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WNBA power rankings: Can the Atlanta Dream regain their footing after recent skid?

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We have arrived at the midpoint of the WNBA season. The regular season itself doesn’t end until Sept. 24 because of the 17-day FIBA World Cup break, but the number of game days is half over. As a result, Tuesday is the WNBA’s midseason cutdown date, after which every player still on a 12-player roster has a contract guaranteed. Usually at this point of the season, a flurry of action occurs as teams part ways with players at the end of their rosters to create roster and cap space for better fits

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Cash Considerations Ruled the NBA Draft. Here’s How They Work

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Updated Jul 8, 3:00 PM ET

During the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night, the Chicago Bulls dealt No. 38 overall pick Braden Smith to the Indiana Pacers for Kam Jones, future pick swaps and so-called cash considerations. It was at least the 15th time since 2000 the Bulls have made a deal involving cash considerations. As a …

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WNBA coaches, GMs share frustrations over ongoing officiating issues: ‘You get what you pay for’

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The 2025 WNBA season ended with unprecedented criticism of officiating and the leaders in charge of its improvement. As the WNBA nears the halfway point of the 2026 season, that same topic has once again taken center stage. In some instances, poor officiating has even overshadowed the accomplishments in the league’s 30th anniversary season. Perhaps the best example arrived last week when a no-call on a loose ball play between Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa T

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