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After a one-year hiatus due to health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Liz Cambage will make her return to the WNBA. She will be under a bigger spotlight after signing with the Los Angeles Sparks. Cambage has been in and out of the WNBA, largely because of her reluctance with the contracts. The Sparks center […]

Sue Bird’s time in the WNBA is winding down. In what could be the last season for the WNBA’s all-time leader in assists, Bird returned to the Seattle Storm on a league-minimum salary. Per ESPN’s Kevin Pelton, Bird explained that gunning for her fifth career championship is more important than money at this stage in her […]

The legend of Kobe Bryant will forever live in the hearts of many athletes all around the globe. His accolades are only outnumbered by the lives he touched. Now, the Los Angeles Lakers great will perpetually be attached to a prestigious award. During the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday Night, Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul […]

Former San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon made waves when it was announced that she would be the first head coach in the WNBA to have a salary exceeding $1 million per year. It was a big milestone for the sport, though it was met with criticism, most notably from WNBA star and the newest […]

Liz Cambage is heading to sunny Los Angeles. On Saturday night, the Australian superstar shocked many WNBA fans by signing with the Sparks. Ramona Shelburne was the first one to report this signing for ESPN. Free agent center @ecambage has verbally committed to play for the @LASparks , sources told ESPN Saturday night. Cambage is expected […]

The Phoenix Mercury are making waves after losing to the Chicago Sky in the WNBA Finals last season. Not long after acquiring Diamond DeShields from the Sky in a three-team deal, the Mercury signed Tina Charles, the top scorer in the WNBA in 2021. These are some massive moves for an already loaded roster that […]

Las Vegas Raiders and Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis has just revealed that Becky Hammon is set to become the first WNBA head coach to receive over $1 million in annual salary, per Sam Gordon of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. After introducing Dave Ziegler and Josh McDaniels, owner Mark Davis, who also owns the […]

Seattle Storm superstar Breanna Stewart recently took a meeting in free agency with the New York Liberty, setting off plenty of speculation that the two-time WNBA champion would be making her way from the West Coast to the East Coast. However, Stewart is going to run it back with the Storm for at least one […]

WNBA Finals MVP Kahleah Copper has made her decision on where she will play next season. After winning a title with the Chicago Sky, Copper is returning to the Windy City to run it back and try to win another championship. Via Rachel Galligan: WNBA Finals MVP Kahleah Copper is returning to the Chicago Sky […]

Despite being limited to just 24 total games over the past three WNBA seasons due to injury (torn ACL and meniscus in 2021 preseason) and the global pandemic (2020), there was a pretty decent free-agent market for five-time WNBA all-star, Angel McCoughtry. After spending the first ten years of her career on the Atlanta Dream, […]

One of the WNBA’s top stars could be changing teams ahead of the 2022 season. Seattle Storm superstar Breanna Stewart took a meeting with a large New York Liberty contingent this week in Los Angeles, according to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. While nothing is done yet, Haynes notes this meeting could signal the end of […]

Sue Bird isn’t done yet. Roughly a week after tweeting out an announcement about her return to the WNBA, the Seattle Storm superstar confirmed it further with an epic announcement video today. Just… watch this and feel the chills in your spine tingle. #1moreyear 🤝 pic.twitter.com/COFVAyBlDN — Sue Bird (@S10Bird) January 13, 2022 Sue Bird […]

Sue Bird isn’t done yet. Bird announced Friday she’ll be returning to the Seattle Storm for the 2022 WNBA season instead of retiring. 🤟🤟 https://t.co/9QAkh7TwQ3 — Sue Bird (@S10Bird) January 7, 2022 Sue Bird has been with the Storm since almost the very beginning. She was the No. 1 pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft […]

While a lot of people are ecstatic for Becky Hammon as she finally landed a head coaching gig, others are disappointed she wasn’t given a chance to coach in the NBA after her work with Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs. Hammon recently signed a deal to become the Las Vegas Aces’ head coach […]

Becky Hammon has finally done it. After more than 7 years on the San Antonio Spurs sidelines, the well-respected assistant coach has earned her first head coaching gig. Becky Hammon is signing with the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces on a record-breaking deal to be their new head coach, according to Shams Charania. Just in: San […]

Becky Hammon’s stellar career in the WNBA and the coaching experience she has accumulated with the San Antonio Spurs have made her a strong head coaching candidate. She has drawn interest from NBA teams before. Now, two teams in the W are pursuing her to be their head coach. According to Shams Charania and Chantel […]

The WNBA draft lottery went down on Sunday, giving the Washington Mystics the number one overall pick. They had the third-best odds to land the top pick. The Indiana Fever, Atlanta Dream and Dallas Wings secured the remaining top-four selections. The 2022 Draft order is set ✅ See you in April for the #WNBADraft ⏳ […]

Brooklyn Nets star Patty Mills is a legend in his home country of Australia. He has always been proud of his heritage, and he never misses the opportunity to play for the Land Down Under in international competitions. Recently though, Mills isn’t too happy with Australia after WNBA player Tiffany Mitchell, who plays as an […]

The UConn women’s basketball team, ranked third in the nation, is off to a good start at 5-1. The Huskies are coming off of a convincing victory over number-22 ranked Notre Dame, but the win was a bittersweet one. UConn star Paige Bueckers suffered a knee injury late in the game. Head coach Geno Auriemma […]

