RARE PHOTOS: 3 | Vintage Vibes

Expert Picks, Bold Predictions for 2025 WNBA Finals

It’s already been a drama-packed postseason. What will the Finals have in store? Our writers and editors make their predictions.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 3, 2025

Biggest X-Factors for Mercury, Aces in 2025 WNBA Finals

The Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury will meet in this year's WNBA Finals. While each team's stars will bring most of the noise, both sides have additional x-factors who could help swing the series.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 3, 2025

WNBA finals 2025 predictions: Las Vegas or Phoenix? Our writers make their picks

Our writers give their verdicts for the WNBA finals as the Las Vegas Aces aim for their third title against a Phoenix Mercury team hunting their fourth

The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2025

NBA Refs Defend WNBA Officials' Controversial No-Call Late in Lynx' Loss to Mercury

Was this a foul?

Sports Illustrated · Sep 27, 2025

Cheryl Reeve Berates WNBA Officiating After Ejection: ‘F---ing Malpractice’

The Minnesota coach protested a non-call play that saw star forward Napheesa Collier injured and helped to the locker room.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 27, 2025

Cheryl Reeve Ejected After Running Out on the Court to Get in Official's Face

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve was incredibly heated at the officials late in their WNBA semifinals game against the Phoenix Mercury.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 27, 2025

Mercury Make Lynx Pay for Uncharacteristic Mistakes

Phoenix clawed back from a 20-point deficit to win Game 2 in overtime, pouncing on an uncharacteristically disjointed second half from Minnesota.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 24, 2025

Lynx Share the Wealth in Game 1 Comeback vs. Mercury

Despite a sluggish first half, Minnesota never panicked and pulled out a 82–69 win over Phoenix on Sunday.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 22, 2025

Alyssa Thomas’s Historic Triple-Double Fuels Mercury to WNBA Semifinals

Alyssa Thomas and the Phoenix Mercury are on to the Minnesota Lynx.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 20, 2025

A’ja Wilson or Napheesa Collier: Who Will Be the 2025 WNBA MVP?

Sports Illustrated’s voters talk through their MVP decisions and hand out a couple of new awards, including Biggest Dawg.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 19, 2025