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Kelsey Mitchell has turned the 2026 WNBA season into the most prolific scoring season in league history. The Indiana Fever guard has broken the WNBA single-season scoring record, established a new league record for consecutive 20-point games and surpassed the previous WNBA single-season three-point record. Those achievements add to an already extensive collection of Indiana … Read more
WNBA playoff seeding is relatively simple: the eight teams with the best regular-season records qualify for the postseason, regardless of whether they play in the Eastern or Western Conference. Those eight teams are ranked from No. 1 through No. 8 based primarily on their regular-season records. The seeds determine first-round matchups, which teams receive home-court … Read more
Minnesota Lynx star Olivia Miles missed the team’s September 22 game against the Indiana Fever because of a left calf injury, creating an immediate concern with the WNBA playoffs only days away. The good news for Minnesota is that Miles has not been ruled out for the postseason. The Lynx are currently treating the injury … Read more
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve made one of the more unusual decisions of the closing days of the 2026 WNBA regular season when she effectively shut down most of her starting lineup during a game that could have clinched the No. 1 playoff seed. With the Indiana Fever dominating Minnesota early, Reeve left Napheesa Collier, … Read more
Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles now holds the WNBA record for the most points scored by a rookie in a single season, passing the record Caitlin Clark established with the Indiana Fever in 2024. Miles broke Clark’s mark during Minnesota’s 101-89 victory over the Connecticut Sun on September 20, 2026. She entered the game tied … Read more