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The first round of the WNBA playoffs averaged 1.3 million viewers across ESPN/ABC, Prime Video, and USA Network. That number is up 37% from last season and is the highest viewership for the opening round on record. The viewership was lead by Game 3 between the Fever and Aces, which averaged 2.25 million viewers on USA Network. Game 3 between the Wings and Valkyries averaged 1.2 million viewers, up 28% from last year.

Just four games into her playing career at the Dallas Wings in 2025, China’s Li Yueru was already loving playing alongside No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers, so much so that the 6’7 forward briefly reflected on her time with the rookie.

When it comes to the Golden State Valkyries, its where their entire identity lies. That was evident in their Game 3 elimination game against the Dallas Wings in the first round of the 2026 WNBA playoffs on Friday, Oct. 2.

Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase is well enough to coach in the WNBA semifinals but said she is taking steps to deal with her extreme work ethic after she went down on the sideline in the first round.

Kiah Stokes and Arike Ogunbowale. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson) | Getty Images In the Dallas Wings’ 22nd game of 2025, Arike Ogunbowale was held to two points on 0-for-10 shooting from the floor. It was the exact halfway point of the season; the Wings lost at the Indiana Fever, 102-83, and fell to 6-16. Despite posting solid scoring averages of over 15 points per game in the past two seasons, Ogunbowale hasn’t been talked about as much, especially compared to when she regularly was averagin...

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

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 Golden State Valkyries eliminated the Dallas Wings from the WNBA playoffs. Making matters worse, one Wings player was assessed a Flagrant 1 foul.

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The Valkyries eliminated the Wings in a close Game 3 victory.

Tiffany Hayes. | Getty Images In Game 1, the Golden State Valkyries’ defense was the star of the show. In Game 2, it was Arike Ogunbowale for the Dallas Wings. However, in both the Golden State and Dallas wins, key vets stepped up to seal the outcomes. In Game 1, Tiffany Hayes looked way too spry for a 37-year-old with almost 420-career WNBA games on her resume. Hayes, somehow, still owns the fastest first step in the league, which she deployed with impunity in her 19 off-the-bench minutes. T...

To upend Golden State and keep its season alive, Dallas must win at Chase Center for the first time this season.

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

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.

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

Skylar Diggins changed the WNBA’s CBA forever in 2019 when she spoke out against the Dallas Wings during her pregnancy.

Indiana was eliminated from the WNBA playoffs with a 94-83 loss to Las Vegas on Thursday.

Arike Ogunbowale delivered a record-breaking performance with the Wings' season on the line, scoring 45 points, including a tying 3-pointer to force overtime, to help Dallas force a deciding Game 3 against the Valkyries.

Dallas Wings forward Jessica Shepard has won the 2026 Most Improved Player award, the WNBA announced on Wednesday.