With Sykes’ return, Toronto gets back a key piece of their backcourt
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Posted inFeatures
Mask off: Alanna Smith surging in Dallas after injury bouts
After dealing with injuries to her face and leg early in the season, Dallas Wings forward Alanna Smith is finally looking like herself again
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Boston says goodbye to the Connecticut Sun in final game at TD Garden
The Connecticut Sun played their final game in Boston’s TD Garden on Tuesday
Posted inGolden State Valkyries
The Valkyries have never beaten the Lynx. Now, they must
Wednesday’s home matchup with Minneapolis is critical checkpoint for Golden State’s title aspirations
Posted inIndiana Fever
‘Our secret sauce’: WNBA champion Gary Kloppenburg assisting Indiana Fever amid temporary staff changes
Kelsey Mitchell: “Even though he’s silent and he just walks around without people knowing who he is, he has brains out of this world”
Posted inBasketball Insider
You can choose your own WNBA experience — New York Liberty talk close games
The IX Sports: Basketball Insider with Howard Megdal, Aug. 19, 2026
Posted inGolden State Valkyries
How taking a risk paid off for Kaila Charles and the Valkyries
Veronica Burton: “I think her selflessness is one of her biggest strengths”
Posted inAtlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream face a tough decision about Jaylyn Sherrod
The guard has been a spark off of the bench for the Dream, but only has one developmental game remaining
Posted inWashington Mystics
For Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, adjusting to the Washington Mystics has been ‘pretty easy’ — minus the packing
After Washington claimed her off waivers on Aug. 8, Laney-Hamilton played in three games before her first full practice.
Posted inPodcasts
The IX Sports Podcast College Basketball Edition: UCLA’s future with The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant
Sabreena Merchant of the Athletic joins hosts Melissa Triebwasser and Michael Waterloo for a discussion of UCLA women’s basketball’s attempts to rebuild using the portal after its top six players were drafted into the WNBA.
