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After she was waived by the New York Liberty, what should the Washington Mystics expect from Betnijah Laney-Hamilton?
Ahead of their Saturday night game against the Los Angeles Sparks, the Washington Mystics are 19-14, a record that is good for eighth in the WNBA standings and six games ahead of their closest competitor for the final playoff spot. For a season that started with far more questions than answers, head coach Sydney Johnson […]
WNBA gameday discussion: Is Minnesota Lynx-Las Vegas Aces III the final Finals preview?
The first-place Minnesota Lynx and and third-place Las Vegas Aces meet for the third and final time on Saturday night (8 p.m. ET, CBS). Thus far, the only two teams that have clinched a spot in the 2026 WNBA Playoffs have split their season series. In the first matchup in mid-June, A’ja Wilson’s double-double of […]
Contender or pretender? Here’s how the Golden State Valkyries stack up against the WNBA’s best
Don’t look now, but the Golden State Valkyries (24-9) have become one of the best teams in the WNBA. After a shockingly successful inaugural season in 2025, it was more or less assumed that Golden State wouldn’t be sneaking up on anyone in 2026. The defensive-minded, “we-before-me” approach instilled by rookie head coach Natalie Nakase […]
WNBA gameday discussion: With 11 games to go, the Portland Fire are still committed to their process
Yesterday, Edwin Garcia wrote about the WNBA teams that have revved up the tank. With USC’s JuJu Watkins headlining a prospective 2027 WNBA Draft class that also includes Texas’ Madison Booker and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo, in addition to other players possessing pro-ready skills, it makes sense for the seven WNBA teams outside the playoff […]
Op-Ed: In taking stands against increasing toxicity, WNBA head coaches are offering an example worth following
The toxicity in the WNBA has reached unprecedented levels. We’ve got former NBA players making ridiculous statements and drooling for attention, while others grifters are pushing an anti-trans agenda. And now, media members receiving death threats. The consequences of such unhinged attacks on social media are usually unseen as victims suffer in silence. However, Grant […]
Interview: Denise Solis is ‘sneaky good,’ and that’s why she might be competing in the FIBA World Cup
At this moment, Puerto Rico has yet to announce their final roster for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin, Germany, which tips off Sept. 4. After getting to know her, you’ll certainly be rooting for Denise Solis to make the cut. Born in Windsor, CT, Solis competed for Puerto Rico in the 2025 […]
Playoffs? Nope, for these WNBA teams tanking, not winning, is the top priority—and that’s the right strategy
Making it to the WNBA is tough for a player, but finding success with a team is even harder. Throughout the 2020s, there’s been a chasm between the teams that win and those that lose. During this decade, on average, over half of the league ends the year with a sub .500 record. So, what’s […]
WNBA gameday discussion: It’s Brionna Jones’ turn to experience her Connecticut Sunset
Last Friday night, the Connecticut Sun welcomed Alyssa Thomas into Mohegan Sun Arena for a final time, with Thomas, now of the Phoenix Mercury, playing her Sunset game against the organization that she long defined. On Thursday, Brionna Jones, another avatar of WNBA basketball in Connecticut, will experience her Sunset, as the Atlanta Dream visit […]
The A’Wheaties are a perfect celebration of the champion that A’ja Wilson is
A’ja Wilson has continued to dominate on and off the court. She is once again having a monster year for the Las Vegas Aces, averaging 26.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.5 steals per game. She has been named the WNBA Player of the Month for the Western Conference three-consecutive times—meaning every […]
WNBA gameday discussion: How the Dallas Wings, Golden State Valkyries and Minnesota Lynx are readying their star for the World Cup
In less than three weeks, the 2026 WNBA season will pause for the FIBA World Cup, which tips off Sept. 4 in Berlin, Germany and concludes on Sept. 13. On Sept. 17, WNBA play will resume for one week before the regular season wraps up on Sept. 24. How teams navigate this scheduling quirk, and […]
WNBA fantasy grab bag: Evaluating all the implications of Aneesah Morrow’s trade to the Toronto Tempo
As per usual, the 2026 WNBA trade deadline was a fairly quiet one. Aside from the Connecticut Sun trading Aneesah Morrow to the Toronto Tempo and the Phoenix Mercury going all in on Kelsey Plum, there wasn’t much activity, which may have been a letdown for fantasy basketball managers looking to get ahead of things […]
WNBA gameday discussion: The New York Liberty are winning more, but are they now more of a playoff threat?
Since ending a four-game losing streak on July 20 with a win over the Dallas Wings, the New York Liberty have won seven of their last eight games, including four in a row. They’re now seven games over .500 and in seventh place in the standings, with a chance to quickly vault higher, especially if […]
Op-Ed: The WNBA’s success has inspired unfortunately predictable backlash from men who feel threatened
At the outset, it’s getting exhausting having to write about these things again, but alas, here we are. In 1991, feminist journalist Susan Faludi wrote a book entitled Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, where she contended that when women achieve social, political and cultural progress, a vicious backlash follows, usually manifesting from a […]
While thrilling on offense, are the Indiana Fever actually championship contenders?
