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• Unrivaled head coach joins Dallas Wings, shaking up Sparks coaching staff

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images Nola Henry and Camille Smith are the latest additions to Chris Koclane’s staff in Dallas. The Dallas Wings announced on Monday they’ve hired Camille Smith and Nola Henry as assistant coaches, bolstering newly-appointed head coach Chris Koclanes’ team. Smith and Henry both served as assistant coaches for the Los Angeles Sparks during the 2024 sea...2025
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• Unrivaled president reveals which WNBA player especially stood out in preseason play

Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images Los Angeles Sparks guard Rae Burrell has been a standout in the new 3-on-3 basketball league’s preseason games. Unrivaled — the new professional women’s 3-on-3 basketball leagues — is set to tip off on Friday, and the basketball community is eager to tune in to watch 36 of the world’s best WNBA players compete, a list that includes Breanna Stew...2025
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• New Connecticut Sun coaching hire continues WNBA trend

Photo by Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images Roneeka Hodges, a former WNBA player and New York Liberty assistant, joins Rachid Meziane’s coaching staff in Connecticut. The Connecticut Sun announced Friday morning that Roneeka Hodges, who served as an assistant coach on the New York Liberty from 2022 to 2024, has been hired as Rachid Meziane's new assistant coach. Meziane, the Sun’s new co...2025
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• Angel Reese’s praise for Unrivaled couldn’t be more resounding

Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK The Chicago Sky star expressed her appreciation for the new 3-on-3 league’s amenities, the opportunity to play with veterans like Kahleah Copper, and more. Chicago Sky star Angel Reese is one of 36 WNBA standouts playing in Unrivaled this summer, and her first impressions of the new professional 3-on-3 basketball league couldn’t be more posit...2025
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• Get to know Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy, and the other 4 Unrivaled coaches

Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/NBAE via Getty Images Everything you need to know about the six head coaches who will lead Unrivaled clubs this winter. Unrivaled — the new 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league — launches next Friday, Jan. 17 in Miami. 36 of the best players in the WNBA will be participating, including Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart (the league’s two co-founders),...2025
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• Atlanta Dream coaching hires demonstrate the value of WNBA experience

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images The Dream hired two assistant coaches with significant WNBA coaching experience — LaToya Sanders and Brandi Poole — to bolster their coaching staff. With WNBA free agency beginning later this month, teams across the league are continuing to finalize their 2025 coaching staff and front office members. On Monday afternoon, the Atlanta Dream ann...2025
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• Unrivaled head coach joins Dallas Wings, shaking up Sparks coaching staff
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• Chennedy Carter has been the best WNBA player in China this season

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Chicago Sky star is leading the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association in points, steals, and assists. Chennedy Carter, fresh off the best season of her WNBA career with the Chicago Sky, has been lighting up the competition in China. Carter has led the Women's China Basketball Association in scoring (30.3 points per game), assists (5.8), and steals (2.5)...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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• 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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• 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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• Angel Reese to miss remainder of WNBA season with wrist injury

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images It was unknown that rookie sensation Angel Reese was even hurt until the Chicago Sky announced her wrist injury on Saturday night. Angel Reese has officially put up the last double-double of her standout rookie campaign, as the Chicago Sky unexpectedly announced on Saturday night that she had suffered a season-ending wrist injury in the team’s Friday wi...2024
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• Today’s WNBA viewing guide: The Connecticut Sun face the streaking Washington Mystics

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images It’s a single-game day in the WNBA, but one that could help determine where the Connecticut Sun will fall in the standings. Friday night saw a slammed WNBA slate headlined by a showdown between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky. Ten teams were in action, with the Aces, Liberty, Wings, and Fever all coming out victorious. Saturday will on...2024
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• WNBA Week Ahead: Caitlin Clark, Fever fight for playoff spot, Aces-Liberty face off in a Finals rematch

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The WNBA is finally back after a month-long hiatus, and as teams battle for playoff positioning, there’s no shortage of exciting basketball to tune into. We got an Aces-Liberty Finals rematch, Caitlin Clark’s return to the court, and much more. The WNBA season resumes on Thursday after a month-long Olympic break, and teams will battle to secure their pla...2024
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"Additionally, Curt Miller, who was dismissed from his role as head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks, will serve as head coach of the Dallas Wings."

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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)."

