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From retirement to top reserve

Congratulations to the Las Vegas Aces’ Tiffany Hayes, the 2024 Kia WNBA Sixth Player of the Year. After announcing her retirement from the WNBA following the 2023 season, Hayes was induced to return to the league by Aces’ head coach Becky Hammon. A career starter, Hayes excelled as a reserve for her new squad, averaging
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Hamby wins Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Sparks’ Dearica Hamby, winner of the 2024 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award. Named after the late Kim Perrot, who helped the Houston Comets win their first two WNBA championships (1997-98) before losing her battle with cancer in Aug. 1999, the award honors a player who exemplifies the ideals of on-court sportsmanship,
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Season Review: Indiana Fever

The Indiana Fever set numerous attendance and viewership records during the 2024 WNBA season, mostly thanks to a particular young player who excelled at her job. More importantly, Caitlin Clark, the expected 2024 Rookie of the Year, took her team to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Prior to the season, a playoff
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Caitlin Clark is tops for card collectors

The WNBA season might be over for Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, but that doesn’t mean that her impact on women’s basketball lessens. According to the data collected by PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), her cards were graded 18x more than the next women’s basketball players in 2024: a true representation of Clark’s popularity among
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Game 2 preview: Minnesota Lynx vs. Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury will try to stay alive in their first-round WNBA playoff series against the Minnesota Lynx this Wednesday, Sept. 25. The Lynx, who won Game 1 of the series last weekend, will once again host the Mercury; tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
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Higher-seeded teams sweep Game 1s

Four first-round Game 1s. Four wins for the higher-seeded teams. The 2024 WNBA playoffs began with a sweep for the higher-seeded squads: No. 1-seed New York Liberty 83, No. 8-seed Atlanta Dream 69 No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun 93, No. 6-seed Indiana Fever 69 No. 2-seed Minnesota Lynx 102, No. 7-seed Phoenix Mercury 95 No.
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First-round preview: Minnesota Lynx vs. Phoenix Mercury

The No. 2-seed Minnesota Lynx’s quest for a fifth WNBA championship begins this Sunday, Sept. 22, when they’ll meet the No. 7-seed Phoenix Mercury in the first round of the 2024 WNBA playoffs. The best-of-three series tips-off with two games in Minnesota and will then shift to Phoenix for a third game, if necessary. The
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Preview: Regular-season finale

And there was one. That’s how many games each team has left to play in the 2024 WNBA regular season. Thursday, we end the season with a bang, starting off with a trio of games at 7 p.m. ET. The Chicago Sky will try to remain alive for the eighth playoff spot, needing to beat
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Preview: Atlanta Dream vs. Chicago Sky

With less than a week left in the 2024 WNBA regular season, a single postseason seed remains up for grabs. The Chicago Sky (13-25) and Atlanta Dream (13-25) are two teams that are still in the hunt for that playoff berth; they’ll meet for the fourth and final time this Tuesday, Sept. 17, with tip-off
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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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