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• WNBA All-Star reserves are out, and only one team isn’t represented

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Alyssa Thomas, Skylar Diggins, and Angel Reese headline a list of 12 All-Star reserves selected by WNBA coaches. The WNBA All-Star game is just over a week away, and the full list of All-Stars is officially out. After 10 starters were selected by way of a fan, media, and player vote, an additional 12 players were picked by the league’s 13 head coac...2025
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• ‘This is Regular For Me’ — Lynx Star Courtney Williams Shares Heartfelt Details About Her Father’s Overwhelming Support
Courtney Williams dropped 18 points in the Lynx's win over the Sparks, but it was her father, Don, who stole the spotlight by igniting a crowd wave....2025
• ‘I Don’t Think Its Changed’ – Lynx Star Courtney Williams Makes Feelings Clear on Controversial WNBA Officiating
Minnesota Lynx star Courtney Williams has shared her honest thoughts on WNBA officiating amid rising physicality on court....2025
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• Lynx Star Courtney Williams Backs Viral Caitlin Clark Comment as Fever Star’s Return Leads to Win Against Liberty
Caitlin Clark's dominant return against the New York Liberty gave Courtney Williams the perfect chance to validate her claims about the Fever star....2025
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• Lynx Star Courtney Williams Reveals Shockingly Low Bonus for Making WNBA Finals
Courtney Williams opened up about the financial realities of playing deep into the WNBA playoffs, sparking conversation across the basketball world....2025
• Lynx Star Courtney Williams Shares Bold Take on Caitlin Clark’s Phenomenal Influence on Fever Locker Room
In a recent live stream appearance, Lynx star Courtney Williams shared her take on Caitlin Clark's locker room impact....2025
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• WNBA mock draft 2025: Final projection for all 38 picks still has Paige Bueckers on top

UConn’s Paige Bueckers is widely expected to be the top pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. | Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Here’s our last-minute 2025 WNBA Mock Draft, with projections and analysis for all 38 picks. The 2025 WNBA Draft is rapidly approaching, and there’s no shortage of storylines as the league’s 13 teams prepare to make their selections. Once again, there’s n...2025
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• Unrivaled’s incredible semifinals featured stunning upset, new scoring record

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Chelsea Gray exploded for 39 points to lead the Rose club to a victory over the Laces, while the Vinyl upset the Lunar Owls thanks to a Dearica Hamby game-winner. Chelsea Gray did it all in Sunday’s Rose club win against the Laces, exploding for an Unrivaled-record 39 points on 15-23 shooting — including 21 points straight in the second half. Then, she s...2025
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• Unrivaled’s reveals lengthy injury report ahead of playoffs

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Angel Reese, Kate Martin, Kahleah Copper will all miss Monday’s postseason games. Unrivaled’s postseason tips off on Sunday night, and unfortunately, several of the league’s top stars won’t be available to play due to a slew of injury. The Rose (#2) and Laces (#3) tip things off with a game at 7:30 pm ET, while the Lunar Owls (#1) and Vinyl (#4) face off...2025
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• Unrivaled playoff preview: Can anyone take down the Lunar Owls?

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Napheesa Collier, Allisha Gray, and Skylar Diggins-Smith have formed Unrivaled’s most formidable trio. Here’s what it will take for another club to defeat them. Unrivaled playoffs are set to tip off on Sunday, with the Laces and Rose slated to tip off at 7:30 pm, and the Vinyl and Lunar Owls at 8:30 pm. The winners of each Sunday match-up will face off i...2025
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• Unrivaled player rankings: Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray, and 3 other top performers

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The 5 WNBA stars leading Unrivaled’s MVP ladder ten games into the season. We’re just a few weeks away from the conclusion of the Unrivaled season, and as such, it’s time for a new edition of the Unrivaled player rankings. Unrivaled, the new professional women’s basketball league co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, concludes on March 17t...2025
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• Napheesa Collier’s Unrivaled season somehow keeps getting more successful

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The Lunar Owls star is splitting her 1v1 tournament prize money with the training staff she credits for making it all possible. Last week, Napheesa Collier won Unrivaled’s highly-anticipated 1v1 tournament, beating Aaliyah Edwards in three games — after beating Katie Lue Samuelson, Courtney Williams, and Azura Stevens in the first three rounds. As such,...2025
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• Unrivaled 1v1 tournament schedule, predictions: which WNBA star will win it all?

