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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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• With support from e.l.f., Katherine Legge aims to make her mark in NASCAR

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images Katherine Legge will compete in her second NASCAR Cup Series race this weekend in Mexico City, a place where she’s won before, albeit in a different car. In a career in racing that spans more than 25 years, Katherine Legge has driven in dozens of races in all types of different machines. Pick a car, any car, and the 44-year-old native of Surrey, England,...2025
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• WNBA Preview: Lynx try to stay undefeated, Caitlin Clark nears return from quad injury
The Lynx's Napheesa Collier leads the league with 25.5 points per game....2025
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• Top 25 Highest-Paid Players in the WNBA: Where Do Stars Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart Rank?
Who are the highest-paid players in the WNBA? We broke it down, listing the top 25 highest-earners for the 2025 WNBA season....2025
• 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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• ‘They Wouldn’t Even Let Me Try Out’ — When Napheesa Collier Candidly Revealed Her Basketball Career Nearly Ended Before It Started
From AAU rejection to WNBA stardom, Napheesa Collier overcame early setbacks to become a Defensive Player of the Year, Olympian, and Jordan Brand athlete....2025
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• WNBA Preview: Lynx try to stay undefeated, Caitlin Clark nears return from quad injury
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• WNBA MVP frontrunner could miss game with injury

Photo by Ellen Schmidt/Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx are 5-0 heading into the weekend but could be missing their MV-Phee with an injury. Injuries in the WNBA are starting to stack up. On top of players who started the season already hurt (Georgia Amoore, Katie Lou Samuelson, Kahleah Copper), more are starting to suffer injuries as the season ramps up. Maybe the biggest injury news of th...2025
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• How does Caitlin Clark’s injury effect the MVP race?

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Indiana Fever’s star player Caitlin Clark will be out at least two weeks with a left quadriceps strain, opening up the early race for MVP. On Monday, the Indiana Fever announced that Caitlin Clark will be out for at least two weeks with a left quadriceps strain. The team has said that this is not the same injury that kept Clark out of one of the Fever’s pre...2025
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• Sparks guard has emerged as an early WNBA MVP candidate

Kelsey Plum is the WNBA’s second-leading scorer through the first five games of the season. When Kelsey Plum opted to leave the Las Vegas Aces and join the Los Angeles Sparks in free agency, she was taking a risk. Plum, a three-time WNBA All-Star, had already won two WNBA championships with the Aces and established herself as one of the league’s elite guards. In the offseason, she opted to join o...2025
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• 3 hot takes from the first 3 days of the 2025 WNBA season

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images The 29th season of the WNBA tipped off this weekend, and things are already getting spicy on the court. The WNBA’s 29th season started this weekend, leading to a packed slate of exciting games. While these initial wins and losses aren’t anything to overreact to, especially now that the W has expanded to a 44-game season, there are still a few ...2025
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• WNBA Award Predictions for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Championship, and more

How Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier, and Paige Bueckers could stack up this season — among others. The highly anticipated 2025 WNBA season begins today, with Paige Bueckers slated to make her professional debut, the Golden State Valkyries ready to host their first-ever regular season game, and more. The season, which begins on May 16 and runs through September 14, already features countless intr...2025
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• WNBA franchise goes up for sale after criticism about player treatment

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The WNBA is continuing to boom in popularity, causing valuations of teams to rise as well. Now may be the perfect time to sell, especially if an ownership group doesn’t want to keep up with growing health and recovery trends in the league. The landscape of the WNBA is changing quickly amid an evolving women’s sports culture and increased invest...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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• Another young WNBA star has suffered a training camp injury

Photo by John McDonnell/ for The Washington Post via Getty Images Aaliyah Edwards joins Georgia Amoore as young Mystics stars who have already suffered injuries at training camp. The injury bug has bitten the Washington Mystics at training camp, and hard. One day after announcing that Georgia Amoore, the No. 6 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, suffered a left ACL injury, the team shared that ...2025
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"The league, co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, has prioritized paying players the highest average salary of any professional sports league — and the contract that Unrivaled offered the projected Number 1 pick in the 2025 draft further solidifies that."

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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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"WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are starting a new women’s basketball league in the U."

