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🏀 Swish, swish, and away we go🏀 Swish, swish, and away we go
WNBA playoff picture is set after thrilling regular-season finale
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The WNBA made last night a regular-season finale to remember, with multiple nailbiters and even more broken records capping off an already historic 2024 campaign. Here are the top takeaways before we enter playoff mode on Sunday.
September 20, 2024
🏀 Lightning strikes every time she moves🏀 Lightning strikes every time she moves
WNBA playoff picture will come down to the final day of the regular season
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Merry WNBA regular-season finale eve! With eight of the league’s 12 teams moving on to the upcoming postseason (and the top four earning home-court advantage), yesterday’s results helped clear up the playoff picture, but there’s still plenty riding on tomorrow’s six-game slate. Hoop yeah.
September 18, 2024
🏀 Have no fear, the camera’s here🏀 Have no fear, the camera’s here
Las Vegas Aces A’ja Wilson breaks all-time single-season scoring record, boosting MVP campaign
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On Wednesday, Las Vegas Ace and two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson shattered the league’s all-time single-season scoring record, notching 956 points (and counting) since Vegas’ May season opener. The regular season isn’t over just yet, but it’s never too early to give a superstar her flowers.
September 13, 2024
🏀 It’s a femininomenon🏀 It’s a femininomenon
WNBA playoff race heating up post-Olympics break
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Today marks exactly one month until the end of the WNBA regular season, and the playoff push is just heating up, after fiery games dominated the weekend slate ahead of tomorrow’s trade deadline. Ball so hard.
August 19, 2024
⚖️ Order in the courtroom⚖️ Order in the courtroom
Dearica Hamby sues WNBA, Las Vegas Aces for workplace discrimination
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Three-time WNBA All-Star Dearica Hamby has filed a federal lawsuit against the league and her former team, the Las Vegas Aces, alleging unlawful workplace discrimination in relation to her second pregnancy.
August 14, 2024
🏀 Back like they never left🏀 Back like they never left
The top storylines as the WNBA returns to action post-Olympic break
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The Olympic break is in the rearview mirror, the trade deadline is looming, and the playoffs start in just over a month. It’s all systems go as the WNBA returns to action tomorrow — here are the top-of-mind questions before the second half tips off.
August 14, 2024
🏀 And then there were four🏀 And then there were four
Team USA headlines star-studded women’s basketball semis
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After the American men avoided what would’ve been one of the biggest upsets of the Games and advanced to the gold medal matchup yesterday, women’s basketball takes center stage today when the stacked semis tip off in a few hours. Hoop yeah.
August 09, 2024
🏀 It’s showtime🏀 It’s showtime
Everything you need to know about the Paris Olympics men’s basketball semis
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A whopping 25 NBAers are suiting up across the four remaining countries, so expect action aplenty in today’s men’s basketball semis, with winners advancing to Saturday’s gold medal game.
August 08, 2024
🏀 On top of the world🏀 On top of the world
Team USA women’s basketball takes on Nigeria in Paris Olympics quarter-finals
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The 5x5 women’s basketball knockout stage is underway as you read this: The quarter-finals tipped off at 5 a.m. ET and will culminate with seven-time defending gold medalists Team USA vs. Nigeria at 3:30 p.m. ET. Here’s a look at the hoopin’ by the numbers.
August 06, 2024
⭐ Never shine if you don’t glow⭐ Never shine if you don’t glow
Team WNBA upsets Team USA for the second time in spicy All-Star Game matchup
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In case you missed the memes, WNBA All-Star Weekend (ASW) turned 115-degree Phoenix into Arizona’s hottest club. From the Atlanta Dream’s Allisha Gray’s Skills Challenge payday to Saturday’s spicy, sold-out All-Star Game (ASG), here’s what made this ASW extra special.
July 22, 2024
🏀 Look up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane🏀 Look up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane
WNBA legends head to Phoenix for 2024 WNBA All-Star Weekend
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Grab your finest Pitbull aviators because the brightest stars in the WNBA will shine across two banner nights of All-Star festivities from Phoenix, Arizona. The weekend includes a 3-Point Contest, Skills Challenge, the actual All-Star Game, and a concert from Mr. 305 himself. Here’s what you need to know before the fun begins tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Dale.
July 19, 2024
💫 Stars showed out on the adidas Blue Carpet for the CCYAA Classic💫 Stars showed out on the adidas Blue Carpet for the CCYAA Classic
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💫 Stars showed out on the adidas Blue Carpet for the CCYAA Classic
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This feature is brought to you by adidas and the Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association (CCYAA), a non-profit that improves access to sports and community for Toronto-area youth.
July 17, 2024
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