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Aaliyah Edwards, Azura Stevens, Napheesa Collier, and Arike Ogunbowale previewed Friday’s Unrivaled 1v1 semi-finals. Four WNBA stars are on the cusp of bringing home a $200,000 cash prize — and being crowned the winner of Unrivaled’s inaugural 1v1 tournament. Those players are Azura Stevens (Rose Club), Napheesa Collier (Lunar Owls Club), Aaliyah Edwards...2025
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• Unrivaled 1v1 tournament first round winners: full list of WNBA players, including 3 big upsets

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Napheesa Collier, Kahleah Copper, Allisha Gray headline the list of WNBA players who advance out of the first round of Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament. The first round of Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament is complete, and from it, eight WNBA players advance: Napheesa Collier, Shakira Austin, Kahleah Copper, Rhyne Howard, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Rickea Jac...2025
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• Predicting which WNBA stars will advance in Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament

Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier headline a star-studded cast of WNBA players who will participate in Unrivaled’s inaugural 1v1 tournament. Unrivaled’s highly-anticipated 1v1 tournament begins Monday night, and the first round features 16 standout WNBA players: Napheesa Collier, Katie Lue Samuelson, Chelsea Gray, Shakira Austin, Kahleah Copper, Al...2025
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• Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament pool cut due to injuries, but 23 WNBA stars will participate

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier headline a cast of WNBA players who will participate in Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament. Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament tips off Monday night, but it won’t be featuring the same lineup of WNBA players it was initially going to. That’s because 7 players are out with injuries: Natasha Cloud, Alyssa Thomas, Tiffany Hayes, Marin...2025
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"Being able to practice with players like Bridget Carleton, Courtney Williams, and Kayla McBride would help Sundell progress into a more consistent role player."

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"Courtney Williams has gushed about how much she’s loved the Lynx in her first season in Minneapolis, and Napheesa Collier has repeatedly expressed how special this particular group is."

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"The Playoff edition of The W in Designer continues with Isabelle Harrison and Courtney Williams, two players with style on and off the court."

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"Chennedy Carter scored 23 points, Courtney Williams added 16 and Atlanta beat the Indiana Fever 83-79 on Friday night for the Dream’s first victory of the season."

2020
"Atlanta Dream Official Release ATLANTA – The Atlanta Dream have acquired guard Courtney Williams, one of the most dynamic young players in the WNBA, and a 2020 second round pick in a three-team trade, the organization announced Wednesday."

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"The Connecticut Sun traded guard Alex Bentley after she and teammate Courtney Williams got into a physical altercation in public, reports WNBAinsidr’s Pat Ralph and Aryeh Schwartz."

2017
"SAN ANTONIO (AP) Courtney Williams scored a career-best 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting and the Connecticut Sun beat the winless San Antonio Stars 85-77 on Saturday night."

• 2025 may be one WNBA championship contender’s last chance with their current core

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images With the impending WNBA free agency chaos of 2026, could this be this team’s last shot to win it it all? Since the 2022 WNBA season, the Minnesota Lynx have gone from a playoff team, to the lottery, then back to a playoff franchise — and even a WNBA Championship contender. In rebuilding years, that is fast (trust me, I am a Toronto Raptors fan). So ...2025
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• Minnesota Lynx acquire sharpshooting veteran in latest WNBA trade

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images In exchange for Karlie Samuelson, the Lynx sent their 2026 first-round WNBA Draft pick to the Washington Mystics. The Minnesota Lynx have traded their first-round pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft in exchange for Washington Mystics forward Karlie Samuelson. Samuelson is fresh off a career season with the Mystics in which she averaged 8.4 points per game and sho...2025
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• WNBA mock draft 2025: Final projection for all 38 picks still has Paige Bueckers on top
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• Hailey Van Lith and 4 other players who could be 2025 WNBA Draft steals

