Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese off the scene in late September. Fans and front offices will worry about the WNBA’s looming CBA situation later. There are some huge milestones worth recognizing now. Specifically, some WNBA champions took center stage over the last week of October and set records the headlining rookies […]

It was Sabrina Ionescu’s fifth dribble — the one where she crossed over to her right hand, staring down her Minnesota Lynx defender, Kayla McBride. With time ticking down in a tie game, that’s when there was no doubt Ionescu would take the last shot for the New York Liberty. She just had that look. […]

The WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx got underway on Thursday for their best of five series. The series begins on the heels of an announcement that the WNBA playoffs will be restructured in 2025 with the WNBA Finals moving to a best of seven format. But when it comes […]

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve recently drew a comparison between her team’s journey to the WNBA Finals and one of the NBA’s most famous underdog stories — the 2004 Detroit Pistons. As the Lynx prepare to face the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the Finals, a team filled with marquee talent, Reeve […]