The Aces remain No. 1 in our updated WNBA power ratings, with the Liberty still close behind and Dallas continuing to validate our preseason optimism. Golden State has made an early move upward, while Portland remains a massive outlier at the bottom and one of the league’s clearest fade candidates.

The Rangers’ slow start has created buy-low value in a mediocre AL West that should become a two-team race with Seattle. If Corey Seager starts hitting and Jacob deGrom stays healthy, Texas has the roster depth, pitching, and lineup pressure to take control of the division.

Spencer Pratt’s mayoral campaign is fading inside Los Angeles, with his odds down to 14% while Nithya Raman has surged into clear favorite territory. The Joe Rogan/MAGA-media strategy may create national noise, but it is falling flat with L.A. voters who have little appetite for another reality TV personality turning politics into a content machine.

Golden State’s efficiency and organization give the Valkyries the edge against a Seattle team still searching for its identity. The Storm have intriguing young pieces, but the growing pains should be real, making Seattle a fade until the offense shows meaningful improvement.

Portland may be headed for one of the roughest expansion seasons in WNBA history, with serious questions about who can consistently score. The silver lining is draft position, especially if JuJu Watkins enters the 2027 WNBA Draft, but for now the Fire’s early roster-building strategy earns an F.

The Phillies’ slow start has created market value, with Philadelphia sitting around even money to make the playoffs and +600 to win the NL East. This is still a deep, talented roster with enough pitching, hitting, and bullpen upside to wake up quickly and remind the market why expectations were high in the first place.

A’ja Wilson stands alone as the greatest WNBA player I have ever seen, combining unmatched on-court dominance with championship leadership and an elite standard off the court. Maya Moore and Candace Parker are all-time greats, but A’ja is in a class by herself.

Right-wing talking heads are losing their cool because the narrative they sold is not matching reality. After 60 days of war, Iran has made no meaningful political concessions, gas prices are jolting upward, and the economy continues to weaken. The condescension and trolling are turning into panic as their timeframes expire and their predictions fail.