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Chicago Sky forward Kahleah Copper was listed as “available” on the Sky’s injury update before the Sky take on the Washington Mystics at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC. Today's Game Status Report: Kahleah Copper — AVAILABLEMorgan Bertsch — PROBABLE (Ankle)Isabelle Harrison — OUT (Knee)Ruthy Hebard — OUT (Maternity Return)Rebekah Gardner — OUT (Foot)Kristine Anigwe — […]

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was spotted pregame with her former coach Sandy Brondello ahead of her team’s matchup against the New York Liberty. Griner looked happy to see her former mentor, in a video from MSG Network reporter Khristina Williams. It was a much needed positive boost for Griner after she endured an embattling […]

Sunday’s marquee matchup in the WNBA will be missing two of the league’s biggest stars. Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner are sitting out the Phoenix Mercury’s matchup with the New York Liberty at Barclays Center, dealing with nagging injuries. Taurasi is sidelined by a hamstring injury while Griner will miss the action with a hip […]

Ever since the Seattle Storm’s 0-4 start to the 2023 WNBA season, the team has been playing much better even if their overall record might not show it. They are currently 3-7 and in contention for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. They’re coming off a big road win against the Dallas Wings on […]

After seven seasons with the Indiana Fever, Tiffany Mitchell decided she needed a fresh start. The No. 9 overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft, Mitchell was drafted by the Fever and had spent her entire career to this point with the franchise. But when the WNBA free agency period rolled around, Tiffany Mitchell chose […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have announced that they have added former first-round pick Rae Burrell to their fold again via a hardship contract. The team made the announcement with an update on its official website. This is Burrell’s second stint with the team this season, as she also signed a hardship deal with the Sparks […]

The Chicago Sky just got a little healthier with Morgan Bertsch returning from injury. With Bertsch back, the Sky have decided to let go of Khaalia Hillsman, per Blake Silverman of Winsidr.com. The @chicagosky announced that the team has cleared Morgan Bertsch to return to play. She missed the last eight games due to an […]

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner will be allowed to fly charter for the team’s remaining road games, among other changes to travel plans according to ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss. The change comes after Griner was berated with questions from YouTube personality Alex Stein at a Dallas airport. The right-wing political host asked Griner repeatedly about her […]

The Washington Mystics have gotten off to an inconsistent start to the 2023 WNBA season with a 5-4 record. They’re on the verge though of securing their sixth win of the season against the Phoenix Mercury as they lead by double-digits in the fourth quarter. The Mystics came into the game with a clear injury […]

The Los Angeles Sparks are coming into Friday’s game against the Minnesota Lynx with a lengthy injury report. In order to potentially have enough available players, they made an emergency signing of former South Carolina star Destanni Henderson to a hardship contract ahead of the game. The Sparks have listed Chiney Ogwumike and Jasmine Thomas […]

The Los Angeles Sparks came into the 2023 WNBA season with revamped front office and coaching staff and a vision for a new foundation. So far, it’s been a bit of an inconsistent start to the year. Coming into Friday’s game against the Minnesota Lynx, the Sparks are 5-4 and looking to win back to […]

The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Seattle Storm 96-63 on Thursday. A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum performed well, but it was Jackie Young who led Las Vegas with 28 points in the victory. Notably, Young went 4-7 from beyond the arc. Her shooting efficiency from deep has been impressive this season, and it’s something she’s […]

Las Vegas Aces forward Candace Parker and NBA Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal shared a heartwarming moment after the Aces’ took a 96-63 victory over the Seattle Storm on Thursday. Candace was happy to see Shaq after the Aces' big win 🙏 pic.twitter.com/g1jxgN0Tpf — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 16, 2023 Parker finished the night with seven points, […]

The Indiana Fever got their second consecutive win on Thursday with a 92-90 win against the Chicago Sky. They were coming off what had been their best win of the season on Tuesday against the Washington Mystics. While the Fever may have a 4-6 record, there have been encouraging signs and reasons for optimism. This […]

The Washington Mystics have gotten off to an inconsistent start to the 2023 WNBA season with a record of 5-4. For a team with solid playoff aspirations, they’ve just been treading water so far. They’re coming off their worst loss of the season, a blowout against the Indiana Fever, after having won back to back […]

The Phoenix Mercury have been one of the more disappointing teams of the 2023 WNBA season so far. Although they have been navigating the absence of starting point guard Skylar Diggins-Smith who is currently out on maternity, they have enough talent on the team to make some noise. They began the season on an emotional […]

The Dallas Wings have been hit with the injury/absence bug to start the 2023 WNBA season. They have been without prized offseason trade acquisition Diamond DeShields and 2023 first round draft pick Lou Lopez Senechal since the start of the season. Both players are dealing with knee injuries and are expected to miss significant time. […]

The Vegas Golden Knights captured their first Stanley Cup title on Tuesday night, the city’s second consecutive year with a championship after the Las Vegas Aces won the WNBA title last year. The win prompted plenty of congratulatory messages on social media. One of those messages came from President Joe Biden, who tweeted his applause […]

The Phoenix Mercury have not done well as a team this season, but their two top players have been recognized individually. Center Brittney Griner and guard Diana Taurasi are among the top-30 vote getters in the first return of fan votes for the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game. Griner is ranked No. 3 with 28,387 votes. […]

The Indiana Fever had a lot of eyes on them to start the 2023 WNBA season largely due to the addition of South Carolina star Aliyah Boston. Boston has certainly lived up to the hype in the early weeks of the season and is looking the part of the franchise player she was billed as. […]

