The WNBA semifinals are set, and it is hard to argue that anything less than the true cream of the league has risen to the top. Yes, the seventh-seeded New York Liberty gave the Chicago Sky a Game 1 scare, and the sixth-seeded Dallas Wings countered the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of their series. […]
You might have thought that the 2021 WNBA postseason, complete with Candace Parker returning to the top with her Chicago Sky and Diana Taurasi slamming (and breaking) doors, was as dramatic as the WNBA could get. Buckle up: The offseason is here, the movement is about to begin and things are going to get frenetic. […]
The WNBA season resumes this week after the Olympic break, and a drama-filled stretch run is all but guaranteed. Twelve teams are still alive in the eight-team playoff race, with the Indiana Fever, currently 12th, among the hottest in the league and just four games back of the final postseason slot. But the race for […]
At approximately one-third of the way through the 2021 WNBA season, we’re learning some unexpected things about the league and its best teams and players. What will the results thus far mean for the playoff race, and who will take home the most prestigious hardware? The Most Valuable Player race is largely a three-person contest […]
By the end of the third quarter in Tuesday night’s championship-clinching win for Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm, their opponents had the glassy-eyed look that’s become a familiar staple of Stewart’s foes at every level. Acceptance came in waves for the Las Vegas Aces as Stewart put up another double-digit point total in the […]