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Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier caused quite the stir in the WNBA this week when she ripped into league front office leadership during her exit interview. Collier’s words reverberated around the league with several of her peers coming to her defense and co-signing her statement. One of the latest WNBA stars to stand alongside Collier […]

In the fast-evolving world of women’s sports, few stories have captured the public’s attention quite like the rise of Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman, two standout guards for the Minnesota Lynx and the dynamic duo behind the viral sensation known as the StudBudz. More than just a nickname or a social media brand, StudBudz represents […]

The 2025 WNBA Finals have finally arrived, and with it comes heightened stakes, historical weight, and a refreshing narrative. For the first time in league history, the Finals will be decided in a best-of-seven format, an innovation that reflects the league’s growth and the increasing depth of competition. At the heart of this year’s championship […]

The WNBA Semifinals between the Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces had it all. It has drama, suspense, grit, determination, and skill. All of which culminated in the Aces winning in five games and advancing to the WNBA Finals to take on the Phoenix Mercury. Thus, ending the Fever’s gritty ride to the postseason following […]

Unrivaled has announced most of the players who will participate in the second season of the league, but there are still two spots remaining that need to be filled. There has been speculation on who those two spots could possibly go to, but unfortunately for some fans, it will not be Caitlin Clark, according to […]

When it comes to the offseason, the Indiana Fever are looking at what’s possible for Kelsey Mitchell. After all, she fought valiantly throughout the WNBA playoffs with a hobbled Fever roster. Ultimately, Mitchell succumbed to injury in Game 5 of the Semifinals against the Aces. Subsequently, she was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed […]

In the days following Napheesa Collier’s scathing exit interview about WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the state of the league’s leadership, various players and sports commentators have backed up the Minnesota Lynx star’s allegations. The latest seems to be WNBA legend Sue Bird, but she’s had to remain a little more tight-lipped with her support […]

The Indiana Fever almost made the WNBA Finals. Indiana lost in Game 5 against Las Vegas despite forcing overtime. Now the Fever face an uncertain future with only a handful of players under contract heading into the offseason. It sounds like one of their core players would love to stay in Indiana. Fever guard Lexie […]

Recently, the Indiana Fever’s season came to a crushing end with an overtime loss to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 5 of their series, with the winner advancing to the WNBA Finals. Making matters even more impressive for the Fever was the plethora of injuries they were dealing with, including superstar Caitlin Clark as […]

Recently, the Indiana Fever’s season came to an end with a Game 5  loss in overtime against the Las Vegas Aces on the road. The Fever put up an admirable effort, especially considering that they didn’t have star Caitlin Clark in the lineup down the stretch of the regular season and into the playoffs. Clark […]

Sophie Cunningham has shown throughout the season that she doesn’t have a filter when voicing her opinion on the league. In correspondence to that, it has led to the league fining her several times this season. Cunningham has learned that these fines add up, and she jokingly made a GoFundMe for help on paying them. […]

Indiana Fever star Kelsey Mitchell suffered a serious injury scare during Game 5 of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs’ second round, leaving her squad even more shorthanded than usual in their 107-98 overtime loss to the Las Vegas Aces after being the team’s engine for much of the season. Now, Mitchell has revealed the cause of […]

Recently, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier generated headlines by putting commissioner Cathy Engelbert on blast for her supposed poor leadership and lack of vision for the league moving forward. Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, whom Collier referenced in her rant, has also since agreed with Collier’s sentiments, and at this point, all of the pressure […]

Paige Bueckers has barely wrapped up her rookie year in the WNBA, but her impact already feels generational. The Dallas Wings guard, fresh off being named the 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year, earned another honor when Time recognized her as one of its 100 rising stars of the year, Yahoo reports. Among that group […]

Recently, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier shook up the WNBA and sports world as a whole with allegations made about league commissioner Cathy Engelbert and her allegedly poor mindset when it comes to respecting players and pushing the league forward. Among the claims that Collier made was that Engelbert indirectly took credit for Indiana Fever […]

The Indiana Fever’s Cinderella run in the 2025 WNBA Playoffs may have come to a heartbreaking end, but the same can’t be said for Kelsey Mitchell’s time with the team. The franchise’s breakout star of the season led the Fever to their best finish in a decade before going down in Game 5 of the […]

The firestorm of critiques of WNBA leadership, including commissioner Cathy Engelbert, just keeps growing. Fever guard Sophie Cunningham already weighed in on the situation. But she took her stance to the next level on Thursday. Cunningham took another shot at WNBA leadership during her exit interview. “I’m just tired of our league,” Cunningham said, per […]

For all of the success the Phoenix Mercury have had, they face their biggest obstacle in the 2025 WNBA Finals: the Las Vegas Aces. The latter defeated the Indiana Fever on Tuesday in an overtime thriller to advance to the final round of competition. However, the Aces hold a 3-1 season series against Phoenix and […]

The ongoing beef between WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and Caitlin Clark has garnered a response from SportsCenter icon Scott Van Pelt. Van Pelt responded to Engelbert’s alleged comments — which Napheesa Collier first brought to light — saying Clark “should be grateful she makes $16 million off the court because without the platform the WNBA […]

It looks like injured WNBA star Sophie Cunningham is feeling contemplative after the Indiana Fever’s playoff exit at the hands of the Las Vegas Aces. She reposted a post from Kennedy Howat that was first posted on September 10 on her Instagram Stories. “I’ve never been disliked by a secure woman with a beautiful & […]

