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• How to watch Sunday’s WNBA Draft Lottery, and everything you need to know

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images The race for No. 1 pick — likely to be Paige Bueckers — will take place on Sunday afternoon on ESPN. On Sunday, November 17th, we’ll find out which WNBA team — the Los Angeles Sparks, Dallas Wings, Chicago Sky, or the Washington Mystics — will get the No. 1 pick, and a chance to draft at University of Connecticut standout guard Paige Bueckers. How to...2024
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• Meet the 6 coaches who will coach Unrivaled teams this winter

Photo by Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy, and Adam Harrington headline the list of coaches that will lead Unrivaled basketball clubs in Miami. Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league tipping off in January, has announced the six head coaches that will lead clubs this winter. The league, made up of 36 WNBA players, will include six u...2024
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• Exclusive: WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon to coach Unrivaled basketball team

Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images Weatherspoon — who most recently served as the head coach of the Chicago Sky — will lead one of six Unrivaled basketball clubs in Miami this winter. Teresa Weatherspoon is heading to Miami to coach one of the six Unrivaled basketball clubs this winter, sources familiar with the hire told SB Nation. Weatherspoon — who was fired by the Chicago Sky this pas...2024
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• WNBA Draft Lottery: Who will land Paige Bueckers and Kiki Iriafen?

David Butler II-Imagn Images The WNBA Draft Lottery is set for Sunday, November 17th — which college basketball stars are at stake? Where will Paige Bueckers begin her WNBA career? And which team might snag USC standout Kiki Iriafen? The WNBA Draft Lottery, slated for Sunday, November 17th at 5pm ET, will begin to answer some of these questions. The lottery teams — in order of odds for ...2024
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• Dallas Wings hire Curt Miller as general manager. Who will he pick as head coach?

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images The former Los Angeles Sparks head coach — and one of the most experienced coaches in WNBA history — is making the transition to general manager. Curt Miller — who was the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks for the past two WNBA seasons — has been named general manager of the Dallas Wings. Miller was fired after two seasons in Los Angeles in w...2024
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• New Las Vegas Aces assistant coach hire continues WNBA trend

Photo by Will Newton/NBAE via Getty Images Ty Ellis joined Becky Hammon’s staff in Las Vegas after years coaching in the NBA G League, and as an assistant for various NBA teams. The Las Vegas Aces have hired a new assistant coach: Ty Ellis, a veteran coach with a myriad of experience in the NBA, USA Basketball, and the G League. “I’m super excited to add Ty Ellis to our coaching staff,” ...2024
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• WNBA Draft Lottery: Who will land Paige Bueckers and Kiki Iriafen?
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• Women’s college basketball’s 10 best players for the 2024-25 season, ranked

Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images Super stars like JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers led the talented list of must-watch players this season. For the last two seasons, headlines focused on Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese as women’s college basketball continued to surge in interest and viewership. With both stars now doing the same in the WNBA, there’s no shortage of talent in college hoops. If anyth...2024
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• Kelsey Plum, Kelsey Mitchell and every WNBA team’s top free agent

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images Plum, Mitchell, Alyssa Thomas, and Satou Sabally headline a strong free agency class. We’re a few days removed from the conclusion of the WNBA season, and free agency is set to begin in February. Every team has key free agents that they’ll want to prioritize, and on top of that, an expansion draft looms in which teams will get to protect six pl...2024
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• WNBA’s stunning coach firing spree continues with Mystics’ Eric Thibault

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Mystics coach Eric Thibault is the fifth WNBA coach to be fired since the season ended last month. If you coached a bottom-five WNBA team this season, you no longer have a job. The Washington Mystics’ announced that the team was parting ways with General Manager Mike Thibault and head coach Eric Thibault. “After extensive reflection and conversation, we h...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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• DiJonai Carrington awarded Most Improved Player trophy ahead of Sun-Fever game

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Carrington received her trophy in front of a raucous crowd of Connecticut Sun fans at the Mohegan Sun Arena. UNCASVILLE, Conn. — DiJonai Carrington was named the WNBA Most Improved Player on Wednesday — and received her trophy ahead of the Connecticut Sun’s Game 2 match-up against the Indiana Fever at the Mohegan Sun Arena. It was a rel...2024
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• Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and 3 other candidates for the All-Rookie Team

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Clark and Reese headline the rookie class, but there have been several other outstanding performers. Every year, WNBA head coaches vote on the All-Rookie Team, an honor bestowed upon the five most impactful first-year players each season. This draft class has been particularly stacked, and there are lots of compelling candidates who ...2024
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• Dearica Hamby’s case for WNBA Most Improved Player, explained