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images With the WNBA Draft just one week away, players like Hailey Van Lith out of TCU or Kaitlyn Chen out of UConn could end up being great long-term projects for teams. Now that the NCAA season is over, attention switches right over to the WNBA Draft, happening on Monday, April 14 in New York. While we know that newly crowned National Champion Paige Bueckers...2025
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• Unrivaled’s incredible semifinals featured stunning upset, new scoring record
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• Unrivaled playoff preview: Can anyone take down the Lunar Owls?
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• Unrivaled player rankings: Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray, and 3 other top performers
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• Napheesa Collier’s Unrivaled season somehow keeps getting more successful
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• Napheesa Collier’s Unrivaled 1v1 tournament win is a fitting end to a ridiculous month

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Collier — who has been playing some of the best basketball of her career — defeated Aaliyah Edwards in the Unrivaled 1v1 tournament finals. Napheesa Collier has been crowned the inaugural champion of Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament, after defeating Washington Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards in a best-of-three finals series. The Minnesota Lynx star, who co-fou...2025
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• Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament pool cut due to injuries, but 23 WNBA stars will participate
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• WNBA All-Star reserves are out, and only one team isn’t represented
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• ‘This is Regular For Me’ — Lynx Star Courtney Williams Shares Heartfelt Details About Her Father’s Overwhelming Support
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• Minnesota Lynx acquire sharpshooting veteran in latest WNBA trade
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• WNBA mock draft 2025: Final projection for all 38 picks still has Paige Bueckers on top
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• Hailey Van Lith and 4 other players who could be 2025 WNBA Draft steals
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• Unrivaled’s incredible semifinals featured stunning upset, new scoring record
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• Unrivaled’s reveals lengthy injury report ahead of playoffs
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• Unrivaled playoff preview: Can anyone take down the Lunar Owls?
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• Unrivaled player rankings: Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray, and 3 other top performers
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• ‘This is Regular For Me’ — Lynx Star Courtney Williams Shares Heartfelt Details About Her Father’s Overwhelming Support
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• WNBA mock draft 2025: Final projection for all 38 picks still has Paige Bueckers on top
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• Unrivaled playoff preview: Can anyone take down the Lunar Owls?
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• Napheesa Collier’s Unrivaled season somehow keeps getting more successful
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• Unrivaled 1v1 tournament schedule, predictions: which WNBA star will win it all?
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• Unrivaled 1v1 tournament results: 4 WNBA stars win $25,000, advance to semi-finals

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Aaliyah Edwards, Azura Stevens, Napheesa Collier, and Arike Ogunbowale advance to the Unrivaled 1v1 sem-ifinals. Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament continued Tuesday night, and 4 WNBA players advanced. Because they’re headed to the semi-finals, each of those players also walks away with a $25,000 cash prize. Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament Second Round results 14 WN...2025
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• I’ve covered hundreds of pro basketball games. Unrivaled was unlike any other.

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The new professional women’s 3-on-3 basketball league — co-founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart — is creating a spectacularly unique basketball environment. MEDLEY, FLORIDA – On Monday night, I had the opportunity to attend my first-ever Unrivaled basketball games — back-to-back full-court 3-on-3 games that featured WNBA stars lik...2025
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• 30 WNBA players will play in Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 tournament — and 5 will miss it

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Angel Reese, Brittney Griner, and Sabrina Ionescu headline the list of Unrivaled players who won’t be participating in the 1-on-1 tournament. MEDLEY, FLORIDA — Unrivaled has officially unveiled the details for its 1-on-1 tournament, which will begin on Feb. 10 and feature 30 of the WNBA’s best players. That list excludes five current Unrivaled players...2025
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• Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 tourney could transform basketball culture — and help determine the WNBA’s best player

