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Coming into this season, not many fans nor media thought much of the Connecticut Sun. The road to the 2023 WNBA championship was seen as a two-team race between the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty. While those two teams have certainly lived up to their preseason hype, the Sun have quietly placed […]

It hasn’t been the season that the Phoenix Mercury expected with the return of Brittney Griner. They’ve been one of the worst teams in the WNBA and in all likelihood will miss the playoffs. At 9-24, the Mercury are tied with the Indiana Fever for the worst record in the league. They’re 3-7 in their […]

With the 2023 WNBA regular season winding down, the Atlanta Dream find themselves in a precarious situation. They currently sit in fifth place in the standings, but with a record of 16-17, their potential playoff future could be uncertain. They are only three games ahead of the ninth place Chicago Sky and they could conceivably […]

Connecticut Sun star DeWanna Bonner is getting candid about what had her in “freak out” mode this year. Though Bonner is a 2x WNBA Champion and 5x All-Star, she admits that she can get overwhelmed too. For Bonner, the team’s change in general manager, coaching, and several key players led her to freak out amidst […]

Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally is never afraid to share her opinion and once again got brutally honest, this time calling out Minnesota Lynx fans after an incident Tuesday night in the Wings’ 91-86 loss at Minnesota. Sabally, who sprained her ankle late in the game after a flagrant foul, said that some members of […]

The Las Vegas Aces are setting records left and right with what has been a stellar 2023 season to this point. And in a season full of high points, there may have been nothing more exciting in the Aces’ season thus far than star player A’ja Wilson’s incredible 53-point explosion in a 117-100 win over […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson matched WNBA history Tuesday night, scoring 53 points in a win over the Atlanta Dream. Wilson scored 40 points 11 days earlier, then a career-high, which lasted four games before being topped. “I was just really aggressive today,” Wilson said, via M.A. Voepel. “I’m out there having fun, and […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson exploded for 53 points and tied the WNBA single-game scoring record on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Dream, and Aces coach Becky Hammon was in awe of the performance when describing Wilson’s ability. “She runs like a deer, jumps like a cat and catches as if she were Spider-Man,” […]

Even Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James couldn’t help but be in awe of A’ja Wilson after the Las Vegas Aces superstar exploded for 53 points on Tuesday against the Atlanta Dream. Wilson needed just 33 minutes of action to make 16-of-23 shots and tie the record for the most points scored in a game […]

There was no stopping Las Vegas Aces star forward A’ja Wilson from wreaking havoc on the floor Tuesday night on the road against the Atlanta Dream. Wilson was a nightmare all night long for the Dream, who simply had no answers for her. She finished with 53 points on 16-for-23 shooting from the field in […]

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has one of the best signature shoes in the game, and a lucky young fan had an awesome reaction when he was gifted her PUMA “Stewie 1’s” for his birthday. But the awesome birthday gifts didn’t stop there. Stewart responded to the social media post of the young fan’s […]

The Chicago Sky lost 79-73 to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night, brining their losing streak to five games, and the team is now out of a playoff spot, 1.5 games back of the Los Angeles Sparks, who have started to play better as of late. Sky star Kahleah Copper spoke about what the team […]

The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Las Vegas Aces by the score of 78-72 on Saturday, giving the Aces their first home loss since Aug. 1, 2019, according to M.A. Voepel of ESPN. Aces coach Becky Hammon did not pull any punches when discussing the loss, saying that her team let up. “This was the […]

The Storm lock horns with the Lynx! Catch the WNBA series with this Storm-Lynx odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Storm (9-22) currently have the worst record in the West and have just one win ahead of the Indiana Fever. The Storm needs to surge back with more wins as they are just […]

The Fever and the Mercury lock horns in the WNBA! Catch the latest WNBA series with this Fever-Mercury odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. Indiana (8-24) is currently on a two-game losing streak and just won 25% of their games this season. They are currently the worst team in the East and the entire […]

Chicago and Connecticut lock horns in the WNBA! Catch the WNBA series with this Sun-Sky game odds, prediction, pick, and how-to-watch guide. Connecticut (21-10) has tallied a 67.7% winning rate so far this season, but they are currently victims of a three-game losing streak. The Sun hopes to retain their third-place position in the WNBA […]

Dallas takes on Washington for a WNBA battle! Catch the WNBA series with our Wings-Mystics prediction, odds, pick, and how to watch. The Wings (17-14) are second in the Western Conference and rank fourth in the entire WNBA. Dallas is back in the win column after getting a 20-point win over Connecticut last timeout. The […]

A’ja Wilson is arguably the best player in the WNBA. Her dominance is difficult to deny. Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon was asked about the gameplan as it relates to Wilson during the team’s Saturday contest versus the Los Angeles Sparks. Hammon got brutally honest in her answer, via the WNBA. Question: The […]

While most people saw the WNBA championship race coming down to the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty, and for good reason, the Connecticut Sun were looking to put a wrench in those plans. Led by the star duo of triple-double machine Alyssa Thomas and veteran leader DeWanna Bonner, the team looked like they […]

