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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Cat Ariail

    Angel Reese elevated into the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year in her first season with the Atlanta Dream (opens the original)

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    In her first season with the Dream, Angel Reese earned the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year award. What’s Angel Reese’s greatest achievement? Is it her latest one, winning 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year? Is it both making and then thriving with the gold medal-winning USA Basketball Women’s World Cup team? Is it breaking WNBA records, headlined by breaking the league’s single-season rebounds and double-double records, as well as becoming the first WNBA player with a 500-rebound season? I

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Cat Ariail

    WNBA playoff discussion: Are the Las Vegas Aces poised to make a championship statement in Game 3 against the Indiana Fever? (opens the original)

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    In what promises to be an intense Game 3, look for the Aces to come out on top against the Fever. The WNBA’s best-of-three first-round playoff format has a way of defusing or igniting drama. For instance, a perfunctory two-game sweep can make the whole series seem rather pointless. In contrast, the three-game character can encourage upsets that could upend the favored franchise. Or, despite the brevity, a three-game series can provide a bit of everything. The first-round showdown between the No.

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Cat Ariail

    How Jordin Canada captained the Atlanta Dream into the WNBA semifinals for the first time since 2018 (opens the original)

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    A two-time WNBA champion, Jordin Canada showed off that experience to ensure the Dream won Game 2. On Wednesday night in Washington, DC, the Atlanta Dream defeated the Washington Mystics in Game 2 of their first-round WNBA playoff series, with the 93-75 win giving the Dream the series sweep. It’s Atlanta’s first playoff series win since 2018. And the Game 2 victory that propelled them out of the first round and into the semifinals was secured by a player who ended the 2018 playoffs where the Dre

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Cat Ariail

    Only Arike Ogunbowale could have done THAT to deliver the Dallas Wings a Game 2 win over the Golden State Valkyries (opens the original)

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    Behind 45 points from Arike Ogunbowale, the Wings evened the first-round series against the Valkyries at 1-1. Ogunbowale scored a WNBA playoff-record 45 points to lead the Wings to the 108-100 overtime victory over the Golden State Valkyries, forcing a decisive Game 3 between the No. 7-seed Wings and No. 2-seed Valkyries on Friday night in San Francisco. Only Arike, famous for, arguably, two of the most incredible shots in women’s college basketball history, can become immune to the top-ranked G

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Cat Ariail

    The time is now for the Dallas Wings’ Jessica Shepard to prove why she is the 2026 WNBA Most Improved Player (opens the original)

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    The Wings’ Jessica Shepard is the 2026 Most Improved Player. Now, can she prove her improvement on the playoff stage? Does the 2026 WNBA Most Improved Player need to improve even more? If the Dallas Wings are to extend their stay in the 2026 WNBA Playoffs beyond Wednesday, Sept. 30, yes. However, let’s first celebrate the achievement of Jessica Shepard, who earned 29 of 74 votes to take home the 2026 Most Improved Player hardware. She edged out the Washington Mystics’ Shakira Austin, who finishe

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