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2026 WTA Stuttgart picks: title contenders, sleepers and draw analysis for Rybakina, Swiatek and Gauff on indoor clay.

..there was plenty to take away from their drafts...

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“Be careful what you wish for” is a cliche for a reason. As an expansion draft enthusiast, I was disappointed...

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Preview the 2026 Charleston Open: top title contenders like Pegula & Bencic, dark horses, and sleepers—get insight into who could win this WTA 500 clay showdown.

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Late in the third period of the Seattle Torrent’s 4-1 victory over the New York Sirens, with the result all but decided, the Allstate Arena crowd began chanting “We want a team!”...

As we have mentioned throughout the offseason, nearly every veteran player is an unrestricted free agent...

For casual Seattle sports fans, die-hard Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) supporters, general hockey lovers, and everyone in between, the gravity of this signing signaled an exhilarating year to come for women's sports in Seattle...

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Despite the league’s assertion that March 10 was the deadline to avoid delaying the season, it was reported Wednesday that training camp and the regular season would begin on time.

Preview predictions, rising stars & title favorites for the 2026 Miami Open—see Sabalenka’s odds, can Gauff upset the top, and which contenders & sleepers you need on your radar.

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I don’t have any deals with any of these leagues and get nothing out of it except for highlighting some things I think look cool, and also offer opportunities to support these sports that we love. So, in no particular order, this is the women’s sports gear I need.

...this offseason has forced me to look at aspects of the league that I might otherwise have overlooked or taken for granted. And that is how I decided to rank the WNBA mascots in order of preference from favorite to least favorite.

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One of the major advantages of prediction markets is that they often include things like economics, politics and weather, but I am content in my women’s sports bubble. Even so, those markets have plenty to offer fans of women’s sports as well, if you know where to look.

I thought that Aliyah Boston wouldn’t seriously contend for an MVP award until Wilson, Napheesa Collier and Alyssa Thomas see their performance slip, either due to age, injury, or both. Now, I’m not so sure.

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While tanking is an issue in every league that gives higher draft picks to the teams with the worst records (more on that later), it has not been as big of an issue in the WNBA. I want to look at why that is and also why it might be changing.

On Monday, the WNBA informed its teams and the WNBPA that if a new agreement is not reached by March 10, the 2026 season would be impacted.

Rose is fighting to stay in contention and welcome Angel Reese as a new addition to boost their efforts; Hive needs to win to mathematically stay alive....

Orlando was clearly correct not to give up on the 2025 season but what I failed to take into account at the time is that Ovalle’s record transfer from Liga MX's Femenil Tigres sets Orlando up perfectly to take another run at the NWSL title.

One of the great things about the explosion of women’s sports is finding even more players to root for.

Learn who the top contenders, sleepers, and championship favorites are for the 2026 Dubai Championships. Get insider previews & title predictions!

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Though I have enjoyed watching LOVB on USA Network, and I finally renewed ESPN+, so I can watch even more games, I was eager to experience the game live. Here is what I learned.

Explore top contenders, sleepers & dark horses for the 2026 Qatar Open — insiders’ previews of Rybakina, Swiatek, Anisimova & more.

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If you’re not following EuroLeague Women on YouTube, you should be... I'm going to continue to watch as much as I can, with an eye towards the players who could make a difference in the WNBA, if they actually have a season. Here are four EuroLeague players who have caught my eye this season...

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Women's main draw play at the 2026 Abu Dhabi Open will begin Sunday, Feb. 1. The Abu Dhabi Open is a WTA 500 level event. This outdoor hard-court tournament has a 28-player draw with byes for the top four seeds and features numerous women's tennis stars, including five top-20 players. Below are the top title contenders, dark horses and sleepers for the 2026 Abu Dhabi Open.

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Here are my takeaways from an entertaining match that Houston won in four sets...

I have long wished for more/better stats for women’s sports in general, and the WNBA in particular. I am hopeful that more stats are on the way that can lend an even deeper understanding to this game that we love...here are five WNBA stats we need for next season...

...A rivalry between these two generational stars has continued to build over the past few years, so this second-ever matchup at the pro level will be MUST SEE TV!...

There is a lot to be excited about for LPGA fans, and these are the six questions I want answers to in 2026...

Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot appeared on an episode of Chicago Med, while Angel Reese and A’ja Wilson will make cameos in the animated movie “GOAT” next month. This got me thinking about which other WNBA players I would like to see on the big or small screen...

Explore 2026 Australian Open women’s singles: discover favorites, sleepers & rising title contenders like Sabalenka, Swiatek & Andreeva.

