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Nneka Ogwumike shocked the WNBA world after she announced her retirement earlier this week. The 15-year veteran is still one of the top players in the league, but her last WNBA season hasn’t been how she would have liked to say goodbye to her professional career.

The revenue share has been a hot topic in the WNBA after seeing the NBA’s generous 50/50 split. Michael Porter Jr.

Caitlin Clark flexed Indiana Fever teammate Kelsey Mitchell's latest feat.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark struggled during Thursday’s loss to the Dallas Wings.

The Minnesota Lynx may be without multiple key players in Friday night’s game against the Washington Mystics.

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Sparks fans and Nneka Ogwumike. | NBAE via Getty Images Mark Walter, the controlling owner of the Los Angeles Sparks, is in a heap of financial trouble. The Wall Street Journal reported that the federal government is investigating him for fraud involving $16 billion in private credit deals with his insurance companies. While that investigation is ongoing, it’s clear he’s feeling the heat. Walter sold the Los Angeles Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kusher after owning them for under a year. The At...

NBC Sports host Maria Taylor’s chemistry with WNBA icons-turned-analysts Cheryl Miller and Sue Bird has been on full display lately, including this outrageously funny TikTok. Enter: Tina Charles. On Thursday, NBC Sports announced Charles is joining its WNBA studio team of Bird, Miller, Taylor, and LaChina Robinson. NBC Sports listed Charles as “a feature contributor.” Charles…

The Minnesota Lynx and Golden State Valkyries headline Friday’s WNBA slate, with three games on the schedule.

How to watch Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever play the New York Liberty this weekend.

Lexie Brown wasted no time turning Michael Porter Jr. ’s recent comments on WNBA play back on him, using his own Denver Nuggets teammate Nikola Jokic.

Cunningham finds a new supporter amid all the WNBA-related chaos.

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About a week ago, Caitlyn Jenner jumped in on the Sophie Cunningham controversy that has polarized the WNBA and beyond. In an interview with Fox News, the American media personality, who announced she was transgender in 2015, supported Cunningham’s stance that women’s sports should be exclusively for women.

The whole of the WNBA came together as Nneka Ogwumike officially called time on her hall-of-fame career. Nneka Ogwumike is stepping away from the WNBA after 15 seasons, capping off a career defined by her 2016 MVP award, a championship with the Los Angeles Sparks, and 11 All-Star selections.

Lexie Hull and the Indiana Fever saw their five-game winning streak come to an end with a loss to the Dallas Wings on Thursday.

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Angel Reese just joined a two-person club with a flawless WNBA double-double.

Brittney Sykes. | NBAE via Getty Images The Toronto Tempo skid into Vancouver on a 12-game losing streak, now 15 games under .500 and officially eliminated from playoff contention. Their expansion opponent on Friday night (10 p.m. ET, ION), the Portland Fire, are holding steady in the No. 9 spot in the WNBA standings, a respectable five games under .500. Heyyyy Vancouver 🌊 Did you miss us? Because we missed you! pic.twitter.com/AlEopQuRea — Toronto Tempo (@TempoBasketball) August 20, 2...

The Indiana Fever’s five-game winning streak ended Thursday night after the Dallas Wings beat Caitlin Clark’s team 91-85. The loss dropped the Fever to fourth in the WNBA standings (24-13), half a game behind the Las Vegas Aces (25-13).

The Sophie Cunningham and DiJonai Carrington saga has started to cool down a bit since the August 8 incident. But the conversation surrounding it has hardly disappeared.

When many fans think of the Indiana Fever, two of the first names that probably pop into their heads are Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell. Clark is one of the most popular names in the sport and has helped attract a lot of new fans, while Mitchell is in the midst of an impressive campaign that just this week saw her set a WNBA record after she scored 20+ PTS for the 21st game in a row.

Angel Reese wasted no time alerting security to the individual who threw an unusual object on the court during the Atlanta Dream-Los Angeles Sparks game on Thursday. The incident occurred late in the third quarter as Sparks guard Jihyun Park stepped up to the line to take free throws.

Women’s basketball journalists Annie Costabile and Sabreena Merchant published an article about the WNBA’s MVP race on Thursday. The article listed the stats of three main candidates: A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark and Olivia Miles.

There’s hardly any Indiana Fever game in which the physicality and officiating against Caitlin Clark aren’t among the talking points. Thursday’s game between the Fever and Dallas Wings was no exception.

Caitlin Clark had a rough outing on Thursday against the Dallas Wings. The Indiana Fever superstar’s streak of scoring 20 points ended at six games as she managed only 10 against Dallas.

The Indiana Fever faced off against the Dallas Wings on Thursday evening and suffered a rare defeat. The Fever had previously been in great form and won five matches in a row before losing 95-81 against the Wings.

Nneka Ogwumike said she is content to wrap up her 15-year WNBA career with the struggling Sparks, who endured a 124-88 loss to the Dream on Thursday.

Awak Kuier had a spectacular defensive performance as she made franchise history in the Dallas Wings’ victory over the Indiana Fever on Thursday night. Kuier has been playing in the WNBA since 2021, going through her fourth season with the Wings. This year has seen her earn the most playing time in her career, shining as a key player in Dallas’ […] The post Wings news: Awak Kuier makes bonkers Dallas history in huge win over Fever appeared first on ClutchPoints.