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For the first time in just over a year, Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith shared a court again. In the latter’s unofficial debut, the Chicago Sky dominated the Brazil national team in their 2025 WNBA preseason opener. The Sky dominated Brazil 89-62 without a single player reaching 20 minutes. The game was appropriately played […]

The kick-off to the 2025 WNBA preseason has been more hype than ever before. The league made a big deal out of the first-ever televised preseason game, which brought out some of women’s basketball’s most notable faces to South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame women’s basketball head coaches Muffet McGraw and Niele Ivey, along with WNBA […]

The LSU Tigers community welcomed back Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith with open arms ahead of the Chicago Sky’s preseason game against the Brazilian national team. Reese and Van Lith were LSU teammates for only the 2023-24 season, helping the Tigers finish with a 31-6 overall record. However, their aspirations for a national championship, […]

The Dallas Wings certainly have a rookie sensation taking the WNBA by storm this upcoming season in No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers. But during the Wings’ preseason game against the Las Vegas Aces on Friday, it was rookie guard JJ Quinerly who stood out in her WNBA debut. The Aces cruised to the preseason win, […]

WNBA preseason got underway on Friday, and one game in particular that drew attention was the Chicago Sky taking on the Brazilian national team at LSU’s home arena. It was significant for the fact that it was a homecoming for Sky players Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith, the latter of whom scored her first […]

Rookie guard Paige Bueckers made her WNBA debut with the Dallas Wings on Friday during a preseason game against the Las Vegas Aces, but it wasn’t to their liking on the scoring front as the Aces cruised to a 112-78 blowout win to start their preseason off right. Not only was the game against the […]

Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon has a lot of love and appreciation for what Gregg Popovich has done for her career as a head coach. Popovich announced his retirement from being a head coach on Friday afternoon. It marked the end of a legendary coaching career that saw him win five championships from […]

All eyes were on star Paige Bueckers ahead of the Dallas Wings’ preseason opener against the Las Vegas Aces, and for good reason. However, the Wings’ other first-round pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, Aziaha James, proved she’s just as ready for the professional spotlight. James confidently displayed her ball-handling skills and put on a […]

The Dallas Wings were defeated 112-78 by the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night in their preseason opener at Notre Dame. Dallas held an early lead but Las Vegas took control in the second quarter and did not look back. For Paige Bueckers, the contest represented her first professional game. Following the defeat, the Wings […]

Coming into the 2025 WNBA season, one of the most intriguing headlines is Seattle Storm rookie Dominque Malonga who has already drawn the moniker of ‘female Wembanyama,’ due to fellow countryman Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs. Malonga has not yet been a participant at Storm training camp, but that should change soon, as […]

Las Vegas Aces fans caught a glimpse of a strange sight when reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson rolled up for the first preseason game of the 2025 campaign. Wilson was spotted decked out in UConn women’s basketball gear despite notably being a championship-winning South Carolina alum. The reason for Wilson’s interesting fit of choice came […]

The WNBA is preparing for the beginning of the 2025 regular season. However, the WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike and vice president Napheesa Collier aren’t losing sight of the big picture. The league’s players are still negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement, and the Seattle Storm guard is at the center of negotiations, while the Lynx […]

Stories come and go in the WNBA. In a league full of talented women, Phoenix Mercury star Kahleah Copper finds herself in the thick of the conversation with the top players in the world. With a WNBA Finals MVP, an Olympic Gold Medal, and many other accolades to her name, she’s one of the best […]

It is a new era of Dallas Wings hoops, and Paige Bueckers is expected to be a huge part of it. Although she is just a rookie, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft is entrusted with adding an immediate spark to a franchise that finished 9-31 last season. She quickly introduced […]

The WNBA is enjoying the biggest rate of growth in league history thanks to its young stars. The WNBA also signed a new 11-year media rights deal in July. The league has taken the next step in promoting their stars around the country, making history in the preseason. Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and other former […]

Arike Ogunbowale is returning to South Bend — this time as a professional. The Dallas Wings guard is set to take the floor at her alma mater for a WNBA preseason matchup against the Las Vegas Aces on Friday, marking her first game back at Notre Dame since her senior season in 2019. Ahead of […]

The Indiana Fever took a while to get their footing last season, but once the Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston-led squad started clicking, the vision was clear. Following a highly active offseason, big things are expected in 2025. Health is paramount, however. The face of the Fever and WNBA is apparently already dealing […]

As training camp ends and preseason prepares to tip off, teams around the WNBA are finalizing their lineups and making much-dreaded cuts to bring the roster size down to 11 or 12 total players. For the Los Angeles Sparks, that’s meant releasing both Anneli Maley and Alyssa Ustby. The Sparks’ decision to waive the players brings […]

The Dallas Wings will start their preseason against the Las Vegas Aces, and they’ll be playing in familiar territory for Arike Ogunbowale. The game will be played at Notre Dame, which is where Ogunbowale hit the iconic game-winning shot over UConn in the 2018 Final Four. She hasn’t forgot, and she’s also reminded her rookie, […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is gearing up for a season unlike no other during her career. Wilson is set to release her signature Pink A-One Nikes on May 6th and to hold her reign as the best all-around player in the WNBA.  As she prepares for the season, Wilson spoke openly about what […]