Two of Unrivaled's most exciting guards are bound to put on a show...

Is this the Aaliyah Edwards breakout we were hoping for?...Are Breanna Stewart and Arike Ogunbowale bouncing back?...

One thing that is certain is that whenever the two sides agree on a new contract, the remaining offseason business will be conducted at breakneck speed.

The intimate setting makes the competitiveness feel raw and real. Opening day saw techs fly with Marina Mabrey & Sug Sutton turning up the heat.  It's spicy over here!

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to watch League One Volleyball, and I was excited to watch the First Serve match between the defending champion LOVB Austin and the team they swept in the championship, LOVB Nebraska...

Last week, Unrivaled announced that Napheesa Collier would be out 4-6 months after doctors determined she needed surgery on both ankles. The news was a big blow to Unrivaled, which lost its co-founder and reigning MVP...

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When I watch Unrivaled, it is with an eye towards what those players will do when they return to a WNBA court. With that in mind, here is one player from each team that I am excited to watch this upcoming Unrivaled season.

These are my personal women’s sports resolutions for 2026...

If there was a common throughline across women’s sports in 2025, it was that all of the teams and even the individuals we thought were juggernauts saw their seasons end in disappointment...

...there are always opportunities to add entertainment and eyeballs to the broadcast, as NBC is no doubt hoping Snoop Dogg will do. With that in mind, here are seven people I would like to see as guest announcers on a WNBA broadcast.

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No matter how good guards like Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Courtney Vandersloot or Sabrina Ionescu have been, they haven’t been able to compete with forwards when it comes to winning MVP. That may be changing...

With the league calendar expanding and the league adding new teams at a record pace, even more records will fall in the coming years. With that in mind, I have set out to identify several WNBA records that will never be broken.

Breanna Stewart vs Napheesa Collier...Paige Bueckers vs Sonia Citron...Jackie Young vs Kelsey Mitchell...

On Wednesday the Chicago Stars, made their first big move of the offseason in re-signing former USWNT goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher through the 2026 season.

Heading into their third year of competition, Bay FC is on its second head coach, having hired Emma Coates to replace the outgoing Albertin Montoya.

Raegan Beers | Oklahoma - Powerful and efficient big; double-double machine. Stout rim protector. Capable of popping the 3 on occasion....

Last month, I made the case for the WNBA to play in the winter...In that article, I mentioned that I thought the NWSL needed to adopt a similar schedule.  While the two leagues have quite a bit in common, there are a lot of important differences that also point towards the need for NWSL to play in the winter.

The WNBA and the Players Association still have not reached a new collective bargaining agreement, but they appear to have taken a step forward by agreeing (again) to extend the current agreement...there are some important things we can take away from this extension.

9. Sophie Cunningham, 8. Li Meng, 7. Jewell Loyd, 6. Kamilla Cardoso...

Our long national nightmare is over. A month after all the other WNBA teams filled their coaching vacancies, the Liberty hired longtime Golden State Warriors assistant Chris DeMarco...

While it is too early to speculate on which players will be chosen with these lottery picks, this is the perfect time to explore the options each team has with its picks.

If Unrivaled taught us anything earlier this year, it's that a fully healthy Aaliyah Edwards can flat out hoop!

The introduction of Unrivaled, as well as other revenue streams, has helped to give WNBA players more time to rest, recover, and work on their game than in years past...

I definitely knew I wanted to get into coaching because I truly enjoy the strategy of the game. However, I didn’t expect it to come so quickly after playing so I had some imposter syndrome when I was hired.

...just because players and teams want to stay where they are, that doesn’t mean that they should. Every year, some players could benefit from playing in a new city, with a new coach, or surrounded by different teammates. Here are five players I would like to see change teams this offseason.

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If a player is only taking a couple of threes per game, they’re not going to get guarded out there no matter how high their percentage is. On the team level, the four teams that attempted the fewest threes all missed the playoffs, but the Valkyries made the playoffs by shooting the most threes despite having the third-lowest three-point percentage. With so many players potentially changing teams this offseason, I’m going to watch to see where these notable three-point shooters wind up.

Unlike most weeks when the focus is mostly on the top of the leaderboard, this tournament will feature intriguing storylines up and down as players look to earn the last few points that could secure their place in the last tournament of the year. All four days of the tournament will be televised on The Golf Channel and these are the nine players I’m most excited to watch this week.

Mr. Women's Basketball's Preseason Rankings, POY, & DPOY watchlists heading into a highly anticipated second season of Unrivaled.

