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Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson received 65 of 74 first-place votes to win her fifth WNBA MVP award, becoming the first player in league history to win three consecutive MVPs.
The WNBA's first-round playoffs averaged 1.3 million viewers across 10 games on ESPN, Prime Video, and USA Network, marking the most-watched opening round in league history.
The WNBA announced it would not issue further punishment to four-time MVP A'ja Wilson beyond the technical foul she received during Game 2 of the Fever-Aces series.
Breanna Stewart scored 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the No. 8 seed New York Liberty defeated the No.
Angel Reese became the first player in WNBA history to record 500 rebounds in a single season on September 19, 2026, during Atlanta's 106-81 win over Chicago.
Minnesota Lynx clinched the WNBA No. 1 playoff seed on September 23 after Portland Fire defeated Golden State Valkyries, despite losing 96-77 to the Indiana Fever.
The WNBA resumes Thursday, September 17 after a nearly three-week break for the FIBA Women's World Cup with five games on the schedule.
Morgan Tuck will stay on as general manager when the Connecticut Sun relocate to Houston and rebrand as the Houston Comets for the 2027 season.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stated on September 16 that keeping the Portland Trail Blazers in the city would represent a priority for the league, calling it a "failure" if the team left amid ongoing arena renovation negotiations.
On September 15, 2026, the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and MLS sent a joint memo to state gaming regulators addressing betting-related harassment of athletes.
The WNBA resumes play Thursday, September 17, after a two-week World Cup break with eight teams clinched for the playoffs and four games remaining.
On September 15, the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and MLS and their players' unions sent a joint letter to state gaming regulators demanding sportsbooks ban and report bettors who engage in harassment.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Friday, September 4, 2026, that she will step down at year-end after seven years leading the league.
Victory+, the sports streamer backed by the Dallas Stars with rights to NHL, MLB, NWSL, WNBA, and high school football, ceased operations after its parent company dissolved it, citing nonpayments to leagues and teams.
TMRW Sports' women's TGL has secured a multiyear media rights deal with ESPN/ABC and ION to broadcast 15 match days beginning November 8, 2026.
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.
Caitlin Clark is on the injury report as probable for Indiana's Friday game against Connecticut while managing a persistent back problem.
Forbes WNBA contributor Roberta F. Rodrigues announced a temporary break from women's basketball coverage on August 27, citing harassment and a hostile environment.
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 Tempo.
DeWanna Bonner, a 17-year WNBA veteran and 39-year-old free agent, signed with the Atlanta Dream following a buyout from the Phoenix Mercury.
The women's 3-on-3 basketball league Unrivaled secured more than $100 million in Series C funding, doubling its valuation in one year to $650 million.
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.
Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter banned Enes Kanter Freedom indefinitely from Wintrust Arena following the former NBA player's ejection during Sunday's game against the Fever, per Yahoo WNBA and Front Office Sports.
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.
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 franchise sale in history.
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Matt Calkins, a sports columnist at The Seattle Times for 11 years, announced his resignation Thursday after the paper declined to publish his column supporting Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender athletes in sports.
Los Angeles Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike announced her retirement from the WNBA effective at the end of the 2026 season.
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.
DiJonai Carrington responded to criticism of her social media post following her ejection from a Sky-Fever game, stating she never claimed the foul assessment itself was based on white privilege.
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 rules.
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.
The Dallas Wings announced they will play all home games at the American Airlines Center, the 20,000-seat downtown arena shared with the NBA Mavericks, for the 2027 season while construction delays persist on their permanent home at the Dallas Memorial Auditorium.
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 Los Angeles Sparks traded five-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury on August 2, sending her to a team 13 games out of playoff position in exchange for Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick, and a 2028 second-rounder.
Victory+ board removed CEO Neil Gruninger and replaced him with Jon Spencer of TriWest Capital Partners after the streaming platform lost three major sports rights deals (Texas Rangers, NWSL, Anaheim Ducks) in two weeks.
The Toronto Tempo traded for Connecticut Sun forward Aneesah Morrow, sending back the rights to Maria Kliundikova and a 2028 second-round pick.
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 Jersey facility.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert declined to directly answer whether she will remain commissioner into 2027, instead pivoting to statements about business growth.
Jonquel Jones became the first WNBA player to simultaneously hold All-Star MVP, regular-season MVP, Finals MVP, and Commissioner's Cup MVP titles.
Five-time All-Star Napheesa Collier made her season debut Wednesday against Seattle after undergoing surgeries on both ankles in the offseason.