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With each passing day, the Los Angeles Sparks see their playoff hopes slipping away. While they are not yet mathematically eliminated, a loss like Wednesday’s 93-86 defeat against the Indiana Fever does not help the Sparks’ case at all. Following the game, Sparks veteran guard Odyssey Sims spoke about what went wrong and what the […]

With the 2024 WNBA season winding down, the Los Angeles Sparks are not yet mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. There’s only one problem, the Sparks currently sit at the bottom of the WNBA standings. While they are only three and a half games back of the current No. 8 seed Chicago Sky, they would need […]

Nika Mühl, the former UConn women’s basketball standout and now a rookie with the Seattle Storm, is embracing her transition to the WNBA with gratitude and patience. Mühl, who has played limited minutes since joining the team, expressed how fortunate she feels to be part of the elite group of athletes in the league after […]

Caitlin Clark’s first season in the WNBA has taken the league by storm, and her case for MVP has grown stronger with each passing game. While seen as a lock for Rookie of the Year, Clark’s on-court dominance, multiple shattered records and ability to elevate the Indiana Fever into the playoffs have solidified her as […]

After losing their first 12 games of the season, the word “playoffs” was nowhere near the minds of Washington Mystics fans. Now, though, the Mystics sit just one game behind the Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream for the eighth and final playoff spot. With seven games left, Washington has enough time to sneak in, via […]

The Seattle Storm are taking a renewed sense of urgency into the final stretch of the season after a 71-64 upset win over the Connecticut Sun. The victory on Tuesday night snapped a two-game losing streak and marked Seattle’s first win at Mohegan Sun Arena since June 2021. With just two weeks remaining in the […]

A’ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo dating rumors are beginning to swirl following something that occurred on Wednesday morning. Adebayo was being honored at an event by receiving the keys to the city of Miami-Dade County. Wilson was present at the event and she received a shoutout from mayor Daniella Levine Cava, via Will Manso of […]

The Phoenix Mercury secured the No. 7 seed on Tuesday and their ticket into the 2024 WNBA playoffs with some major outside help. Following the Las Vegas Aces’ 90-71 win over the Chicago Sky and the Mercury’s 74-66 win over the Atlanta Dream, Kahleah Copper found her scoring touch once again. The former Rutgers standout […]

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has gotten a lot of attention during her rookie season in the WNBA. Of course, not all of that attention has positive, and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is going after those who have nitpicked Clark because of what he deemed jealousy. Barkley, who has never been one to bite […]

The Las Vegas Aces picked up a third straight win on Tuesday in front of a crowd of 18,000 at T-Mobile Arena with a crazy 90-71 win over the Chicago Sky. Two-time MVP A’ja Wilson led the back-to-back champions to victory, posting 30 points. Three of her star teammates also contributed double figures in Tuesday […]

The Indiana Fever have exceeded expectations in their first season with Caitlin Clark, reaching the postseason for the first time since 2016. The Fever qualified on Sept. 3 after the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Chicago Sky and the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Atlanta Dream. Not only did the Fever exceed expectations, but they made […]

Caitlin Clark is wasting no time racking up the awards during her rookie season, and she took home another piece of hardware this week. The Indiana Fever star was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second consecutive week this week after averaging 24.3 points and nine assists per game in four […]

The Chicago Sky attempted to snap their six-game losing streak against the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday. Chicago faced a steep challenge, as Chennedy Carter missed her fourth straight game due to health and safety protocols. Despite the team’s desire to get back on track, the Sky fell 90-70 to A’ja Wilson’s relentless squad. Dana Evans […]

The Indiana Fever have been red-hot recently, and they were visited by a special guest at Tuesday’s practice. Former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid a visit to the Fever practice facility to speak to Caitlin Clark and company ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Sparks, and left with a little souvenir. we […]

ARLINGTON, TX — Dallas Wings star Satou Sabally exited the team’s game on Tuesday against the Washington Mystics during the middle of the second quarter. It was initially uncertain if her departure from the game was injury-related. Sabally returned to the bench late in the quarter but did not play again in the first half. […]

The highly anticipated game on Aug. 30 between Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever and Angel Reese’s Chicago Sky shattered viewership records on ION Network, drawing an average of 1.60 million viewers. That marks the highest WNBA audience ever recorded on the Scripps-owned network, surpassing the previous record of 1.34 million viewers set during a July matchup […]

As the 2024 WNBA season nears its conclusion, the battle for playoff positioning is only just beginning. While established powerhouses like the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx continue to dominate, the resurgence of the Indiana Fever, spearheaded by rookie Caitlin Clark, has been the WNBA playoffs’ most compelling storyline. Here’s a look at the […]

The Indiana Fever are suddenly one of the hottest teams in the WNBA. Indiana has been on a hot streak after the WNBA Olympic break and they are within striking distance of the playoffs. They are so close to a playoff berth that they may not need to play another game to win a spot […]

Natasha Cloud and Diana Taurasi both received their seventh technical foul of the season during their loss against the Las Vegas Aces on Sept. 1. In the second quarter, Cloud was playing defense on Kelsey Plum and she thought there should have been a foul called, but there wasn’t. Could then went to the officials […]

