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2024 WNBA Awards: Defensive Player of the Year debate

Defense is hard to measure, but necessary to celebrate. So, who is the best defender in the WNBA? Is it blossoming superstar who does it all for one of the league’s most versatile defenses? Is it an honoree who would make history, claiming a third-straight Defensive Player of the Year award—the first in WNBA history
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Las Vegas Aces vs. Indiana Fever | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 11, 2024

The Las Vegas Aces get the road win over the Indiana Fever On the night where A’ja Wilson became the all-time single szn scoring leader, she put up another double-double with 27 PTS, 12 REB The 28th season of the WNBA is here #WelcometotheW Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/WNBA?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WNBA Follow us on Instagram:
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Do double-big lineups work?

The recent explosion of skill in the WNBA has been well televised. From A’ja Wilson’s historic scoring season to Angel Reese smashing rebound records as a rookie, players are undeniably better than ever. WNBA basketball is ascending, but coaching and development lag a step behind talent. The WNBA is a young league, and teams are
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A look at the WNBA playoff picture

Ten days remain in the 2024 WNBA regular season, with every team scheduled to play four or five more games. Although seven of the eight playoff berths have been claimed, much remains to be decided. As the Chicago Sky, Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics battle for the eighth and final spot, the other seven squads
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Las Vegas Aces vs. New York Liberty | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 8, 2024

LIBERTY HOLDS OFF THE ACES 🗽💪 Final: NYL 75, LVA 71 Breanna Stewart dropped 21 PTS and 11 REB to lead the WIN The 28th season of the WNBA is here #WelcometotheW Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/WNBA?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WNBA Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wnba For news, stories, and more: https://www.wnba.com/ Get WNBA League Pass: https://leaguepass.wnba.com/packages
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Minnesota Lynx vs. Washington Mystics | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 8, 2024

The Minnesota Lynx trailed at the half, but turned things around to get the 78-71 win over the Mystics 🗣️ Napheesa Collier led with 19 PTS, 12 REB The 28th season of the WNBA is here #WelcometotheW Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/WNBA?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WNBA Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wnba For news, stories, and more: https://www.wnba.com/
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Build your team with Tayler Bennett

Basketball has been good to Tayler Bennett. It not only allowed her to study architecture and interior design, but also has taken her to Norway and Malta. Bennett began her collegiate career at Rice, playing three seasons for the Owls before transferring to Academy of Art University for her final season. Last season, she played
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Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 6, 2024

The Minnesota Lynx went on a fierce 4Q surge, snatching a 99-88 WIN from the Fever ✅ Napheesa Collier dominated with a 26 PTS, 10 REB double-double! The 28th season of the WNBA is here #WelcometotheW Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/WNBA?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WNBA Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wnba For news, stories, and more: https://www.wnba.com/ Get
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Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 6, 2024

The Las Vegas Aces make a comeback to defeat the #2 Connecticut Sun 72-67 👏 Kelsey Plum led the way for the Aces with 27 PTS, 5 REB, & 2 AST! #WelcometotheW The 28th season of the WNBA is here #WelcometotheW Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/WNBA?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WNBA Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wnba For news,
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Mystics Update: Playoff push?

The Washington Mystics (10-23) are at a crossroads. With seven games left in the regular season, they are now one game out of the final playoff spot, trailing just behind the Chicago Sky (11-22) and Atlanta Dream (11-22), both of whom are vying for postseason contention. The reason this is such a crossroads for Washington
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Storm Update: Seattle struggling on boards

For much of the 2024 WNBA regular season, the story of the Seattle Storm has been about establishing chemistry as they try to bounce back from an 11-29 record and return to contention. An all-in free agency period that brought stars Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith to Seattle all but guaranteed the Storm would make
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Preview: Playoff-seeding showdowns

September brings the end of the regular season and the start of postseason play in the WNBA. The league is kicking off this pivotal month with five games that will impact playoff positioning. We start with the Connecticut Sun hosting the Seattle Storm at 1 p.m. ET (NBA TV), followed by the Chicago Sky playing
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Mercury Update: A Taylor-made rookie

Since play resumed after the Olympic break, the Phoenix Mercury have been quite mediocre, posting a record of 3-4 across seven games. After bursting out of the break with a rousing rout of the Chicago Sky in Kahleah Copper’s return to the Windy City, the Mercury, somewhat understandably, suffered from a flat first half on
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Liberty Update: Eyes on the prize

The New York Liberty were able to overtake the No. 1 spot in the WNBA standings earlier in the season, and have not wavered since. Now leading the charge at 26-5, three games ahead of the Connecticut Sun, the Liberty are cruising into the playoffs. They were the first team to clinch a playoff berth
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2024 WNBA Power Rankings: Give me Liberty!

Just over three weeks remain in the 2024 WNBA regular season, leaving every team with 10 to 12 games to play. The New York Liberty, Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx have clinched a spot in the postseason, meaning five spots are up for grabs. Ahead of the season’s final, critical stretch, here’s how Swish Appeal
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Ify Okoro on Nigeria’s history-making Olympics

Swish Appeal quickly caught up with Ify Okoro to hear about the 2024 Olympic Games. Okoro was a member of the Nigerian National Team that made history in Paris, not only by winning the team’s first Olympic game in 20 years but also by becoming the first African team—women’s or men’s—to reach the quarterfinals. [embedded
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Mystics Update: Deadline signals new direction

Just a few hours before the WNBA trade deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the Washington Mystics pulled the trigger on two trades that might have implications on the future direction of the team. Washington traded Myisha Hines-Allen to the Minnesota Lynx for Olivia Époupa, Sika Koné and a second-round pick. Époupa subsequently was waived, so
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