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With the #CBA drama in the rear-view mirror, yours truly ponders 5 intriguing #WNBA questions (draft, FA, All-Star, etc.) as we prepare for what will be an extremely busy April
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With a new #CBA agreed to between #WNBA and #WNBPA, a key takeaway is how players did what had to be done to ensure they received a fair deal - even if it meant putting this season at risk
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@loirabtw.bsky.social chats it up with Texas assistant coach Sydney Carter about her #WNBA career, life after her playing days and carving a new lane for herself through social media!
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Both #WNBA & #WNBPA have made concessions in #CBA talks but said negotiations appear to be mired in quicksand
This begs the question of if the W is forcing players to use the "nuclear option" of a strike
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With the #Seahawks prevailing in the #SuperBowl, I acknowledged how women's teams like #TheNewStorm⚡ & #WitnessTheReign👑 have turned #Seattle into a modern-day sports powerhouse
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The last thing #Skytown needed was another development to fuel the perception among players and fans that it's the most mismanaged #WNBA franchise...
The lawsuit against Michael Alter does just that...
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Women athletes have historically been front and center speaking out against injustice.
#WNBA and #Unrivaled stars displayed that once again amidst the recent unrest in #Minnesota.
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It has become cool (& deserved) to dunk on the #WNBA lately *cough*CBA*cough*
The W does deserve credit for being ahead of the curve regarding the increasing volatile FanDuel RSN situation
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🏀Unrivaled’s debut
🏀DT/EDD calling it a career
🏀CBA
🏀Paige/Azzi/Sarah deliver 🏆 12 for UConn
🏀A’ja/Aces Raise the Stakes
Looking back on the year that was 2025 in women’s basketball!
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The start of 2026 also means the start of @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social’s sophomore season
Spoke to many players this week during their media availabilities to get their insight
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Even with a narrowing talent gap between @usabasketball.bsky.social and the rest of the world, the depth of talent on hand in Durham displays that Team USA's future is in really good hands
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#WNBA is approaching these #CBA talks with a lot of hubris…and it playing hardball with players risks stalling the massive momentum it has experienced lately
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Believe it or not, we are only a month and change away from the second season of #Unrivaled
In year two, it continues to display how to capitalize on the wealth of momentum throughout women's basketball
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Soooo many ping-pong balls...but only five teams...
One of those five with have the privilege of selecting first in next year's #WNBADraft...
Sunday, we'll know at this year's draft lottery
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This year's Phoenix Mercury fell four wins shy of their goal...
But given where it appeared PHX would be after losing DT & BG, this year was a successful season in the Valley
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This year's Las Vegas Aces may not have had had a playoff series w/Minnesota Lynx - but Lynx are a major reason why the Aces are celebrating its 3rd championship in 4 years
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Now with 3 championships and 4 MVPs, A'ja Wilson is firmly in the GOAT conversation alongside Sheryl Swoopes, Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie, Diana Taurasi & Maya Moore
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3/4 of the way through the season, the idea of Las Vegas Aces winning a championship seemed unlikely
Aces were 14-14
Fast forward to today....and the rest is history
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As we draw closer and closer to today's #WNBAFinals tip-off between Las Vegas Aces & Phoenix Mercury, I examined a few storylines in advance of the first-ever best-of-7 championship round
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Today's the big day....tip-off of #WNBAFinals between Aces & Mercury!
In case one needed a reminder, Vegas did win season series 3-1.
That was then....this is now.
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Napheesa Collier's comments shook the #WNBA world to its core.
They displayed how solidified players are - and practically guaranteed we are careening towards a lockout on Oct. 31...
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Why did Napheesa Collier say what she said? She and rest of #WNBPA know it has a massive financial argument to make to #WNBA in push for a fair #CBA
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The 2025 seasons came to a close for the Dream, Storm, Valkyries and defending champion Liberty
What's next for these four teams following their first-round playoff eliminations?
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L Y N X.
A C E S.
M E R C U R Y.
F E V E R.
✨✨✨ S E M I F I N A L S ✨✨✨
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It is looking more likely that LA Sparks are once again on outside of playoff picture...
But given Los Angeles was an eight-win team last season, one can consider 2025 a success for SoCal's #WNBA team
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More today at #BeyondTheW from #25HoopClass!
Sylvia Fowles placed emphasis on staying true to oneself and earning success in her Naismith Hall of Fame remarks
This has been a year of speeches for Syl as she also spoke at WBHOF in June
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The key word for Sue Bird's speech as part of #25HoopClass was "belonging"
As her career blossomed into one of the most illustrious in history, she regularly found people who assured her she did belong
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"Auntie" Maya Moore's #HallOfFame speech was a much-needed SERMON on how the positive attributes of sports can translate into building championship culture through community & love
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@QuitaLovesSports.Bsky.Social chats with us on covering #WNBA on YouTube, her recent partnership with All City Network and covering this year's All-Star weekend as a credentialed media member!
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Dream's Karl Smesko and Valkyries' Natalie Nakase appear to be this year's Coach of the Year frontrunners
Dream defeated Valks last night, but here is my argument for Nakase over Smesko
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