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• Indiana Fever’s latest free agency addition could bolster frontcourt

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Jillian Alleyne, a former Oregon standout who’s been dominating in Turkey, signs a training camp contract with the Fever. The Indiana Fever have signed Jillian Alleyne to a training camp deal, the team announced Monday morning. Alleyne, a 6’3 center who enjoyed an illustrious career at Oregon, was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in the second round in 2...2025
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• WNBA’s oldest player reveals she didn’t consider retirement — and keys to her remarkable longevity

Photo by David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images Seattle Storm forward Alysha Clark — the league’s oldest player at 37 years old — had no doubts about continuing her WNBA career this season. With Diana Taurasi’s retirement now official, Seattle Storm forward Alysha Clark is now the WNBA’s oldest player. Clark, who is 37 years old, spent the last two years with the Las Vegas Aces before returni...2025
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• These 3 WNBA teams have the most national television games next season

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Indiana Fever, Las Vegas Aces, and New York Liberty are slated to have the most national television-heavy schedule next season — in that order. The WNBA’s television broadcast schedules have been released, and Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will play the most games on national television next season. A stunning 41 of the team’s 44 regular sea...2025
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• Washington Mystics’ latest announcement ushers in a new era of basketball

Photo by Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images The Mystics have announced they’ve hired Emre Vatansever and Jessie Miller as their new assistant coaches — both of whom bring extensive player development experience. The Washington Mystics have signaled they’re prioritizing long-term success over short-term wins when they opted to trade two-time All-Star guard Ariel Atkins for the No...2025
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• Chicago Sky star wins big-time award after strong rookie campaign

Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images Kamilla Cardoso was named the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association’s International Player of the Year, beating out several other WNBA stars. Kamilla Cardoso has won the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association’s International Player of the Year award. She averaged 20.8 points per game on 64.7% shooting, 10.2 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in 31.4 minu...2025
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• WNBA star sent to New York Liberty in a massive win-win trade

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Natasha Cloud will join the defending champions, while the Connecticut Sun will receive the No. 7 pick in the 2025 draft. The Connecticut Sun have traded Natasha Cloud to the New York Liberty in exchange for the No. 7 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, the team announced Sunday night. The Sun, who acquired Cloud in the trade that sent longtime franchise corners...2025
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• Breanna Stewart’s Unrivaled struggles now have a possible explanation

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The New York Liberty star reportedly underwent a knee procedure on Thursday. Breanna Stewart didn’t have the best Unrivaled season — at least not by her standards. The two-time WNBA MVP still averaged 19.1 points and 11 rebounds per game, making her the league’s sixth-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder, but her efficiency was down and her Mist Cl...2025
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• Angel Reese, Brittney Griner, and 3 Unrivaled players who raised their stock

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Chelsea Gray, Skylar Diggins-Smith, and other Unrivaled standouts Unrivaled, the new professional 3-on-3 offseason women’s basketball that launched this January, is nearing the end of its inaugural season. Over the past 8 weeks, more than 40 WNBA players competed in full-court 3-on-3 basketball in Miami, as a means of supplementing their WNBA income and c...2025
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• Unrivaled MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and more: our selections

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray, Kayla McBride, Angel Reese, Nola Henry, and other picks for Unrivaled awards. Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 professional basketball league taking place in Miami this offseason, is just a few weeks away from completion, its inaugural season coming to a close on March 10th. As such, it’s time for end-of-year awards. Media member...2025
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• Angel Reese has taken a massive leap in Unrivaled, and it’s great news for the Sky

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images The rookie has improved her finishing and continues to showcase prolific rebounding. Angel Reese’s Rose Club has been on a tear in Unrivaled, and the rebounding maestro has played a big part in the team’s success. The new 3-on-3 women’s professional basketball league, which is currently taking place in Miami, has allowed the 6’3 forward to thrive and buil...2025
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• Unrivaled signs another surprise WNBA player in the wake of injuries

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins is the latest addition to Unrivaled. Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins is the latest WNBA player to join Unrivaled on a relief contract. Atkins, a two-time WNBA All-Star and the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft, has yet to be assigned to a particular club, but she’ll provide injury insurance for teams m...2025
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• Unrivaled 1v1 tournament schedule, predictions: which WNBA star will win it all?

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

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Napheesa Collier, Kahleah Copper, Allisha Gray headline the list of WNBA players who advance out of the first round of Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament. The first round of Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament is complete, and from it, eight WNBA players advance: Napheesa Collier, Shakira Austin, Kahleah Copper, Rhyne Howard, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Rickea Jac...2025
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• Lexie Brown, Ty Harris, and 5 other WNBA standouts from Athletes Unlimited opening week

Jade Hewitt / Athletes Unlimited The first week of Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball is complete — here’s who stands out. Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball tipped off this week, with game play beginning on Feb. 5 in Nashville, Tennessee. The month-long women’s professional basketball league, which launched in 2022, provides another pathway for WNBA players to stay in the U.S. during the ...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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"Five WNBA teams have male general managers: the Dallas Wings (Curt Miller), Atlanta Dream (Dan Padover), New York Liberty (Jonathan Kolb), Chicago Sky (Jeff Pagliocca), and Phoenix Mercury (Nick U’Ren), while seven have a female one: Connecticut Sun (Morgan Tuck), Los Angeles Sparks (Raegan Pebley, Washington Mystics (Jamila Wideman), Toronto Tempo (Monica Wright), Indiana Fever (Amber Cox), Seattle Storm (Talisa Rhea), and Golden State Valkyries (Ohemaa Nyanin)."

