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Eight new WNBA coaches now in place. In 2025, 7 women and 6 men will be in charge on the bench

Dec. 24, 2024 11:25 AM EST

The WNBA now has all of its head coaching spots filled after there were eight open positions this offseason. Dallas named Chris Koclanes as its head coach on Monday and then an hour later Washington hired Sydney Johnson as its new head, rounding out the seven hirings. ...

Unrivaled announces its six teams with two spots still open as wild cards

Nov. 20, 2024 11:21 AM EST

Unrivaled finally has its teams set. The league divided the players into six pods of wings, guards and forwards. The six coaches then put the names on a board and drafted teams with the main idea being that the squads would be as equal as possible. The twist was that none of the...

Atlanta Dream hire longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead team

Nov. 13, 2024 11:21 AM EST

The Atlanta Dream managed to do what many other teams have tried over the years. They lured Karl Smesko away from Florida Gulf Coast. Smesko was announced Wednesday as the new head coach of the Dream. He built FGCU into a perennial NCAA Tournament team and went 611-112 — an .845...

Dream fire Tanisha Wright in WNBA's 3rd coach firing since playoffs began

Oct. 02, 2024 17:11 PM EDT

The Atlanta Dream have fired coach Tanisha Wright after three seasons, the franchise announced Wednesday. Wright took over the team in 2022 and helped them reach the playoffs the last two seasons. The Dream lost both years in the opening round of the postseason, including to New York...

Ionescu scores 36 points and Liberty advance to WNBA semifinals with 91-82 win over Dream

Sep. 24, 2024 23:45 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty have been focused on bringing the first championship to the franchise after falling just short last year. They moved one step closer to that goal as Sabrina Ionescu tied a franchise playoff record with 36 points to help the Liberty beat the...