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Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and WNBA free agent Kysre Gondrezick at the Millennium Hilton hotel in New York. Porter Jr. allegedly punched Gondrezick multiple times and put his hands around her neck to strangle her.  The alleged abuse continued up until Gondrezick ran out into […]

Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper was brutally honest following the Sky’s 87-59 Game 1 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday. “I don’t think we were disciplined in our offense,” Copper said, via ESPN’s Michael Voepel and Alexa Philippou. “We let them disrupt us and kind of rattle us a little bit. I need to […]

The Minnesota Lynx had a disappointing start to the WNBA playoffs, losing to the Connecticut Sun 90-60 in Game 1 of their first round series, and head coach Cheryl Reeve detailed what led to the loss. “We didn’t see anything that we didn’t think we were going to see,” Cheryl Reeve said, via Michael Voepel […]

The Las Vegas Aces dominated for much of the 2023 WNBA season, which earned them the number one seed in the playoffs, and sure enough, they stayed hot in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Chicago Sky. The Aces cruised to a comfortable 87-59 victory, and after the game, A’ja Wilson and Becky […]

Washington Mystics center-forward Shakira Austin will reportedly miss at least the first two games of the WNBA playoffs against the New York Liberty as she recovers from a hip injury that she reaggravated toward the end of the regular season, Mystics coach Eric Thibault said on Wednesday, according to Alexa Philippou of ESPN. Eric Thibault […]

The WNBA Playoffs are officially underway. While the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty have been the two consensus favorites to win the WNBA championship, the Connecticut Sun have quietly established themselves as a contender in their own right. As the third seed in the WNBA standings, the Sun have drawn the No. 6 […]

Candace Parker believes Angel Reese in the next big thing in women’s basketball. The savvy veteran Las Vegas Aces power forward sang Reese’s praises in the 2023 TIME 100 issue. Reese, a future WNBA prospect, made the list of the magazine’s most influential people of the year. Jalen Hurts, Angel Reese, & Ronald Acuña Jr. […]

The Minnesota Lynx will face off against the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the 2023 WNBA playoffs. The Lynx recovered from a 0-6 start to their season and finished with a 19-21 record. They locked their spot in the playoffs when they defeated the Phoenix Mercury on Sept. 3, becoming the second team ever to […]

The Chicago Sky are in the WNBA playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Sky ended their season with a record of 18-22. Chicago secured its spot in the playoffs with a win over the Minnesota Lynx earlier this month. They won six of their last eight games of their 2023 campaign, capping off their […]

Candace Parker is one of the best players in the WNBA. Parker is currently in her first year with the Las Vegas Aces after previously playing for the Los Angeles Sparks and Chicago Sky. Although she’s currently dealing with an injury, Parker still played a role in helping lead the Aces to the best record […]

Las Vegas Aces superstar Candace Parker is teaming up with Gatorade and The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation Sports Matter Program. Gatorade is donating $100,000 to the DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation Sports Matter Program to help young athletes participate in winter sports during the 2023-24 season. To honor Parker, Gatorade and the Sports Matter Program are […]

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner’s comeback in the 2023 WNBA season was one for the ages. Although Griner missed the entire 2022 WNBA campaign because of her ordeal in Russia, she overcame insurmountable odds in her return. In fact, Brittney Griner added another feather to her cap when she won the Associated Press Comeback Player […]

The Washington Mystics had a very underwhelming campaign as they finished with just a 19-21 record in the regular season. Nonetheless, that did not prevent the Mystics from qualifying for the 2023 WNBA Playoffs as they made it as the 7th seed. Their reward? A first-round date with Breanna Stewart and her newly-formed superteam with […]

The New York Liberty entered the 2023 season with a ton of hype. And rightfully so. Already with burgeoning superstar Sabrina Ionescu on their roster after drafting her first overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft, the Liberty made major moves in acquiring two former MVPs last offseason. One of which was Jonquel Jones. Jones won […]

Let the real games begin. In their quest for back-to-back WNBA championships, the defending champion Las Vegas Aces left no crumbs on their way to a historic 34-6 campaign. The Aces dominated the 2023 regular season in every sense of the word. Las Vegas had the most potent offense in the WNBA. They led the […]

New York Liberty superstar Breanna Stewart has been named the 2023 AP Player of the Year, the team announced on X. .@breannastewart has been named the 2023 AP Player of the Year 🏆 Stew York City has now earned 3 AP Player of the Year honors—the most all-time. She is now the 1st back-to-back winner […]

The 2023 WNBA regular season that saw historic campaigns from the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty has come to a close. With that, an epic month of women’s hoops should be on the docket until the third week of October as the WNBA Playoffs commence on September 13. This season has been […]

Throughout the 2023 WNBA season, it seemed like the New York Liberty are destined for a collision course against the Las Vegas Aces, two teams that tower above the rest of the league. The Liberty and Aces have the two best records in the league, with the defending champion Aces dominating the opposition with a […]

The 2023 WNBA season has come to an end for the Phoenix Mercury. Diana Taurasi and company will not be part of the 2023 WNBA playoffs and will instead face a long offseason following the team’s campaign-ending 100-85 loss at the hands of the Las Vegas Aces on the road on Sunday. Taurasi, however, is […]

