One down, four to go. (Or, four to go for now, as we can never count out the possibility of late-breaking, oddly-timed WNBA decisions.) On Friday, the Portland Fire officially announced Alex Sarama as their head coach, tapping the player development guru currently on the staff of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers. The hire, which initially […]
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Throughout the 2025 WNBA season, players’ dissatisfaction with the state of their negotiations with the league for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) smoldered. The players fanned the flames during the All-Star game, when, following a meeting with the league brass, reportedly attended by around 40 players, that left players wanting more, they wore shirts […]
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Gameday 2 of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Women competition delivered a surprise loss to the reigning champs and a potential candidate for “Game of the Season.” It’s still early in the competition, but we can already see what teams won’t be able to remain as dominant as they were in previous seasons, and which new kids […]
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With the WNBA season over and done with, the focus now shifts to the NCAA calendar. Unfortunately, we won’t be seeing JuJu Watkins, as it’s already been announced that the reigning National Player of the Year won’t be playing for USC this season after she tore her ACL in the second round of the 2025 […]
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Editor’s note: On Friday, the Portland Fire officially hired Alex Sarama as their head coach. Another only-in-the-WNBA moment appeared to occur on Tuesday. The Portland Fire, one of the two expansion franchises set to debut in 2026, shared on LinkedIn that Alex Sarama had been hired as the team’s head coach. And then the post […]
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It’s said that all good things must come to an end. That will undoubtedly be true for the No. 21 Iowa Hawkeyes as they begin the 2025-26 season. The four remaining players who were part of the Caitlin Clark era will play out their final season before sold-out crowds at Carver-Hawkeye Arena: Hannah Stuelke, Kylie […]
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This offseason will not be a normal one for the WNBA. The league and players’ union are currently trying to come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), but a lockout seems imminent. Even when a new CBA gets agreed upon, nearly the entire league will be able to enter free agency. Did […]
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It’s been six months since Fenerbahçe Opet defeated Valencia Basket Club in the EuroLeague Women third-place game, and Valencia surely hasn’t forgotten. The two powerhouses will meet again this week in group play, and with the rematch being held at the brand-new Roig Arena in Spain, Valencia will have extra motivation to earn an early-season […]
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On Tuesday, the Associated Press revealed its top 25 preseason poll, with defending national champion UConn assuming a familiar spot at No. 1. The Huskies received 27 first-place votes from the 31-member voting panel, returning to the preseason No. 1 perch for the 13th time since 1995, but the first time since 2017. South Carolina, […]
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With rumblings of the potential of a WNBA lockout growing louder, could a new, international women’s professional basketball league become a viable alternative for the sport’s top stars? It is called Project B, an unofficially-named Formula 1- and LIV Golf-inspired pro women’s 5-on-5 league that will feature six 11-player teams and will play seven two-week […]
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The Las Vegas Aces haven’t just been good or dominant in the 2020s. They have been inevitable. The WNBA is considered one of the toughest, most balanced leagues in all of basketball, and the Aces have crushed that feeling by winning three titles in the last four years. Their most recent title, a 4-0 sweep […]
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