When Monty McCutchen, the NBA’s Senior Vice President of Referee Development and Training, discusses what separates good referees from great ones, he doesn’t focus on rulebook knowledge or positioning fundamentals. Instead, the legendary referee with NBA Finals appearances repeatedly returns to a single concept: processing power. It’s a revealing choice of terminology borrowed from computer […]

Amid the relentless intensity of NBA games, where razor-thin margins and heated rivalries amplify every whistle, accountability stands as the unsung hero of top-tier refereeing. It is an undeniable necessity as few roles face more scrutiny than the game’s officials. Every decision is dissected in real-time by thousands in attendance and millions watching at home. […]

The Minnesota Lynx entered the 2025 WNBA playoffs as the No. 1 seed. However, the team’s postseason run ended in dramatic fashion against the Phoenix Mercury in the semifinals. Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve received a fine and a one game suspension after arguing a no call that injured Napheesa Collier. Both took shots at […]

Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx were favored to go all the way and win the 2025 WNBA title when they entered the playoffs. They ruled the regular season, topping the rest of the competition with a 34-30 record to lock down the No. 1 seed. But the postseason is a different animal, and the […]

Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell has shed light on the frightening medical emergency that forced her out of the Fever’s decisive Game 5 semifinal clash against the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday. Indiana ultimately lost 107-98 in overtime, ending their playoff run, but Mitchell’s sudden collapse became the bigger storyline of the night. The 29-year-old […]

Not the one to sugarcoat anything, LA Sparks guard Kelsey Plum was upfront about the state of CBA negotiations with the WNBA. Simply put, it is not good. However, whatever happens there doesn’t change where she will be in the winter. On Wednesday, Plum made it official that she will travel to Miami to compete […]

The Las Vegas Aces had a rough start to the season. Despite bringing in some new stars to play with A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas came out of the gates slow. However, Wilson led the Aces on a comeback. A couple of weeks later, they dispatched the Indiana Fever to set up a WNBA Finals matchup […]

The Dallas Wings are lucky to have Paige Bueckers as the centerpiece of the organization. Bueckers won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award and has a bright future ahead of her. She also weighed in on the latest controversy surrounding the WNBA. Bueckers posted an Instagram story featuring a photo of herself and Collier […]

The Las Vegas Aces are back in familiar territory, chasing another title in the WNBA Finals. It marks their third trip in four years and their fourth overall since 2019, Yahoo reports. But this journey looks nothing like the ones before, prompting a great interview from Becky Hammon. On Tuesday night, Las Vegas punched its […]

The Indiana Fever dealt with a season of injuries this year, but they were still able to put themselves in a position to try to advance to the WNBA Finals. During their Game 5 matchup against the Las Vegas Aces, Kelsey Mitchell went down with what was considered lower-body cramping. Mitchell was then transported to […]

The Minnesota Lynx’s Napheesa Collier had some scathing remarks for WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert during her exit interview after being knocked out by the Phoenix Mercury. Calling her governance “negligent,” Collier claimed that the WNBA had the “worst leadership” despite having the best players and fans in the world. In a lengthy speech, the five-time […]

Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier started a firestorm on Tuesday. Collier called out WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert in a lengthy statement that has already drawn plenty of supportive responses. One former player took her own shot at Engelbert amid the chaos. Former WNBA star Elena Delle Donne joined the chorus of players speaking out against Engelbert. […]

WNBA leadership is in hot water after Napheesa Collier’s scathing comments on Tuesday. Collier said the WNBA has “the worst leadership in the world” after several players and coaches have spoken out against the league. Now the calls are coming in that WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert should resign her post. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith called […]

One name has been a constant all year for the Phoenix Mercury. She doesn’t receive the glitz and glamour of her team’s Big 3, but this particular player has hit big shot after big shot. Not to mention, she’s shooting over 50% from the field and from beyond the three-point line in the playoffs. That […]

The Seattle Storm are thrilled to have Nneka Ogwumike leading the team. Ogwumike won her fourth Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award in 2025, highlighting her performance both on and off the court. The star forward recently joined the chorus of WNBA players speaking out against WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Ogwumike spoke out in support of Napheesa […]

The Indiana Fever fought till the very end in an epic Game 5 that concluded their WNBA semifinal series against the Las Vegas Aces. What turned out to be a 107-98 defeat in the end came after the Fever forced overtime despite the portfolio of setbacks they had to deal with. And Lexie Hull, who […]

While she did not play, Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham showed up to Game 5 against the Las Vegas Aces wearing a customized St. Louis Blues jersey. Unfortunately, her custom jersey did not bring good luck to the team, who lost to the Aces for a chance to advance to the WNBA Finals. Still, it […]

The Indiana Fever came incredibly close to advancing to the WNBA Finals on Tuesday night. Indiana lost 107-98 against Phoenix in Game 5 despite losing superstar Kelsey Mitchell in the third quarter. Now one Fever player is joining the chorus of WNBA figures speaking out against Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Fever guard Sophie Cunningham spoke out […]

The WNBA and the WNBPA have been engaged in negotiations over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) after the players’ union opted out of the current one last year. The current CBA was set to expire in 2027, and the deadline to agree on a new agreement is October 31. However, if multiple players and […]