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images In her tenth WNBA season, Hamby has nearly doubled her output in points, rebounds, and assists, making her a strong candidate for the Most Improved Player award. Dearica Hamby is a somewhat unconventional candidate for Most Improved Player — she’s been named All-Star three times, and Sixth Player of the Year twice. She’s in her tenth year in the ...2024
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• DiJonai Carrington’s WNBA Most Improved Player case, explained

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images In her fourth year with the Connecticut Sun, Carrington solidified herself one of the WNBA’s top defenders — while shouldering an increased offensive load for one of the league’s best teams. UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT — DiJonai Carrington has been through it. She’s suffered two ACL tears and one ruptured patellar tendon — undergoing six knee surgeri...2024
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• Exclusive: WNBA Most Improved Player candidates make their case

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images DiJonai Carrington (Connecticut Sun), Dearica Hamby (Los Angeles Sparks), and Alanna Smith (Minnesota Lynx) each reflected on their growth and development as leading candidates for the Most Improved Player award. DiJonai Carrington, Dearica Hamby, and Alanna Smith have a few things in common. For one, all three were very good WNBA players in 2023. The s...2024
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"The WNBA also announced the All-Rookie team on Thursday: Clark, Reese, Rickea Jackson (Los Angeles Sparks), Leonie Fiebich (New York Liberty), and Kamilla Cardoso (Chicago Sky)."

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"It is Fisher’s first job back in the realm of basketball since he was fired by WNBA team the Los Angeles Sparks in June […] The post Derek Fisher Lands Basketball Coaching Job at a High School appeared first on Basketball Forever."

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"It looks like Los Angeles Lakers icon Derek Fisher has his eyes on the NBA after parting ways with the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks."

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"On IG, Lillard posted a photo of him when he watched the Las Vegas Aces-Los Angeles Sparks game in the Los Angeles Convention Center last […] The post Did Damian Lillard just hint at wanting a trade to the Lakers?"

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"com will break down each team in the league, continuing with the Los Angeles Sparks."

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"The Minnesota Lynx have acquired guard Odyssey Sims from the Los Angeles Sparks, the team announced in a press release."

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"Each of the past two seasons, the Los Angeles Sparks and Minnesota Lynx have battled in the WNBA Finals after finishing with the two best records in the League by far."

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"Taurasi, a three-time WNBA champion, passed Tina Thompson’s mark of 7,488 points when she scored 19 in a blowout win over the Los Angeles Sparks."

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"And Magic Johnson is a part of the Los Angeles Dodgers' and Los Angeles Sparks' ownership group."

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"The league's appreciation for Johnson only increased a year ago when he stepped in, again with Walter's funding assistance, to buy the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks when that club, first owned by Jerry Buss, fell so far it nearly ceased to exist."

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" Nine other current WNBA stars will be representing the United States, including 2010 USA World Championship Team gold medalists Tina Charles (New York Liberty), Candice Dupree (Phoenix), Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream), Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx), and Lindsay Whalen (Minnesota), along with 2006 bronze medalist Seimone Augustus (Minnesota), and a trio of first-time participants -- Brittney Griner (Phoenix), Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Los Angeles Sparks), and Odyssey Sims (Tulsa Shock)."

• How to watch Sunday’s WNBA Draft Lottery, and everything you need to know
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• Meet the 6 coaches who will coach Unrivaled teams this winter
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• Exclusive: WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon to coach Unrivaled basketball team
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• WNBA Draft Lottery: Who will land Paige Bueckers and Kiki Iriafen?
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• Dallas Wings hire Curt Miller as general manager. Who will he pick as head coach?
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• Meet the 13 athletes who could be on the next 3x3 Olympic women’s basketball team

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images USA basketball announceD its 3x3 women’s developmental camp roster on Monday. USA Basketball announced on Monday the 13 athletes are expected to participate in the 2024 USA Basketball 3x3 Women’s National Team development camp from November 8th to 10th in Phoenix. Participants will be considered for future USA 3x3 national team assignments — including...2024
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• Lexie Hull weighs in on Christie Sides’ firing from Indiana Fever

Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images The Fever guard spoke on a number of issues on the The Ringer WNBA Show, including her thoughts on Sides’ departure from the organization. Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull spoke on Christie Sides’ firing in on Monday. “It’s hard. In this profession, things are so fluid,” Hull told the Ringer’s Seerat Sohi on the latest episode of The Ringer WNBA show. “Y...2024
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• Get to know Athletes Unlimited, the other WNBA offseason alternative

Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Sydney Colson, Lexie Brown, and Jordan Horston headline a list of WNBA players who will be participating in the professional 5-on-5 basketball league in Nashville. There’s been a lot of buzz around Unrivaled, a new professional 3x3 basketball league set to take place during the WNBA offseason. Unrivaled, co-founded by Napheesa Collie...2024
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• Indiana Fever fire Christie Sides — could Stephanie White be her replacement?