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"Hines-Allen won a WNBA championship with the Washington Mystics back in 2019."

2023
"Washington Mystics: Haley Jones, G/F (Stanford) Perhaps the most unique player in the class in both her strengths and weaknesses, Jones brings a great deal of versatility to the table, passing the ball with flair from the wing and shrugging off contact at the rim with her large frame."

2022
"Shakira Austin has scored in double digits her past three games while adding a vital defensive dynamic for the Washington Mystics (She was excellent on the first Rookie Report)."

2021
"Superstar John Wall returns to the city that drafted him, not for the Washington Wizards but for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA."

2020
"Iguodala thought he was paying Washington Mystics star Aerial Powers a compliment by tweeting about her game: Number 23 from the mystics is nice!"

2019
"Washington Mystics general manager and head coach Mike Thibault announced that Asjha Jones has been promoted to assistant coach."

2018
" Stanley Cup Final 2018: The Capitals made Washington Mystics tickets a hot commodity "

2017
"The post Elena Delle Donne Traded To Washington Mystics appeared first on SLAMonline."

2016
"The Wizards, the Washington Mystics and the Harlem Globetrotters teamed up Tuesday in D."

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"- Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault announced today that guard Ivory Latta was signed to a contract extension."

2014
"France will be represented by Atlanta's Celine Dumerc and Los Angeles' Sandrine Gruda, the Washington Mystics' Jelena Milovanovic will suit up for Serbia, and New York's Anna Cruz and Atlanta's Sancho Lyttle will play for their home country of Spain."

• Indiana Fever’s latest free agency addition could bolster frontcourt
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• Toronto Tempo’s latest announcements show WNBA franchise is on the right track

Photo by Marla Aufmuth/WireImage Between hiring former WNBA player Monica Wright and adding Serena Williams to its ownership group, the Toronto Tempo have gotten things started on the right foot. In April, the WNBA will include 13 teams, the newest being the Golden State Valkyries. But, by 2026, two additional teams are set to join: the Toronto Tempo, and a Portland team that has yet to b...2025
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• How to become a WNBA executive, explained by a WNBA executive

For Brooklyn Cartwright — Atlanta Dream’s newly-promoted assistant general manager — it’s all about showing the next generation of Black women what the pathway toward a career in a WNBA front office looks like. For Atlanta Dream assistant general manager Brooklyn Cartwright, basketball wasn’t love at first sight. “I hated it. I didn’t want anything to do with it,” Cartwright told SB Nation, then...2025
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• Newly-acquired Connecticut Sun star reportedly requested a trade

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Natasha Cloud asked out of Connecticut shortly after she was traded there from the Phoenix Mercury, The Athletic reported. Natasha Cloud requested a trade from the Connecticut Sun after she was traded there in early February, The Athletic reported on Tuesday. Cloud, an elite two-way guard who was fresh off a strong season with the Phoenix Mercury, landed ...2025
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• Sky Acquire Ariel Atkins From Mystics For No. 3 Pick In 2025 WNBA Draft

The Washington Mystics have traded Ariel Atkins to the Chicago Sky for the No. 3 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft as well as a 2027 first round pick swap and their second round pick in 2027. Atkins has averaged 13.4 points and 3.0 rebounds for her career. "Ariel has made a tremendous impact on this league since her rookie year," Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca said in a release announcing the trade....2025
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• Sky blockbuster trade signals win-now mode around Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso

Photo by Randy Belice/NBAE via Getty Images The Chicago Sky have reportedly traded the No. 3 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft for Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins. The No. 3 draft pick in the 2025 WNBA draft will no longer play for the Chicago Sky next season. That’s because the Sky have traded it for Washington Mystics star Ariel Atkins, ESPN’s Alexa Phillipou reported on Sunday. As part...2025
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• Indiana Fever’s latest free agency addition could bolster frontcourt
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• Chicago Sky star wins big-time award after strong rookie campaign
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• Breanna Stewart’s Unrivaled struggles now have a possible explanation
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• Newly-acquired Connecticut Sun star reportedly requested a trade
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• Angel Reese, Brittney Griner, and 3 Unrivaled players who raised their stock
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• Unrivaled MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and more: our selections
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• Angel Reese has taken a massive leap in Unrivaled, and it’s great news for the Sky
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• Sky Acquire Ariel Atkins From Mystics For No. 3 Pick In 2025 WNBA Draft
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• WNBA star sent to New York Liberty in a massive win-win trade
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• Angel Reese, Brittney Griner, and 3 Unrivaled players who raised their stock
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• Unrivaled 1v1 tournament schedule, predictions: which WNBA star will win it all?
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• Indiana Fever’s huge announcement puts pressure on other WNBA teams
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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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• 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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• The Minnesota Lynx may have just made the best move of the WNBA offseason

Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images The Lynx have added to assistant coaches: franchise legend Lindsay Whalen and former Washington Mystics head coach Eric Thibault. Last month, the Minnesota Lynx came a possession short of a WNBA championship. Then, they saw two key personnel depart the franchise in favor of other opportunities — assistant coach Katie Smith took a coaching role...2024
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• Elena Delle Donne Traded To Washington Mystics
The 2015 WNBA MVP forced a trade out of Chi-Town. The post Elena Delle Donne Traded To Washington Mystics appeared first on SLAMonline....2017
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• Heat’s Andre Iguodala gets into Twitter beef with WNBA star Aerial Powers
Miami Heat forward Andre Iguodala was watching a WNBA game during his stay in the NBA bubble when he decided to take to Twitter, setting off an unexpected beef. Iguodala thought he was paying Washington Mystics star Aerial Powers a compliment by tweeting about her game: Number 23 from the mystics is nice!!! — andre […] The post Heat’s Andre Iguodala gets into Twitter beef with WN...2020
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• The Rookie Report with Destanni Henderson: All About the Tempo
As the 2022 WNBA season continues to unfold, the rookie class consistently impresses with their play and impact. Shakira Austin has scored in double digits her past three games while adding a vital defensive dynamic for the Washington Mystics (She was excellent on the first Rookie Report). Rhyne Howard is still leading the league in scoring three weeks in for the Atlanta Dream! The post The Rookie...2022
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• Washington Mystics Acquire 7x All-Star Tina Charles
Washington Mystics Official Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The Washington Mystics announced today that they have acquired 2012 WNBA MVP Tina Charles from the New York Liberty in exchange for the Mystics’ 2020 first round draft pick, 2021 first, second and third round picks and guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. “We are extremely excited to bring Tina Charles to […] The post Washington Mystics Acquire 7x A...2020
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• Changing of the Guard
The WNBA regular season is set to tip off this Friday at 7 pm Eastern, as the Indiana Fever and Washington Mystics set the summer in motion! The Fever and Mystics signify so much of what this year holds for the W: change. The post Changing of the Guard appeared first on WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA....2022
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• John Wall makes Washington return, but not for the Wizards
Superstar John Wall returns to the city that drafted him, not for the Washington Wizards but for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. The former Wizard was seen spotted courtside supporting Elena Delle Donne and the Mystics in their game against the Los Angeles Sparks. .@JohnWall in the building! Always showing support#TogetherDC pic.twitter.com/VGnNdWQGPi — Washington […] The post John...2021
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• Indiana Fever’s latest free agency addition could bolster frontcourt
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• Chicago Sky star wins big-time award after strong rookie campaign
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• Sky Acquire Ariel Atkins From Mystics For No. 3 Pick In 2025 WNBA Draft
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• Breanna Stewart had the best response to her shocking upset in Unrivaled 1v1 tournament

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Aaliyah Edwards beat Stewart 12-0 in the first round of Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament, but the two-time MVP was gracious in defeat. Breanna Stewart was one of the favorites to advance in Unrivaled’s 1v1 tournament — the two-time MVP is a versatile scorer and defender and seemed poised to make a run in the single-elimination tournament. But, in Monday night...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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• Jaguars News (4/12): Grading Jacksonville’s 2024 offseason moves so far

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Jacksonville Jaguars news, opinion, and analysis. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Local chatter 2024 NFL Draft Player Profile: Jared Verse, Edge, FSU (Big Cat Country) Dillon Appleman broke down the strengths and weaknesses of Verse’s game. It’s fun to im...2024
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• Peddy Makes Buzzer-Beating 3, Phoenix Advances In Playoffs (September 15, 2020)
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) Shey Peddy made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give the Phoenix Mercury an 85-84 come-from-behind victory over the defending champion Washington Mystics on Tuesday night in the first round of the playoffs. Fifth-seeded Phoenix moves on to play No. 4 seed Minnesota on Thursday in the second round. Washington guard Leilani Mitchell went […] The post Peddy Makes Buzzer-Beating 3, ...2020
• Recap of Game 1s of the EuroLeague Women Quarterfinals
<p> Tuesday marked the Game 1 slate of the EuroLeague Women Quarterfinal Playoffs with four intriguing matchups. The quarterfinals are a best-of-three series and the Game 2s will take place on Friday, March 6. This tournament is the premier tournament in all of Europe and several WNBA players have played key roles in their team's success. </p><p> See below for a recap. </p>...2015
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