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" There was no playbook at that point in […] The post Napheesa Collier and Dearica Hamby on Balancing Basketball with Motherhood While Inspiring the Next Generation appeared first on SLAM."

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"All-Defensive Team Selection in Napheesa Collier."

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"League Champion: Washington Mystics (First WNBA title) Top Draft Pick: Jackie Young (LVA, University of Notre Dame) Awards Most Valuable Player: Elena Delle Donne (WAS), 2nd MVP Rookie of the Year: Napheesa Collier (MIN) Defensive Player of the Year: Natasha Howard (SEA) Sixth Woman of the Year: Dearica Hamby (LVA) Most Improved Player: Leilani […] The post WNBA Decade In Review: 2019 appeared first on WNBA."

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• What your favorite WNBA player says about your personality

Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images Which WNBA player you cheer for may actually say a lot about who you are. WNBA Players are full of personality. They bring fashion, humor, intelligence, activism, and of course, talent to the court. And in this era of women’s basketball stars being global icons, being a fan is more than just who wins and loses. It’s about finding a player to support...2025
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• How does Caitlin Clark’s injury effect the MVP race?
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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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• 3 hot takes from the first 3 days of the 2025 WNBA season
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• Napheesa Collier Set To Headline Jordan Brand’s Upcoming Releases After Joining Star-Studded Athlete Lineup
Napheesa Collier signs with Jordan Brand after a 34-point opener, becoming the face of its women’s line and a rising MVP contender for the Lynx....2025
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• WNBA Award Predictions for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Championship, and more
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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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• WNBA franchise goes up for sale after criticism about player treatment
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• WNBPA Eyes Increasing Max Salary To $1M In 'Transformative' CBA Negotiations

The WNBA and its players' association have begun negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement that could dramatically reshape player compensation. Sources indicate maximum salaries might reach $1 million when the new agreement takes effect for the 2026 season. WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike told ESPN the players are seeking a "transformative" agreement following their decision to opt out ...2025
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• Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve On Minnesota Political Shooting: ‘It’s Sickening’
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• With support from e.l.f., Katherine Legge aims to make her mark in NASCAR
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• WNBA Preview: Lynx try to stay undefeated, Caitlin Clark nears return from quad injury
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• WNBA MVP frontrunner could miss game with injury
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• Sparks guard has emerged as an early WNBA MVP candidate
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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
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• Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve On Minnesota Political Shooting: ‘It’s Sickening’
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• Way-too-early WNBA rookie ladder: where do Paige Bueckers, Sonia Citron stack up after Week 1?
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• In her return to Minnesota, victory eludes Paige Bueckers as she reaches a WNBA milestone
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• WNBA star says she can ‘absolutely’ win championship this year

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images After breaking her team’s 8-year playoff drought in 2024, it’s championship or bust for this WNBA team in 2025. The Indiana Fever ended the 2022 season with a 5-31 record — 5 wins, 31 losses. In 2023, they drafted Aliyah Boston No. 1 overall, and went 13-27 the following year. That record allowed them to draft Caitlin Clark No. 1 overall in 2024, who l...2025
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• There’s no dispute about Paige Bueckers’ legacy: She put UConn back on top

UConn senior guard Paige Bueckers cuts down the net after leading the Huskies to a national championship victory over South Carolina on Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation Finally, after four seasons in five years, Paige Bueckers leaves UConn as a national champion, and one of the greatest ever to wear a Huskies uniform. TAMPA, Fla. — Azzi Fudd pointed ...2025
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• Potential WNBA lottery pick gives update on draft decision

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Flau’Jae Johnson could choose to forego her fourth season of college and instead go to the WNBA early — but she still hasn’t made her choice. Flau’Jae Johnson could be headed to the WNBA as soon as next month. That is, if the LSU star decides to forego her fourth season of college and instead go professional after three college seasons, something she’s...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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• Paige Bueckers' new Unrivaled contract is a sobering reminder of WNBA salaries

Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The first-year earnings from Bueckers’ Unrivaled deal will exceed her entire WNBA rookie deal. Paige Bueckers is signing a three-year deal with Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league that took place in Miami this offseason for the first time, ESPN’s Kendra Andrews reported on Sunday. The league, co-founded by...2025
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• A WNBA rookie is dominating Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament, and it’s the best thing you’ll see today

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Aaliyah Edwards just won a $25,000 cash prize — and she’s one of four WNBA players in the mix to win it all. Aaliyah Edwards is good at basketball. That’s why she was picked No. 6 overall in the 2024 WNBA draft, and that’s why she was named an All-American twice as a UConn Huskie. The 6’3 forward is fresh off a solid rookie season with the Washington Mys...2025
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• Brittney Griner’s participation in Unrivaled is a reminder why the league exists in the first place

Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images After being detained in Russia, Griner vowed she’d never play overseas basketball again. Now, she has an opportunity to stay in the U.S. during the WNBA offseason — while still getting the chance to play professional basketball. In 2022, Brittney Griner was detained in Russia after authorities discovered cannabis oil in her luggage. The WNBA s...2024
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• A’ja Wilson unanimously named MVP after historic WNBA season

Photo by David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images The Las Vegas Aces center becomes just the second player in WNBA history to win the award unanimously. Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson was unanimously voted on as the WNBA’S Most Valuable Player, the league announced Sunday morning. Wilson averaged 26.9 points (on 51.8% shooting), 11.9 rebounds, 2.58 blocks, and 1.79 steals per game this seas...2024
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• Angel Reese receives prestigious Unrivaled award after stellar season

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The Chicago Sky star was awarded Unrivaled’s first-ever Defensive Player of the Year. Angel Reese’s Unrivaled season has been halted due to a wrist injury she suffered last week — but the Chicago Sky starn nonetheless leaves with lots of hardware. On Saturday, the league announced that fans, media, players, and coaches voted her the league’s Defensive ...2025
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• Stephen Curry’s latest announcement will benefit Sabrina Ionescu, Angel Reese — and all of Unrivaled

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The Golden State Warriors star is the latest high-profile investor for the new professional women’s basketball league. Unrivaled, the new professional 3-on-3 women’s basketball league co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, is wrapping up its inaugural season in Miami. The league promises the highest average salary of any wome...2025
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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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• WNBA MVP frontrunner could miss game with injury
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• What your favorite WNBA player says about your personality
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• In her return to Minnesota, victory eludes Paige Bueckers as she reaches a WNBA milestone
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• WNBA GMs fired off some hot takes before the season gets started

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Paige Bueckers not being the best WNBA rookie in five years wasn't the only unexpected result from the league’s annual GM survey. Every year, the WNBA surveys the league’s general managers about the upcoming season, with a mix of fun and serious questions. The rules are pretty simple: the GMs answer 40 questions anonymously, but they are NOT allowed to vote for t...2025
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• There’s no dispute about Paige Bueckers’ legacy: She put UConn back on top
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• Unrivaled championship game could come down to the play of two elite guards

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Chelsea Gray has done it all for the Rose club this season — while the Vinyl will need Jordin Canada to replicate her heroics for their best chance. Few could have predicted that the Rose club — who began the Unrivaled season 2-4 — and the Vinyl — who finished 5-9 and dropped their final three games — would face off in the Unrivaled championship. But,...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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• A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, and the 12 best WNBA players not playing in Unrivaled, ranked

Photo by Justin Casterline/NBAE via Getty Images Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 basketball league launching in Miami next week, will feature 36 WNBA stars. Here’s who won’t be participating. Unrivaled, the new professional women’s 3-on-3 basketball league launching next Friday, Jan. 17th in Miami, doesn’t lack star power. The league, co-founded by two-time MVP Breanna Stewart and the 2024 Defe...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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• 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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• How a Liberty reserve and a halftime adjustment helped secure the WNBA Finals

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Nyara Sabally was barely in the rotation just a few weeks ago. But in the deciding Game 5 of the WNBA Finals between the Lynx and the Liberty, she was the x-factor. BROOKLYN — Sabrina Ionescu shot an abysmal 1-19 from the field, while Breanna Stewart posted 13 points on just 4-15 FG. On paper, those Liberty shooting splits seemed likely to spell disaster for the...2024
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