NEW YORK (AP) — On a night that WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the Finals would go to a best-of-seven format next season, this year’s championship opener was one of the wildest games in playoff history. The Minnesota Lynx used
Napheesa Collier connected on a turnaround, mid-range fadeaway with 8.8 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Minnesota Lynx to a 95-93 win over the host New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday. New York’s Breanna
The Los Angeles Sparks, one of four teams in the 2025 WNBA draft lottery, have the best odds to win the top pick on Nov. 17. The league announced details on Thursday for the 24th annual lottery, which will be
The WNBA Finals will expand to a best-of-seven series for the first time in 2025, the league announced Thursday ahead of Game 1 of the 2024 championship series between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx. The league has
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will expand its Finals next year to a best-of-seven format, the league announced Thursday. The league currently has a best-of-five semifinals and finals in its playoffs with a best-of-three first round. “This will give
The WNBA reported that the 2024 playoffs have generated the highest ratings in a quarter-century as the WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx is set to tip off Thursday night. According to Nielsen ratings, the
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx are looking to make history when the WNBA Finals tip off Thursday night. The Liberty are looking for the franchise’s first championship while the Lynx are vying for
The Golden State Valkyries hired Natalie Nakase as their first head coach, the expansion team announced Thursday. The Valkyries will begin play in the WNBA with the 2025 season. Nakase, 44, has more than 16 years of coaching experience, including
The top two seeds entering this year’s WNBA playoffs are still standing. Now, they’ll go head-to-head for the league title. Game 1 of the best-of-five WNBA Finals tips off Thursday, when the top-seeded New York Liberty host the second-seeded Minnesota