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The WNBA Playoffs are right around the corner, and fans who are new to the league might expect the women’s playoff format to be the same as the NBA. However, there are several key differences in the playoffs of both leagues, and this article will try to cover them in sufficient detail. So, here are […]

With one more day left of the WNBA regular season, the Atlanta Dream are still fighting for a playoff spot. They are attempting to do so short-handed as well. They are currently without Cheyenne Parker-Tyus and Aerial Powers, both of whom are out due to injury. To help shore up their roster, the Dream signed […]

LOS ANGELES – Throughout this season, Los Angeles Sparks coach Curt Miller has continuously referred to this season as a build. Building culture and cultivating key habits towards ultimately becoming a winning team. To that end, the Sparks have seen key growth from several young players. But one player in particular who has not seen […]

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever take on the Washington Mystics. Our WNBA odds series has our Fever Mystics prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Fever Mystics. The Indiana Fever started their season 1-8. They will be part of the WNBA playoffs. The Washington Mystics began their season 0-12. Heading into Game […]

LOS ANGELES – The Phoenix Mercury social media team created quite a frenzy this past week when they suggested that their final regular season games might be Diana Taurasi’s last. While Taurasi herself has remained non-committal in terms of her future, many of her peers have used this opportunity to reflect on her career. Following […]

The Chicago Sky take on the Connecticut Sun. Our WNBA odds series has our Sky Sun prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Sky Sun. The Chicago Sky can only blame themselves for their not-very-favorable position right now. They held the No. 8 WNBA playoff spot for a large portion of the regular […]

The Atlanta Dream take on the New York Liberty. Check out our WNBA odds series for our Dream Liberty prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Dream Liberty. The Atlanta Dream enter the final night of the WNBA regular season in very good position to make the playoffs. Here’s why: The Chicago Sky, […]

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve has attributed much of the team’s successful 2024 season to the stellar play of forward Napheesa Collier. Leading the charge on both ends of the court, Collier has been a cornerstone for Minnesota’s defense and offense, helping the Lynx maintain their position near the top of the WNBA standings. […]

The WNBA is poised to continue capitalizing on the rising star power of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and their historic rookie class, as league executives and players gear up for a new era of visibility and growth. After the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball championship, which drew almost 10 million viewers to watch Reese’s LSU defeat […]

The Connecticut Sun’s hopes of securing a top playoff spot took a hit Tuesday night after a narrow 78-76 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. With less than eight seconds remaining, Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier made a decisive pass to Bridget Carleton, who drained a game-winning 3-pointer. The loss put the Sun’s third-place standing in the WNBA […]

Caitlin Clark is well on her way to becoming one of the greatest women’s basketball players of all time. Clark, despite being a rookie, has transformed the Indiana Fever and turned them into a playoff team, all the while being one of the best point guards in the league — turnover problems notwithstanding. But it’s […]

The Phoenix Mercury took home their second consecutive win, this time against the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday. Phoenix earned an 85-81 victory in the game. Following a Brittney Griner ejection that limited the Mercury to nine players, the task was daunting. Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts showed love to his bench postgame following a […]

The Chicago Sky have had a shaky second half of the 2024 season. Chicago has gone 2-8 in its last 10 games and faced a plethora of injuries, including a major one to All-Star rookie Angel Reese. Despite being pushed to the bottom of the league standings with Tuesday’s Atlanta Dream loss and the Washington […]

As the Phoenix Mercury won 85-81 against the Los Angeles Sparks, it could be the last time Diana Taurasi steps foot in the Crypto.com arena. After the team teased Taurasi’s retirement on social media, more speculation flew in. Regardless, Taurasi is uncertain about when her time in the WNBA will end. “I don’t know,” Taurasi […]

There is no doubt that most believe that the best player in the WNBA is Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson who just took the record for most rebounds in a season from rookie Angel Reese. On top of the Aces star already having the points record, she and her Aces head coach Becky Hammon […]

With one game remaining in the regular season, the Atlanta Dream are in sole possession of the No. 8 seed in the WNBA playoffs. For weeks, they’ve been battling with the Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky for the final spot, and they now see themselves at the top. Unfortunately, they have all but secured the […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson’s basketball legacy is deeply intertwined with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through her father, Roscoe Wilson Jr. Despite attending the University of South Carolina and playing under legendary coach Dawn Staley, Wilson’s journey reflects a connection to HBCU heritage that has shaped her career. Roscoe Wilson Jr., a […]

The WNBA has made another huge announcement regarding league expansion. Portland, Oregon is the latest city to be awarded a WNBA expansion franchise. This is great news for a city with strong basketball roots and a history of support for the WNBA. The league announced the news on social media on Wednesday morning. PORTLAND, OREGON […]

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner faced some haters on Instagram after Tuesday’s win against the Los Angeles Sparks. Griner and Sparks forward Rickea Jackson were both ejected from the game. Following the game, people attacked the Phoenix Center on Instagram about the fight. Some of the comments said how she was a man, in addition […]

