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WNBA Playoffs Begin Sunday Under New Format

Players are pressing for revenue sharing with the CBA set to expire Oct. 31.

Oakland Athletics’ Scott Hatteberg is mobbed by teammates at home plate after hitting the game-winning home run in the ninth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 12-11on Sept. 4, 2002. The A’s broke the American League record with their 20th consecutive win.
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Overview

  • The eight-team bracket opens Sept. 14 on ESPN/ABC, featuring Minnesota vs. Golden State, Las Vegas vs. Seattle, Phoenix vs. New York, and Atlanta vs. Indiana, with the Aces entering on a 16-game win streak.
  • The postseason structure shifts to a 1-1-1 best-of-three first round, best-of-five semifinals, and a best-of-seven Finals for the first time.
  • Minnesota clinched the No. 1 seed at 34-10 behind Napheesa Collier’s 50/40/90 season; Game 1 is in Minneapolis on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
  • Golden State reached the playoffs in its inaugural season; Natalie Nakase earned AP Coach of the Year and Veronica Burton was named AP Most Improved Player.
  • Game 2 of Lynx–Valkyries is Wednesday at San Jose’s SAP Center due to a Chase Center conflict, and union leader Nneka Ogwumike says owners resist revenue sharing as talks face the Oct. 31 deadline with an option to extend the current deal.