Basketball NewsSaturday, Aug 8, 2026

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Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham will be making headlines for a different reason this Saturday. Cunningham drew a lot of attention in July when she talked about transgender inclusion in women's sports. She told ESPN that she wants to protect young girls from competing against biological men. ...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAOutlet infoAug 8, 5:00 AM ET

A'ja Wilson is the frontrunner to land her fifth MVP in seven years. Olivia Miles and Caitlin Clark are hoping to close the gap in the coming weeks, though.

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Olivia Miles finds herself in MVP contention after a glittering rookie season. Historically, that has proven uncommon for first-year players.

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The Atlanta Dream came within striking distance of the Washington Mystics in the final minutes on Friday. But a controversial foul call on Dream guard Rhyne Howard quickly became one of the biggest talking points after Angel Reese & Co.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAOutlet infoAug 7, 10:08 PM ET

Kennedy Burke scored 15 points, Brittney Griner blocked a 3-point attempt at the buzzer, and the Connecticut Sun rallied to beat the Phoenix Mercury 75-72 on Friday night. Connecticut guard Leila Lacan went 1 of 2 at the free-throw line with 32.2 seconds left for a 73-70 lead, and added two free throws on the Sun's next possession to regain a three-point advantage. Phoenix inbounded with 12.9 seconds left with no timeouts and Kelsey Plum’s 3-point attempt was blocked by Griner at the top of t...

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