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A heartwarming reunion took place between two former UConn women’s basketball stars just before Tuesday night’s game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Dallas Wings at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. Rookies Paige Bueckers of the Wings and Kaitlyn Chen of the Valkyries met each other on the sidelines, as captured in a […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings and Golden State Valkyries are set to go head-to-head on Tuesday night in Arlington. However, the game is more than just another regular season matchup for Paige Bueckers. In addition to playing against her former UConn women’s basketball teammate Kaitlyn Chen, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma is expected to […]

Dallas Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers played alongside many talented players during her time as a UConn Husky. Despite that, Bueckers has emerged as the WNBA’s newest young superstar in 2025. She will play against one of them on Tuesday night when she leads her team against the Golden State Valkyries. She and the Wings […]

No college basketball coach has more alumni in the WNBA than UConn’s Geno Auriemma, who is always rooting for his players’ success. After the Golden State Valkyries re-signed rookie guard Kaitlyn Chen, Auriemma heaped praise on the organization and his former pupil. Auriemma said Chen deserves to be in the league when asked about her […]

As the 2025 WNBA season concludes another week, the landscape of the league is starting to become more competitive. What looked to be a set-in-stone WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Final rematch between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx is now up in the air after both sides suffered their first defeat as surging teams like […]

Amid injuries and overseas commitments, the Los Angeles Sparks have signed Grace Berger to a rest-of-season hardship contract, the team announced on Tuesday. Berger, a third-year player out of Indiana, was most recently a member of the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx waived her before the start of the season. She was a member of the […]

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes is at her all-star best. Recently, Sykes reached 3,000 career points and is making a strong case to play in the All-Star game in Indianapolis on July 19. As for making a case, Sykes is making a case to be reunited with her Unrivaled teammates. She posted pictures on X, […]

From the moment Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally joined the Phoenix Mercury, Kahleah Copper was in elite company. Together, the three of them create a death lineup that could take the league by storm. However, Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Aces marked the first time all three players played together this season. After all, […]

Caitlin Clark’s return from injury proved her absence made fans’ hearts grow fonder. The WNBA superstar routinely draws big viewership numbers, but her comeback in the Indiana Fever’s upset win over the New York Liberty topped the charts. Clark’s return drew an average of 2.2 million viewers on the ESPN on ABC broadcast, according to […]

WNBA legend Sue Bird is taking all these in stride. First, Bird was officially inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday. Plus she is thrilled at the exposure the league is getting, even in the most least expected ways. When word got out that the WNBA was joked about on the popular parody […]

The Dallas Wings have signed Kaila Charles and Haley Jones to hardship contracts, the team announced Tuesday. Both players are expected to be available for the Wings’ game on Tuesday night against the Golden State Valkyries. The news comes after it was revealed that Maddy Siegrist will miss a significant amount of time with a […]

The Connecticut Sun are shifting through a rebuilding season with a decent mix of veterans and young players on their current roster. At 2-8, they have the second worst record in the WNBA, but there have been encouraging signs. One of those bright spots for the Sun has been rookie wing Saniya Rivers, although she […]

The Los Angeles Sparks will play the Seattle Storm at home on Tuesday night, however, they will be without a number of key players including guard Kelsey Plum. On Monday night, the Sparks released their official injury report for the game on X, formerly Twitter. Plum is dealing with a left lower leg injury and […]

The New York Liberty suffered their first loss of the 2025 WNBA season following their 102-88 defeat by the Indiana Fever. Next up on the schedule for the Liberty is the Atlanta Dream at home on Tuesday. And it’s possible they could have needed reinforcements available. Jonquel Jones appeared on the team’s injury report for […]

The Seattle Storm announced Monday the team has signed forward Mackenzie Holmes to the active roster, as reported by Andrew Destin of the Associated Press. Her signing fills the vacancy created by Saturday’s trade of center Li Yueru to the Dallas Wings. Holmes, 24, rejoins the Storm after being selected No. 26 overall in the […]

The Las Vegas Aces provided an official injury update on star forward A’ja Wilson ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the Minnesota Lynx. Wilson suffered a concussion in the Aces’ contest against the Los Angeles Sparks on June 11. She has since missed the team’s last two games as Las Vegas went 1-1 in her absence. […]

Tina Charles knows what elite rebounding looks like — she’s built a WNBA career on it. And after facing Angel Reese in the Connecticut Sun’s 78-66 loss to the Chicago Sky on Sunday, Charles saw something that reminded her of her younger self. “We’re very different players, but I think just that relentless side of […]

The Dallas Wings announced on Monday that forward Maddy Siegrist has been diagnosed with an anterolateral tibial plateau fracture in her right knee. Surgery will not be necessary and Siegrist is expected to play again at some point in 2025. However, no official injury timeline was provided. A trusted source — who is a doctor […]

The Washington Mystics followed up their best game of the season with their worst on Sunday, as they got blown out 89-56 by the Atlanta Dream at home. However, one bad day doesn’t undo the Mystics’ most important storyline of the season: the development of their rookies. After Friday’s practice, No. 3 overall pick Sonia […]

With the early weeks of the 2025 WNBA season playing out in the shadow of the NBA Playoffs, you can be forgiven if you’re late tuning into the league. That said, you’ve missed a lot. The New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx are seemingly on another Finals collision course, Caitlin Clark’s disappointing injury has taken […]

