The Los Angeles Sparks endured a difficult 2025 season, marked by a shaky start that saw them drop 14 of their first 20 games. This early slump ultimately cost them a playoff berth, as the franchise missed the postseason for the fifth consecutive year. While the season didn't end how Sparks fans had hoped, there's growing optimism surrounding the team's future, largely thanks to the rise of Cameron ... Read more
Sparks fans brace themselves as a fresh Rickea Jackson injury update surfaces before the Storm game.BT
The Los Angeles Sparks can't afford any stumbles, and their playoff hopes face another test Monday night when they visit the Seattle Storm. Los Angeles (18-20) sits two games behind the Indiana Fever for the eighth and final playoff spot with six contests remaining. The Sparks are also 2.5 games back of both the Golden State Valkyries and the Storm (22-19). Seattle may be without rookie forward Rickea Jackson, who is ... Read more
Liberty shaken as Breanna Stewart’s knee injury leaves her status for Game 2 in doubt.BT
New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart is questionable for Game 2 of the team’s first-round series against the Phoenix Mercury after injuring her left knee in overtime of New York’s 76-69 win on Sunday. Stewart didn’t practice Tuesday after she had an MRI on Monday that came back “relatively clean,” according to coach Sandy Brondello. Game 2 of the series is Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET in Brooklyn. “It’s going to be a ... Read more
Right now the Liberty hold a title no other New York franchise can claim — the city’s best.BT
By Abe Beame On October 24th of last year, I kept my daughter home from school. We had plans in the West Village—ramen, tea service, and the Alvin Ailey exhibit at the Whitney. But first, we headed to the Canyon of Heroes in the financial district, the place New York City gathers to publicly fete its champions. I’d been a number of times in my life to celebrate the Yankees’ rings in the ’90s and again in ... Read more
The real reason no team wants to face the Las Vegas Aces when the WNBA playoffs arrive.BT
Editor's note: The Las Vegas Aces have qualified for the playoffs and this column has been updated from it's original post date of Aug. 27. CHICAGO — The Las Vegas Aces are back to their old selves. And that ought to scare the hell out of the rest of the WNBA. After falling two games below .500 on July 10 and being in danger of missing the playoffs, the Aces take an 16-game win streak into the first round of ... Read more