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• WNBA Finals Ratings Average 1.5 Million Viewers, Second-Highest Since 2003

The 2025 WNBA Finals between the Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury averaged 1.5 million viewers across four games, marking the second-most-watched Finals series on ESPN since the network acquired exclusive postseason rights in 2003. The viewership total trails only the 1.6 million average from the 2024 Finals. The numbers demonstrate the league's continued growth despite questions about sustainin...2025
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• How The Las Vegas Aces Built A 3-0 Lead In The 2025 WNBA Finals
The Las Vegas Aces are one win away. The narrative of their season is now crystallized and oh-so-close to completion but it bears repeating: At the beginning of August, they suffered a 111-58 slaughtering at the hands of the Minnesota Lynx, dropping their record to an even 14-14. Vegas won its final 16 games to […] The post How The Las Vegas Aces Built A 3-0 Lead In The 2025 WNBA Finals appe...2025
• Napheesa Collier Reveals What Prompted Her Viral Takedown of WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert
Minnesota Lynx star forward, Napheesa Collier, expressed her reasons to pen out her grievances with the WNBA Commissioner, Cathy Engelbert...2025
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• Lynx' Napheesa Collier Cancels Meeting With WNBA's Cathy Engelbert

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier has canceled her meeting with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert next week, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Collier had previously texted Engelbert that she was open to meeting with her next week to discuss the criticism of Engelbert and the league at her news conference Tuesday....2025
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• Napheesa Collier Stood On Business
I want to paint the picture for everyone. This is my second year doing Minnesota Lynx exit interviews. Last season, players were understandably upset. They talked about a championship that was perceived as being stolen. Players expressed frustration with the officiating and the situation, and the main takeaway was that the Lynx would enact revenge this year....2025
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• WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Hits Back At Napheesa Collier Over Controversial Comments
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert responds to Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier's criticism with an official statement ahead of labor negotiations....2025
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• WNBA Announces Massive Punishment for Lynx HC Cheryl Reeve
The WNBA has suspended Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve for one game after her heated Game 3 outburst against officials in the semifinals....2025
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• Is Napheesa Collier Playing Tonight? Latest Update on Lynx Star’s Ankle Injury Ahead of Fever Clash
Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier has been battling an injury, but will she suit up against the Indiana Fever tonight? Here’s the latest update ahead of tip-off....2025
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• WNBA Insider Reveals Significant Risk With Napheesa Collier’s Ankle Injury in Latest Update
Kendra Andrews offers key insight on Napheesa Collier’s ankle injury as the Minnesota Lynx balance playoff ambitions with long-term health....2025
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• Is Napheesa Collier Playing Tonight vs. Mystics? Latest Update on Lynx Star’s Ankle Injury
Let's take a closer look at the injury update of Minnesota Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier after her recent ankle injury....2025
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• DiJonai Carrington is the biggest winner in the WNBA’s latest in-season trade

The Dallas Wings sent Carrington to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Diamond Miller, Karlie Samuelson, and a 2027 second-round pick. The Dallas Wings have agreed to trade guard DiJonai Carrington for Minnesota Lynx forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson, and a 2027 second-round pick. In addition, the Wings waived Teaira McCowan. Carrington, who was acquired via trade from the Connectic...2025
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• Napheesa Collier’s Lynx Make WNBA History After Massive 53-Point Blowout Win vs. Aces
The Minnesota Lynx crushed the defending champs with a 53-point margin, the largest road victory in WNBA history, but lost Napheesa Collier to injury....2025
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• What Happened to Napheesa Collier? Latest Update on Lynx Star’s Concerning Injury
Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier sent fans into panic after suffering a potentially serious injury during the team's blowout win vs. the Las Vegas Aces....2025
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• The New York Liberty signing Emma Meesseman has 1 negative consequence

Photo by FIBA/FIBA via Getty Images The Liberty had to waive Jaylyn Sherrod in order to sign the highly-coveted Belgian star. All 13 WNBA teams likely made the call to try to sign Emma Meesseman, the 2019 Finals MVP who has had an illustrious basketball career both in the WNBA and overseas. But the defending champion New York Liberty won the sweepstakes, and the Belgian center has officia...2025
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• Can The Phoenix Mercury Contend For A WNBA Title?
To no great surprise, the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty sit atop the WNBA standings with the 2025 season now past the halfway point. An injury-filled campaign for the defending champion Liberty has them looking up at Minnesota from the No. 2 seed. But even though home-court advantage may flip, a rematch of the […] The post Can The Phoenix Mercury Contend For A WNBA Title? appeared firs...2025
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• If the WNBA playoffs began today, here’s who would face off...