The Indiana Fever continue to be shorthanded, as DeWanna Bonner will miss her second consecutive contest due to personal issues. Bonner’s extended absence will force her to miss the Fever’s Tuesday night clash with the Connecticut Sun. Bonner, who missed the Fever’s Sunday afternoon game against the New York Liberty, was officially ruled out against […]

Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink won’t let up on one key issue in the WNBA: the 12-person roster limit. Three weeks after calling the current roster sizes “insane,” Brink expanded on her “Straight to Cam” podcast with guest Sue Bird. “I think now rosters need to be expanded before you know we add any […]

The Indiana Fever handed the New York Liberty their first loss of the season, but for Caitlin Clark, the night carried an even deeper meaning. After missing five games due to injury, the 23-year-old guard returned to action and helped lead Indiana to a statement 102-88 victory over the previously undefeated Liberty. As impressive as […]

The Dallas Wings held practice on Monday ahead of their upcoming Tuesday night matchup against the Golden State Valkyries. Arike Ogunbowale — who did not practice Sunday due to an illness — returned on Monday and will seemingly be available for Tuesday’s game barring any unforeseen circumstances. Maddy Siegrist, however, did not practice as she […]

The Golden State Valkyries have shattered all expectations just 10 games into the season. What began as a feel-good story about a brand-new WNBA franchise bringing women’s basketball to the Bay Area has quickly become something much more than that. As cool as it is that the Valkyries are continuing to sell out the maximum […]

Caitlin Clark recently returned from a quad injury in an all-important clash for the Indiana Fever against the New York Liberty, and in typical Clark fashion, she did not disappoint. It was as if Clark didn’t miss any time; she put up 32 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists in a 102-88 win over the […]

Chicago Sky rookie Hailey Van Lith had a standout game that was critical in the team’s first win in the Commissioner’s Cup. The Sky are now 3-7 after the 78-66 victory over the Connecticut Sun. The headline performance was from Angel Reese, who became the second-youngest player in WNBA history to record a triple-double. It […]

Angel Reese had an impressive showing throughout Sunday’s matchup between the Chicago Sky and Connecticut Sun. In 36 minutes of action, Reese was active in multiple areas of the game. She finished with a stat line of 11 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, three steals, and two blocks. She shot 2-of-7 from the field and […]

Rhyne Howard achieved an impressive feat during Sunday’s matchup between the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics. In 29 minutes of action, Howard finished with a stat line of 14 points, two assists, a rebound, and a steal. She shot 5-of-14 from the field, including 4-of-11 from beyond the arc. Her 3-point shooting allowed her to […]

Angel Reese is reaching new heights in just her second year in the WNBA. The Chicago Sky star hit a milestone in their 78-66 victory over the Connecticut Sun with her 11-point, 13-rebound, 11-assist triple-double, marking the first of her career and second of the season overall. Now, the 23-year-old is primed to keep diversifying […]

The Atlanta Dream are still rolling to start the season after recently defeating the Washington Mystics 89-56. The Dream were clicking on all cylinders, and it was the second half where they turned things up. Two of the players who helped lead the Dream to victory were Allisha Gray and Te-Hina Paopao, as they both […]

As Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark returned from injury in explosive fashion, the men’s basketball counterparts in the Indiana Pacers fell in Game 4 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday in the NBA Finals. While Clark will build on her Fever return, she has been a major supporter of the Pacers and speaks about […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings acquired Li Yueru in a trade with the Seattle Storm on Saturday. Yueru, a 6’7″ center, will provide Dallas with crucial post depth after losing Teaira McCowan and Luisa Geiselsoder to EuroBasket. The 26-year-old had previously requested a trade from Seattle because she wanted more playing time, and one […]

Amid the temporary departure of four players to EuroBasket 2025, the Golden State Valkyries have re-signed guard Kaitlyn Chen and forward Chloe Bibby for the time being. The two training camp attendees who did not make the initial 12-player roster will reinforce the shorthanded but red-hot Valkyries in the coming days. The team announced that […]

In just her 44th WNBA game, Angel Reese has her first career triple-double. Continuing her second-year leap, the Chicago Sky forward engineered her team to a 78-66 upset win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday afternoon. Reese dropped 11 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists in the game to reach the milestone. With […]

On Saturday afternoon, Caitlin Clark returned from her injury absence in epic fashion, scoring 32 points to go along with nine assists and eight rebounds in the Indiana Fever’s blowout win over the New York Liberty. The win handed New York their first defeat of the season and also evened out the Fever’s record at […]

The Indiana Fever are glad that Caitlin Clark is back from her quad injury. Indiana only won two games during Clark’s five-game absence, thanks in large part to point guard Aari McDonald. Now McDonald has an opportunity to reminisce about her time in Indiana after the expiration of her emergency contract. McDonald spoke honestly about […]

Four WNBA legends were inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame over the weekend, as the league celebrated Sylvia Fowles, Sue Bird, Cappie Pondexter and Alana Beard for their contributions to the sport. “Game changers, history makers,” the WNBA posted on social media, honoring the Class of 2025. The four players combined for more […]

Sue Bird paid tribute to her college coaches during her Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame induction Saturday, crediting the UConn women’s basketball staff — especially head coach Geno Auriemma and associate head coach Chris Dailey — for shaping her success on and off the court. “The UConn coaching staff that’s there now is actually the […]