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Everyone thinks they’re going to win Unrivaled’s groundbreaking 1-on-1 tournament. Here’s why that’s so exciting. Basketball fans have long clamored for 1-on-1 tournaments at NBA and WNBA All-Star weekends — but it seemed unlikely that they would ever take place. Different stars play different positions, and players and their brands could be exposed in a ...2025
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• How WNBA referees are scouted, trained, and held accountable, explained

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The experts overseeing WNBA officiating explain everything you’ve ever wondered about the job in an exclusive sitdown with SB Nation. Regardless of the sport, the gender, and the moment in time, one thing has always been true: referees are inherently some of the most unpopular characters in sports. Reeling fans blame officials when calls go against their favori...2025
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• The Minnesota Lynx’s youngest player is soaking up the WNBA Finals

Photo by Pamela Costello/NBAE via Getty Images Alissa Pili isn’t used to getting DNPs. Still, she’s found joy as a rookie on a Lynx team that finds itself one game away from a WNBA championship. MINNEAPOLIS — Alissa Pili is used to being a star — the Minnesota Lynx rookie has effectively dominated every level of basketball since she was a kid. As a freshman at the University of Southern ...2024
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• Hailey Van Lith and 4 other players who could be 2025 WNBA Draft steals
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• The W in Designer | Playoff Style Matchup: Isabelle Harrison and Courtney Williams
The Playoff edition of The W in Designer continues with Isabelle Harrison and Courtney Williams, two players with style on and off the court. The post The W in Designer | Playoff Style Matchup: Isabelle Harrison and Courtney Williams appeared first on WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA....2022
• The Minnesota Lynx may have just made the best move of the WNBA offseason

Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images The Lynx have added to assistant coaches: franchise legend Lindsay Whalen and former Washington Mystics head coach Eric Thibault. Last month, the Minnesota Lynx came a possession short of a WNBA championship. Then, they saw two key personnel depart the franchise in favor of other opportunities — assistant coach Katie Smith took a coaching role...2024
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• How WNBA referees are scouted, trained, and held accountable, explained
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• Napheesa Collier deserves serious consideration for WNBA MVP over A’ja Wilson, and here’s why

Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images Napheesa Collier has put together an incredible individual season, the Minnesota Lynx are soaring — and the MVP race between her and A’ja Wilson is far from over. A few weeks ago, the race for MVP appeared finished. A’ja Wilson was in the midst of a historically dominant season (she still is), and no other WNBA player’s individual stats rivaled...2024
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• Courtney Williams (and her dad) are ready for the WNBA Finals

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx star led the way in a decisive Game 5 victory, clinching her team’s spot in the WNBA Finals. Her father knew it was coming. MINNEAPOLIS — Courtney Williams quite literally couldn’t miss. After each shot, the trademark grin across her face widened. Just a few feet away was her father, Don Williams, well-known at Target Center for being...2024
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• Teresa Weatherspoon’s firing from Chicago Sky is WNBA’s latest stunning dismissal

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Weatherspoon’s dismissal comes two days after Los Angeles Sparks coach Curt Miller was similarly fired. The Chicago Sky fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after one season, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Thursday night, marking the second dismissal of a seemingly well-respected head coach in the WNBA this week. Los Angeles Spark head coach Curt Mill...2024
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• Lynx Star Courtney Williams Reveals Shockingly Low Bonus for Making WNBA Finals
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• 2025 may be one WNBA championship contender’s last chance with their current core
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• WNBA mock draft 2025: Final projection for all 38 picks still has Paige Bueckers on top
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• Hailey Van Lith and 4 other players who could be 2025 WNBA Draft steals
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• Unrivaled’s reveals lengthy injury report ahead of playoffs
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• Unrivaled playoff preview: Can anyone take down the Lunar Owls?
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• Unrivaled 1v1 tournament schedule, predictions: which WNBA star will win it all?
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• Unrivaled 1v1 tournament results: 4 WNBA stars win $25,000, advance to semi-finals
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• Unrivaled 1v1 tournament: second-round matchups, schedule, predictions, results

