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When Caitlin Clark describes her past year as “historic,” she isn’t exaggerating. As one of the brightest stars in women’s basketball, Clark has captivated audiences far beyond the sport’s traditional fanbase. “I’ve been able to turn so many people who never watched women’s sports into fans,” she confidently states. That blend of charm and undeniable […]

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is still getting used to all the attention and press that comes with being a celebrity. That celebrity status just got even bigger, as Clark was named Tuesday as Time Magazine’s Athlete of the Year. Clark says it can be very weird to handle all that attention. “I tell people […]

Teresa Resch, president of the WNBA expansion team, the Toronto Tempo, outlined her ambitious vision for the league’s newest franchise, emphasizing the team’s potential to elevate the league’s international presence. In a recent interview with Richard Deitsch of The Athletic, Resch expressed her belief that the Tempo’s inclusion marks a pivotal moment for both the […]

Recently, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark attended Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and TIME’s 2024 Athlete of the Year received an invitation to go to Kansas City Chiefs games. In TIME’s interview with their Athlete of the Year, Clark revealed Swift gave her four bags of Eras Tour merchandise. The note said, “Trav and I,” referring […]

Indiana Fever superstar guard Caitlin Clark continues to take home awards, most recently securing the TIME Athlete of the Year award. Since joining, the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year has attracted so much attention to the league. The game hasn’t seen her mix of elite shooting and playmaking for a long time. Not to […]

The Golden State Valkyries began preparing for their inaugural season by participating in the 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft. This allowed them to select players from all 12 WNBA teams, including the Phoenix Mercury. As a result, the Valkyries selected many players, including former Mercury forward Monique Billings. The UCLA basketball star has had an impactful […]

Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, recently became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. last month. Griner showed ove to her wife of five years for her monumental achievement via her Threads account. “Baby when i say Bash and myself are so proud of you. I cant wait to support you during this life […]

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu marked her 27th birthday in an unconventional way: undergoing thumb surgery. The All-WNBA star had a procedure Friday to stabilize the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in her right thumb, the team confirmed. The surgery, performed by Dr. Steven S. Shin, was successful, per Alexa Philippou of ESPN, and Ionescu […]

The Golden State Valkyries had their WNBA Expansion Draft on Friday night. The Valkyries were able to select a number of quality players such as former Indiana Fever center Temi Fagbenle and former Las Vegas Aces guard Kate Martin. Before the players were announced, however, Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase shared her strategy for the […]

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese had nothing but great things to say about the Unrivaled league tipping off in January and the opportunities it’s providing for WNBA players. In an interview WAE, Reese spoke about the league and the benefits of it to her. “For one I’m staying in the states, I don’t have to […]

The Golden State Valkyries finally have a roster for fans to dissect and debate about, as they selected 11 out of a maximum 12 players in the WNBA Expansion Draft. No established stars were obviously selected– teams could protect six players– but the league’s new franchise still managed to assemble an intriguing collection of young […]

The Golden State Valkyries selected 11 players in their WNBA Expansion Draft on Friday night. Temi Fagbenle was among the most notable players selected, while the Valkyries also drafted Kate Martin. Martin joined ESPN after the draft to share her immediate reaction to joining the WNBA expansion team, via espnW. “I’m really excited,” Martin said. […]

The Indiana Fever surprisingly did not protect center Temi Fagbenle ahead of the Golden State Valkyries’ WNBA Expansion Draft. Fagbenle was ultimately selected by the Valkyries in the draft, giving Golden State a reliable veteran. Fagbenle, 32, played in the WNBA from 2017-2019 before returning to the league for the 2024 season. She previously played […]

The Golden State Valkyries are selecting their team for their inaugural season in 2025 on Friday and a couple of selections have already been revealed. The Valkyries are going to add former Las Vegas Aces guard Kate Martin and former New York Liberty forward Kayla Thornton to the team next season, according to Sabreena Merchant […]

Brittney Griner has an incredible car collection. Griner is a well-accomplished basketball player in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury. She is an WNBA champion, 10-time WNBA All-Star, two-time scoring champion, and eight-time blocks leader. Griner also will play in Unrivaled, a new three-on-three league created by WNBA players. While Griner is a respectable athlete, […]

The WNBA is one of the fastest growing sports leagues right now. The W experienced record viewership and attendance during the 2024 season, thanks in large part to a stellar rookie class. Now the WNBA is set to expand to 16 teams over the next few years, with one expansion draft scheduled for Friday. More […]

On Wednesday night, reports came out that Seattle Storm star guard Jewell Loyd has requested a trade after spending her entire 10-year career thus far in the Pacific Northwest. Loyd was an instrumental part of two championship-winning teams, and the Storm were even on the upswing last season, posting an impressive bounce-back 25-15 record after […]

Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever’s superstar rookie, brought in $11.1 million in 2024 through her salary, bonuses, and major endorsements, securing her spot as the 10th highest-earning female athlete worldwide. Sportico unveiled its annual rankings on Wednesday, showing that the 15 highest-earning female athletes are projected to collectively make $221 million in 2024—a 27% increase from […]

Dallas Wings superstar Arike Ogunbowale has been dominating the WNBA for years. As a result, it was not surprising to see Ogunbowale leave her opponents in shambles during a recent 5v5 run she participated in with basketball content creator Tristan Jass. WNBA All Star COOKS dudes at the gym! 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/wi6gB5PcWI — Tristan Jass (@TristanJass) […]

