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Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx prepare for Game 5 WNBA semifinals showdown

Sports / October 8, 2024 / Mariana Salaverria

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — After the Connecticut Sun’s Game 3 semifinal loss to the Minnesota Lynx, Sun coach Stephanie White said her staff didn’t do a good enough job of getting players prepared. She said the Sun were outplayed, out-executed and, most of all, out-coached. On Saturday, the lone day between Game 3 and Sunday’s Game […]

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WNBA players say the troubling side of its rise is racism and threats

Sports / October 1, 2024 / Pastora Blanca

As the WNBA has reached wildly successful highs this season in viewership and attendance, players say the boom long coveted throughout women’s basketball has come with unfortunate consequences. During these playoffs, athletes who would normally be focused on winning have instead shared a swell of complaints of being targeted with racist, misogynistic, homophobic and threatening

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WNBA and commissioner Cathy Engelbert face credibility issue regarding player harassment

Sports / September 27, 2024 / Mariana Salaverria

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark didn’t like what she heard from a fan late in the first quarter of Wednesday’s playoff loss at Connecticut and motioned for officials to remove the man from his second-row seat. In the relative blink of an eye, security tapped the person on the shoulder and escorted him to a

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Alyssa Thomas stars with another triple-double as Sun beat Fever in Caitlin Clark’s playoff debut

Sports / September 22, 2024 / Mariana Salaverria

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — More than four months have passed since Caitlin Clark began her WNBA career at Mohegan Sun Arena against Connecticut Sun on opening night of the 2024 season. But during the Indiana Fever’s playoff debut Sunday against those same Sun, it felt a lot like May. Connecticut was the more composed, veteran team,

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2024 WNBA playoffs: How to watch, schedule, tipoff times and postseason format

Sports / September 22, 2024 / Mariana Salaverria

The most-hyped WNBA regular season since the league’s inception delivered excitement from start to finish, but the real drama is just getting started. After a 2023 season that seemed like one long prelude to the Aces-versus-Liberty finals, the 2024 playoffs promise more chaos and intrigue from the get-go. Here are five burning questions for the

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How big should ESPN go on Caitlin Clark during WNBA playoffs? Our experts debate

Sports / September 19, 2024 / Mariana Salaverria

You always want a viewership story to sell if you are a professional sports league and the WNBA has a great metrics story to sell in 2024. Last week ESPN announced that its WNBA regular season was its most-watched ever for games across ESPN Networks airwaves (including ABC). Games averaged 1.2 million viewers, a massive

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WNBA playoff projection: How far will Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever go?

Sports / September 16, 2024 / Pastora Blanca

In the grand scheme of the 2024 season, the identity of the eighth seed in the WNBA postseason bracket is relatively inconsequential. The New York Liberty have been the best team in the league for essentially the entire year. Their net rating of plus-12.1 points per 100 possessions is more than 15 points better than

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WNBA power rankings: Will the Chicago Sky slip out of playoff contention?

Sports / September 3, 2024 / Mariana Salaverria

After focusing on the top half of the playoff bracket last week, it’s time to check in on a surprisingly spirited race for the eighth seed. With about two weeks left in the regular season, seven playoff teams are essentially set in stone, though the matchups aren’t yet set. There is drama at the bottom

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