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Napheea Collier, Kahleah Copper, Allisha Gray headline the list of WNBA players slated to continue competing in Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament on Tuesday. Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament continues Tuesday night, and 15 WNBA players remain in the mix for a $200,000 cash prize: Allisha Gray, Kahleah Copper, Rae Burrell, Jewell Loyd, Shakira Austin, Azura Stevens, Ri...2025
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• I’ve covered hundreds of pro basketball games. Unrivaled was unlike any other.
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• Caitlin Clark will not play in Unrivaled — but here’s which WNBA stars will

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images Unrivaled will pair Arike Ogunbowale with Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Plum with Alyssa Thomas, DiJonai Carrington with Breanna Stewart, Jackie Young with Brittney Griner, and more. After weeks of anticipation, social media buzz, and anticipation, Unrivaled has released its six club rosters and accompanying head coaches. And, on November 20th, perhaps t...2024
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• Aces rookie Kate Martin joining Unrivaled is a win-win for both her and the league

Photo by Ian Maule/NBAE via Getty Images Martin should help drive considerable buzz around the new 3x3 basketball league given her enormous popularity. Add Kate Martin to the list. Martin, fresh off of a rookie campaign with the Las Vegas Aces, is officially the latest addition to Unrivaled Basketball League, the new 3x3 women’s professional basketball that will take place during the WNBA...2024
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• Bridget Carleton, Lynx beat Liberty at buzzer to force WNBA Finals Game 5 — because of course they did

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images In yet another WNBA Finals thriller, it was Carleton who fittingly sunk the game-winning free throws. MINNEAPOLIS — It was destined to go to five games. And, it was probably always going to go to the final possession. That’s just the kind of all-time competitive WNBA Finals series it’s been between the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty, the leagu...2024
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• Breanna Stewart vs Napheesa Collier in the Finals is the perfect Unrivaled showdown

Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Stewart and Collier are former teammates, current WNBA Finals opponents — and Unrivaled Basketball League co-founders. Breanna Stewart really, really wanted for a technical foul to be called. With her college coach, Geno Auriemma, sitting courtside, the two-time MVP repeatedly motioned for the referees to reprimand her opponent in the waning minutes of the the Ne...2024
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• WNBA Finals Player Grades: how Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu fared in Lynx vs. Liberty

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images Betnijah Laney-Hamilton led the way in the Liberty’s win over the Lynx, while the Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart responded from letdown Game 1 performances to ensure the victory. Just a few days after a letdown Game 1 loss to the Lynx, it was the Liberty who pulled away at the end to tie up the WNBA Finals with an 80-66 win. Betnijah Laney...2024
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• Courtney Williams, Napheesa Collier spearhead improbable Lynx victory over Liberty: “It defines our team”

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Thanks to some late game heroics, the Minnesota Lynx became the first WNBA team to ever overcome a Finals deficit of more than 15 points. BROOKLYN — “What up y’all?” Courtney Williams floated into the press conference room in a similar manner as she had two nights prior, in Minneapolis. On Tuesday night, Williams was the hero in a do-or-die win against the Con...2024
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• Courtney Williams (and her dad) are ready for the WNBA Finals
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• How Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx became WNBA championship contenders

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx were projected to have one of the WNBA’s worst records. Instead, they’re battling for a championship Could the Minnesota Lynx really win it all? After being ranked 9th in ESPN’S preseason rankings after a below .500 season last year, they sit near the top of the WNBA standings, winners of 11 of their last 12 games. Minnesota (29-7) has...2024
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• Wednesday’s top WNBA performers: Courtney Williams cooks Kelsey Plum, Napheesa Collier dominates

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The Lynx beat the Aces and the Dream beat the Mercury in a two-game double-header. Here’s who stood out. Good morning, WNBA fans! Wednesday night featured a double-header — and for real this time, as the Mercury and Dream faced off at 7:30pm ET, and the Aces-Lynx shortly after, at 9:30pm ET on ESPN. First, here were the results of Wednesday’s slate: T...2024
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