The Phoenix Mercury just wrapped up a disappointing season, finishing at 9-31 and last in the WNBA standings. Mercury players Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner both expressed their desire to play with the team next season, which is not a huge surprise, but they both also expressed their desire to play for Team USA in […]

There are some questions surrounding the Phoenix Mercury after they failed to make the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2012. What’s not a question is whether or not their two best players, Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner, want to return to Phoenix after a nine-win season. “I’ve got another year on my contract […]

WNBA playoff action is right around the corner. Playoff seeds weren’t decided until the final day of the regular season, but now we know what teams will be facing each other in the first round. With that said, below is everything you need to know in regard to the WNBA playoffs in 2023. WNBA playoffs: […]

The WNBA playoff matches are already set. The top two seeds, the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty, spearhead the playoff cast. A’ja Wilson and the No. 1-seeded Aces (34-6) will square off against the eighth-seeded Chicago Sky (18-22). Wilson, Chelsea Gray, and Kelsey Plum lead the charge for Becky Hammon’s Aces who are […]

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd has just rewritten the WNBA record books. Loyd broke Breanna Stewart’s previous WNBA single-season scoring record on Sunday. Loyd scored 28 points in the Storm’s 91-89 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. Her 939 points on the season eclipsed Breanna Stewart’s previous record of 919. The Storm star averaged a […]

Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper agreed to a multi-year contract extension with Chicago, the Sky announced in a Sunday release. “Chicago has been everything I could’ve asked for and more over the past seven seasons,” Copper said in Sunday’s release. “This is where I’ve grown as a player, as a person, and where I’m proud to say […]

The Chicago Sky would have had two chances to lock up a playoff berth. With their final two regular season games against the Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun, they just needed one win to hold off the Los Angeles Sparks and grab the eighth and final playoff spot. Rather than leave things up to chance, […]

The WNBA has become the hardest professional sports league to break into, and perhaps nobody knows that better than Chicago Sky rookie Robyn Parks. With only 12 teams in the league each allowed a maximum of 12 players on the roster, there are only up to 144 roster spots at any given time in the […]

The New York Liberty have been a top two team in the WNBA this season alongside the Las Vegas Aces. Those two teams were the preseason championship favorites and with the regular season coming to end, that has not changed. Both teams are considered ‘super teams’ with deep roster full of star talent. Both teams […]

The Seattle Storm may have been one of the worst teams in the WNBA this season, but they’ve had a lot of close games, games they’ve been in due to the phenomenal play of star guard Jewell Loyd. The Storm have already been eliminated from playoff contention but they’ve still been must-see TV due to […]

Sabrina Ionescu has been cementing herself as one of the biggest and brightest stars of the WNBA ever since the New York Liberty took her with the first overall pick of the 2020 WNBA Draft. Her combination of marksmanship from deep and playmaking have put her in Diana Taurasi territory multiple times over — an […]

The Minnesota Lynx have overcome a poor start to the season to end up clinching a playoff berth. They suffered some key injuries and absences throughout the season but they are relatively healthy with the playoffs right around the corner. They are led by MVP candidate Napheesa Collier, but have had key contributions from other […]

The Seattle Storm may have already been eliminated from playoff contention, but that doesn’t mean they still aren’t must-see TV. With the final days of the regular season here, the Storm are still a team to watch due to the exploits of superstar Jewell Loyd. Loyd has been on a tear this season and is […]

The WNBA playoff picture is becoming finalized in the final days of the regular season. The Washington Mystics, who had already clinched a playoff berth, will be locked into the No. 7 seed following their loss on Friday against the Atlanta Dream. Even so, just the fact that they got to the playoffs is an […]

The Chicago Sky control their own destiny when it comes to making the playoffs. They are currently in the eighth and final playoff spot with two games remaining on their schedule. As of publication, they are currently up at the half against the Minnesota Lynx. If they win, they’re in. If they lose, they need […]

The domestic violence case involving Las Vegas Aces’ guard Riquna Williams took a sharp turn this week when it was revealed that the charges against her were dropped due to her wife failing to show up at a preliminary hearing as well as refusing to cooperate with investigators. When Williams was arrested and the charges […]

The Las Vegas Aces are the defending champions and are set to begin their playoff run to defend their title. They’ve consistently been the top team in the WNBA this season led by MVP candidate A’ja Wilson and a strong cast of supporting stars in Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. The Aces have […]

With the best record in the WNBA, the Las Vegas Aces are set to defend their title. They do have the New York Liberty nipping at their heels though. The Aces are 32-6 while the Liberty are 32-7. The Liberty have one more game left on their schedule ensuring that the best they can finish […]

The New York Liberty have been enjoying this season. Billed as one of the championship favorites coming into the year, they have so far lived up to the expectations. With a roster bolstered by star power alongside incredible depth, the Liberty look every bit the title contender most fans and pundits thought they would be. […]

The New York Liberty entered the 2023 WNBA season as one of the favorites to win the title. With new additions in Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Courtney Vandersloot, the Liberty revamped their roster into a championship contender alongside the Las Vegas Aces. But a huge reason for their success has been due to a […]