At 20-12 and in fourth place in the WNBA, could the Indiana Fever be threatening to win their second championship and first in the Caitlin Clark era? If so, the path to get there will undoubtedly face the same scrutiny that has followed them for the past three seasons. The Fever were expected to make […]
WNBA gameday discussion: Among all the losses, there are reasons to be optimistic about the Toronto Tempo and Seattle Storm
The Toronto Tempo and Seattle Storm need a win. Together, the teams are trudging through a combined 19-straight losses, with the Tempo dropping eight games in a row and the Storm now on their second 11-game losing streak of the season. Toronto hasn’t tasted a victory since July 12, while Seattle last celebrated a win […]
How the future stars of women’s basketball proved their Mamba Mentality at the 2026 Mamba Invitational
More than six years since his death, Kobe Bryant’s legacy remains as strong as ever in the basketball world. But if it lives in one central location, that’s Los Angeles. Even more specifically, it lives in the house that Kobe built, Staples Center, now known as Crypto.com Arena. So what better place for Nike to […]
WNBA gameday discussion: With Betnijah Laney-Hamilton on the way, the Washington Mystics, winners of six-straight games, aim to keep ascending
The Washington Mystics are messing up everyone’s plans. Sunday’s WNBA Rivals Week slate begins with the league’s still-reigning premier rivalry, with the Las Vegas Aces visiting the New York Liberty (12:30 p.m. ET, ABC). However, with a less-than-24-hour turnaround since their Saturday tip off, the Aces, rather justifiably, might be punting this one, as A’ja […]
A Rivals Week headliner, the Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky showdown lived up to the billing
All the ingredients required for great game, one requisite of WNBA Rivals Week, came together in the showdown between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky. Six ties. Four lead changes. Three technical fouls. Two Midwest franchises. One ejection. And an eventual four-point win, 90-86, for Indiana. The first quarter was ultra tight before one moment […]
WNBA gameday discussion: Rivals or not, expect the matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and Minnesota Lynx to deliver
The 2026 edition of the WNBA’s Rivals Week officially begins on Saturday. Now in its second season, the guidelines that govern the league’s designation of “rivals” remains a bit unclear, with a combination of geographic proximity between teams, teams with historic or still-developing track records of intense clashes and players perceived as possessing somewhat contentious, […]
Three ways the Minnesota Lynx’s 10-game winning streak defines their season of dominance
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The Minnesota Lynx are the best team in the WNBA. At 25-7, Minnesota is once again atop the league’s standings, and they recently went nearly an entire month without losing. From July 8 to August 2, the Lynx were a perfect 10-0, their winning streak fueled by […]
WNBA gameday discussion: As she plays her last game against the Connecticut Sun, know that Alyssa Thomas will forever define this franchise
Of late, much of the focus for Alyssa Thomas and the Phoenix Mercury has been on what’s now and what’s next. The organization added Kelsey Plum in a last-ditch trade deadline effort to try to make an improbable postseason push, ensuring Thomas doesn’t miss the playoffs for the first time in 10 seasons. From Phoenix’s […]
12 WNBA stars will strive to win gold for Team USA at the FIBA World Cup. But, are the right 12 players going to Berlin?
Considering that the USA Basketball Women’s National Team is the most dominant in the history of the sport, every spot on the roster is highly coveted. Ahead of the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, which runs from Sept. 4 to 13 in Berlin, Germany, USA Basketball unveiled the roster on Thursday morning, with managing […]
WNBA gameday discussion: Has the Minnesota Lynx’s 10-game winning streak masked a potential problem?
The Minnesota Lynx are taking a 10-game winning streak, the longest in the WNBA this season, into their Thursday night game against the Los Angeles Sparks (9 p.m. ET, Prime Video). During their streak of 10 wins, Minnesota already notched a win over the Sparks, which was win No. 4 in this stretch. That was […]
Rhyne Howard is still the engine that keeps Atlanta Dream running
The Atlanta Dream are oozing with talent, featuring their All-Star trio of Angel Reese, Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard. However, in Atlanta, there is no Big 3; it’s just Howard attempting to raise the ceiling high enough for the Dream to raise a banner. In the Dream’s 96-82 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday, […]
All the ways undrafted rookie Sydney Taylor has been a bright spot for the Chicago Sky
It’s not often that an undrafted rookie plays meaningful minutes early in their first WNBA season. It’s almost unheard of that that same player becomes their team’s go-to scorer two months into their career. As fate would have it, that’s exactly what’s happened for the Chicago Sky’s Sydney Taylor. Signed by the Sky as a […]
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