Photo by Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images The Connecticut Sun head coach could be headed back to the state where she began her basketball career. The WNBA coach firing spree continued on Sunday morning, with the Indiana Fever announcing they have parted ways with head coach Christie Sides after two seasons. Sides helped lead the Fever to a 20-20 record and the organization’s first playo...2024
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• Kelsey Plum, Kelsey Mitchell and every WNBA team’s top free agent
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• How to watch Sunday’s WNBA Draft Lottery, and everything you need to know
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• Women’s college basketball’s 10 best players for the 2024-25 season, ranked
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• Kelsey Plum, Kelsey Mitchell and every WNBA team’s top free agent
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• The WNBA All-Rookie Team is so stacked it would make noise in the playoffs

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images How far could a starting lineup with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, RIckea Jackson, and Leonie Fiebich go in the playoffs? The WNBA announced its All-Rookie team earlier this month, and it served as a reminder of just how deep and talented the 2024 rookie class was. The list of rookies selected to All-Rookie were as follows: Caitlin Clark (Indian...2024
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• Caitlin Clark named WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote

Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images After a historic season, the Indiana Fever point guard received 66 of 67 votes, with Sky forward Angel Reese receiving one vote as well. After a historic rookie campaign on the Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark was named WNBA Rookie of the Year on Thursday — earning 66 of 67 votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Angel Reese earned the lone ot...2024
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• Teresa Weatherspoon’s firing from Chicago Sky is WNBA’s latest stunning dismissal
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• DiJonai Carrington awarded Most Improved Player trophy ahead of Sun-Fever game
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• Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson and 8 other picks for the All-WNBA Team

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart are no-brainer picks for First Team, but things get tricky for All-WNBA Second Team. There are some no-brainer picks when it comes to the All-WNBA team, an honor bestowed upon the league’s ten best players and voted on by members of the media. A’ja Wilson, who is having the best season of her career, is one. Napheesa ...2024
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• Exclusive: WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon to coach Unrivaled basketball team
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• New Las Vegas Aces assistant coach hire continues WNBA trend
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• Women’s college basketball’s 10 best players for the 2024-25 season, ranked
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• Lexie Hull weighs in on Christie Sides’ firing from Indiana Fever
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• WNBA team power rankings: early predictions for 2025 season

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images How will Fever, Liberty, Lynx, Aces fare next WNBA season? The WNBA season only ended a few days ago, but it’s not too soon to look ahead into what next season might look like — and where each of the league’s 13 (!) teams might end up. 1. New York Liberty 2024 regular season record: 32-8End-of-season outcome: WNBA champions (beat Lynx 3-2) After winnin...2024
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• Stephanie White’s tearful end-of-season presser is a reminder basketball is secondary to life

