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EuroLeague Women: Week 7 preview
The two remaining undefeated clubs in EuroLeague Women—Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding and DVTK HUN-Therm—will meet in Week 7 of group play. Meanwhile, Çukurova Basketbol Mersin and ZVVZ USK Praha will play for the top spot in the Group B standings.
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2024 WNBA Draft watch: Jacy Sheldon
Ohio State’s Jacy Sheldon, battling an injury, recently led the Buckeyes on their longest NCAA Tournament run in decades. The dynamic guard returns to Ohio State for her fifth season, betting on herself to prove she’s WNBA-caliber.
EuroLeague Women five-game checkpoint
Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding and DVTK HUN-Therm remain undefeated five games into the 2023-24 EuroLeague Women season. With the competition currently on hiatus, let’s take a look at what has made each club successful—or not—to this point.
This Week in Women’s Basketball: CP3 considers WNBA future
Candace Parker provides clarity about her WNBA future, while confusion persists about a second WNBA expansion team. Questions also are raised about the NCAA’s release of an independent review of the officiating of the 2023 national championship game.
10 WNBA Draft-eligible players to watch
You already know about the nation’s biggest names: Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and so on. There’s a lot more depth in the 2024 WNBA Draft class than just those oft-mentioned players, though. Let’s discuss some players who could use the 2023-24 NCAAW season to better their chances of going pro.
This Week in Women’s Basketball: Draft lotto is on, expansion is off
While the 2024 WNBA Draft Lottery is scheduled for December 10, the league’s expansion to Portland is no longer on schedule. However, the W did ink a new venture, partnering with Kim Kardashian and Skims.
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Chelsea Gray reveals she and her wife are expecting
After winning a WNBA championship for the second year in a row, Gray and her wife Tipesa have an even bigger reason to celebrate.
Team USA begins preparations for Paris
Although the 2024 Paris Olympic Games are almost nine full months away, Team USA is about to begin preparing for their quest for an eighth-straight gold medal, with a three-day training camp and exhibition games against Tennessee and Duke.
This Week in Women’s Basketball: Clark, Reese lead preseason All-America team
Notable announcements—the preseason All-America team, Overtime Select and the Seasonlong WNBA Cares Community Assist Award—highlight this week’s women’s basketball news. We also remember the life of Tasha Butts.
Spoon looks to “stir things up” in Chicago
The Hall of Famer aims to usher in a new era of Chicago Sky basketball with all the right people by her side.
Elizabeth Williams wins Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
The Chicago Sky’s Elizabeth Williams is the winner of the 2023 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award.
Season Review: Las Vegas Aces
In 2023, the Las Vegas Aces became more than just the first WNBA team to win back-to-back titles since 2002. They also established themselves as one of the best (and most fun) teams in WNBA history.
Season Review: New York Liberty
Although the Liberty came up short in the season’s most critical moments, New York’s 2023 season was an unquestioned success, as a Brooklyn basketball culture blossomed alongside the team’s on-court growth.
The numbers behind the Aces’ title run
For most of the 2023 WNBA playoffs, the Las Vegas Aces were the same offensive juggernaut that set records in the regular season. When the going got tough, however, they were able to rely on their tried-and-true defensive concepts, as well as superstar A’ja Wilson, to finish the job.
This Week in Women’s Basketball: Mercury miss mark with head coach hire
Amidst much positive progress for the WNBA and women’s basketball at large, the Phoenix Mercury’s head coaching hire hits like a speed bump. Here’s more on the Mercury’s decision and other women’s hoops news.
A’ja is HER, KP is a dawg and Syd is everything
If you think A’ja Wilson is HER, Kelsey Plum is a dawg and Sydney Colson is everything, Breaking T has the shirts for you.
How A’ja Wilson closed out the Liberty
A’ja Wilson was the best version of herself as she led the Las Vegas Aces to championship glory.
Two-straight titles, two new shirts
Represent the Las Vegas Aces’ back-to-back championships with two new shirts from BreakingT.
Scenes from the title-clinching Game 4
Swish Appeal photographer Christina Merrion was at Barclays Center for the Aces’ improbable Game 4 victory and second-straight championship celebration.
Back to back!
Down two starters in Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes and down by 12 points in the third quarter, the Las Vegas Aces found a way to close out the New York Liberty and become the WNBA’s first back-to-back champions since 2002.
In Game 4, the Aces need to go all in
The Las Vegas Aces have gone from Finals favorites to the ultimate underdogs. Down two starters, can A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum steal Game 4 and seal a second-straight championship?
Wilson, Thomas and Stewart are unanimous All-WNBA honorees
Unsurprisingly, Most Valuable Player Breanna Stewart, Defensive Player of the Year A’ja Wilson and MVP and DPOY runner-up Alyssa Thomas headline the 2023 All-WNBA Teams with unanimous First Team selections.
Liberty stay alive thanks to Jonquel Jones’ incredible Game 3
With their backs to the wall, Jonquel Jones helped the New York Liberty stave off elimination with a Game 3 victory over the Las Vegas Aces.
The stage is set for the Aces to make history
One win away from a series sweep, an undefeated playoff run and back-to-back titles, the Las Vegas Aces can conclude their historic run Sunday afternoon.
Down 0-2, can the Liberty avoid a Finals sweep?
Things have gone about as poorly as possible for the New York Liberty thus far in the 2023 WNBA Finals. Better guard play is just one of several things the Liberty need as the series shifts back to New York for Game 3.
This Week in Women’s Basketball: Sky hire T-Spoon as head coach
Teresa Weatherspoon grabs this week’s top women’s hoops headline, as the Hall of Famer will be returning to the WNBA as head coach of the Chicago Sky.
Can the Liberty slow the Aces and extend the Finals?
In an 0-2 hole, New York must win on Sunday to save their season. Here’s three things that need to change for the Liberty to retain a chance at the franchise’s first championship.
Season Review: Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun, once again, defied the doubters, with a MVP-caliber season from Alyssa Thomas leading the Sun to the third seed and a franchise-record 27 wins.
Aces run Liberty out of the gym in Game 2
The Las Vegas Aces had a historic opening quarter on their way to a 2-0 series lead over the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals.
Can the Aces make a championship statement in Game 2?
Game 2 will give the defending champions Las Vegas Aces a chance to put the series out of a reach for the New York Liberty.
How the Liberty can win Game 2
How will the New York Liberty respond in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals?
Season Review: Dallas Wings
Behind three star-level players and a defined identity, the Dallas Wings turned in the franchise’s best season since departing Detroit 14 years ago, winning 22 games and advancing to the second round of the playoffs.
Aces’ second-half spectacle leads to Game 1 win
The Las Vegas Aces guards were unguardable in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, resulting in a blowout win.