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Dallas Wings Guard Azzi Fudd Named To 2026 WNBA All-Rookie Team
ARLINGTON, Texas — The WNBA named Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd to its 2026 All-Rookie Team on Wednesday. The Associated Press put her on its All-Rookie Team in September. Fudd went first overall in April’s WNBA Draft and played 30 regular-season games…
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‘They Just Went The Extra Inch’: Dallas Wings Fall To Golden State Valkyries 77-73 In Game 3 As Arike Ogunbowale Scores 30
SAN FRANCISCO — The Dallas Wings’ season ended Friday night at Chase Center. The Golden State Valkyries came back from 16 points down in the third quarter and scored 10 of the final 11 points to win Game 3 of their first-round…
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‘Winning Is More Important’: Arike Ogunbowale’s Playoff-Record 45 Points Push Dallas Wings Past Golden State Valkyries 108-100 In OT, Force Game 3
ARLINGTON, Texas — Arike Ogunbowale scored 45 points Wednesday night to set a WNBA playoff record. The Dallas Wings beat the Golden State Valkyries 108-100 in overtime at College Park Center to force a Game 3 in their first-round series. The previous…
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‘Really Unacceptable’: Dallas Wings Fall To Golden State Valkyries 104-80 In Game 1 As Paige Bueckers Scores 21
SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Valkyries outscored the Dallas Wings 37-11 in the second quarter Sunday night and went on to win 104-80 in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round series at Chase Center. Golden State’s 37 points set a WNBA…
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‘The Goal Is To Win Championships’: Jessica Shepard Sets Standard For Playoff Run Before Wings-Valkyries Game 1
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jessica Shepard said Friday that the Dallas Wings reaching the postseason was the plan when she signed with the team in the spring. Two days later, Dallas opens its best-of-three first-round series against the Golden State Valkyries with an…
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‘This Is What You Live For’: Paige Bueckers Leans On Championship Experience Before WNBA Playoff Debut
SAN FRANCISCO — Paige Bueckers told ESPN on Saturday that she will lean on what she learned winning at UConn and with Team USA when she plays her first WNBA playoff game Sunday night. The Dallas Wings open a best-of-three first-round series…
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Dallas Wings To Face Golden State Valkyries In First Round Of 2026 WNBA Playoffs, Series Opens Sunday At Chase Center
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Wings will face the Golden State Valkyries in the first round of the 2026 WNBA Playoffs, with Game 1 of the best-of-three series set for Sunday at Chase Center in San Francisco. Golden State locked in the…
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Dallas Wings Finish 27-17, Set WNBA Record For Single-Season Turnaround With 17-Win Jump
SEATTLE — The Dallas Wings finished the regular season 27-17 with a 103-91 win at the Seattle Storm on Wednesday night. That is 17 more wins than Dallas had in 2025, and the team said it is the largest single-season turnaround in…
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‘More Than Deserving’: Paige Bueckers Scores 26 As Dallas Wings Beat Phoenix Mercury 87-82 For Franchise-Record 26th Win
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Wings won their 26th game of the season Saturday afternoon, breaking the franchise record they had tied two days earlier. Paige Bueckers scored 26 points, 20 of them in the first half, and Dallas held off the…
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‘Very Odd Way To Get There’: Jessica Shepard’s Triple-Double Helps Dallas Wings Win 97-77 Over Los Angeles Sparks
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jessica Shepard did not score in the first half Thursday night and finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists for her fifth triple-double of the season, the most in the WNBA. The Dallas Wings beat the Los…
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Dallas Wings Bring Haley Jones Back On Standard Contract After Sug Sutton Injury
ARLINGTON, Texas — Haley Jones is back on a standard contract with the Dallas Wings. The team announced Thursday that it converted her Developmental Player agreement into a Standard Player Contract. Dallas had an open roster spot after waiving guard Sug Sutton…
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Dallas Wings Lose Sug Sutton For Season, Open Roster Spot Before Sparks Game
ARLINGTON, Texas — Sug Sutton injured her right hand in practice earlier this week, and the Dallas Wings announced Wednesday that the injury will end her season. Dallas waived the guard the same day. The team said it will continue to lead…
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‘The Best Cheerleader I Can’: Azzi Fudd Opens Up After Season-Ending Knee Surgery
ARLINGTON, Texas — Azzi Fudd met with reporters Tuesday, about three weeks after arthroscopic surgery on her right knee ended her rookie season with the Dallas Wings. The first overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft had the procedure in Connecticut, where…
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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert To Retire At End Of 2026 Season
NEW YORK — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert informed the league Friday that she will retire at the end of this year, ending a run of more than seven years as the first person to hold the title. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced…
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‘New Vision’: Russell Westbrook Joins Project B As Co-Founder After NBA Retirement
DALLAS — Project B said Wednesday that Russell Westbrook has joined the startup basketball league as a co-founder and chief strategy officer. The announcement came in a release distributed through Business Wire. Westbrook also owns a stake in Project B and now…
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‘She Chose To Stay’: José Fernández Praises Arike Ogunbowale’s Sacrifice, Buy-In After Dallas Wings Clinch Playoffs
ARLINGTON, Texas — Wings coach José Fernández said Arike Ogunbowale took less money than the Dallas Wings were permitted to pay her so the front office could assemble this year's roster, speaking after Dallas clinched a playoff berth with a 96-78 win…
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‘Put Action Behind Our Words’: Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings Clinch Playoff Berth In 96-78 Win Over Portland Fire
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Wings beat the Portland Fire 96-78 on Tuesday night in front of a sold-out College Park Center, clinching a WNBA playoff berth and taking a rubber match that gave Dallas the season series 2-1. It was the…
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Dallas Wings Clinch First Playoff Berth Since 2023 With Franchise-Record 23rd Win
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Wings clinched a WNBA playoff berth Tuesday night, beating the Portland Fire 96-78 at College Park Center to lock up a top-eight finish in the 2026 standings. Dallas is headed to the postseason for the first time…
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Dallas Wings Sign Kitija Laksa After Receiving Injury Exception For Azzi Fudd
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Wings signed guard Kitija Laksa to a rest-of-season contract on Tuesday, the team announced. The WNBA granted Dallas a Season-Ending Injury Exception to make the signing after Azzi Fudd was ruled out for the rest of the…
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Paige Bueckers Reflects On UConn Dynasty Documentary After Apple TV Premiere
ARLINGTON, Texas — Paige Bueckers said her UConn team approved “The Dynasty: UConn Huskies” before it was made. She has since watched it. Apple TV premiered the three-part docuseries globally on Friday. Three days later, Bueckers scored 32 points in a 92-70…
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