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark didn’t need a game-winning shot to steal the spotlight this week. All it took was one Instagram post. Wearing the Fever’s red and navy uniform and flashing her signature fierce confidence, Clark sent her 3.1 million followers, and the entire WNBA fanbase, into a frenzy. “We are so back… YEAR […]

When the Chicago Sky tip-off preseason this week against the Brazilian national team, rookie guard Hailey Van Lith will be back in a familiar setting. The Sky’s first preseason game is going to be held at LSU’s home arena, the place where Hailey Van Lith spent the 2023-24 season of her college career. Speaking ahead […]

The Las Vegas Aces received some troubling news about a crucial bench player as training camp drew to a close. Center Megan Gustafson suffered an injury to her lower left leg that’ll keep her out of action until further notice. Las Vegas dropped the news just a day before the team’s preseason kick-off against the […]

The Dallas Wings are set to take on the Las Vegas Aces in a WNBA preseason game on Friday. Wings’ rookie Paige Beuckers will contest A’ja Wilson in her first warmup before the start of the season on May 16. But Dallas will be missing guard Tyasha Harris due to a knee injury, per Joey […]

A few short weeks ago, the Connecticut Sun drafted NC State guard Saniya Rivers as part of a highly touted draft class. On Wednesday, she endured the most heartbreaking loss imaginable: the passing of her mother, Demetria. The Sun released an official statement offering its condolences to the Rivers family. “The Connecticut Sun organization would […]

The WNBA will kick off the 2025 preseason in a unique way. On Friday, Chicago Sky star Angel Reese will return to LSU to play in an exhibition game against Brazil. Arike Ogunbowale, Jackie Young, and Jewell Loyd will return to Notre Dame for a game on Friday between the Las Vegas Aces and the […]

ARLINGTON, TX — Arike Ogunbowale probably did not expect to ever play a game at Notre Dame again following her senior season with the Fighting Irish in 2019. At 28 years old, however, Ogunbowale will now receive the opportunity to play at her Alma Mater, as the Dallas Wings and Las Vegas Aces will go […]

The Washington Mystics are off to a difficult start, and the WNBA season hasn’t started yet. First, Mystics rookie Georgia Amoore suffered an ACL injury weeks after being drafted. Now, one of their top players, Aaliyah Edwards, was diagnosed with a lower back contusion on Thursday and will be reevaluated in two weeks, per Khristina […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings and Las Vegas Aces will open their preseasons with a head-to-head matchup at Notre Dame on Friday. Paige Bueckers is expected to make her Wings debut in the game, and she will have the opportunity to play against the best player in the WNBA in A’ja Wilson. On Thursday […]

One theme has been consistent through the past three days: positionless basketball. For the Phoenix Mercury, and their Big 3 of Kahleah Copper, Satou Sabally, and Alyssa Thomas, they are embracing it as much as anyone. Since Thomas was traded to the Mercury, that was a major point of emphasis during Wednesday’s media day. What […]

Arike Ogunbowale is the best player on the Dallas Wings. Paige Bueckers is the 2025 No. 1 overall pick with an extremely bright future. However, who will emerge as the Wings’ X-factor? This past offseason, the Wings acquired DiJonai Carrington, a player who earned the 2024 Most Improved Player of the Year Award with the […]

Seattle Storm rookie Jordan Hobbs is one of many WNBA rookies navigating the whirlwind transition from college to professional basketball. But her path to training camp included a significant detour: walking away from a corporate job offer to pursue one more shot at the game she loves. Hobbs, a former Michigan guard, had a job […]

The WNBA has grown exponentially within the last few years, and there’s been plenty of evidence to show how quickly the changes are affecting the W. The latest to make headlines among loyal fans was their shock at how short a window of time they had to grab 2025 WNBA All-Star Game tickets before they […]

Training camps have started around the WNBA and the preseason is right around the corner as the calendar prepares to shift from April to May. The Dallas Wings have already had three days of training camp as of this story’s writing. Fortunately for fans, that means a lot of questions can begin to be answered. […]

The Indiana Fever are aware of all the eyes that will be on them this season, and they’re promising to put on a show for the fans. The organization debuted an ad titled “Now You Know” ahead of the 2025 WNBA season featuring Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, and Kelsey Mitchell that has Fever fans itching […]

The Indiana Fever held its Media Day on Wednesday ahead of the WNBA regular season. It appeared to be a fun event for Caitlin Clark and her teammates, as everyone even received a surprise. The “big surprise” was that therapy dogs arrived on the set. Clark is seen kneeling down and hugging one dog repping […]

The Atlanta Dream have started training camp, and they have some new faces in the building from a year ago. Head coach Karl Smesko was the first new addition to the team after the Dream lost in the first round of the playoffs last season, and they fired Tanisha Wright. In free agency, they made […]

The Indian Fever made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2016. After having a seven-year drought, the organization was able to reach the WNBA Playoffs with Caitlin Clark leading the way as a rookie. The phenom guard hopes to do it again with Indiana, as she admitted she has a championship in […]

When the Chicago Sky began training camp this past weekend, there was a familiar face on the roster, at least for Angel Reese. Hailey Van Lith, the Sky’s first round draft pick this year, was beginning her rookie year in the WNBA. Reese played with Van Lith for one season at LSU, and now that […]