The Atlanta Dream are one step closer to making the playoffs, and they did that by defeating the Chicago Sky on Sept. 17, 86-70. Coming into the game, both teams had the same record and were looking to get ahead in the standings, which meant the stakes were high. The Dream came out aggressive and […]

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner and Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson were both ejected after they got into a scuffle during the second quarter of Tuesday night’s matchup. The altercation started after the two got into it during a free throw boxout, with Griner appearing to catch Jackson up high with an elbow. It […]

The New York Liberty have officially accomplished all they can in the 2024 regular season. Their 87-71 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night gives them the No. 1 seed in the WNBA Playoffs, set to begin on Sunday. New York has one more regular season game, Thursday night at home against the Atlanta […]

A’ja Wilson continues to tower over her peers; she is the undisputed best player in the WNBA today, and she seems to be well on her way to a third MVP award — all the while leading the Las Vegas Aces in their pursuit of their third straight championship. And in the process of doing […]

The Chicago Sky entered Tuesday night’s Atlanta Dream matchup on a three-game losing streak. The Sky were on a mission for a win to inch closer to the playoffs, as they held the eighth spot in the WNBA standings. However, the Dream were relentless in front of their home crowd and gave Chicago an 86-70 […]

With the WNBA playoffs on the edge of the horizon, teams are jockeying for seeding. That’s no longer the case for the Minnesota Lynx though as they secured the No. 2 seed after Bridget Carleton drained a three-pointer with just 3.4 seconds left to take the lead 78-76 over the Connecticut Sun. The Lynx would […]

With a few games remaining in the season, the Atlanta Dream are still fighting for the No. 8 seed in the playoffs. The Chicago Sky and the Washington Mystics are the two other teams in the hunt, but the Dream control their own destiny. With all three teams at 13 wins and two games remaining, […]

The Atlanta Dream have been getting some great play from several contributors, including veteran Tina Charles. The center signed with the Dream in the offseason, and she’s been a good investment for the team’s frontcourt. Dream head coach Tanisha Wright knows what Charles can do, having played with her in the past, and she has […]

A lot of great things have happened in Caitlin Clark’s life since she left the Iowa basketball program and joined the Indiana Fever. Her rivalry with Angel Reese stuck around and she broke big records along with making the All-Star team en route to surely winning the WNBA Rookie of the Year award. However, it’s […]

The Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream are both fighting for their playoff lives heading into their matchup Tuesday night. However, the Sky will miss two key pieces. Both Kamilla Cardoso and Chennedy Carter are out with injuries, via Marquee Sports Network’s Karli Bell. “Kamilla Cardoso (shoulder) and Chennedy Carter (foot) are ruled out for tonight’s […]

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever now have just one more game left–Thursday on the road vs the Washington Mystics–until the WNBA playoffs get underway this weekend. Clark has quickly established herself as not only the best rookie in the history of the league but also one of its best players overall, and Indiana has […]

WNBA legend and ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo made a bold statement about Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark, claiming that Clark is being defended more aggressively than any rookie in league history. After reviewing footage of previous rookies, including notable guards like Kelsey Plum and Sabrina Ionescu, Lobo is convinced that no one has faced the […]

The Phoenix Mercury take on the Los Angeles Sparks. Our WNBA odds series has our Mercury Sparks prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Mercury Sparks. This is the one “dead” game on Tuesday in the WNBA, as the league’s regular season winds down and heads toward its 40th and final game on […]

The Las Vegas Aces take on the Seattle Storm. Check out our WNBA odds series for our Aces Storm prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Aces Storm. The Las Vegas Aces, it seems, were conserving energy all season long. They had five players on the United States Olympic team. They knew that […]

The Chicago Sky take on the Atlanta Dream. Check out our WNBA odds series for our Sky Dream prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Sky Dream. The Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream arrive at the game which will likely define their 2024 WNBA seasons. The WNBA’s race for the eighth and final […]

The New York Liberty take on the Washington Mystics. Our WNBA odds series has our Liberty Mystics prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Mystics. The Washington Mystics had a chance to take control of the race for the WNBA’s eighth and final playoff spot on Sunday. They had beaten the Atlanta […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have been trying to finish out the 2024 season strong despite already being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. They battled the Seattle Storm all the way down to the wire on Sunday before ultimately bowing out, 90-87. Despite the Sparks’ loss to the Storm, veteran point guard Odyssey Sims spoke postgame […]

The Minnesota Lynx take on the Connecticut Sun. Our WNBA odds series has our Lynx Sun prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Lynx Sun. The Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun are preparing for the WNBA playoffs, which begin in one week. There are two games left in the 40-game regular season. Here’s […]

Aces star A’ja Wilson is having arguably the greatest individual season in WNBA history, and she checked another milestone off the list on Sunday. During the Aces’ win against the Connecticut Sun, Wilson knocked down a jumper to give her 1,000 total points scored on the season. The presumptive league MVP is the first player […]

The Phoenix Mercury made a big move before their Sunday matchup against the Chicago Sky. The Mercury signed forward Sophie Cunningham to an extension through the 2025 season. Before the game against the Sky, Cunningham described her initial reservations about staying in Phoenix. “I was a little iffy about if I was going to come […]