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“Amazing What Women Are Willing to Do To Each Other”: 5x WNBA All-Star Draws Backlash After What She Said About Sophie Cunningham

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“In the women’s game, is it really about how good you are or the visibility, how pretty you are?” Angel McCoughtry has set off a big debate with this one question. The five-time WNBA All-Star said on the Get to the Point podcast that looks and visibility can matter more than talent when it comes to endorsements, and she used Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham as her example.

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“Quite Disrespectful”: Ex-Collegiate Basketball Player Pushes Back on Angel McCoughtry’s Caitlin Clark “Look”

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Angel McCoughtry might have taken the WNBA’s marketability preference into a very uncomfortable domain with her latest comments. But the former WNBA star’s take on beauty discrimination between Caitlin Clark and one of her teammates made a former Old Dominion basketball player even more uncomfortable.

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‘They Don’t Want To Wait’ — 4-Time Champion Sue Bird Gets Blunt On WNBA Franchises’ Growing Coaching Turnover

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WNBA franchises have shown a willingness to move on from head coaches quickly, with the Los Angeles Sparks and New York Liberty both making changes after the 2026 season. The decisions have caught the attention of four-time champion Sue Bird, who says some franchises simply don’t want to wait before moving on from coaches.

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Could Lindsey Harding be a WNBA head coach target?

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 11: Assistant Coach Lindsey Harding of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on before the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Round Two Game Four of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on May 11, 2026 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE ...

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2026 WNBA season review: After another disappointing year, the Los Angeles Sparks are defined by uncertainty—unless one thing happens

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Dearica Hamby, Ariel Atkins and Cameron Brink. | NBAE via Getty Images When a season’s biggest highlights are the celebrations of two franchise legends, one retiring and one receiving a statute, that’s a sign it wasn’t a great season. Nneka Ogwumike, certainly, deserved all the flowers and more she received during her final WNBA season. Lisa Leslie’s statue, likewise, was a long overdue honor for the women’s basketball icon. Yet, that the past took priority over the present was an indictment ...

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‘I Was 100% Ring-Chasing’ — Gabby Williams Embraces Mercenary Identity, Details Joe Lacob’s Recruitment Tactic After Valkyries Historic Championship

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The Golden State Valkyries became WNBA champions in only their second season by outlasting the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in Game 7 of the WNBA Finals on October 31 at Chase Center. Gabby Williams, named Finals MVP, scored 30 points on 10-of-23 shooting, including 4-of-8 from 3, and added four blocks in the clincher against Angel Reese’s Dream.

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Interview: Former Georgia Tech standout and Atlanta Dream contributor Lorela Cubaj stills loves the ATL

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Lorela Cubaj. | NBAE via Getty Images Lorela Cubaj, a 6-foot-4 big, born in Italy to Balkan parents, is name familiar to women’s hoops fans. And for good reason. Over her five seasons at Georgia Tech (2017-22), she was a two-time winner of three major honors: All-ACC, ACC All-Defensive and ACC Defensive Player. Those accolades and more made her a second-round pick in the 2022, draft No. 18 overall by the Seattle Storm. While she would never play in Seattle, she did see WNBA action with the Ne...

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"Who's Protecting Me?" 5X WNBA All-Star Raises WNBA Safety Concerns Following Sophie Cunningham's Stalking Revelation

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Updated Nov 7, 4:53 AM ET

The WNBA has obviously come a long way in terms of financial growth, visibility, and player welfare, particularly with the most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement. However, for five-time WNBA All-Star Angel McCoughtry, there is still room, and an even greater need, for improvement, especially when it comes to protecting players.

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