Veteran guard Aari McDonald signed an emergency hardship exception contract with the Indiana Fever on June 2, thus making her a member of the roster while the team is waiting for three guards to get healthy. When speaking when the media after her team's Monday practice, Fever head coach Stephanie White said of McDonald, "I've always been impressed with her ability to defend, her activity on the defensive end of the ... Read more
Not One Star, but Two—Hamby and Plum Just Proved the Sparks’ Power Is Built on Balance.BT
Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 12:53 PM Kelsey Plum and Dearica Hamby have been named the Sparks Co-Performers of the Week for the period ending Aug. 17. Key Weekly Averages: Hamby – 22.3 PPG | 7.3 RPG | 4.7 APG | 2.0 SPG | 60.0 FG% | 50.0 3PT% Plum – 26.3 PPG | 5.3 APG | 1.7 SPG| 60.0 FG% | 46.7 3PT% On Tuesday against the Liberty, Plum posted 26 points (8-for-13 FG, 2-for-5 ... Read more
Meet Annika Soltau, the German Defender New York Believes Could Be Their Next Big Steal.BT
The New York Liberty have signed Annika Soltau, a 6’4” German shot blocker who went undrafted in last week’s WNBA Draft, to a rookie scale contract. The signing was announced on the WNBA transaction page: The 20-year-old, who plays for Baden Basket 54 in the Swiss league, is known primarily for her defense, particularly her shot-blocking prowess, but she averaged 21.1 points and 9.5 rebounds for Baden. She will ... Read more
New York’s Superteam Found Its Missing Edge—and It Has Nothing to Do with Scoring.BT
NEW YORK — When Jonquel Jones delivers one of her signature blocked shots, the New York Liberty star forward often likes to add a celebration that basketball fans know well. Yes, you’ve seen that no-you-don’t finger wag before. And yes, Jones is glad to acknowledge her inspiration for it: Dikembe Mutombo, the longtime fan favorite of the 76ers and basketball worldwide. “Most definitely,” she said before Tuesday’s Game 2 ... Read more
Gasps filled the studio as Stephen Colbert exposed something about Senator John Kennedy that no one saw coming.QT
It was supposed to be a friendly late-night segment. The lights were warm, the audience laughed, and Senator John Kennedy walked onto The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with his usual mix of southern charm and political swagger. But what unfolded over the next fifteen minutes left viewers speechless, producers scrambling, and social media in total meltdown. A TENSE EXCHANGE BEGINS At first, it looked like ... Read more