Photo by Michelle Farsi/Getty Images Lynx vs. Mystics, Liberty vs. Aces — and every potential first-round match-up, previewed. The WNBA playoffs are set to begin on September 14, and 8 of the league’s 13 teams will face off in a best-of-three series. Starting this year, first-round games will be played in a home-away-home format, meaning that the lower-seeded team is guaranteed to get at...2025
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• FIFA Club World Cup City Guide: Washington, DC

Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images We give you the ins and outs of watching Club World Cup games in the nation’s capital. The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will see 32 teams competing across the United States in a tournament that’s the first of its kind. With some of the best teams from every confederation competing in a new format for the revamped Club World Cup trophy. DC’s Audi Field, with a...2025
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• WNBA star traded to Phoenix Mercury in blockbuster trade

Longtime Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas has reportedly agreed to a sign-and-trade that will send her to Phoenix. MEDLEY, FLORIDA — Alyssa Thomas, the Connecticut Sun’s franchise player for much of the past decade, is headed to Phoenix in a blockbuster trade first reported by ESPN’s Alexa Phillipou on Tuesday afternoon. Thomas was cored by the franchise earlier this month, meaning that her on...2025
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• Indiana Fever’s huge announcement puts pressure on other WNBA teams

Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images The Fever are the latest WNBA team to announce they are building their own state-of-the-art practice facility. The Indiana Fever announced on Thursday they will officially be building a $78 million, 108-square-foot practice facility in downtown Indianapolis. The facility — which will be ready ahead of the 2027 season — will include two courts, a weight ...2025
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• Connecticut Sun star blasts practice arrangement: “Ultimate disrespect”

Photo by Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images Alyssa Thomas revealed that just a day before their playoff game against the Fever, the Connecticut Sun had to share a practice court with a two-year-olds birthday part. With the WNBA playoffs just 24 hours away, the Connecticut Sun made headlines for holding their practice just a half of a basketball court — as the Mohegan Tribe that owns the t...2024
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"The Indiana Fever secured the 2025 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Championship Tuesday night in Minnesota, the first in franchise history, pulling out a 74-59 win over the 2024 reigning Finals champs, the Minnesota Lynx."

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"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."

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"Nevertheless, there are still plenty of storylines to follow in this draft, especially from the perspectives of the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm, who will in all likelihood be rebuilding during the 2023 WNBA season."

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"When Sylvia Fowles takes the floor for the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night in Seattle for the 15th and final WNBA opening night of her career, she will be, as she so poetically put it, “writing my own ending."

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"The NBA board of governors approved Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez as limited partners with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx in a vote on Tuesday, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"Kurt Streeter of the New York Times reports that Maya Moore will not play for the Minnesota Lynx in 2020."

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"League Champion: Minnesota Lynx (Third title in franchise history) Top Draft Pick: Jewell Loyd (SEA, University of Notre Dame) Awards Most Valuable Player: Elena Delle Donne (CHI), 1st MVP Rookie of the Year: Jewell Loyd (SEA) Defensive Player of the Year: Brittney Griner (PHX), 2nd DPOY Sixth Woman of the Year: Allie Quigley (CHI), […] The post WNBA Decade In Review: 2015 appeared first on WNBA."

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" WNBA Power Rankings: Connecticut Sun at the top; Minnesota Lynx continue to struggle "

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"The Minnesota Lynx's captains, Seimone Augustus, Maya Moore, Rebekkah Brunson and Lindsay Whalen, wore T-shirts supporting the Black Lives Matter movement: Brunson released a statement about what she and her teammates hoped to accomplish, per the Star Tribune's Jim Paulsen and Catherine E."

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"Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore has been named the 2014 WNBA MVP, the WNBA announced on Thursday."

