With USC women’s basketball this past year, Kiki Iriafen took Los Angeles by storm. After transferring in from Stanford, Iriafen shined in her lone season with the Trojans, helping lead the team to a Big Ten title and a second consecutive trip to the Elite Eight.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier chose teams for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, July 19 in Indianapolis.

Each year, Engelbert usually calls WNBA players to tell them they were named an All-Star. That wasn't the case for Citron, who found out she made the cut through a pretty wild sequence of events.

Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers will be one of the headliners for the WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis on Saturday. But the former UConn All-American isn’t the only rookie set to showcase her skills in front of millions of fans in person and at home.

The WNBA has six all-stars from the past three draft classes, so Caitlin Clark isn’t the only reason the talk around the league is all about the kids.

Brittney Sykes scored 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, Sonia Citron added 17 points and the Washington Mystics beat the Seattle Storm 74-69.

From Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon to first-year Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase, from young stars such as Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese to veteran players such as Kelsey Plum and Natasha Cloud, the issue has flared several times on the court during games and prompted questions and comments during postgame news conferences.

The Dallas Wings wrapped up the first half of their 2025 WNBA season with a 90-86 loss to the Las Vegas Aces. Entering the fourth quarter, this looked like a total blowout as the Wings trailed by 20.