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Connecticut Sun head coach addressed reporters for the first time since her team’s elimination, and revealed she was going through a difficult family matter. Every now and then, basketball has a way of reminding us that it’s really not that important. Connecticut Sun coach Stephanie White’s end-of-season press conference was one such instance. White...2024
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• Caitlin Clark named WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote
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• WNBA Star Cameron Brink Announces Engagement to Ben Felter
Los Angeles Sparks rookie forward Cameron Brink announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend Ben Felter in a recent Instagram post. Felter got down on one knee and popped the question at the Shangri-La Paris Hotel in Paris near the Eiffel Tower. According to Gillian Telling of People, Felter proposed after Brink attended the Balenciaga show. […] The post WNBA Star Cameron Brink Announces E...2024
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• DiJonai Carrington awarded Most Improved Player trophy ahead of Sun-Fever game
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• Did Damian Lillard just hint at wanting a trade to the Lakers?
Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard sparked trade rumors once again with his Instagram activity. This time, however, he appeared to be hinting his preferred destination: the Los Angeles Lakers. On IG, Lillard posted a photo of him when he watched the Las Vegas Aces-Los Angeles Sparks game in the Los Angeles Convention Center last […] The post Did Damian Lillard just hint at wanting a ...2021
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• LeBron James Says He Would Like to Own NBA Franchise After Retirement
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• Is Magic Johnson's Dream to Own the Los Angeles Lakers Fueling Rift with Team?
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• Derek Fisher Lands Basketball Coaching Job at a High School
Derek Fisher is heading back to school as he landed at job at Crespi Carmelite High School in LA, less than ten years after being the head coach of the Knicks. It is Fisher’s first job back in the realm of basketball since he was fired by WNBA team the Los Angeles Sparks in June […] The post Derek Fisher Lands Basketball Coaching Job at a High School appeared first on Basketball Foreve...2023
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• 2020 WNBA Team Preview: Los Angeles Sparks
In the lead up to the season, WNBA.com will break down each team in the league, continuing with the Los Angeles Sparks. The post 2020 WNBA Team Preview: Los Angeles Sparks appeared first on WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA....2020
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• Sparks Acquire Brittney Sykes and Marie Gülich from Atlanta Dream in Exchange for Kalani Brown
Los Angeles Sparks Official Release LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks have acquired guard Brittney Sykes and center Marie Gülich from the Atlanta Dream in exchange for center Kalani Brown, the team announced today. “We’re excited to add two more talented players to our roster in Brittney Sykes and Marie Gülich,” Managing Partner and Governor Eric […] The post Sparks Acquire Brittney Sykes and M...2020
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• Connecticut Sun, Stephanie White part ways amidst Indiana Fever rumors

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images White becomes the 7th WNBA coach to bid farewell to their organization. The WNBA coaching landscape continues to dramatically and rapidly shift. On Monday afternoon, the Connecticut Sun announced they were parting ways with head coach Stephanie White, who has been with the organization for two seasons. It was previously reported by Annie Costabile of t...2024
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• WNBA’s stunning coach firing spree continues with Mystics’ Eric Thibault
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• Dearica Hamby ‘fought back tears’ while getting booed by Aces fans

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Sparks star revealed the emotions she experienced last month as she got booed by Aces fans, just a few days after filing a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. Dearica Hamby knew that it was going to be a difficult return back to Las Vegas — the Sparks’ forward had made the trip several times since being traded from the Aces to Los Angeles. But, the m...2024
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• Rickea Jackson joins fellow rookie Angel Reese in Unrivaled Basketball League

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images Jackson becomes the second rookie to commit to playing in Unrivaled, a new 3x3 league basketball league to take place during the WNBA offseason. Los Angeles Sparks rookie sensation Rickea Jackson is the latest addition to Unrivaled Basketball League, the new 3x3 basketball league that will take place in Miami during the WNBA offseason. ‍↔️ ‍↔...2024
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• Today’s WNBA Games: A’ja Wilson and Aces face Angel Reese and Sky, Sun take Storm, and more

Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images We’ve got a four-game WNBA slate in store: Sky-Aces, Sun-Storm, Mercury-Dream, and Mystics-Wings. Good morning WNBA fans — after one day off, the league is back in action, and we’ve got a four-game slate: Seattle Storm (19-13) vs Connecticut Sun (24-8) at 7pm ET The Sun and Storm play the second game in a row against one another, with the Sun em...2024
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• Dearica Hamby’s pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against the WNBA’s Aces, explained

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images The Los Angeles Sparks three-time All Star is suing her former employer — the Las Vegas Aces — as well as the WNBA, alleging she experienced intimidation, discrimination, and harassment over her pregnancy, and that she was ultimately traded as a result of it. Los Angeles Sparks All-Star Dearica Hamby filed a federal lawsuit against the Las Vegas Aces on ...2024
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• Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Rickea Jackson lead midseason WNBA Rookie Rankings — but who’s on top?

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images While Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have battled for Rookie of the Year, the rest of the rookie class — headlined by Rickea Jackson, Aaliyah Edwards, and Kamilla Cardoso, among others — has also thrives. SB Nation’s August rookie rankings named the top 9 contributors in the 2024 class. We’re more than halfway into the WNBA season, and with game ...2024
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• Jimmy Butler clarifies comments that sparked Lakers trade buzz

As Jimmy Butler reportedly is pursuing a contract extension from the Miami Heat, his comments during the Dallas Wings vs. Los Angeles Sparks game Friday night sent the internet into a whirlwind....2024
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• Arrival in Los Angeles Sparks Rumors of WWE WrestleMania Surprise
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