WNBA, All-Star Game and Satou Sabally
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Napheesa Collier, Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams will be representing the Lynx on the court in Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game. Coach Cheryl Reeve will be leading Team Collier. But the Lynx
The Phoenix Mercury are just coming off a loss to the Minnesota Lynx, with the final score being 66-79. Even with this loss, the Mercury remain second in the ra
Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve was pleased with her team's effort in beating the Phoenix Mercury at home.
This story is part of a series from SB Nation profiling the 2025 WNBA All-Star teams. Today, let’s get to know Satou Sabally. There are good players that everyone knows are good when they are drafted,
The Phoenix Mercury traveled to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Lynx on July 16, 2025, ahead of the WNBA All-Star break.
The major free agent who could change the balance of power among the top three teams is Emma Meesseman, the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP who last played in the league in 2022, when she was an All-Star for the Chicago Sky.
“Can’t wait!” the official WNBA account quickly commented.
Even though Diana Taurasi has retired, the WNBA's biggest trash talker remains in Phoenix. Taurasi held down the honor for the past two years, but now it's Mercury star Alyssa Thomas' turn. Thomas now holds the baton as the league's No. 1 trash talker, according to her peers in an anonymous poll from The Athletic.
The Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury have all put themselves in position to win a WNBA championship this October because of their first-half performances. But present success doesn’t necessarily mean each will remain a contender over the next five seasons.
The WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement is set to expire Oct. 31. If the league and players don’t reach a new deal by then, a work stoppage could begin.
During his monologue, Gillis was pointing out some of the stars in attendance at the event. When he introduced WNBA legend Diana Taurasi, he mispronounced her first name as "Deanna." That prompted Taurasi to shake her head and make a disapproving expression, which was caught on camera.