My number one sports take, which I have just been dying to write about since I was asked to join LFG, is that the WNBA and NWSL are playing in the wrong time of year. I am convinced both leagues should play in the winter, like nearly all the other professional leagues in those sports. We will almost certainly explore the NSWL side of that equation in a future article, but for today, I present my six reasons why I believe the WNBA should change to a winter schedule...

That will almost certainly inform the product we see on WNBA courts next season. While I pass the time waiting for the WNBA and the WNBPA to reach a new collective bargaining agreement by watching NBA basketball, I can’t help but wonder if the trends we’re seeing in the men’s game will carry over to the WNBA. Here are four trends I expect to see in the WNBA next season.

Vegas Goes Back-to-Back! A'ja is in her prime and not slowing down. Head and shoulders the best player on the planet and maybe the only player who can single-handedly win games for her team....With all this success, I don't anticipate Vegas's core going anywhere any time soon...

Two more pieces of the WNBA coaching puzzle fell into place this week as the Dallas Wings and Seattle Storm both filled their coaching vacancies. With four of the five open positions filled thus far, each team has gone in a different direction, while nonetheless furthering the hiring trends we have seen in recent years. As we did last week for the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire hires, let’s take a look at what these new coaches will bring to their teams and the WNBA at large.

At some point this off-season, the league and the Players' Association will agree on a new collective bargaining agreement, and then it will be full speed ahead to the draft lottery, expansion draft, and free agency. That makes now the perfect time to look at some forgotten players from the 2025 WNBA Draft...Before they get lost in the shuffle with the 2026 draft class, I want to take this opportunity to look at what we can expect from these players when they make their long-awaited WNBA debuts.

Women’s WTA 250 previews: Hong Kong, Jiangxi & Chennai Opens—find the top contenders, dark horses and favorites.

Women's main draw play at the 2025 Hong Kong Open, 2025 Jiangxi Open and 2025 Chennai Open will begin Monday, Oct. 27. All three are WTA 250 events with 32-player draws played on outdoor hard courts. The biggest names on the WTA Tour are preparing for the WTA Finals, which begin Nov. 1, so these three events present opportunities for some other players to shine. The Hong Kong Open has the most high-profile field of this week's three tournaments, with four top-25 players in the draw. Below are the top title contenders and dark horses for the 2025 Hong Kong Open, Jiangxi Open and Chennai Open.

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With the entire WNBA offseason on hold while we await a new collective bargaining agreement, the WNBA coaching carousel is in full swing. Five teams entered the offseason needing new coaches...

One of the benefits of expansion is that WNBA fans get to see a lot of quality basketball players who otherwise wouldn’t have found roster spots. Some of those spots will go to rookies who in previous years wouldn’t have made the team, but a lot of those spots will go to players who were out of the league but made a big impact when given a chance...Today, with leagues around the world well underway, we have identified 5 more players who could get a chance in the WNBA in 2026. Get to know these players now, because they may be familiar to even casual fans before long.

Discover top contenders at the 2025 Toray Pan Pacific Open & Guangzhou Open. Watch stars like Rybakina and Bouzas Maneiro shine on the hard courts!

...with a fully healthy roster for 2026, something tells me Gainbridge will be rocking like never before with record attendance. They continue to raise the stakes and create a genuine “college basketball atmosphere” in a pro arena. Every home game feels like an event, like March Madness! If you don’t secure your tickets early, you may end up missing out!

I don’t believe it is hyperbole to say this is the biggest offseason the WNBA has ever had. This offseason will feature: a new collective bargaining agreement that will pay the players more, a draft lottery featuring two playoff teams, an expansion draft featuring two teams, the second season of Unrivaled, a free agency in which all but two veterans are free agents, and potentially the deepest WNBA draft in years. Oh, and five teams need to hire a new head coach....Here is what you need to know heading into the WNBA offseason...

With five tournaments left in the Season, Thitikul has all but sown up the Race to CME Globe, Rolex Player of the Year and Aon Risk Reward Challenge. Even so, there is still plenty to play for down the stretch, and plenty of statistics Jeeno doesn’t lead in. So, let’s take one last look at some notable statistics around the LPGA Tour ahead of the last two months of the season.

Top tennis stars clash at the 2025 Ningbo Open & Japan Open. Discover title contenders & dark horses as they battle for glory on outdoor hard courts!

