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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Friday, September 4, 2026, that she will step down at year-end after seven years leading the league. Her tenure saw two major labor nego
The Chicago Sky have ended Skylar Diggins' season due to a right knee injury after she appeared in just 19 games in her first year with the franchise. Diggins, signed as a marquee
Forbes WNBA contributor Roberta F. Rodrigues announced a temporary break from women's basketball coverage on August 27, citing harassment and a hostile environment. She previously
Caitlin Clark is on the injury report as probable for Indiana's Friday game against Connecticut while managing a persistent back problem. The Fever face a weeks-long break after th
Las Vegas Aces forward NaLyssa Smith will miss the remainder of the regular season after suffering a non-contact leg injury in the third quarter of Sunday's 88-78 win over Toronto
Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever game on NBC and Peacock drew 3.31 million viewers, highest regular-season audience for the league since opening weekend 1997. Incident involving fan Enes
Play was stopped during Chicago Sky versus Golden State Valkyries on Friday and Atlanta Dream versus Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday when objects were thrown from the stands. A male
Marc Stad acquired controlling ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx in a transaction valuing both franchises at $4.5 billion, making it the fourth-largest NBA
Los Angeles Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike announced her retirement from the WNBA effective at the end of the 2026 season. An 11-time All-Star, one-time MVP, and decade-long union pres
An overtime game between the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream on ESPN drew 2.6 million average viewers and peaked at 4 million, the most-watched WNBA game on cable in history. Caitl
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham's statements opposing transgender women in sports have triggered national political attention and exposed ambiguity in the WNBA's eligibility
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said Wednesday she wants to move past the national controversy stemming from her July comments on transgender athletes in women's sports. Cunn
Olivia Miles scored 28 points in the Minnesota Lynx's 108-100 victory over the Indiana Fever but drew her third technical foul of the season, triggering a WNBA fine. The disciplina
Oregon State women's basketball players, backed by the United College Athletes Association, filed a union petition with the Oregon Employment Relations Board on Friday, marking the
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Saturday at the All-Star Game in Chicago that the league will launch a centralized replay center in 2027 using the NBA's Secaucus, New J
Jonquel Jones became the first WNBA player to simultaneously hold All-Star MVP, regular-season MVP, Finals MVP, and Commissioner's Cup MVP titles. The All-Star Game coincided with
Five-time All-Star Napheesa Collier made her season debut Wednesday against Seattle after undergoing surgeries on both ankles in the offseason. Coach Cheryl Reeves placed her on a