Expansion drafts were commonplace in basketball in the 20th century as the NBA was growing in size. Now, as popularity of the WNBA is at an all time high, the league is rapidly growing, and that includes adding more teams into the fold. The newest team to join the WNBA is the Golden State Valkyries, […]

The WNBA’s most prestigious rivalry with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese is officially set for the 2025 season, as both the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever will face off for the first time on May 17 at Gainsbridge Fieldhouse. This will be the first of five games played between the two teams. Also, this is […]

Angel Reese reveals that an NBA player gave her money to pay the fine she received back in June. Reese currently plays for the Chicago Sky and in June they played the New York Liberty — the latter winning the championship — when she got ejected from the game. She received a fifth foul and […]

Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark’s rivalry sparked the resurgence in popularity of women’s basketball. The rivals played against each other when Reese was playing for LSU and Clark for Iowa. Their rivarly hit a boiling point during the 2023 NCAA championships when Reese mimicked John Cena’s famous “You can’t see me” — which Clark also […]

The Minnesota Lynx reportedly made two coaching moves on Saturday. According to Alexa Philippou of ESPN, the Lynx are hiring Lindsay Whalen as an assistant coach. Additionally, the team is hiring Eric Thibault as the associate head coach. Thibault most recently coached the Washington Mystics. However, the 37-year-old and the Mystics decided to part ways […]

Chicago Sky rookie forward Angel Reese took to social media to shut down criticism of her performance during her inaugural WNBA season. Responding to a comment about her ability to finish layups, Reese highlighted her accomplishments in a now-viral post on X, formerly Twitter, writing, “do you realize I got drafted 7th in my class […]

The New York Liberty sit alone at the top of the WNBA as the returning champions for the first time in their franchise’s history. Three-time All-Star and All-WNBA Sabrina Ionescu added “NBA Champion” to her resume as she played an integral part of the team’s success all season. She’s also working on her brand off […]

Tyrese Haliburton has been subjected to a major fraud watch among fans amid his discouraging start to the Indiana Pacers’ poor start to the 2024-25 season. Haliburton has been very inefficient through the first few weeks of the campaign, and it started to look as though these struggles were getting to him on an emotional […]

With the 2024 WNBA season in the books, teams across the league are wasting no time reshaping their rosters and coaching staffs ahead of 2025. The New York Liberty enter the offseason as WNBA champions, but several huge changes elsewhere — including coaching moves and a new expansion team — could shake up the league’s […]

Angel Reese is sharing the tough career choice she had to make before going to LSU. Despite her success in the program after winning the franchise’s first-ever national championship and earning the Most Outstanding Player award, the DMV native had a choice to make. “Getting up and transferring, it’s scary,” Reese said on her ‘Unapologetically […]

The Dallas Wings selected Jacy Sheldon with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Sheldon enjoyed a respectable rookie season, although she still has room to improve without question. Women’s basketball legend and broadcaster Nancy Lieberman and Sheldon recently appeared in an interview together, via the Dallas Wings’ YouTube channel. In the […]

The WNBA is in a passing of the torch moment to the Caitlin Clark-led generation, and one person who sees that crystal clear is Hall-of-Famer, Nancy Lieberman. A trailblazer in her own right, Lieberman understands the pressure, uncertainties, and anxieties of paving your way in the WNBA, let alone basketball. She spoke to Jacy Sheldon […]

In all of sports, you need to prove yourself for a while at the professional level before you are solidified as a star and looked at as a great. For example, Tom Brady didn’t walk into the NFL as the biggest thing in the league; it took him years to establish himself as the face […]

Investing in women’s sports is all the rage these days, and some of the industry’s biggest stars are starting to shine a light on other female athletes. In fact, some are aiming to expand the platform for women beyond the current opportunities. Caitlin Clark is now among that investor-class crowd as MLS side FC Cincinnati […]

The Los Angeles Sparks are coming off their fourth consecutive season of missing the WNBA playoffs. The last time the team made the postseason was during the bubble year in 2020 when they were eliminated in the second round after receiving a first round bye as the No. 3 seed. But with new head coach […]

The Dallas Wings secured the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft lottery, setting the stage for what could be a franchise-altering decision. With generational talent from UConn Paige Bueckers leading a loaded draft class, the Wings are poised to add a transformative player to their roster or use their top selection as the […]

A little less than two months after the WNBA season, Las Vegas Aces MVP A’ja Wilson is taking some much-needed time off. Before she committed herself to her offseason plans, she was approached by the Unrivaled League. Both Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart run the league and built the roster full of WNBA talent. Despite […]

Caitlin Clark had a phenomenal rookie year with the Indiana Fever in 2024. However, the Fever came up short in the playoffs, losing to the Connecticut Sun in two games. It is safe to say Clark is working hard during the 2024 WNBA offseason to take her game to another level, but she will not […]

Paige Bueckers has been heavily linked to the Dallas Wings ever since the Wings earned the 2025 WNBA Draft No. 1 pick via the WNBA Draft Lottery. Bueckers, the expected No. 1 pick, will likely be drafted by the Wings barring unforeseen circumstances. If Bueckers does enter the draft and ends up in Dallas, WNBA […]

The Atlanta Dream are walking into a new era of basketball with their new head coach, Karl Smesko. The former FGCU women’s basketball coach is looking to turn a young team full of talent into a contender for years to come. On Nov. 19, Smesko held his introductory press conference and shared his coaching philosophies, […]