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The Dallas Wings are set to begin the 2024 WNBA season on Wednesday at home against the Chicago Sky. The game is already sold out as excitement looms for the new campaign. Wings rookies Jacy Sheldon and Jaelyn Brown recently shared their thoughts as they prepare to make their WNBA regular season debuts, via the […]

The WNBA is continuing its expansion with the latest addition being the Bay Area-based Golden State Valkyries. The Valkyries will play at the Chase Center in San Francisco, the same venue as the Golden State Warriors. The new Bay Area team revealed its franchise color scheme, and UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers was highly […]

The Indiana Fever got an upgrade to their home court this season in Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana’s announcement on X came mere hours before the Fever tip off the regular season at the Connecticut Sun. This means that the court — put in place to celebrate the franchise’s 25th anniversary — will be first unveiled to Fever […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson issued a rallying cry to her fellow WNBA players as the league prepares for a highly anticipated 2024 season, set to begin Tuesday, urging them to be ready to capitalize on the growing popularity and interest in women’s basketball. Speaking candidly about the league’s current trajectory with Boardroom’s Vinciane […]

The behind-the-scenes people who work for professional athletes are the unsung heroes of sports fans. Jordan Lawley doesn’t get much of the credit when NBA and WNBA stars are shining on the court, but he is one of the trainers there for all the early-morning workouts in the offseason. Lawley is a professional basketball skills […]

In a moment filled with emotion and pride, former Iowa women’s basketball player Kate Martin secured her spot on the Las Vegas Aces roster for opening day Tuesday, joining the back-to-back WNBA champions. Martin, selected in the second round of the 2024 WNBA Draft, is one of four second-round picks to make a roster as […]

WNBA fans were thrilled when Commissioner Cathy Engelbert hinted further expansion of the league at last month’s 2024 WNBA Draft. Engelbert teased an expansion to 16 teams by 2028, starting with a Golden State franchise that will enter the league in the 2025 season. This morning we finally learned the team name and logo for […]

The Minnesota Lynx take on the Seattle Storm. Our WNBA odds series has our Lynx Storm prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Lynx Storm. The Seattle Storm finished near the bottom of the WNBA last season. A consistently successful WNBA franchise, which won the league championship as recenty as 2020, watched franchise […]

The Phoenix Mercury take on the Las Vegas Aces. Our WNBA odds series has our Mercury Aces prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Mercury Aces. Is this the last ride for Diana Taurasi in the WNBA? At age 41, Taurasi — a player who has seen it all and done it all […]

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever take on the Connecticut Sun. Our WNBA odds series has our Fever Sun prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Fever Sun. Here we go. The Caitlin Clark show, after a few preseason tune-up games, begins for real in the WNBA regular season. Cast aside for a […]

The New York Liberty take on the Washington Mystics. Check out our WNBA odds series for our Liberty Mystics prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Mystics. The New York Liberty had some moments last season when they did not look like a fully cohesive team. They had the star power and […]

The 2024 WNBA Season is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in years, especially with the influx of household name talents from the collegiate ranks. Atlanta Dream co-owner Renee Montgomery chimed in with her favorites to win the Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year honors. These  include the likes of […]

INDIANAPOLIS –– Wait, Caitlin Clark was fine with missing her University of Iowa graduation? Yep, that’s what the Fever’s top pick said following Monday afternoon’s practice. The Iowa ceremonies happened over the weekend, but Clark was at Fever training camp in Indianapolis. “Honestly, I was kinda glad to not have to go,” Clark joked. “Carver-Hawkeye […]

The Caitlin Clark hype is real. She has yet to play in her first regular-season game in the WNBA, but the former Iowa Hawkeyes star has already generated so much attention that tickets for Indiana Fever games can be expected to fetch for higher prices than ever before. In fact, tickets for her WNBA debut […]

For the first time in 20 years, the Connecticut Sun’s home opener has sold out, thanks to the magnetic draw of WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark. The game against the Indiana Fever has garnered unprecedented attention, with all 8,910 tickets snapped up well in advance of Tuesday’s matchup. The last sellout for a Sun opener dates […]

The WNBA season has arrived. This means that the Phoenix Mercury needs to get back into postseason contention after a disastrous 2023 campaign. Coach Nate Tibbetts still has a lot of work to do and the first order of business will be to show out against the Las Vegas Aces. While the defending champions might […]

The WNBA is amid the start of an exciting new era. The league received an influx of elite talent from the 2024 Draft, and positive changes to how franchises operate continue to take place. One such change is expanding charter flights for teams. Moreover, New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart gave an eye-opening night on […]

INDIANAPOLIS –– Turns out, the Indiana Fever are done with final cuts –– for now. The Fever announced their 13-player roster Monday morning, one spot over the maximum limit for the WNBA. The catch was, veteran Damiris Dantas’ contract was temporarily suspended, so the forward is inactive. It’s what allows the Fever to have 13. […]

The WNBA has taken a significant step forward in accommodating its players, especially those who are mothers, by deciding to provide charter flights for road games. The change, highly praised by players like Indiana Fever’s Katie Lou Samuelson, addresses several concerns including travel logistics and security, making life much easier for players traveling with children. […]

The Dallas Wings are ready to begin the 2024 WNBA season. Dallas defeated Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever in their preseason matchup, and excitement is high for the regular season. In fact, the Wings’ first two home games are already sold out. On Sunday, Dallas revealed their roster for Opening Night. Squad is set. […]

