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‘Taking Ownership Of Who I Want To Be’: How Dallas Wings Star Paige Bueckers Prepared For Dominant Second Season
INDIANAPOLIS — Paige Bueckers is no longer the Dallas Wings' future. She is the Wings' present, the on-court extension of head coach Jose Fernandez's offensive system, and the player around whom general manager Curt Miller has rebuilt the rest of the roster.…
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How To Watch Dallas Wings vs. Indiana Fever: Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark Headline 2026 WNBA Season Opener
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Wings open the 2026 regular season Saturday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, taking on the Indiana Fever in a marquee matchup that pairs the last four No. 1 overall picks on the same floor as the WNBA tips off…
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WNBA MVP Odds: Dallas Wings Star Paige Bueckers Becomes Massive Liability For Sportsbooks
INDIANAPOLIS — As the 2026 WNBA regular season tips off this weekend, sportsbooks are bracing for one of their largest preseason liabilities, and Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers is at the center of it. Bueckers enters Year 2 with the fifth-shortest WNBA…
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Wings vs. Fever WNBA Regular-Season Opener: Odds, Predictions, Caitlin Clark, And All You Need To Know
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark walks back onto a professional basketball court on Saturday — ten months of rehabilitation, frustration, and barely contained hunger compressed into a single warm-up at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis — and the entire sporting world will be watching.…
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Alanna Smith, Aziaha James ‘Progressing Well’ Ahead Of Dallas Wings Season Opener vs. Indiana Fever
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Wings head coach Jose Fernandez offered an encouraging update on the statuses of Alanna Smith and Aziaha James following Thursday's practice, with both players continuing to work back from injuries two days before Saturday's regular-season opener at the…
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‘The Sky’s The Limit’: Arike Ogunbowale Details Re-Signing With Dallas Wings, Eyes Championship
ARLINGTON, Texas — Arike Ogunbowale could have left the Dallas Wings this offseason. She did not seriously entertain it. The eighth-year guard was eligible for the super max under the WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement but re-signed with Dallas for less in part to help the…
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Arike Ogunbowale Plans To Play Dallas Wings’ Opener Against Indiana Fever After Ankle Injury
ARLINGTON, Texas — Arike Ogunbowale plans to play in the Dallas Wings' regular-season opener Saturday at the Indiana Fever after returning to practice Tuesday from a right ankle injury. Ogunbowale missed Dallas's May 3 preseason finale against the Las Vegas Aces at…
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Dallas Wings WATCH: Arike Ogunbowale, Awak Kuier Speak After Tuesday’s Practice
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Wings practiced Tuesday with Awak Kuier and Arike Ogunbowale both available for the first time, marking head coach Jose Fernandez's first chance to run 5-on-5 work with the projected core group on the floor together. Both players spoke…
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Dallas Wings’ Alanna Smith Exits Preseason Finale With Face Injury After A’ja Wilson Elbow
AUSTIN — Dallas Wings starting center Alanna Smith exited Sunday's 101-84 preseason win over the Las Vegas Aces with a face injury and did not return after taking an inadvertent elbow from four-time MVP A'ja Wilson that left her mouth bleeding. The…
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Jose Fernandez Details Dallas Wings’ Keys vs. Las Vegas Aces In Preseason Finale
AUSTIN — The Dallas Wings opened their preseason with a 95-80 win over the Indiana Fever on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Head coach Jose Fernandez spent his postgame remarks identifying the issues he and his roster need to clean up before Sunday's…
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‘Awak Will Be Back In Texas’: Awak Kuier Rejoining Dallas Wings As Roster Nears Whole
AUSTIN — Awak Kuier is set to join the Dallas Wings after Sunday's preseason finale against the Las Vegas Aces at the Moody Center, head coach Jose Fernandez confirmed at Sunday morning's shootaround. The 6-foot-6 forward/center finished her season abroad with Galatasaray, where…
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‘They Did A Great Job Assembling This Team’: Jessica Shepard Details Joining Dallas Wings, Ready To Play vs. Las Vegas Aces
AUSTIN — Jessica Shepard is set to make her Dallas Wings debut Sunday against the Las Vegas Aces at the Moody Center after returning to the United States from a championship-winning season in Italy with Beretta Famila Schio. Head coach Jose Fernandez…
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‘It’s A Process’: JJ Quinerly Cleared For First Dallas Wings Game Since Knee Surgery
AUSTIN — JJ Quinerly is off the Dallas Wings' injury report for Sunday's preseason finale against the Las Vegas Aces at the Moody Center, clearing her for game action for the first time since suffering a left knee injury on Aug. 20,…
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Stephanie White: Dallas Wings Have ‘A Lot To Be Excited About’ After Pairing Azzi Fudd, Paige Bueckers
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White had no trouble naming what makes the Dallas Wings interesting heading into Thursday's preseason matchup at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The pairing of No. 1 overall picks Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers, selected by Dallas in…
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Azzi Fudd’s WNBA Preseason Debut: How To Watch Dallas Wings vs. Indiana Fever, TV Channel, Tip-Off Time
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Wings open their 2026 preseason slate Thursday night with a road trip to Indianapolis, taking on the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the first of two preseason tune-ups before the May 9 regular-season tip-off. The night carries…
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Azzi Fudd’s WNBA Preseason Debut: How To Watch Dallas Wings vs. Indiana Fever, TV Channel, Tip-Off Time
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Wings open their 2026 preseason slate Thursday night with a road trip to Indianapolis, taking on the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the first of two preseason tune-ups before the May 9 regular-season tip-off. The night carries…
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‘The Goal Is To Win’: Alanna Smith, Jose Fernandez Preview Dallas Wings’ Preseason Opener At Indiana Fever
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Wings held their gameday shootaround Thursday morning at Gainbridge Fieldhouse with their preseason opener against the Indiana Fever just hours away, and the message from both head coach Jose Fernandez and free agent addition Alanna Smith centered on…
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Curt Miller Gives New Update On Late Arrivals To Dallas Wings Training Camp
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Wings general manager Curt Miller spent a portion of his 2026 Media Day availability working through the team's late camp arrivals, providing updates on the players still working through their offseason commitments and travel logistics as the team…
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‘Let’s See Who Gets That Ring For Dallas First’: Paige Bueckers’ Message To Cooper Flagg After Rookie Of The Year Award
DALLAS — Paige Bueckers had a Gatorade voicemail ready for Cooper Flagg the moment the NBA named him the 2025-26 Rookie of the Year on Monday. The Dallas Wings star, who claimed the WNBA equivalent of the award last September, used the…
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Dallas Wings 2026 Media Day: Full Recordings Of Every Interview
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Wings open the 2026 season with media day on Monday, April 27, kicking off the year with availabilities from general manager Curt Miller, head coach Jose Fernandez, alongside players Azzi Fudd, Maddy Siegrist, Odyssey Sims, Aziaha James,…
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