The Dallas Wings suffered their first loss at home this season, 79-61, on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Sparks. After winning two consecutive games, the Wings have now lost two games in a row. They’ve been an average team so far this season as they navigate a new head coach in Latricia Trammell and some […]

The Chicago Sky have been dealing with a short-handed roster for the first few weeks of the 2023 WNBA season. Two players who were expected to be key rotation players in second-year wing Rebekah Gardner and rookie Morgan Bertsch both suffered injuries early in the season and are currently sidelined. Ruthy Hebard is currently out […]

The Minnesota Lynx signed former Indiana Fever forward Emily Engstler to a contract, the team announced in a Wednesday tweet. “Welcome to the squad, Emily,” the Lynx wrote. Emily Engstler, the former No. 4 pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, played in 35 games and started in six for the Fever during the 2022 season. The 6-foot-1-inch forward […]

Candace Parker faced retirement rumors prior to the 2023 WNBA season. At 37-years old, nobody would have blamed her for calling it a career. After all, she’s already considered to be one of the best players of the past generation, and has an impressive analyst career in the works. Parker ultimately decided to return and […]

PHOENIX — The Mercury lost their third game in four contests Tuesday against the Seattle Storm. It is not how the team expected to open its season. Phoenix has legendary guard Diana Taurasi,  much-improved guard Sophie Cunningham and Brittney Griner, who returned from Russian imprisonment to play in the WNBA this season. Not only did […]

PHOENIX — Mercury center Brittney Griner suffered a hip injury and did not return in the second half of the team’s 83-69 loss to the Seattle Storm. Griner appeared to suffer the injury in the first quarter. She did not check in for the final six minutes of the second quarter and did not start […]

NBA legend Dwyane Wade is rumored to be looking at the direction of the WNBA in a potential pursuit of a business venture in the league, particularly with the Chicago Sky. The former Miami Heat star showed up at Tuesday’s practice of the Sky and spent most of the time together with Sky principal owner […]

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu has been downgraded to doubtful for Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Dream, according to a Tuesday tweet from Winsidr Senior Writer Myles Ehrlich. “Sabrina Ionescu has been downgraded to DOUBTFUL (L. Hamstring) for tonight’s game against the Dream @Winsidr,” wrote Ehrlich. She was initially listed as “questionable” before Tuesday’s game. Center […]

Details of Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner’s alleged harassment at a Dallas airport on Saturday by YouTuber Alex Stein were recently revealed in a police report obtained by ESPN. Stein allegedly pushed a Mercury security personnel in an attempt to get to Griner, before the YouTuber was promptly shoved against a wall by the security […]

The Chicago Sky went through a slew of changes to the roster during the last WNBA offseason, one of which was the loss of Candace Parker to the Las Vegas Aces. When everything was said and done and the 2023 WNBA season was underway, the Sky were left with just one starter from the 2021 […]

Sue Bird’s time in the WNBA has come to an end and on the day when everyone in Seattle celebrated her career in a retirement ceremony, Megan Rapinoe and Macklemore showed up to show the legendary Seattle Storm star nothing but love. “Congratulations on like, arguably the best career that anyone has ever had in […]

Brittney Griner’s Phoenix Mercury teammate, Brianna Turner, said the team’s incident with a YouTube personality at a Dallas airport this past week was a “huge disappointment.” “It was startling to show up to the airport to have people waiting at your gate to just totally [disrupt] your day and follow you around the airport, shouting […]

Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi told Brittney Griner to “just breathe” after she was heckled by a YouTube personality at a Dallas airport. “The safety of everyone comes first,” Taurasi said, per ESPN’s M.A. Voepel. Griner was confronted by Alex Stein, who hosts the right-wing show “Prime Time With Alex Stein.” He has confronted politicians […]

Sue Bird, one of the most prolific figures in WNBA history, got her long-awaited final send-off from Seattle Storm fans during her jersey retirement ceremony on Sunday at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena. Bird’s No. 10 was lifted into the rafters, making her the second Storm player to have her number retired, joining Lauren Jackson, Bird’s […]

The Minnesota Lynx have not gotten off to a good start to the 2023 WNBA season and they’ve already received bad news about their prized lottery pick, Diamond Miller. They did have something to cheer about on Sunday though as they pulled off a comeback from being down double-digits against the Los Angeles Sparks at […]

A stranger harassed Brittney Griner at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport when the team grabbed food. Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard does not want this to happen again. She urged more chartered flights, and even Diana Taurasi supported the sentiments. Vanessa Nygaard claimed that this avoids future run-ins with outsiders, per Michael Marot of AP […]

Coming back from a major injury is never easy for professional athletes. Seattle Storm veteran guard Kia Nurse knows that all too well. Kia Nurse suffered an ACL injury during the 2021 WNBA playoffs against the Las Vegas Aces in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The injury kept her out of the 2022 […]

After Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was involved in an airport altercation over the weekend, the uproar from around the league has been ferocious and the WNBPA is demanding change to the travel policy. On Saturday morning, Griner and her team were accosted by a YouTube agitator known for harassing politicians. Alex Stein is a […]

The jersey retirement ceremony for former Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird sent Storm fans into a frenzy on Sunday. HUGE ovation for Sue Bird as she enters the arena for her Seattle Storm jersey retirement 🙌 (via @seattlestorm)pic.twitter.com/YA88WuJA4m — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 11, 2023 Bird, the former first-overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft, built […]