Te’a Cooper is not your average WNBA player. Known to the sports world as the newbie guard for the Los Angeles Sparks, to others she is a celebrity on social media, amassing 1.4 million followers on Instagram and 1.5 million on TikTok. Her basketball skills, personality, dance moves, and sense of humor drive her popularity. […]

After years upon years of one-game playoff series’ and playoff bye’s, the WNBA has finally switched up their format to include three rounds, all with a minimum of three games, and no playoff byes. This is now very similar to the NBA’s current playoff format, just on a smaller scale in terms of games and […]

The MVP of the 2021 WNBA season, Jonquel Jones, had another amazing outing in international play. Playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Belgium, which featured 2019 WNBA Finals MVP Emma Meesseman, Jones had 44 points, 22 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal. She led her national team to an 87-81 win in the first qualification […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has been cooking early this season, dropping a cool 50 points against the Atlanta Hawks in their last game. Warriors veteran Andre Iguodala, who’s been playing with Curry for years now, once again had a front-row seat to the latest scoring onslaught of the two-time MVP. Afterward, Iguodala took […]

Canadian rapper Drake wants a WNBA team in Toronto. Already a global ambassador of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, Drake has heavily helped amass popularity and attention to the league’s only non-US team. The musician has promoted team events, such as the 2016 Toronto All-Star Game, as well as collaborated on team gear with his personal […]

The Chicago Sky held their championship parade and rally on Tuesday after beating the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Finals in four games. The Sky brought a special piece of memorabilia to the celebration: the door Mercury star Diana Taurasi allegedly broke after Sunday’s Game 4 at Wintrust Arena. This is excellent levels of petty: […]

Remember when Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo hit up a Chick-fil-A and recorded his trip after winning his first NBA title? Chicago Sky star Candace Parker did her own version of that after winning the WNBA Finals on Sunday. Parker pulled up to Portillo’s, a Chicago staple, and recorded her order for her group. She […]

The Phoenix Mercury ended their season in one of the worst ways possible. Down 1-2 on the road against the Chicago Sky, Diana Taurasi and the Mercury had a chance to bring the WNBA Finals to a deciding Game 5 in Phoenix. They held a big lead entering the fourth… only to succumb to Candace […]

The whole NBA world was tuned in during Game 4 of the WNBA Finals between the Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury, with the likes of James Harden, Dwyane Wade, Ja Morant, Trae Young in disbelief of the thrilling finish they just witnessed. Trailing by nine points entering the final period, the Sky staged an incredible […]

The Chicago Sky bagged their first title in franchise history on Sunday after an epic win over Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury. It was also an understandably emotional moment for Candace Parker, who herself is currently playing in her first season for Chicago. The 35-year-old veteran turned in a vintage performance on Sunday, logging […]

The Chicago Sky won their first championship in thrilling fashion after beating the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. Sure enough, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry couldn’t hold back his excitement and joy for Candace Parker and the Windy City franchise. Parker shocked the whole WNBA when she decided to join […]

The Phoenix Mercury and Chicago Sky played an epic Game 2 of the 2021 WNBA Finals on Wednesday night. The two teams battled into overtime, with Diana Taurasi and Skylar Diggins-Smith making the big shots in the extra frame to give the Mercury a 91-86 victory to tie the series at 1-1. While the play on […]

Diana Taurasi put on a true GOAT-like performance to catapult the Phoenix Mercury over the Las Vegas Aces in their do-or-die WNBA Semifinals on Friday. Several NBA stars like Dwyane Wade, Trae Young and Ja Morant were tuned in throughout the contest, and they all couldn’t believe the intense back-and-forth that ended in a close […]

There’s a lot to be excited about on the Chicago sports scene right now. The Chicago Sky just pulled off an upset of the top-seeded Connecticut Sun to reach the WNBA Finals. The Chicago White Sox are starting up what will hopefully be a deep playoff run. The Justin Fields era is underway for the […]

A video recently went viral of two Atlanta Dream players, Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford, in an absolutely bonkers melee near a popular Atlanta food truck. It turns out the fight actually happened in May, and Dream co-owner Renee Montgomery went on ESPN during Wednesday’s halftime show of the playoff game between the Chicago Sky […]

The Connecticut Sun enjoyed a dominant regular season, going 26-6 and getting the top seed in the Eastern Conference by a whopping 10 games over the second-place Chicago Sky. So, it’s no surprise that the Sun cleaned up the awards for the 2021 season, with star Jonquel Jones making history by winning WNBA MVP. Jones […]

Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury eliminated Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm, 85-80, to book a WNBA semifinals ticket on Sunday. The matchup proved to be a thrilling spectacle that needed an extra session to decide the victor, but an epic moment ensued with Bird and Taurasi at the center of it all. The […]

The Sparks took advantage of a Stewart-less Seattle Storm defeating them 81-53 on Sunday to keep their playoff push afloat. Defeating the Storm has surprisingly still kept the Sparks in playoff contention. They currently sit last in the Western Conference and 9th in the playoffs. They are tied with the New York Liberty with an […]

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird is one of the game’s greatest of all time, but that doesn’t exempt her from being on the wrong end of highlight reel materials. Such was the case on Sunday after Los Angeles Sparks vet Erica Wheeler pulled an epic crossover on the WNBA legend. Midway through the first quarter, […]

The Seattle Storm was handed a potentially huge blow on Tuesday when superstar Breanna Stewart exited their game against Washington with an apparent foot injury. The team announced on Friday that she will now miss the last two games of the regular season and be re-evaluated prior to the postseason: STORM INJURY UPDATE: Breanna Stewart left […]