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The 2025 WNBA season opened with a showdown between the Washington Mystics and Atlanta Dream, and lottery pick Kiki Iriafen got to make her long-awaited professional debut. The former USC star was always going to be an impactful player, but she got her career off to an even more promising start than expected. About halfway […]

ARLINGTON, TX — Paige Bueckers’ first basket in the WNBA preseason was a tremendous floating layup over reigning MVP A’ja Wilson. Bueckers’ first WNBA regular season basket wasn’t quite as smooth. However, she was able to display her tenacity with the bucket, a shot following a rebound of her own first missed attempt. Paige Bueckers’ […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings and Minnesota Lynx went head-to-head in their 2025 WNBA regular season opener on Friday night. Minnesota ultimately emerged victorious, earning a 99-84 victory. Napheesa Collier led Minnesota throughout the affair, scoring 34 points and recording four assists and four rebounds. Collier was almost unstoppable in the pick-and-roll. Her ability […]

The Los Angeles Sparks opened the 2025 WNBA season on Friday on the road against the Golden State Valkyries, but early in the game their attention turned to more pressing matters. In the first quarter, Sparks guard Rae Burrell suffered an apparent knee injury while contesting a shot, and had to leave the game. Rae […]

When the Los Angeles Sparks tip off the 2025 WNBA season on Friday against the Golden State Valkyries, they will not have Cameron Brink in the lineup as she continues her injury recovery. Brink suffered an ACL tear that cut her rookie season short. Ahead of the Sparks’ season opener, head coach Lynne Roberts gave […]

There is something unique about the relationship between father and daughter. For Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers, who made her WNBA debut in front of her hometown, her father’s eyes welled up with pride.  During a courtside interview, Bob Bueckers got choked up seeing his daughter play professional basketball. She did so against the Minnesota […]

For any defending champions, the pressure mounts to repeat. The New York Liberty are feeling the pressure to top their 2024 championship run. A title that Breanna Stewart defined as consequential to her career and the state of the franchise.  Now, with the WNBA season underway, the Liberty are favored to go back-to-back, per Doug […]

Friday’s game between the Washington Mystics and Atlanta Dream is one of three that kicked off the 2025 WNBA season. The matchup is the professional debut for three rookies; Te-Hina Paopao, Kiki Iriafen, and Sonia Citron. All three are a part of one of an exciting draft class. Paopao impressed in the preseason ahead of […]

This week is an especially tough one in the WNBA as teams make their final roster cuts in preparation of the start of the regular season. Ahead of the May 15 deadline to finalize their roster, the Sparks made a pair of cuts which brought their number of players to 13, one more than the […]

The Indiana Fever are looking to take a massive leap forward in year two with Caitlin Clark running the show. Even after making the playoffs in the young phenom’s rookie season, Indiana knew that massive changed had to be made. Now, heading into year two, Stephanie White is replacing Christie Sides as the head coach […]

Indiana Fever sensation Caitlin Clark is confident heading into her second year. Her transcendent appeal is obvious, and she has brought a wave of new fans to women’s basketball. One of those who has been in the game for years is WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Julia Stumbaugh of Bleacher Report reported that she made clear […]

This year’s offseason was a rough one for the Dallas Wings. They moved Satou Sabally, who was fighting with the Wings organization. Her exit left Arike Ogunbowale alone as the team’s lone scorer. However, everything changed when the WNBA held its draft lottery. Dallas secured the No. 1 selection and selected UConn basketball star Paige […]

Women’s basketball fans everywhere are highly anticipating Paige Bueckers’ professional debut with the Dallas Wings, but none are more excited than those in Hopkins, Minnesota. Bueckers’ hometown has not only changed its name to “Paige Bueckers, Minnesota,” for the day of her first WNBA regular-season game, but it has also transformed the town to honor […]

The highly anticipated debut of the WNBA’s newest franchise is finally here. After finalizing their 12-player roster, the Golden State Valkyries kick off their inaugural WNBA season versus the Los Angeles Sparks. While several name recognizable players like Kaitlyn Chen and Laeticia Amihere did not make the final roster, Valkyries fans have plenty of players […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings are set to play the Minnesota Lynx in their season opener on Friday night. Ahead of tip-off, Tyasha Harris, who was initially listed as probable due to a knee injury but was later upgraded to available, provided an update on how she is feeling. Tyasha Harris says she is […]

As new Atlanta Dream star Brittney Griner looks to make her debut Friday night against the Washington Mystics, there is another goal in her career besides putting up the best numbers with this new group. While the Dream made additions through the WNBA Draft and Griner, the former first overall pick is looking to make […]

The Indiana Fever made the playoffs for the first time in seven years in 2024 behind the guidance of rookie Caitlin Clark. The former first overall pick had a very impressive Year 1 in the WNBA, beating out Angel Reese for ROTY. Ahead of the Fever’s season opener on Saturday against the Chicago Sky, Clark […]

The WNBA added a team this offseason with the addition of the Golden State Valkyries. The NBA’s Golden State Warriors own the expansion team. They are primed for a massive inaugural season in the Bay Area. The Warriors have dominated the NBA over the last 10 years, so bringing a new WNBA team to the […]

As the Atlanta Dream prepares for the season opener, the newest member of the team is Brittney Griner, as the move shocked some in the basketball world, as he had been with the Phoenix Mercury since 2013. With Griner leaving the Mercury for the Dream, she’s looking to continue her career resurgence as she breaks […]

As Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark enters her second season in the WNBA, the conversations have still been ongoing about the amount of eyes she is bringing to the product of women’s basketball. While some people are locking Clark and the Fever to win the championship, sports analyst Colin Cowherd tackled another discussion, which is […]

The WNBA season starts tonight. Both Caitlin Clark and A’ja Wilson are hoping to lead their teams to a successful season and are the two betting favorites to win the MVP award ahead of the season. Believe it or not, the sophomore star is a slight favorite over Wilson, who is a three-time MVP and […]

The Washington Mystics are not expected to do much this season. New general manager Jamila Wideman essentially said herself that contending for a championship is not a feasible goal for the young squad. But the organization and fan base had reason to feel optimistic about this new era of D.C. women’s hoops, that is until […]

The New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces and Minnesota Lynx will all likely make competitive runs in 2025. However, will the Indiana Fever also make a deep postseason run? With Caitlin Clark set to enter her second WNBA season and the Fever having made a number of intriguing additions in the offseason, Indiana will be […]

Seven months after winning their first title in franchise history, the New York Liberty are prepared to defend their championship status. The Liberty begins their back-to-back bid in their season opener against the Las Vegas Aces, where 2024 breakout star Leonie Fiebich is expected to return to the team. Fiebich had been away from the […]

The Dallas Wings selected UConn standout Paige Bueckers with the first overall pick in last month’s WNBA Draft, and she’ll be looking to make an immediate impact in Year 1 at the pro level. Ahead of the season opener on Friday evening, Bueckers spoke on her mindset as she’s gone from a veteran to the […]

By bringing the New York Liberty to their first WNBA championship, Breanna Stewart believes she changed the culture of the city. Despite winning two previous titles with the Seattle Storm, Stewart saw her third ring as a pivotal point in her career. Stewart believes that winning a title with the Liberty will change the structure […]

Before she steps onto the hardwood for the Chicago Sky, Hailey Van Lith already turned heads with a striking new chapter—her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut. The No. 11 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft didn’t wait for Saturday’s season opener to captivate a national audience. Instead, she lit up Instagram with photos from her […]

Ahead of her seventh season in the WNBA, Napheesa Collier is taking her career to the next level with an official shoe deal. The Minnesota Lynx star has quickly become one of the biggest names in women’s sports and recently took her next step to superstardom. Collier’s deal with Nike’s Jordan Brand was announced within […]

Thursday, May 15, might be one of the toughest days for WNBA organizations, and especially for the Phoenix Mercury. After head coach Nate Tibbetts raved about the competitiveness of training camp, Thursday was the tough day. Despite a birthday celebration from Kahleah Copper, three players were not there to celebrate. Celeste Taylor, Megan McConnell, and […]

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark sent a fired-up message to new teammate Sophie Cunningham on a recent Instagram post. It’s year two of the Clark era, and the Fever already expect to compete for a WNBA championship. The franchise is coming off a productive 2024 season that saw it get back to the playoffs with […]

The 2025 WNBA season promises to be one of the most exciting in the league’s 29-year history. With a fresh wave of young stars starting their professional careers, an offseason full of strategic and shocking team moves, and the W’s ever-growing popularity, this campaign could be even more transformative for women’s basketball than fans ever […]

Coming into the 2025 WNBA season, the New York Liberty lost a key piece of their 2024 championship team when Courtney Vandersloot returned to the Chicago Sky in free agency. But the Liberty were able to secure a replacement on their roster for this upcoming season when they acquired former WNBA champion Natasha Cloud in […]

The Golden State Valkyries, the WNBA’s newest squad, has had to make the same difficult roster decisions ahead of its inaugural season as the other teams in the league. People are usually heartbroken every year over who gets left out of the lineups, but the Valkyries’ decisions have left an especially bad taste in fans’ […]

With the start of the 2025 WNBA season this coming Friday, May 16, teams had until the day before, May 15, to cut their rosters down to 11 or 12 players. The Connecticut Sun were one of the teams who still needed to make final roster cuts, and one of those moves was a surprising […]

Caitlin Clark quickly became the face of the WNBA during her historic rookie season, which followed a record-breaking run with the Iowa Hawkeyes, but A’ja Wilson is still the standard of the league. The Las Vegas Aces star posted arguably the greatest individual season the W has ever seen, averaging 26.9 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.6 […]

One of the biggest offseason acquisitions for the Indiana Fever this offseason was the blockbuster sign-and-trade involving Satou Sabally, that netted them veteran wing Sophie Cunningham as part of the deal. But with the 2025 WNBA season set to begin, the Fever might be without the services of Sophie Cunningham after she suffered an ankle […]

The WNBA’s “cut day” was on Tuesday, and the Washington Mystics made a decision that excited Iowa basketball fans. They retained former Hawkeye Lucy Olsen, who they selected in the second round and No. 23 overall in this year’s draft. Head coach Sydney Johnson explained how the 21-year-old proved her worth to the staff after […]

The Chicago Sky made significant changes to both the coaching staff and roster over the offseason, but the franchise’s cornerstone remains Angel Reese. The young forward led the WNBA with 13.1 rebounds per game as a rookie and anchored her squad’s interior attack. She is eager to grow alongside fellow second-year frontcourt force Kamilla Cardoso […]

The WNBA season is upon us! On Friday, the first three games of the season will begin, and No. 1 overall pick in the recent WNBA Draft, Paige Bueckers, will debut in Dallas. Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will begin the season on Saturday against the Chicago Sky. Now that the WNBA Draft is […]