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WNBABIG MIKE’S DESK

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Every piece the desk has published on the WNBA: what moved, what it means for the number, and the read.

WNBA · BIG MIKE’S DESK

Valkyries' Title Run and Record Ratings Mark a New Era for the WNBA

Breaking · 7:35 AM ET · Nov 4

A second-year franchise now owns a championship, and the broadcast numbers from the Finals suggest the league just found an audience it hasn't had in decades.

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WNBA Betting News Today: Liberty's Coaching Mess Spills Into the 2027 Futures Board

Morning Read · 6:05 AM ET · Nov 4

New York needs a coach for the second offseason in a row after dumping Chris DeMarco off a semifinal exit, and the early title odds already feel the uncertainty.

WNBA · BIG MIKE’S DESK

Chris DeMarco Out as Liberty Coach, New York Hunts for Third Bench Boss in Three Years

Breaking · 7:35 PM ET · Nov 3

A franchise two years removed from a championship now needs its second new coach in as many offseasons, and nobody's saying why DeMarco is gone.

WNBA · BIG MIKE’S DESK

What I'm Eyeing: WNBA Odds Today Start Moving on the Coaching Carousel

What I'm Eyeing · 4:00 PM ET · Nov 3

The early 2027 championship board already has the Aces and Lynx up top, but the number I actually want to watch is the Liberty's, and it won't settle until New York hires.

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Chloe Donnell Ties NCAA Record With 14 Threes, Drops 46 for Northwestern State

Breaking · 1:35 PM ET · Nov 3

Her previous career high was four made threes. She hit 14 in one night and still had enough left to score 46.

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Florida State Seminoles Injury News: Duce Robinson Out for the Season With Torn ACL

Breaking · 1:35 PM ET · Nov 3

FSU's leading receiver tore his ACL against Clemson, and now an interim coach walks into Boston College with no go-to target and a three-game skid behind him.

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WNBA Betting News Today: Valkyries Aren't Everyone's Favorite to Repeat

Morning Read · 6:05 AM ET · Nov 3

One sportsbook has Golden State defending its title as the favorite, two others don't, and that gap says more about the offseason than any single roster move.

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UConn Opens With a Statement, Routs Cornell 100-35

Breaking · 1:35 AM ET · Nov 3

A 65-point margin against an Ivy League opponent says more about where UConn is building toward than anything about Cornell.

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No. 1 South Carolina Outlasts Maryland Rally To Open Season In Paris

Breaking · 7:35 PM ET · Nov 2

Joyce Edwards dropped 23 as the top-ranked Gamecocks needed every bit of a 101-93 win over No. 20 Maryland in a season opener that turned into a track meet overseas.

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WNBA Betting News Today: Title Futures Split Three Ways and Nothing's Tipped Off Yet

What I'm Eyeing · 4:00 PM ET · Nov 2

Three different sportsbooks have three different favorites for next year's title, and the defending champs aren't the only name moving the conversation.

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Golden State Valkyries Odds Today: What I'm Eyeing the Morning After a Title

What I'm Eyeing · 4:00 PM ET · Nov 1

No futures are posted yet on a repeat, but the fastest expansion title in league history already has my notebook open, and the Dream's reload is just as live.

Morning Read · 6:05 AM ET · Nov 1

Golden State Valkyries Betting News: Gabby Williams Caps a Two-Year Build With a Title

Williams closed Game 7 with 30 points and the Finals MVP, Veronica Burton logged a 10-10 double-double, and an expansion team got it done in year two flat.

What I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 31

Game 7 Awaits: Golden State Valkyries Odds Today As Dream Chase History

Allisha Gray shot 26.1 points above her expected field goal rate to force this winner-take-all, and that kind of heat rarely shows up twice.

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WNBA Morning Read: Dream Force Game 7, Reese Owns the Finals Glass

Morning Read · 7:05 AM ET · Oct 31

Atlanta's 80-69 win in Game 6 sends the Finals to a winner-take-all Saturday in the Bay, and Angel Reese already broke a nine-year-old rebounding record before the deciding game even tips.

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WNBA Finals Game 7: The Series Nobody Saw Coming Is Exactly Why We Watch

Big Mike's Take · 6:00 PM ET · Oct 30

Angel Reese already owns the Finals rebounding record. Allisha Gray just forced a winner-take-all with 23 points. Nobody had this series in May.

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What I'm Eyeing: Atlanta Dream Odds Ahead of a Winner-Take-All Game 7

What I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 30

Angel Reese already owns the WNBA Finals rebounding record outright. Now the number for Saturday's Game 7 has to catch up to what Game 6 actually showed.

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Atlanta Dream Odds Movement Flips the Dog Ahead of WNBA Finals Game 7

Breaking · 2:35 AM ET · Oct 30

Atlanta opened a moneyline favorite and closed the week on the plus side, while Golden State never budged off its number, a split that says plenty about where the money actually sits.

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WNBA Best Bets Today: Why I'm Circling Game 7 Before Anything Clears

What I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 29

Angel Reese just set a Finals rebounding record and nobody's cashed a dime on it yet. Here's what has to happen before Saturday turns into a real number.

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Angel Reese Chases History as Dream Roll Early in WNBA Finals Game 6

Breaking · 2:35 PM ET · Oct 29

Atlanta led Golden State 46-26 at the half, and Reese was sitting at a 10-11-5 line on her way to a Finals-record run of double-doubles.

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WNBA Betting News Today: Valkyries Can Clinch Title Against Dream

Morning Read · 7:05 AM ET · Oct 29

A noon tip nobody asked for, a sellout crowd that showed up anyway, and a Dream team chasing the version of itself that got here. Game 6, win or go home for Atlanta.

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WNBA Best Bets Today: What I'm Eyeing Before Game 6 Between the Valkyries and the Dream

What I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 28

A noon tipoff, a sold-out building in Atlanta, and a team trying to remember how to have fun under elimination pressure. Here's what I'm watching before any number is worth touching.

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Atlanta Dream Odds Movement: Market Shrugs Off Game 6 Venue Complaint

Breaking · 2:35 AM ET · Oct 28

Atlanta's spread moved from -3.5 to -4.5 and Golden State drifted to +156 even as the Dream publicly griped about their own Game 6 time slot.

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WNBA Finals Odds Today: What I'm Eyeing Before Game 6

What I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 27

The Valkyries flipped from a plus-225 underdog to a minus-260 favorite in two games, and Thursday in Atlanta is where that swing gets tested for real.

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Golden State Valkyries Betting News: One Win From a Championship After Game 5 Rout

Morning Read · 7:05 AM ET · Oct 27

Kiah Stokes tied a WNBA postseason record for consecutive games with three-plus blocks, and the league moved an NBA game off the clock just to get her a title shot Thursday.

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Smesko Rips Officiating After Dream Fall Behind 3-2 in WNBA Finals

Breaking · 2:35 AM ET · Oct 27

Karl Smesko called out missed contact on Angel Reese in a Game 5 loss, and now Atlanta has one shot left, on short rest, to save a season.

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