• Alanna Smith, Aja Wilson Named WNBA Co-Defensive Players Of The Year
Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith and Las Vegas Aces center Aja Wilson have been named the 2025 Kia WNBA Co-Defensive Players of the Year, marking the first time in league history the award has been shared. Smith and Wilson each received 29 votes from a national panel of 72 sportswriters and broadcasters, the WNBA announced today. Seattle Storm guard Gabby Williams finished second with nine vote...2025
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• WNBA Insider Reveals Significant Risk With Napheesa Collier’s Ankle Injury in Latest Update
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• Los Angeles Sparks sign WNBA player who their head coach knows very well

Photo by Ellen Schmidt/Getty Images Alissa Pili — who was waived by the Minnesota Lynx last month — signs a 7-Day contract with the Sparks. The Sparks have signed Alissa Pili to a 7-Day contract, the team announced on Sunday. Pili, who was the 8th overall pick in 2024, appeared in 36 games across her first two seasons with the Minnesota Lynx, averaging 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in 6.1 m...2025
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• Lynx Acquire DiJonai Carrington From Wings

The Minnesota Lynx have acquired DiJonai Carrington from the Dallas Wins for forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson and the Lynx's 2027 second-round draft pick. Carrington was averaging 10.4 points and a career-high 5.1 rebounds per game after joining Dallas in a February trade from the Connecticut Sun. Carrington was an all-defensive first team selection in 2024 as well as the WNBA's Most...2025
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• DiJonai Carrington is the biggest winner in the WNBA’s latest in-season trade
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• The New York Liberty signing Emma Meesseman has 1 negative consequence
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• A 2024 WNBA Draft pick will play in the Big 12 this season. How does that work?

Photo by Milad Payami/FIBA via Getty Images Nastja Claessens is a Belgian forward with Olympic experience who will play for Kansas State this year. But the Washington Mystics drafted her in 2024, so how does that work? Kansas State made a late addition to their roster last week when they announced the signing of Belgian forward Nastja Claessens. It’s a newsworthy pickup for a few reasons. ...2025
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• WNBA guard gets another chance after being cut 3 times this year

Photo by Jane Gershovich/NBAE via Getty Images Grace Berger — who has played for 3 WNBA teams this season — has signed a second seven-day hardship contract with the Wings. It’s been a crazy year for WNBA guard Grace Berger, who began 2025 on the Indiana Fever but has since played for three different teams across the league. Berger was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Lynx in February,...2025
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• The 2 biggest WNBA All-Star snubs were just named replacements

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Brionna Jones and Brittney Sykes have been selected to replace Caitlin Clark and Satou Sabally, who are both injured. Atlanta Dream center Brionna Jones and Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes have both been selected as All-Star replacements, the WNBA announced on Thursday. Those replacements came due to injuries to Phoenix Mercury forward Satou S...2025
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• The WNBA needs to change it from MVP to MVPhee with how Napheesa Collier is playing

Photo by Matt Krohn/Getty Images Napheesa Collier is leading the WNBA on and off the court this year with poise and pride. Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series from SB Nation profiling the 2025 WNBA All-Star teams. Today, let’s get to know Napheesa Collier. Napheesa Collier has long been recognized as one of the next great players in the WNBA, but in the past year, she has changed...2025
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• A'ja Wilson Wins 2025 WNBA MVP
Las Vegas Aces superstar A'ja Wilson has won the 2025 WNBA MVP award. Wilson is the first player in WNBA history to win the award four times. Wilson averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.3 blocks per game. The 6-foot-4 center also put up 50/42/85 shooting splits for the season. Earlier in the week, Wilson was named co-Defensive Player of the Year for the 2025 WNBA Seas...2025
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• Alanna Smith, Aja Wilson Named WNBA Co-Defensive Players Of The Year
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• Napheesa Collier For WNBA MVP? Breaking Down the Lynx Star’s Most Valuable Player Case
Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier became the second WNBA player to join the 50-40-90 club this year, averaging 20 points per game....2025
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• 2025 WNBA Net Rating: Lynx Finish Season First In Both Offensive, Defensive Efficiency
The Minnesota Lynx jumped from third last season to first this season to finish the season first in the WNBA in Net Rating at +12.2. The Lynx, led by MVP candidate Napheesa Collier, ranked first in offense at 112.0 points per 100 possessions and first in defense at 99.8. The Lynx enter the playoffs as favorites to win the championship. The Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty round out the top-3, w...2025
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• Kelsey Mitchell Reacts to Fever Teammates Endorsing Her for WNBA MVP With Viral T-Shirt Gesture
Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with a team-high 27 points, but it wasn't enough as they went down 95-90 to the Minnesota Lynx....2025
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• Los Angeles Sparks sign WNBA player who their head coach knows very well
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• Lynx Acquire DiJonai Carrington From Wings
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• DiJonai Carrington is the biggest winner in the WNBA’s latest in-season trade
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• The New York Liberty signing Emma Meesseman has 1 negative consequence
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• Minnesota Lynx are reminiscent of one of the NBA’s great teams — the 2014 Spurs

Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images The Lynx lost in heartbreaking fashion in the WNBA Finals last season. They seem destined to avenge that this year — and in similar fashion to the 2014 Spurs. In 2013, the San Antonio Spurs were one Ray Allen three-pointer away from an NBA championship. But Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh grabbed the offensive rebound, found Allen in the corner, and the r...2025
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• WNBA Finals Ratings Average 1.5 Million Viewers, Second-Highest Since 2003
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• The WNBA needs to change it from MVP to MVPhee with how Napheesa Collier is playing
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• Courtney Williams defied the odds to earn her second career WNBA All-Star nomination

Photo by Matt Krohn/Getty Images Queen of the mid-range, StudBud, and Odds-Defier — Courtney Williams has a story you can’t help but love. Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series from SB Nation profiling the 2025 WNBA All-Star teams. Today, let’s get to know Courtney Williams. Making it as a professional athlete is all about defying the odds, and no one knows that better than Courtne...2025
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• Minnesota Lynx waive former Top 10 pick after loss to Chicago Sky

Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images Allisa Pili’s two-year tenure with the Lynx has come to an end. The Minnesota Lynx have waived second-year forward Alissa Pili, per the WNBA’s transactions page. Pili, who was drafted with the 8th pick in 2024, wasn’t able to crack the rotation in her first two seasons in Minnesota. Now, her tenure comes to an end. Pili appeared in 36 games across...2025
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• Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve On Minnesota Political Shooting: ‘It’s Sickening’
The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 101-78 on Saturday in a game played despite the shooting of two Democratic state legislators. Napheesa Collier had 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists but it all rang hollow in the wake of the tragedy. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in Minnesota’s Twin […] The post Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve On Minnesota Politica...2025
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• We asked our team what their hottest WNBA take is 1 month into the season

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images From MVP candidates to possible trade ideas, here are our staff hot takes from the month of May. If there is one thing the WNBA community loves, it’s a hot take. In that spirit, and because we are about a month into the 2025 WNBA season, we asked our team what their hottest WNBA take currently is. Dallas may need to field Arike Ogunbowale trade offers ahead...2025
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• WNBA teams reveal which charities they’re supporting in 2025 Commissioner’s Cup

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The WNBA’s Commissioner’s Cup continues this season, and each team once again has picked a charity their win would benefit. The WNBA started its in-season tournament, the Commissioner’s Cup, in 2021, before the NBA created a cup of its own. The premise was straightforward: allow teams to earn more money during the season while also supporting local ...2025
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• Way-too-early WNBA rookie ladder: where do Paige Bueckers, Sonia Citron stack up after Week 1?

Photo by Tim Heitman/NBAE via Getty Images The Washington Mystics’ rookies have stood out in the early days — while Paige Bueckers has shown flashes of brilliance in her first games in the WNBA. We’re only one week into the WNBA season, but already, several players look like Rookie of the Year prospects. It’s no surprise that Paige Bueckers, the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft...2025
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• In her return to Minnesota, victory eludes Paige Bueckers as she reaches a WNBA milestone

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers sits on the bench at the Target Center on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, before warming up to play the Minnesota Lynx. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation The No. 1 overall WNBA Draft pick notched her first career double-double, but more defeats could be coming for the former UConn star. MINNEAPOLIS — Less than a minute remained on the clock as Paige Bueckers held t...2025
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• Why you should or shouldn’t root for every WNBA team

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The 2025 WNBA season is here, so let’s help you decide who to root for. Are you new to the WNBA? Whether you’re here because you love basketball and want to learn about the league, or you just like supporting women, welcome! We’ve created this handy guide to help you decide who to throw your support behind as the 2025 WNBA season tips off today, May 16. Y...2025
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• LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, More Comment on Police, Race Relations at ESPYs
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• Candace Parker Announces Return After Planning To Sit Out WNBA Season
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• Maya Moore Hits Buzzer-Beating Three To Win Game 3 of WNBA Finals (VIDEO)
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• Elena Delle Donne Wins Duel Against Maya Moore (VIDEO)
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• Minnesota Lynx Win 2017 WNBA Finals

Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles and the Lynx avenge last year's devastating loss. The post Minnesota Lynx Win 2017 WNBA Finals appeared first on SLAMonline....2017
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• Maya Moore To Skip Second Straight WNBA Season
For the second consecutive year, one of the WNBA’s greats will elect to sit out the season and pursue other interests. Kurt Streeter of the New York Times reports that Maya Moore will not play for the Minnesota Lynx in 2020. Moore hasn’t formally retired but says she is content where she is in her […] The post Maya Moore To Skip Second Straight WNBA Season appeared first on SLAM....2020
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• Minnesota Lynx Players Calling For ‘Blackout’ In Protest of T-Shirt Fines
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• WNBA Finals Ratings Average 1.5 Million Viewers, Second-Highest Since 2003
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• The Valkyries Served As the Perfect Tune-Up For Minnesota’s Title Chase
Even though the Minnesota Lynx are the WNBA’s top seed in the playoffs and the league’s most dominant team for most of the regular season, their first-round matchup with the eight-seed Golden State Valkyries was not going to be easy....2025
• Natisha Hiedeman’s New Shot Diet Turned Her Into A Sixth Player Of the Year Contender

The Minnesota Lynx have so much bench depth that they have two Sixth Player of the Year candidates, with Jessica Shepard and Natisha Hiedeman among the frontrunners for the award. Both bench players are having career seasons and are a big part of why the Lynx have so much lineup versatility and ample replacements when starters miss time....2025
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• 2025 WNBA Net Rating: Lynx Finish Season First In Both Offensive, Defensive Efficiency
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• 2025 WNBA PER: A'ja Wilson Finishes 1st Ahead Of Napheesa Collier
The 2025 WNBA regular season concluded with Las Vegas Aces superstar A'ja Wilson posting a dominant Player Efficiency Rating of 33.0, establishing herself as the league's most statistically efficient player. Wilson's exceptional PER reinforces her candidacy for a historic fourth MVP award as she led the league in scoring while maintaining elite rebounding numbers. Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa C...2025
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• WNBA Insider Reveals Significant Risk With Napheesa Collier’s Ankle Injury in Latest Update
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• Los Angeles Sparks sign WNBA player who their head coach knows very well
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• DiJonai Carrington is the biggest winner in the WNBA’s latest in-season trade
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• The New York Liberty signing Emma Meesseman has 1 negative consequence
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• If the WNBA playoffs began today, here’s who would face off...
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• ‘Straight Up Unfair’ – WNBA Fans Shocked As Lynx Acquire DiJonai Carrington in Blockbuster Trade
The Minnesota Lynx just pulled off a major trade by acquiring DiJonai Carrington that has WNBA fans buzzing. Find out what the fans are saying....2025
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• Which WNBA rookie could edge out Paige Bueckers for Rookie of the Year?

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The 2025 WNBA Rookie Class is impressing early on as we enter the send week of the season. The media sometimes has a weird way of pigeon-holing a conversation, and that seems especially prevalent in women’s basketball. They see a marketable star and cling to them and the sad reality is that the other people in the conversation fade into the shadows. This ...2025
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• Almost every WNBA team still needs to cut several players soon

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images As preseason comes to a close, here’s how many players each WNBA team still needs to cut to finalize their rosters. As the cuts from WNBA rosters continue to roll out, it gets confusing to know which teams are done and which teams still need to make cuts. Here is a team-by-team update on final rosters that we will be keeping updated over the course of t...2025
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• The season of WNBA revenge tours is upon us

Photo by David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images There can only be one champion, but several WNBA teams are out for revenge as the season ramps up. It seems like there are more competing agendas than ever heading into the WNBA season. There is no clear frontrunner for championship prospects, and several teams have a shot at making the finals. More than that, more teams have a potential chip on...2025
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• Most WNBA Draft picks won’t make their opening day rosters. Here’s why.

Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Last year, of the 36 WNBA players who were drafted, only 13 made their Opening Day rosters. NEW YORK CITY — Dozens of beloved college basketball players heard their names called on the night of the WNBA Draft. Some, like Harvard’s Harmoni Turner, celebrated from back home, surrounded by family for the momentous occasion. Others, like ...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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• 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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• Cheryl Reeve goes nuclear on refs after WNBA Finals: ‘This s--- was stolen from us’

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx head coach lambasted officials for not overturning a foul call on Alanna Smith with five seconds in regulation, and declared the Lynx were robbed out of a WNBA championship in Game 5 against the Liberty. BROOKLYN — Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve emphatically blasted officiating after falling to the New York Liberty in the deciding Game...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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• 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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