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The WNBA has announced that Rhyne Howard has won the Rookie of the Year award for the 2022 season. Rhyne went CRAZY this season @howard_rhyne is your 2022 Kia @WNBA ROY pic.twitter.com/ZP9Dcblhti — WSLAM (@wslam) August 25, 2022 Howard led the Dream (14-22) to a fifth-place finish in the Eastern Conference standings. The former Kentucky…

The Connecticut Sun have advanced to the semifinals after routing out the Dallas Wings, 73-58. Connecticut’s Game 3 win cements their second-round date with the defending champion Chicago Sky. HOW DOES IT FEEL, SUN FANS??? #CTSun pic.twitter.com/3twme5dlRy — Connecticut Sun (@ConnecticutSun) August 25, 2022 DeWanna Bonner led all scorers with 21 points, five rebounds, and…

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced that No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren would miss his rookie season after he suffered a lisfranc injury while playing at the CrawOver Pro-Am last weekend. Oklahoma City Thunder 7-footer Chet Holmgren will miss the 2022-2023 season with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot. Holmgren, the No. 2 pick…

The Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers reportedly agreed to a trade that’ll send Patrick Beverley to LA while Talen Horton-Tucker and Stanley Johnson will play for Utah. The Jazz are trading Patrick Beverley to the Lakers for Talen Horton-Tucker, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 25, 2022 The trade is expected…

The future of the New York Liberty is bright after making their second straight playoff berth and earning their first playoff win since 2017. Led by Coach Sandy Brondello on the sidelines and All-Star talents like Sabrina Ionescu and Betnijah Laney, the Liberty could turn from a playoff threat to a title contender as the…

The Chicago Sky announced that they had extended Coach James Wade through 2025. Wade signed a contract extension through 2025 back in 2021. I reached out to the team about this and this was their response more TK for @TheNextHoops tomorrow (I’m flying back to CHI shortly) https://t.co/mx41FlnSzQ pic.twitter.com/1gFXiu7WPF — James Kay (@James_M_Kay) August 24,…

The Chicago Sky have advanced to the second-round after dispatching the New York Liberty in Tuesday’s Game 3, 90-72. The defending champs won two straight games to close out the series after the Liberty after New York shocked the Sky in Game 1 with a 13-0 run to steal the opening game. The Sky came…

Chet Holmgren had reportedly suffered a foot injury that could derail his rookie season before it began, per NBA insider Shams Charania. Exams show Chet Holmgren has potential torn ligaments in his foot, sources said. A timetable is being determined based on further evaluations. https://t.co/vig5zWOSzz — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 24, 2022 According to Charania,…

Here comes a chorus of applause from the crowd at Quai 54 in Paris. These passionate people call France home and they call Slovenia home and they call America home and they call other countries unknown home. They’re loud enough, animated enough and forceful enough for the makeshift court that Jordan Brand has constructed just…

The Chicago Sky is one step closer to becoming the first WNBA team to repeat since the Sparks did it in 2001-02 after closing out their first-round series with a Game 3, 90-72 win over the New York Liberty. The defending champs were led by the combined 44-point effort from Kahleah Copper, Courtney Vandersloot, and…