Clare Brennan
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All the Pieces Are Coming Together Just in Time for the Battle-Tested Liberty (opens the original)
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Sabrina Ionescu’s nose was scrunched, making room for her upturned lip. She squinted, mean-mugging, as she glided back down the Barclays Center court during a decisive Game 2 in the opening round, her ponytail swinging triumphantly behind her. The Brooklyn crowd hadn’t seen this version of Ionescu yet in the 2026 season: cocky, swaggering, in a flow state. She’d just drained a deep contested three-pointer, stretching the Liberty’s lead over the Lynx to 14 points in the dwindling seconds of the t
WNBA Power Rankings: Playoff-Seeding Race Is Coming Down to the Wire (opens the original)
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The WNBA is back after a two-week hiatus for the FIBA Women’s World Cup, and things are heating up down the stretch. Playoff seeding is still up for grabs, with all eight teams jockeying for positioning. The Valkyries are pushing the Lynx in the race for the No. 1 seed, with Golden State winning their first two games out of the break despite being without star Gabby Williams, who is recovering after leading France to a silver medal in Berlin. Minnesota, meanwhile, is clinging to the top seed, wi
WNBA Power Rankings: Race for Top Seed Continues As Lynx Stumble Into FIBA Break (opens the original)
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We’ve entered the home stretch of the WNBA season, but first the league is on a 17-day break until Sept. 16, with a band of players heading to Germany to compete in the FIBA Women’s World Cup. Those not participating will get some much-needed rest ahead of the final four games of the regular season, with the postseason looming after that. While the eight playoff teams are set, seeding is still up for grabs. However, WNBA fans may not want to see much movement after the break, with the current st
WNBA Power Rankings: The Playoff Picture Is Coming Into Focus (opens the original)
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The league will break for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup next week, and the playoff teams are all but set. The No. 8 spot is the only one up for grabs, with the Wings in the driver’s seat to claim the final postseason slot, and the Fire with considerable ground to cover. The Lynx look poised to clinch the No. 1 seed, with the Valkyries four games back. However, only four games separate the No. 2 seed and the No. 7 seed, with home-court advantage still up for grabs. The Lynx picked up two
WNBA Power Rankings: Will We Get a New Champion This Year? (opens the original)
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A storyline has been percolating throughout this WNBA season: Are the league’s giants faltering, making way for a new champion? The Liberty, and to a lesser extent, the Aces, haven’t had the most consistent regular-season campaigns, provoking questions about their championship mettle. Meanwhile, a handful of challengers have climbed the league standings. The Lynx, who are currently the team to beat, aren’t necessarily new to the winner’s circle, but they haven’t won it all since 2017. The Valkyr
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