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Dallas Wings secure final WNBA playoff berth with 23rd win

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Updated Aug 26, 7:29 PM ET

The Dallas Wings claimed the eighth and final WNBA playoff spot Tuesday with their 96-78 victory over the Portland Fire at College Park Center, sending star guard Paige Bueckers, the 2025 No. 1 overall pick, to the postseason for the first time.

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Sky ban Kanter Freedom from arena after clash with Cloud

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Updated Aug 26, 2:10 AM ET

Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter said Enes Kanter Freedom has been banned from Wintrust Arena after showing he has the potential to be a threat when he was tossed from a game Sunday for getting into it with a Sky player.

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With a WNBA-record 26 boards in another Atlanta Dream win, Angel Reese proved she’s the best rebounder ever

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Angel Reese. | NBAE via Getty Images The moment Angel Reese entered the WNBA she was its best rebounder in the league. As a rookie with the Chicago Sky, she averaged a league-best 13.1 rebounds per game, and her sophomore campaign was more of the same, grabbing 12.6 per game, which was also the league high for 2025. This season, her first with the Atlanta Dream, she has taken things up a notch, and that was on full display in Atlanta’s 78-71 win against the Los Angeles Sparks. Reese was a bul...

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Why the Washington Mystics should want the Golden State Valkyries in the first round of the WNBA playoffs

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Kiki Iriagen and Janelle Salaün. All eight WNBA playoff spots have officially been clinched, with the Dallas Wings claiming the final spot on Tuesday night. That means we now move into looking at potential playoff matchups, and there might not be a more intriguing playoff team than the Washington Mystics. View this post on Instagram The Mystics have seven games remaining on their schedule. Although they have the same 23-15 record as the New York Liberty, Washington is the current No. 7 seed a...

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