• Unrivaled president reveals which WNBA player especially stood out in preseason play
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• Recently-fired WNBA head coach will coach Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso in Chicago

Photo by Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images Tanisha Wright, formerly the head coach of the Atlanta Dream, joins Tyler Marsh’s Chicago Sky coaching staff. The Chicago Sky announced on Saturday the hiring of a new assistant head coach to join Tyler Marsh’s staff, and it’s a familiar name: Tanisha Wright. Wright was the head coach of the Atlanta Dream from 2021 to 2024 before being dismi...2025
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• Chennedy Carter has been the best WNBA player in China this season
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• Most WNBA teams changed head coaches: let’s get to know the new hires

Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Fever, Sun, Mystics, Wings, Dream, Sky, Sparks, and Valkyries all hired new head coaches this WNBA offseason. It’s been an offseason of dramatic change in the WNBA coaching landscape. Seven head coaches departed the organization they previously led, and eight new head coach hirings were made. None of the head coaches who ...2024
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• WNBA Explained: An exclusive conversation with Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell sat down with SB Nation for an exclusive interview to share the league’s goals and aspirations, the TNT partnership, and more. By now, most WNBA fans have heard about Unrivaled, the new professional women’s 3-on-3 basketball league set to launch next month in Miami. The league, co-founded by UConn teammates and WNBA stars Naphees...2024
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• Paige Bueckers’ (likely) WNBA debut, Caitlin Clark comes to Boston, and three other must-watch games in the 2025 WNBA season

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Paige Bueckers (likely) makes her WNBA debut in May, Caitlin Clark comes to Boston in July, the Liberty and Lynx square off in a finals rematch — and much more. The 2025 WNBA schedule has officially been released, with regular season games slated to take place between May 16th to September 11th. And for the first time in WNBA history, each team will play...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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• 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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• 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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• Unrivaled president reveals which WNBA player especially stood out in preseason play
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• WNBA star no longer playing in Unrivaled this winter

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Kelsey Plum announced this week she’d be withdrawing from the new professional 3-on-3 women’s basketball league. Unrivaled basketball league is down a star after Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum announced she’d be bowing out on Wednesday. Plum, a two-time WNBA champion and three-time All-Star, was one of the biggest names committed to playing in the n...2024
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• Angel Reese’s Unrivaled coach reveals what she expects to see from her in 3-on-3 basketball

Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images First-time head coach Nola Henry has high expectations for the Chicago Sky standout in Unrivaled this winter. Angel Reese is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars headed to Unrivaled this winter. Though she is one of the league’s youngest players at 22 years old, Reese brings star power, an NCAA championship, and a massive individual following certain to...2024
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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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• 5 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year candidates, including A’ja Wilson and DiJonai Carrington

Photo by Ben Brewer/Getty Images Wilson could become the first player in WNBA history to win three consecutive Defensive Player of the Year awards. Defensive Player of the Year is one of the hardest awards to determine in professional basketball. There’s the question of whether guards can ever impact a game defensively the same way that post players can (see: DiJonai Carrington), and a di...2024
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• Angel Reese’s praise for Unrivaled couldn’t be more resounding
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• WNBA Explained: An exclusive conversation with Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell
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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

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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• Indiana Fever fire Christie Sides — could Stephanie White be her replacement?
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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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• DiJonai Carrington awarded Most Improved Player trophy ahead of Sun-Fever game
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• DiJonai Carrington’s WNBA Most Improved Player case, explained
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• Dearica Hamby ‘fought back tears’ while getting booed by Aces fans
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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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• Angel Reese’s praise for Unrivaled couldn’t be more resounding
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• Paige Bueckers’ (likely) WNBA debut, Caitlin Clark comes to Boston, and three other must-watch games in the 2025 WNBA season
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• Indiana Fever fire Christie Sides — could Stephanie White be her replacement?
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• Caitlin Clark named WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote
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• Teresa Weatherspoon’s firing from Chicago Sky is WNBA’s latest stunning dismissal
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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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• Dearica Hamby ‘fought back tears’ while getting booed by Aces fans
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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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• Arrival in Los Angeles Sparks Rumors of WWE WrestleMania Surprise
Former WWE Superstar Gangrel has arrived in Los Angeles just days before WrestleMania 39. While it remains unclear why he was brought in for the event, it has sparked speculation ......2023
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