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Angel Reese won DPOY in a landslide, and critics are loud

Angel Reese is the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, and not everyone agrees she should be. The Atlanta Dream forward received 46 of 74 votes from a national media panel when the league announced the award Thursday, Oct. 1. Golden State's Gabby Williams finished second with 20 votes, and Las Vegas star A'ja…

ByGesi LloydOctober 2, 20260Comments

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Atlanta Dream turn chaos into a WNBA semifinal ticket

The Atlanta Dream are headed to the WNBA semifinals. They beat the Washington Mystics 93 to 75 on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C., to finish a sweep of their best of three first round series. The win sends Atlanta to the semis for the first time since 2018 and gives the…

ByGesi LloydOctober 1, 20260Comments

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A’ja Wilson fan standoff puts the Aces season on the line

A'ja Wilson got a technical foul late in Game 2 of the Las Vegas Aces' first round playoff series against the Indiana Fever. She was called for walking toward a fan behind the basket at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Fever won 99 to 89 to even the series at one game each.…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 30, 20260Comments

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Nneka Ogwumike’s final bow left LA in happy tears

Nneka Ogwumike said goodbye to the WNBA on Thursday night, Sept. 24, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. She did it the only way she knows, with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in front of a sold-out crowd of Sparks fans wearing her name on their chests. The scoreboard went to the Golden…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 25, 20260Comments

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Coco Gauff’s US Open run gets uglier and more impressive

Gauff needed a third set comeback against Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals, saving two match points in a tiebreak after losing the first set 6-2 in just 26 minutes, then closed it out 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 to set up a semifinal against incoming world No. 1 Elena Rybakina. That win followed a more straightforward fourth…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 10, 20260Comments

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Naomi Osaka reveals the real reason behind her calm

The four-time Grand Slam champion opens up about growth, family, and why this US Open exit feels different. Naomi Osaka's hunt for her first major title since 2021 will now stretch into 2027 after a Round of 16 exit at the US Open. The 28-year-old fell to world No. 2 Elena Rybakina, and the manner…

ByDempsey May AyucoSeptember 8, 20260Comments

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Jalen Sera: Coco Gauff’s Rumored Romance Takes a Mysterious Turn

The tennis star has stayed guarded about her personal life, but new social media activity has fans wondering if her longtime relationship has quietly ended. Coco Gauff has built a reputation for keeping her private life exactly that — private. Yet the 21-year-old American has found herself at the center of renewed speculation about her…

ByDempsey May AyucoSeptember 7, 20260Comments

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Why this Williams sisters loss felt like a celebration

Serena and Venus Williams fell to Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(10-7) in the first round of the US Open on Friday night, and it will be remembered as one of the tournamenta's defining moments anyway, because for one more night, two of the greatest players the sport has ever produced were back…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 5, 20260Comments

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Claressa Shields opens wild casting call — But who qualifies?

The undisputed champion's new boxing competition series has an application process open to far more than pros — here's what it actually takes to get in the ring. Claressa Shields wants every woman who thinks she can take her down to prove it — and now there's a formal path to try. The undisputed champion…

ByDempsey May AyucoSeptember 3, 20260Comments

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Angel Reese avoids suspension after tech gets tossed

Angel Reese avoided a one-game suspension Friday after the WNBA rescinded a technical foul that would have been her eighth of the season, and she's not the first star this year to get pulled back from that exact edge. Reese picked up the call during Atlanta's 101-83 loss to the Portland Fire when she and…

ByGesi LloydAugust 29, 20260Comments

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Angel Reese won DPOY in a landslide, and critics are loud

Atlanta Dream turn chaos into a WNBA semifinal ticket

A’ja Wilson fan standoff puts the Aces season on the line

Nneka Ogwumike’s final bow left LA in happy tears

Coco Gauff’s US Open run gets uglier and more impressive

Naomi Osaka reveals the real reason behind her calm

Jalen Sera: Coco Gauff’s Rumored Romance Takes a Mysterious Turn

Why this Williams sisters loss felt like a celebration

Claressa Shields opens wild casting call — But who qualifies?

Angel Reese avoids suspension after tech gets tossed

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