Las Vegas Aces star Chelsea Gray made franchise history in the team’s 88-75 win over the New York Liberty on Thursday, recording the first triple-double by an Aces player. It’s the second triple-double in franchise history but the first since the Aces’ first season in 2018. Gray finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 […]

There are a few reasons why the New York Liberty stand out as one of the favorites to win the 2023 WNBA championship, and Sabrina Ionescu’s incredible play is one of them. Despite suffering an 88-75 loss to the Las Vegas Aces, the team with the best record in the league, on Thursday night, Ionescu […]

Since the offseason, the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty have been considered as the two WNBA championship favorites for this season. So far, those predictions have looked spot on. The Aces and Liberty have consistently been the two best teams in the league and it was no surprise that they were the […]

The Washington Mystics are in the middle of a playoff push and are finally starting to get healthy. With a little less than one month to go in the regular season, the Mystics are sitting in seventh place in the WNBA standings at 14-16. They could potentially get to the fourth spot as they are […]

The Washington Mystics had been dealt a tough blow recently with all the injuries they’ve had. They were without three starters in Elena Delle Donne, Ariel Atkins and Shakira Austin as well as key reserve Kristi Toliver. This was all in the middle of a playoff push as well. The Mystics are currently holding on […]

The Phoenix Mercury have a puncher’s chance at a playoff spot this season despite their poor play. They currently stand at 9-21, tied with the Seattle Storm who hold the tiebreaker. They’re both three games back of the Chicago Sky who currently are in eighth place. The Mercury would also have to pass the Los […]

The Indiana Fever have been going through the growing pains this season. Amid the addition of Rookie of the Year candidate Aliyah Boston, the Fever currently hold the worst record in the WNBA at 8-23 and are 2-8 in their last ten games. While another lottery finish is on the horizon, the Fever have actually […]

LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese is one of the most well-known and outspoken college athletes of the new NIL era. The national championship-winning forward is returning for her final college season next year instead of going to the WNBA because her time at LSU is so lucrative. When she does go pro in 2024, […]

Jonquel Jones and New York Liberty emerged victorious in the Commissioner’s Cup, defeating the Las Vegas Aces 82-63 in a game that was not the high-scoring affair many had anticipated. Despite a poor shooting performance, the Liberty managed to shut down the Aces’ offense and secure their second consecutive win over the team that had […]

The Liberty and the Aces head for a clash at the WNBA! Check out our WNBA series with this Liberty-Aces odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The New York Liberty comes with momentum after winning the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup against the hosts. The Eastern Conference giants are hopeful to extend their seven-game unbeaten run. […]

The Minnesota Lynx have been playing much better basketball ever since their poor start to the 2023 season. After dealing with several key injuries early in the season to Diamond Miller, Jessica Shepard and Aerial Powers, they’ve been relatively healthy. They had brief injury concerns with Napheesa Collier and rookie Dorka Juhasz, but since then […]

NBA player Enes Freedom is in the news once again, and this time for his views on transgender athletes that he expressed during an appearance on Fox News. Freedom brought up the possibility of him changing his gender identity and playing in the WNBA. “Would it be fair, I am seven-foot, 270 pounds, and if […]

Sabrina Ionescu may be a WNBA star on the New York Liberty these days, but she’s still an Oregon Duck at heart. The two-time All-Star showed this fact during the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final, where she debuted her signature Oregon Ducks shoe while also dominating the competition and taking home the trophy for her team. […]

For the second time this season, the Las Vegas Aces were routed by the New York Liberty, falling to their East Coast counterparts 82-63 in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Final. Without Candace Parker for the 13th consecutive game, the defending WNBA champion Aces struggled defensively and failed to score 70 points for the second time […]

It is always going to be a marquee WNBA matchup when the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces face one another. But, fans did not get the game that they wanted from A’ja Wilson as she was clamped up by Vegas. All of this transpired in the Commissioner’s Cup Final with Breanna Stewart and […]

Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty came through with a big win Tuesday night against fellow WNBA title contenders Las Vegas Aces to cop the Commissioner’s Cup Championship. The Liberty dominated for the most part of the contest to score an 82-63 victory, a sweet one for Stewart, especially since it was one of […]

The Washington Mystics signed guard Ariel Atkins to a multiyear contract extension on Tuesday, according to an article from ESPN Women’s Basketball Reporter Alexa Philippou. “We are excited that Ariel has committed herself to the long-term future of the Washington Mystics,” Mystics General Manager Mike Thibault said in a Tuesday release. “She has been such an integral […]

New York and Las Vegas clash at the third WNBA Commissioner’s Cup! Head on to our WNBA series with this Liberty-Aces odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty are expected to face off in the 2023 WNBA Finals, but first, they will compete for the 2023 Commissioner’s […]

Two former WNBA MVPs – the Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson and the New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart – sounded off prior to their team’s highly-anticipated game on August 15. Wilson, the reigning WNBA MVP, gave props to Stewart for making her a better player every time their teams sqaure off. Wilson thinks Stewart’s vaunted […]

When Breanna Stewart is in the groove, there’s really not much the other team can do to slow down, much less stop the New York Liberty start. And that was on full display once again on Sunday, when Stewart lit up the lowly Indiana Fever on the road for a 100-89 victory. By scoring 42 […]