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The Connecticut Sun have looked every bit the part of title contenders this season under new head coach Stephanie White. While fans and media alike believed the road to the WNBA title would be between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty, the Sun might have something to say about that. Even after the […]

If you were looking for a frontrunner for the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year Award, then look no further than Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston. Boston was named an All-Star as a rookie, and was the first rookie to be named an All-Star starter since Schoni Schimmel in 2014. While the Fever had been among […]

The Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony is scheduled for this weekend and it features an impressive class. Among some of the big names being enshrined this year are Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol. On the women’s basketball side of things, the big name being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame […]

Before the start of the 2023 WNBA season, the New York Liberty were billed as one of the league’s superteams alongside the Las Vegas Aces. With the additions of Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Courtney Vandersloot to go alongside Sabrina Ionescu and Betnijah Laney, the Liberty presented a lineup of firepower few teams could match. […]

The Seattle Storm have been one of the bottom teams in the WNBA this season, but they have shown some promise. They’ve had a few silver linings this season. One of them has been the phenomenal play of All-Star guard Jewell Loyd who was named the MVP of the All-Star game. Another has been the […]

One of the key issues facing the WNBA is travel. Teams have been flying commercial from game to game and have had to deal with all the craziness that comes along with it. This season specifically, things almost got ugly when Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was harassed in the airport while the team was […]

Kahleah Copper of the Chicago Sky has turned it up since the All-Star break, just as she said she would, and she is motivated to continue that and help the Sky make the playoffs this season. “When I said I was going to another level, I was for real,” Kahleah Copper said, via Annie Costabile […]

The Minnesota Lynx and the Indiana Fever clash for a WNBA match! Catch the WNBA series with our Lynx-Fever odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Minnesota Lynx (14-15) is in third place in the Western Conference, sitting in sixth place in the WNBA. The Lynx is back in winning ways after an 88-79 […]

Liz Cambage took to social media to address the leaked footage of a heated 2021 scrimmage between the Australian and Nigerian women’s national basketball teams. The scrimmage took place in the run-up to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The footage showed pointedly physical play involving Cambage. Then, during a break, Cambage was walking back to the […]

The Seattle Storm have been shouldering through a tough, rebuilding season this year. They have had some silver linings though as Jewell Loyd was named the MVP of the All-Star game while having one of the best statistical seasons of her career as well as defensive ace Ezi Magbegor being named to her first All-Star […]

With WNBA teams allowed to carry a maximum of 12 players on the roster, the Phoenix Mercury have been carrying 11 this season with a rotating 12th roster spot. Although the Mercury are without Skylar Diggins-Smith who is out on maternity this season, her contract still counts against the salary cap. The Mercury are also […]

Las Vegas Aces power forward A’ja Wilson celebrated her 27th birthday in style on Tuesday. Wilson had another monster game in the Aces’ 104-84 rout of the Dallas Wings. She pulled off a birthday feat the WNBA hasn’t seen since Tamika Catchings last did it 14 years ago, per ESPN Stats & Info. A'ja Wilson […]

It had been a rough past year or so for Brittney Griner, but it looks like she’s putting all of those troubles in the past given how well she’s been playing for the Phoenix Mercury as of late. On Tuesday night, Griner had another solid outing for the Mercury in a 91-72 win over the […]

It turned out a series of unfortunate events in her final season made former Los Angeles Sparks center Liz Cambage leave her team and retire from the WNBA. Cambage spilled her guts out in an exclusive interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks on Tuesday. Liz Cambage explains why she left the Sparks (via Taylor Rooks […]

The WNBA has issued a verdict on Chicago Sky power forward Ruthy Hebard’s involvement in a fight with the Dallas Wings on August 6. The league announced Hebard’s one-game suspension without pay on its official Twitter account on Monday. She will sit out the Sky’s game against the Minnesota Lynx on August 8. The WNBA […]

Liz Cambage is no stranger to drama, and her basketball career has taken yet another twist. Cambage, a four-time WNBA All-Star, and has been an Olympic Bronze Medallist and a FIBA World Cup Silver Medallist playing for Australia. But her career with the Opals hasn’t been devoid of controversy, perhaps most notably when she was […]

The New York Liberty got a massive win against the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday. In what many perceive as a possible WNBA Finals matchup, the Liberty came out firing in route to a 99-61 win at home against the team that has the best record in the league. The Liberty got big contributions from […]

The Dallas Wings are jockeying for playoff positioning as the second half of the season is underway. They are currently 15-13 and in fourth place in the WNBA standings. They dropped back to back games at home against the Chicago Sky with the most recent game on Sunday. Sunday’s game was not without controversy, however. […]

Los Angeles Sparks head coach Curt Miller became the fifth-fastest WNBA head coach to reach 150 wins, according to a Sunday tweet from the Sparks. “@CurtMillerWBB becomes the 5th-fastest coach in the @WNBA to reach 150 wins,” the Sparks wrote. “He is also 1 of 3 coaches to win over 275 collegiate & 150 professional games – […]

Phoenix Mercury All-Star center Brittney Griner has broken her silence on her recent three-game absence due to her mental health concerns. Griner dispelled the notion athletes are weak for taking time off for themselves. She needed some time away from the basketball court to come back stronger for the rest of the 2023 WNBA season, […]