Women's main draw play at the 2025 Ningbo Open 2025 Japan Open will begin Monday, Oct. 13. Ningbo is a WTA 500 level event, while the Japan Open is a WTA 250 event. These outdoor hard-court tournaments both have 32-player draws (28 for Ningbo with byes for the top four seeds) and feature numerous women's tennis stars, with eight top-20 players in the Ningbo Open draw and two playing in the Japan Open. Below are the top title contenders and dark horses for the 2025 Ningbo Open and Japan Open

Elevated scoring might just be what the doctor ordered for Alyssa Thomas. She averaging 13.0 PPG, a bit below her season average and certainly below the semifinal series vs Minnesota (20.3 PPG). Yes, she’s a triple-double threat every single night, but Phoenix must tilt the offense to the paint & start getting her touches inside. She is arguably the most physical and strongest player in the league. Let her operate around the rim.

Despite yet another furious comeback in these playoffs, Phoenix fell just short and now it would take a truly historic turnaround to overcome their 3-0 deficit. If I were to be skeptical I would say the Aces shot the lights out and received a favorable whistle through three quarters and they didn’t in the fourth quarter, which explains their big lead and Phoenix’s comeback. That’s probably not fair to the Aces, who are one win away from their third WNBA title in four seasons. Let’s take a look at how they got there.

On some level, it is too soon for Phoenix to panic. They are going back home for the next two games of this seven-game series, and if they just can just defend their home court, they can even this series. On the other hand, they need to win four of the next five games to give Alyssa Thomas her first WNBA championship. To get there, they will have to play much better than they did in Las Vegas. So, let’s take a look at what they need to do to get there.

RotoWire expert Joe Mayo picks his top risers and fallers for the WNBA Finals, including Jackie Young, who has been instrumental for the Las Vegas Aces in their first two games against the Phoenix Mercury.

The Aces secured a 2-0 series lead Sunday, and the Finals now shift to Phoenix as the Mercury attempt to spark a comeback on their home court.

Discover the top contenders and sleepers at the 2025 Wuhan Open, where Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek headline a star-studded field on China’s hard courts.

Women's main draw play at the 2025 Wuhan Open will begin Monday, Oct. 6. This outdoor hard-court WTA 1000 event serves as one of the final major stops before the WTA Finals and features eight of the top-10 players in the world. Below are the top title contenders and dark horses for the 2025 Wuhan Open.

I can say with confidence that Chelsea Gray is the clutchest player in the league. The difficulty in which she makes some of her biggest, toughest buckets is actually unreal! She's well-known as THE dime dropper with her flashy assists, but her shot-making ability is the most underrated part of her game in my eyes. She's not a high volume scorer by any means, but thrives in crunch time. She knows how to maneuver around the defense and escape traps, creating space to operate freely.

I’m still not over the fact that the Minnesota Lynx aren’t in the Finals, but we have two excellent teams in the Finals, and it should be a great matchup. The Aces have history on their side, as they ended the regular season on a 16-game winning streak, tied for second-longest in WNBA history. Only three other teams have had winning streaks of at least 15 games, and all three of those teams won the WNBA title. Phoenix is trying to get Alyssa Thomas the first WNBA title of her 12-year WNBA career. There is a lot to love about this matchup, so let’s break it down.

For the third week in a row, we had an excellent slate of WNBA games on Sunday. We were a few minutes away from getting two Game 5s, but instead, we got Alyssa Thomas making the WNBA Finals for the first time in her 12-year career. So how did we get here? Let’s take a look back at what we learned from those Game 4s. Then, on Thursday, we can look ahead to our WNBA Finals matchup.

RotoWire expert Joe Mayo breaks down his top risers and fallers for the WNBA Finals, including Jewell Loyd, who is a player to watch despite her bench role.

With a trip to the WNBA Finals on the line in Tuesday's Game 5, the Aces and Fever are still vying for the chance to face the Mercury on the league's biggest stage.

This week, the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty parted ways with head coaches Noelle Quinn and Sandy Brondello following first-round playoff exits. While I understand why both teams would feel like they underachieved, I'm not sure coaching was to blame in either case. Instead, these playoffs in general, and New York and Seattle in particular, have demonstrated the importance of building a team that fits together over assembling the best possible talent.

Gainbridge boasts one of the most raucous environments in basketball and if you're the away team, watch out! The sell-out crowds Friday and Sunday will look to rattle A'ja Wilson & Vegas as Indiana looks to go up 3-1 and advance to the Finals. The ultimate 6th [wo]man!

We have been talking for months now about how the Lynx were head-and-shoulders above the rest of the league...The playoffs have been more of the same, as the Lynx are the only team who have not yet lost a game. Much like we did in the first round, we learned a lot from the semifinal Game 1s on Sunday, so let’s break it on down.

Discover top contenders and dark horses at the 2025 China Open, where Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff vie for victory on Beijing's hard courts.