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The WNBA Playoffs are underway and unsurprisingly, the Las Vegas Aces became the first team to advance to the second round. The Aces locked up the No. 1 seed and homecourt advantage throughout the postseason. They drew the No. 8 seed Chicago Sky as their opponent in the first round and as expected, they had […]

Las Vegas Aces power forward A’ja Wilson has rewritten the WNBA record books again. A’ja Wilson recorded 38 points, 16 rebounds, four blocks, and three assists in the Sky’s 92-70 win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday. She became the first WNBA player to record a 35/13/3/3 stat line in a game – regular-season or […]

Stephanie White, head coach of the Connecticut Sun, has been named the 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year in her first season with the franchise. White received 36 of 60 possible votes, with Dallas Wings coach Latricia Trammell coming in second with 11 votes and Sandy Brondello of the New York Liberty earning third place with […]

In an intense clash between Dallas Wings and Atlanta Dream, the former triumphed 94-82 in a come-from-behind victory. The Dream, who had a blast in the first quarter, scoring 36 points, choked in the final frame and let Game 1 of their first-round playoff series slip away. Many fans were shocked by the Dream’s late […]

In a thrilling playoff clash, the Dallas Wings took the game from the Atlanta Dream by outscoring them in the fourth quarter. Amid the intense battle, Rhyne Howard and Satou Sabally set a WNBA scoring record that has never been seen before. The Dream had a blast in the first quarter after scoring 36 points […]

It hasn’t exactly been a banner year for professional sports franchises based in the city of New York. The New York Knicks exited the playoffs in the second round against the Miami Heat, and both the New York Yankees and Mets are on track to miss the playoffs after a successful 2022. Meanwhile, the New […]

Sabrina Ionescu put on a shooting clinic Friday night in Game 1 of the New York Liberty’s playoff series with the Washington Mystics, pouring in 29 points in the 90-75 win. She also had some support from a fellow NY star in Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges, who was seen wearing Ionescu’s jersey courtside. Following […]

All season long, and even since the offseason, the New York Liberty have been decried as the team most likely to pose a threat to the Las Vegas Aces repeating as WNBA champions. The WNBA playoffs got underway this week and Liberty opened up their first round playoff series at home against the Washington Mystics […]

The WNBA playoffs are fully underway as the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty begin what many believe will be a collision course in the WNBA Finals. The Liberty ended the regular season on a high note, albeit their loss to the Washington Mystics at home, and look like the biggest threat to knock […]

New York Liberty superstar Sabrina Ionescu is not holding back ahead of the Liberty’s 2023 playoff push. Ionescu and the Liberty enjoyed great success throughout this season, recording a 32-8 record in the regular season, good for second in the entire WNBA behind only the Las Vegas Aces. Now, as the Liberty prepare for postseason […]

No team in the WNBA boasts more star power than the Las Vegas Aces, but the defending champions aren’t the only juggernaut vying for the title as the 2023 playoffs underway. The revamped New York Liberty were every bit as dominant as their Western Conference counterparts during the regular season, and have the frigid winters […]

The New York Liberty boast one of the best rosters in the WNBA, leading many to dub them a ‘superteam.’ Teams with three All-Stars rarely miss that mantra, but the Liberty haven’t won anything with that superstar trio, at least not yet. Led by Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot, the Liberty enter the […]

Atlanta and Dallas face off in the first round of the WNBA playoffs! Head on to our WNBA series with this Dream-Wings odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Dallas Wings host the Atlanta Dream for Game 1 on Friday night, after matching up three times in the regular season. Dallas has controlled the […]

Washington and New York clash in the first round of the WNBA playoffs! Head on to our WNBA series with this Mystics-Liberty odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The New York Liberty are expected to go the distance to a 2023 WNBA Finals appearance, but they will need to get through the Washington Mystics […]

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 […]