The continued greatness of Indiana Fever star rookie Caitlin Clark over the last month plus has caused a bizarre combination of both admiration and intense jealousy and WNBA circles. While some in the game understand that the Fever star is responsible for new privileges like chartered jets and increased ticket sales, other former WNBA players […]

LOS ANGELES – Prior to the Los Angeles Sparks’ game against the Atlanta Dream on Sunday, head coach Curt Miller said he felt like Rickea Jackson was on her way to becoming a superstar player. While wins have been hard to come by for the Sparks this season, Jackson has catapulted her name into the […]

The ongoing drama between ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith and WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes over the treatment of Iowa star Caitlin Clark reached new heights over the holiday weekend, with Smith accusing Swoopes of throwing “haterade” in Clark’s direction. The tension began when Swoopes failed to mention Clark during a discussion about the Indiana Fever on […]

The Dallas Wings are 3-1 over their past four games. They are fighting for a playoff spot and recently lost to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, so bouncing back on Tuesday against the Washington Mystics will be important. Dallas features a healthy roster for the most part but there is one injury concern worth […]

For most players, the “look good, play good” mantra works, but for A’ja Wilson, she’s just trying to get wins. The Las Vegas Aces star has been rocking a white t-shirt before her games, and it seems to be working in her favor. In the last five games, Wilson is averaging 30.6 points, 12.8 rebounds, […]

Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark is in the middle of a historic campaign in the WNBA. It is amazing how she is able to consistently produce at a high level in the league not just because of the fact that she is only in her first year as a pro, but also because she’s managed […]

Caitlin Clark has generated an unprecedented level of fanfare ever since she burst onto the scene with Iowa. Not only has she been one of the most exciting players the women’s game has ever seen, she has also proven to be a winning player, transforming the Indiana Fever’s fortunes and turning them into a playoff […]

The Atlanta Dream take on the Phoenix Mercury. Our WNBA odds series has our Dream Mercury prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Dream Mercury. The Atlanta Dream have done it. They have caught the Chicago Sky in the WNBA standings, tying Chicago for the eighth and final playoff spot. When the Olympic […]

The Chicago Sky face the Las Vegas Aces. Our WNBA odds series has our Sky Aces prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Sky Aces. Have the Las Vegas Aces finally woken up? Have they finally gotten the message that their season and their WNBA title defense are slipping away, and that if […]

Is it friendship over for WNBA legends Nancy Lieberman and Sheryl Swoopes? In an appearance last Sunday on ‘The Stephen A. Smith Show,’ Lieberman revealed that her relationship with Swoopes is “not happening at this point.” The root of the feud between Lieberman and Swoopes involves the latter’s critical stance on Caitlin Clark, even seemingly […]

The Washington Mystics take on the Dallas Wings. Check out our WNBA odds series for our Mystics Wings prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Mystics Wings. The Chicago Sky have lost six straight games, and they will be expected to lose to the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday in the WNBA. Why […]

The Seattle Storm take on the Connecticut Sun. Our WNBA odds series has our Storm Sun prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Storm Sun. The Connecticut Sun keep rolling. They beat the Washington Mystics on Saturday afternoon on the road. They had to fly home and play an early afternoon game on […]

With 14,627 career rebounds, Dwight Howard would know a thing or two about battling for offensive boards. Similarly, Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese’s record-breaking rebounding performance this year surely didn’t escape Howard’s attention, as the former All-Star revealed during a pick-up game on Monday. Her hustle on the boards have led to critics accusing Reese […]

Washington Mystics forward Shakira Austin has been officially ruled out for the team’s upcoming game against the Dallas Wings, per Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post, due to a left ankle injury sustained during game on Aug. 26 against the Seattle Storm. The injury occurred just seconds into the third quarter when Austin appeared to […]

The Indiana Fever have had a strong run during the second half of the 2024 season. Indiana has won four games in a row under the leadership of star rookie guard Caitlin Clark. Clark is gaining admiration for her stout performances; however, some feel as though WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes has failed to properly give […]

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi will be able to play in the team’s upcoming game against the Atlanta Dream after the WNBA has rescinded the technical foul she received during Sunday’s loss to the Las Vegas Aces. Taurasi had initially been assessed her seventh technical foul of the season, which would have resulted in an […]

The Connecticut Sun secured a 93-86 victory over the Seattle Storm on Sunday, driven by a stellar performance from Brionna Jones, who delivered 26 points. Jones’s resurgence comes at a crucial time as the Sun prepare for the WNBA playoffs, with the forward showing signs of peaking after a season marred by injury. Jones, who […]

After securing the No. 4 seed, the Las Vegas Aces made an intriguing late-season signing on Monday. They added some more depth to their front court, as they signed former Indiana Fever center Queen Egbo to a seven-day contract, according to the Aces. The news comes after Egbo spent July and August with the Washington […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings were defeated 100-93 by the Indiana Fever on Sunday afternoon. It was a hard-fought game that saw Indiana end up earning the win in the final minutes. One of the more intriguing matchups on the floor was Jacy Sheldon and Caitlin Clark, as the two have played against one […]

Caitlin Clark has surpassed every expectation of her and then some ever since she lit up the collegiate basketball world at Iowa and finished as the NCAA Division I’s all-time leading scorer. Clark was the no-brainer number one overall pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft, and she has become the game-changing, franchise-altering talent the Indiana […]