SKIMS, the fashion and shapewear company co-founded by Kim Kardashian, has launched a new campaign that brings WNBA stars to the forefront, coinciding with the kickoff of the women’s basketball season. The move highlights the growing intersection of fashion and women’s sports, emphasizing the marketability and appeal of athletes beyond the court. The campaign features […]

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has had a busy windup heading into her first WNBA season, especially with all the hype surrounding his entry into the league following a decorated collegiate career with Iowa. Among the events Clark missed was her graduation from the University of Iowa, where she took up marketing, specializing in professional […]

The Caitlin Clark effect posits that the Indiana Fever star always brings an audience to a stadium. Whether it’s back at Iowa, any venue in March Madness, at the WNBA Draft, or even at her away games in the coming season, everybody loves seeing her thrive along with the swag she brings to the game. […]

INDIANAPOLIS –– It was the last play in Fever practice, and naturally, Caitlin Clark got the shot. Clark used the screen to get open on the wing, created just enough space between her and the Fever practice squad defenders, then hoisted her one-legged, faded trademark. They’ve gone in at the buzzer in college many times […]

The 2024 WNBA season tips-off next week and teams have been busy making their final roster moves and trying to whittle their rosters down to at least 12 players if not 11 due to salary camp restraints. One team that still had multiple roster cuts to make was the Phoenix Mercury and they did just […]

With the 2024 WNBA season set to tip-off next week on May 14, teams are in the process of making their final roster moves to get to down to the maximum of 12 players. But due to salary cap restraints, some teams will carry only 11 players into the start of the season. The Washington […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is finally getting a signature sneaker with Nike, per a report by Alexa Philippou on ESPN.com.The news coincided with the Aces’s preseason game against the Puerto Rican national team in Wilson’s hometown of South Carolina. Upon arriving to the game Wilson wore a  hoodie that says “Of Course I […]

INDIANAPOLIS –– The Indiana Fever announced some roster transactions Friday afternoon, four days before their season opener next week. Rookie guard out of Florida, Leilani Correa, and third-year guard Maya Caldwell were waived. That leaves one more cut the Fever must make before Tuesday. thank you, Maya ❤️ pic.twitter.com/axw5yTHdPZ — Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 10, […]

The Phoenix Mercury made a few key roster moves this offseason, one of which was the addition of Kahleah Copper. Copper was acquired by the Mercury in a trade with the Chicago Sky in a deal that also included Morgan Bertsch heading to Phoenix and Michaela Onyenwere and Brianna Turner going to the Sky. The […]

The WNBA has seen a massive boost in popularity over the past couple of years. 2024 projects to be another big season for the league. Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale has played in the WNBA since 2019, and she recently shared her thoughts on the league’s emerging popularity. “I think there’s a lot happening from […]

The WNBA had a major announcement on Friday with the news that the city of Toronto had been awarded an expansion team. The team is set to begin play for the 2026 season. This is the second expansion team that the WNBA has announced in the past year alongside the Bay Area team which is […]

With 7:39 left in the second quarter of Thursday’s preseason game between the Atlanta Dream and the Indiana Fever, the Dream led by 15 points. Then, Fever bench guard Grace Berger checked in. The storyline was, why’d it take that long? Berger was absent for the whole opening quarter and also two minutes into the […]

CHICAGO — The Chicago Sky are finalizing their roster for the start of the 2024 WNBA season. Chicago took Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso, and Brynna Maxwell with their 2024 draft picks. The team has made decisive moves on Maxwell and undrafted training camp rookie Taya Reimer ahead of the season’s start. Two Chicago Sky rookies […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever’s two-game preseason concluded Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, with the regular season beginning May 14. Indiana split its preseason, losing to Dallas on May 3, 76-79. But the Fever were on the fortunate side of yet another single-possession scenario, beating the Atlanta Dream 83-80 Thursday. Caitlin Clark scored 33 points […]

The WNBA is bringing a team north of the border. North America’s premier professional women’s basketball league is soon to announce an expansion franchise in Toronto, according to CBC Sports’ Shireen Ahmed. A formal announcement is expected in Toronto on May 23, with the team set to begin play in the 2026 season. It will […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever top overall pick Caitlin Clark ripped through the lane with about seven minutes to go in Thursday night’s first quarter. Clark, who led the Fever in scoring with 21 points on May 3 in the team’s WNBA preseason opener at Dallas, scored her first unofficial points at home in Gainbridge Fieldhouse […]

The Indiana Fever surprised nobody when they selected Iowa star Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Clark had been the consensus No. 1 pick in the draft going back to last season. Amid a surge in popularity for women’s basketball, the WNBA is set to reach new heights […]

The Dallas Wings announced a roster move on Thursday. With the WNBA regular season right around the corner, the Wings’ final roster is beginning to take shape. On Thursday, the Wings waived guard Katrina Pardee, the team announced. The final date to cut down the roster is May 13. Dallas had just one preseason game. […]

Tennessee State has hired WNBA Champion Candice Dupree as head coach of the women’s basketball team, per a statement from the institution. Dupree is a decorated professional player with 16 years of experience in the WNBA and two seasons as an assistant coach in the NBA. Dupree spoke about her excitement to take the reins […]