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Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026

Caitlin Clark Snubbed As WNBA Writer’s Awards Ballot Sparks Heated Debate - Fadeaway World

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Caitlin Clark has gotten used to it by now. No matter what she does on the basketball court, there always seems to be someone ready to explain why it isn’t quite as impressive as everyone else thinks. A new record? There’s a reason it doesn’t matter. Another huge scoring night? Someone will point out what […]

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One question for each playoff series. Plus: Vets prove no match for youngins

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No Offseason Newsletter 🏀 | This is The Athletic’s women’s basketball newsletter. Sign up here to receive No Offseason directly in your inbox. Good morning! Game 2s start today. Let’s hope they’re all more competitive than Sunday’s blowouts. Coming up: 🚸 Vets still got it ❓ One Q for each team 💲 Soaring arena prices Playoff Talk: Proven stars continue to shine Remember when Diana Taurasi said “reality is coming” at the 2024 Final Four? That the college stars who had dominated at the NCAA l...

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This one stat lost the Washington Mystics Game 1 against the Atlanta Dream

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Sonia Citron attempts to drive past DeWanna Bonner. | NBAE via Getty Images The Washington Mystics clinched a spot in the 2026 WNBA Playoffs over a month ago. But that didn’t curb their competitiveness during the final stretch of the season. They fought for the best seed possible. Washington grinded out six wins in their final seven games and found external fortune in the Indiana Fever dropping key games, propelling the Mystics into the No. 5 seed. That very No. 5 seed was a colorful target f...

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UConn in the WNBA update: How are former Huskies faring in the playoffs so far?

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The WNBA playoffs tipped off on Sunday, and as always, you’ll find a former UConn women’s basketball star virtually everywhere you look. The W’s next champion won’t be crowned without a major impact from several former Huskies– it’s just a matter of which ones will swing the tide one way or the other. The current reigning Best Husky in the World, Breanna Stewart, showed why she’s still an ...

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With Fever’s season on the line, Kelsey Mitchell uses late father’s memory as motivation

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INDIANAPOLIS — The seat is always different, but the person in it remains the same. We can’t see him, but Kelsey Mitchell can. Before every game, the Indiana Fever star looks out into the crowd and finds her father, Mark. “It’s not necessarily about the arena,” Mitchell said. “It’s about me. It’s about us.” Mitchell’s dad died suddenly in March 2024. Yet, more than two years later, amid the best season of her career, which comes down to a win-or-go-home Game 2 against the Las Vegas Aces in the o

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Angel Reese cleared after a hard foul as Ionescu faces an automatic fine

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DFree/Shutterstock.com Angel Reese cleared after Liberty foul Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese was cleared to return after contact from Sabrina Ionescu late in the second quarter of Atlanta’s 83-65 victory over the New York Liberty on September 23 in Brooklyn. Officials reviewed the play with 5.6 seconds remaining before halftime and upgraded Ionescu’s offensive foul…

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WNBA sets automatic fine after Angel Reese leaves court early

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DFree/Shutterstock.com Sabrina Ionescu faces a fine after Flagrant 1 foul Angel Reese left Atlanta’s regular-season finale after taking a hit to the face from Sabrina Ionescu, whose foul was upgraded to a Flagrant 1. Reese returned briefly to make two free throws but did not play in the second half. Atlanta defeated New York 83-65…

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Sophie Cunningham earns major minutes in statement win over WNBA’s best team

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galecophoto/Depositphotos Sophie Cunningham earns 29 minutes Sophie Cunningham played 29 minutes off Indiana’s bench on September 22 as the Fever beat Minnesota 96-77 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. She scored 11 points, helping Indiana defeat the top-seeded Lynx before the playoffs. Cunningham made four of seven field goals and three of six attempts from three-point range. She…

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