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The teams went 102 games between playing each other, and a lot changed during that time. The post Film review: How the Dream changed their approach against the Liberty appeared first on The IX Sports.

The Indiana Fever’s postseason came to an end earlier this week after losing a second game against the Las Vegas Aces. Indiana shone in the game prior, which included Caitlin Clark setting a WNBA record after she scored 27 and assisted 15.

Paige Bueckers receives a massive nod from her Dallas Wings teammate, Arike Ogunbowale. The Dallas Wings are out of the 2026 playoffs following an underwhelming display in the first round against the Golden State Valkyries.

The semifinals open Sunday. How do Las Vegas-Golden State and New York-Atlanta match up? Who are the favorites?

Bam Adebayo has been full of praise for Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson this week. Wilson has been one of the best players in the WNBA for some time now and recently impressed in the first-round of this year’s playoffs against the Indiana Fever.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were sent home just three games into the 2026 WNBA playoffs. The Indiana Fever took on WNBA championship favorites, the Las Vegas Aces, during the opening round of the 2026 playoffs.

Here's the full WNBA schedule for Oct. 2, including game times, TV channels, scores and how to stream.

The Indiana Fever vs Las Vegas Aces first-round series was a matchup of what many believed were two of the frontrunners for the WNBA MVP trophy. Eventually, it was the Aces who came out victorious, but it once again showed how dominant Caitlin Clark is in terms of drawing audiences.

Dallas Wings head coach Jose Fernandez had nothing but praise for his star player Paige Bueckers after the team’s season ended, following the playoff series loss against the Golden State Valkyries. The 24-year-old guard was limited to just 17 points, on 3-14 shooting from the field in a game where the Wings fought until the end, but suffered a 77-73 loss to their opponents.

Bueckers went a combined 6-of-27 from the field in Games 2 and 3 of the Wings’ first-round playoff loss to the Valkyries

As the WNBA playoffs move deeper into the postseason, the league is also approaching the end of an era. The 2026 season will be Cathy Engelbert’s last as commissioner after she announced last month that she would step down at the end of the calendar year.

The WNBA is barreling toward the playoffs and a monumental leadership transition. One of them falls on Adam Silver’s shoulders.

The Valkyries said head coach Natalie Nakase was feeling lightheaded and exhausted when she collapsed on the court late in Friday's Game 3 win, but said she was fine after the game and is expected to coach Sunday's Game 1 of the semifinals.

The deciding Game 3 between the Las Vegas Aces and the Indiana Fever averaged 2.25 million viewers on USA Network. It is the third most-viewed WNBA playoff game outside of the Finals. The Aces' win peaked at 2.7 million viewers. Game 2 of the series averaged 1.42 million viewers on Amazon Prime, with Game 1 averaging 2.11 million viewers on ABC.

Olivia Miles spent most of her rookie season making the WNBA look easier than it was supposed to be. However, the playoffs gave the Minnesota Lynx guard something she hadn’t experienced much of all year: a problem she couldn’t solve in time.

A'ja Wilson exploded for 36 points in the Las Vegas Aces' Game 3 win against the Indiana Fever. She scored 21 in the first half alone.

Paige Bueckers' season with the Wings is over. What happens next?

The battle for the 2026 WNBA championship is down to four teams.

Mavericks star Cooper Flagg praised the Dallas Wings' turnaround before Arike Ogunbowale scored a playoff-record 45 to force Game 3 against Golden State.

The Chase Center crowd had been one of the loudest in the entire league, and before Game 3 between the Dallas Wings and the Golden State Valkyries, the visitors were supposed to get the full force of that hostility. However, when Paige Bueckers’ name was called, the reaction changed.

The proof is in her trophy case that’s bursting at the seams.

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 27: Atlanta forward Angel Reese (5) reacts during the WNBA first round playoff game between the Washington Mystics and the Atlanta Dream on September 27th, 2026 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The journey continues. The New York Liberty took down the Minnesota Lynx at a raucous Barclays Center on Tuesday night, sweeping the No. 1 seed and advancing to the semifinals. ...

Could this be it?

NEW YORK — Ahead of his first playoff series as a WNBA head coach, Chris DeMarco guaranteed his New York Liberty would be ready to go against the Minnesota Lynx. The group followed the bold claim up by making history , becoming the first No. 8 seed in WNBA postseason history to upset a No. 1 seed. New York’s 2-0 sweep of Minnesota was decisive. A […] The post How ’embracing’ struggles fueled Liberty’s historic Lynx sweep appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Looking back at Thursday night’s Fever-Aces game, the numbers clearly show that the Indiana Fever fell behind in shooting. Former ESPN host Linda Cohn also believes poor shooting did, to a large extent, impact the Fever’s game.

A Dreamy Postseason! The post Dream vs. Mystics Takeaways: Atlanta Sweeps Washington, Reaches First Semifinal Since 2018 appeared first on Ballislife.com.

General manager Amber Cox defended the Indiana Fever fanbase during her exit-interview session with media Saturday morning, saying, "attacks on our fan base have no basis in reality."

Following A’ja Wilson’s altercation with an Indiana Fever fan that started with the fan pointing at Wilson, Sophie Cunningham took to TikTok to take a subtle jab at the Las Vegas Aces star. With Indiana leveling the series and Wilson losing her cool, Cunningham had her moment on social media, but sports analyst Nick Wright thought it was the wrong move.

He's standing 10 toes down.

It took less than two hours for Caitlin Clark’s first signature Nike shoe to nearly disappear from shelves. Yet, while fans rushed to get their hands on the Caitlin 1, Clark had already made sure some of the people closest to her basketball journey had their own pairs.