Tag: WNBA
The Phoenix Suns have extended their local media rights partnership with Gray Media through 2028 with Arizona’s Family continuing as the local television broadcast provider, the team announced Friday. Suns, Mercury, Valley Suns To Continue Airing Free Games The “over-the-air for free” deal includes the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and G League’s Valley Suns, who are […]
Las Vegas Aces star center A’ja Wilson was voted WNBA Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday for the third time in four seasons, sharing the award this time with Alanna Smith of the Minnesota Lynx. Smith and Wilson will each receive $5,150 and a trophy designed to commemorate the achievement. Each player received 29 […]
Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase has won the 2025 WNBA Coach of the Year award, the league announced Wednesday. Nakase received 53 of the 72 votes. Atlanta Dream coach Karl Smesko garnered 15 votes, while the Las Vegas Aces’ Becky Hammon and Minnesota Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve each got two. Natalie Nakase Led Valkyries To […]
Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton won the WNBA’s Most Improved Player award, the league announced Monday. Burton received 68 of 72 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Los Angeles Sparks forward Azura Stevens finished in second place with two votes, while Atlanta’s Allisha Gray and Minnesota’s Natisha Hiedeman tied for third […]
Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers was named the 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced Tuesday. Bueckers is the seventh former UConn player to win the award, receiving 70 of 72 first-place votes from a media panel, while Washington Mystics guard Sonia Citron garnered the other two. “Thank you God for an amazing […]
New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart’s status is uncertain for Game 2 of the WNBA first-round series against the Phoenix Mercury after she suffered an apparent left leg injury in overtime of New York’s 76-69 win on Sunday. Breanna Stewart Injured Her Left Leg In Overtime Stewart was injured in overtime with 3:01 left, when […]
One day after conclusion of her sophomore season, it seems likely Angel Reese has played her final game for the Chicago Sky. Following a “Keystone Cops” sequence in which she publicly demanded roster improvements heading into 2026 — lightly shading some of her teammates in the process, which led to a team-imposed half-game suspension, only […]
Chicago Sky star Angel Reese was issued a mandatory one-game suspension by the WNBA for picking up her eighth technical foul and will not play when the team visits the Indiana Fever on Friday. Angel Reese Picked Up Her Eighth Technical Foul Against Sun According to WNBA rules, players must serve an automatic suspension without […]
Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 WNBA season due to injuries, she announced Thursday night on social media. Caitlin Clark Had Been Sidelined Since July 15 Clark, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 draft, had been limited to 13 games this season and hadn’t […]
On August 17 of last year, following a decisive win over the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces, I wrote the New York Liberty had “the juice.” They had been talented enough from the moment Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot arrived in New York prior to the 2023 season, but it was clear […]