The Dallas Wings have been without Diamond DeShields and rookie Lou Lopez-Senechal for the whole season so far. Lopez Senechal isn’t expected to make her WNBA debut this season as she recovers from a knee injury. DeShields is also dealing with a knee injury and there is no timetable as to her possible return. WNBA […]

Being a WNBA all-star is not easy. The consistent efforts that all of the fans’ favorite players have to put in and countless hours in the gym to improve their game are hard to accomplish. Being in the pinnacle of women’s basketball is already great in itself but exceeding expectations is something else. Furthermore, the […]

The New York Liberty picked up a big 99-61 win over the Las Vegas Aces at home on Sunday, and the two stars in Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart had huge days. Sabrina Ionescu had 31 points, five rebounds and seven assists. She shot 6-of-10 from three and 12-of-19 overall. Breanna Stewart had 23 points, […]

The Phoenix Mercury have had a disappointing season so far. Although they have celebrated the return of superstar Brittney Griner, their season as a whole has not been what they expected. The team just hasn’t gelled and they’ve been at the bottom of the WNBA standings for most of this season. They fired their head […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have a tough season this year having dealt with numerous injuries. They started off the season fairly well, but as the injuries began to pile up, they took a slide in the standings and have not been able to recover. While the Sparks have managed to get most of their injured […]

The Phoenix Mercury have had a roller coaster of a season. What was supposed to be a celebration of the return of Brittney Griner has quickly turned into a disappointing season. The team fired head coach Vanessa Nygaard and have dealt with injuries to Griner and Diana Taurasi. They have also not had Skylar Diggins-Smith […]

The New York Liberty were terrible in 2020; but at the end of the day, they were rewarded with the privilege of drafting Sabrina Ionescu, one of the most talented guards in the association. Ionescu made waves earlier this season when she set the all-time record (WNBA and NBA combined) for most points scored in […]

The Phoenix Mercury have been without star player Brittney Griner for the past couple of games while she’s taken a leave of absence from the team for a mental health break. It’s been a tough season for the Mercury who have been one of the bottom teams in the WNBA this season. In what was […]

In the WNBA, when teams fall below ten available players, they are allowed to sign additional players to hardship contracts. Sometimes those hardship contracts come in the form of a 7-day contract. The Minnesota Lynx are a team that has suffered from multiple injuries and absences this season, although they do have Diamond Miller, Aerial […]

Skylar Diggins-Smith has yet to return to the WNBA court this year, as she’s still taking her time off from the Phoenix Mercury due to maternity reasons. And if Diggins-Smith’s recent comments are any indication, it seems like the two parties will have to bridge a wide chasm if ever the 33-year old point guard […]

2023 is the year scoring records get broken. LeBron James just shattered the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring lead with the Los Angeles Lakers. Diana Taurasi followed that up with a legendary feat of her own in the WNBA. Fans who watched the Phoenix Mercury obliterate the Cheyenne Parker-led Atlanta Dream. Diana Taurasi became […]

Minnesota Lynx star forward Napheesa Collier has been out with an ankle injury. However, in her absence and before rookie guard Diamond Miller has been an aggressive — not mention fiery — competitor whose presence and skillset heightens her team’s chances of winning every time she steps onto the floor. “The way that she plays, […]

Now it can be said: Sue Bird and Geno Aueriemma considers the Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi the WNBA’s GOAT. Aueriemma, Taurasi’s college coach at UConn basketball, already saw something special in her when she was a true freshman in 2000. He told her to wear No. 3 because she could eventually become the Babe Ruth […]

The Phoenix Mercury may be struggling in 2023, but All-Star Diana Taurasi is continuing to dominate for the squad at the age of 41. She is closing in on an incredible 10,000 career points milestone, and former coach Geno Auriemma is singing her praises. Taurasi starred at UConn back in the day, and played under […]

Dallas Wings point guard Arike Ogunbowale is now officially the most prolific three-point shooter in franchise history. Ogunbowale drained five three-pointers in a 76-65 road win over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday. She upped her total to a franchise-record 341 triples, surpassing Deanna “Tweety” Nolan. Although Ogunbowale didn’t shoot well (8-of-21 FG, 5-0f-12 three-pointers), she […]

After getting off to a poor start to the 2023 WNBA season, the Seattle Storm had been playing improved basketball their last couple of games. In a bunch of the games that they lost earlier this season, they had either lost a close game, or made a comeback only to fall short. So the signs […]

The Las Vegas Aces have been head and shoulders above every other team in the WNBA this season. Led by reigning MVP A’ja Wilson and powered by an All-Star backcourt in Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum and a breakout wing in Jackie Young, few teams have the firepower to match the Aces attack. Perhaps the […]

More than halfway through the 2023 WNBA regular season, it’s clear who the best team in the league is right now, and that’s the Las Vegas Aces. The Aces currently own an incredible 24-2 record this season, the best record in the WNBA by a wide margin. The New York Liberty own the second-best record […]

Atlanta Dream head coach Tanisha Wright earned WNBA Coach of the Month honors after an impressive July run by the Dream, according to a Wednesday tweet from the WNBA. “Tanisha Wright of the @atlantadream is the Coach of the Month after leading the Dream to a 8-3 record during the month of July,” the tweet read. “Congrats, […]