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The Dallas Wings have been one of the better teams in the WNBA this season. With only a handful of games left in the regular season, the Wings are 19-16 and are in control of the fourth spot in league standings. They are two games up ahead of the 17-18 Washington Mystics. The Wings have […]

The Los Angeles Sparks announced that guard Lexie Brown will miss the remainder of the season with a non-COVID-19 illness, according to Alexa Philippou of ESPN. Lexie Brown posted a thank you message on Twitter. “Thank you to those who have sent me positivity and prayer. I’m doing and feeling much better 💜💛” Brown wrote […]

The Atlanta Dream have been having a very inconsistent season. With an overall record of 17-19, they’re still in the mix for a playoff spot, but they’re also in danger of not making the playoffs all together. They currently sit in sixth place in the WNBA standings but they could easily fall to ninth as […]

The Phoenix Mercury don’t have anything left to play for in the standings as they have officially been eliminated from playoff contention this season. What they can do is play spoiler for teammates jockeying for playoff position and they can also play for pride to finish out the season on a high note. One of […]

Although the Phoenix Mercury shot the lights out against the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday, they still rewrote the WNBA record books for the wrong reasons. Despite shooting 55.2 percent from the floor, Diana Taurasi and the Mercury lost to the Dream, 94-76. It’s the second-best shooting performance in a loss of at least 15 points, […]

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart reacted to a 94-85 win over the Las Vegas Aces in the Barclays Center on Monday. ″(We’re) making sure that we’re all aware that every moment matters,” Stewart said, via Associated Press Sports Reporter Doug Feinberg. “We have to make sure we don’t miss opportunities … it’s the experience, it’s having […]

The Las Vegas Aces suffered a rare loss on Monday night against the New York Liberty, with the final score settling in at 94-85. Fresh off winning their first championship in franchise history last year, the Aces have been leading the pack in the Western Conference again this season, but according to head coach Becky […]

The Las Vegas Aces stock is falling rapidly after an incredible start to the season, and the New York Liberty are emerging as their kryptonite after yet another victory. The Liberty took the Aces down again by double digits, and gave the defending champs their first back-to-back losses since August of last year. The Aces […]

With the 2023 WNBA regular season winding down, the playoff picture is beginning to look a little more clear. Both the Seattle Storm and the Phoenix Mercury were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday with their losses. The Indiana Fever remain alive in the playoff race but they face some uncertainty surrounding Aliyah Boston. […]

The Phoenix Mercury found themselves on the wrong side of history on Sunday afternoon. Following Phoenix’s 77-74 loss to the Dallas Wings, the Mercury will now officially miss the WNBA playoffs for the first time in ten seasons. The unenviable news marks an appropriate ending, or at least end-in-site, for what has been a frustrating […]

The Indiana Fever are not out of the playoff race yet as the 2023 WNBA regular season winds down. At 11-24, the Fever have now won three games in a row and are desperately clinging to their playoff hopes. A loss against the Atlanta Dream on Sunday would have mathematically eliminated them from playoff contention. […]

Washington Mystics forward Elene Delle Donne reacted to her return from a hip injury after the Mystics defeated the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday. “It felt so good to be out there … just to have the whole group out there felt good,” Delle Donne said, via ESPN women’s college and pro basketball writer M.A. […]

The New York Liberty are one of the best teams in the WNBA this season, and after Saturday night’s drubbing of the Minnesota Lynx, the Liberty improved to 27-7. The only team in the league with a better record is the Las Vegas Aces, who are currently 30-5. A big reason for the success this […]

When Phoenix Mercury training camp began back in April, Sug Sutton knew that nothing was promised. On a non-guaranteed camp contract, Sutton had to make the team, beating out several other roster hopefuls. With only 144 roster spots in the WNBA, the league has become the toughest professional sports league to break into. Every moment […]

The Phoenix Mercury appear to be headed for a lottery finish. At 9-24 the Mercury currently hold the worst record in the WNBA. It’s been a very disappointing season amid the return of Brittney Griner. Griner herself has missed time this season due to injury as well as mental health issues. Diana Taurasi has missed […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson has arguably become the best player in the WNBA. She is the reigning MVP and is once again one of the favorites to earn the league’s top award. She is the face of the Aces franchise and she recently went off against the Atlanta Dream for a career-high 53 […]

The Los Angeles Sparks are red-hot right now, having won six in a row. A big reason for that is veteran star Nneka Ogwumike, who is having a fantastic campaign. Not only is she sixth all-time in WNBA scoring, but Ogwumike also reached an impressive franchise feat on Friday evening in a victory over the […]

The Las Vegas Aces won their first championship in franchise history last season. It’s become customary for professional and college sports teams to visit the White House after winning a championship. However, between the years of 2017-2020 when Donald Trump was president, teams began staying away as it was no longer an honor to visit. […]

Since even before the 2023 WNBA season began, the New York Liberty were considered one of the title favorites alongside the Las Vegas Aces. So far this season, they’ve lived up to that hype. They are currently 26-7 and behind only the Aces in the league standings. With a starting lineup of Breanna Stewart, Sabrina […]

On Friday, A’ja Wilson and her reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces visited the White House to be recognized by Vice President Kamala Harris. After the event, Wilson, who won her first championship with the Aces last year, took to social media to express her gratitude to the Vice President. ok, that was a fun […]

United States Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed the 2022 Las Vegas Aces championship winning team to the White House on Friday. Joe and Jill Biden were set to welcome the Aces, but extended their family trip in Lake Tahoe, so Harris brought in the Aces instead. Harris praised the Aces for their leadership during the […]

Breanna Stewart, in her offseason move from the Seattle Storm to the New York Liberty, has carried over her greatness, and she continues to lead the Liberty to lofty heights. On Thursday night, it was Stewie who led her team to an incredible come-from-behind victory against the Connecticut Sun, overcoming a 20-point second-half deficit to […]

Winning the WNBA championship in 2022 seems to have unlocked a whole new level for A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, and the Las Vegas Aces. Despite not having the services of Candace Parker for nearly half the season, the Aces have continued to steamroll any and every opposition that dares to put a stop to what […]

How good has Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas been this season? Let’s put it this way: tonight she set a WNBA record for most double-doubles in a single season, and she might be disappointed with that performance. Facing Breanna Stewart and the Liberty on Thursday, Thomas produced a stat line of 22 points and 12 […]

Over the past two seasons, Atlanta Dream wing Rhyne Howard has been solidifying herself as one of the best up and coming stars in the WNBA. A two-time All-Star selection, she’s become the face of the Dream franchise. Although the team has had an inconsistent season as a whole, she herself has been one of […]

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 […]