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The Toronto Raptors had a special guest during their game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday: Toronto Tempo coach Sandy Brondello. A few hours before the contest, the Tempo announced that they signed Brondello as their first coach. The Tempo are the WNBA’s newest expansion team and will begin their inaugural campaign […]

Sandy Brondello has been part of the WNBA since its earliest days, and now she is set to make history once again. On Tuesday, the Toronto Tempo officially named the two-time championship winner as the franchise’s first head coach. Toronto is entrusting her to guide the WNBA’s first international team into its inaugural 2026 season. […]

The Sabally sisters never had to be direct opponents to each other’s championship dreams before the 2025 WNBA Playoffs. That’s when Satou Sabally’s Phoenix Mercury and Nyara Sabally’s New York Liberty had to face off against one another in the opening round, meaning one sister would be the reason the other’s season was cut short. […]

Sonia Raman’s new role in the WNBA seemingly couldn’t be a better fit. The former New York Liberty assistant coach earned her way to a head coaching position with the Seattle Storm, where she had multiple previous connections already. Raman’s time attending training camp practices under ex-head coach Noelle Quinn is just one of the […]

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark tuned into a chaos classic and said what a lot of fans were thinking. As the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays traded haymakers in World Series Game 7, Clark posted on X: “This is the best baseball game I’ve ever seen.” The comment landed as the drama spilled […]

Friday marked an important date for the WNBA and the players union in that it was the deadline for both sides to agree upon a new CBA. That failed to happen with both sides still far apart in CBA negotiations, and both the WNBA and the players agreed to extend the deadline another 30 days […]

As October 31 approached, the WNBA and the WNBPA (Women’s National Basketball Players Association) faced one of the most pivotal moments in the league’s 29-year history. After months of intense negotiations, public commentary, and rising tension between the two sides, the parties narrowly avoided an immediate expiration of their CBA (collective bargaining agreement) by agreeing […]

The WNBA will not come to a halt just yet. The players association accepted the league’s offer to extend the deadline to negotiate a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, according to The Athletic’s Ben Pickman. Before this deal was reached, which will run through Nov. 30, the current CBA was set to expire on Oct. 31. […]

Napheesa Collier earned yet another career honor as one of the five women’s basketball players chosen among the 2025 Glamour Women of the Year, and she used the opportunity to voice her thoughts on the chaos surrounding the WNBA CBA (collective bargaining agreement) negotiations. In her interview with Glamour, which took place before Collier’s scathing […]

Unrivaled has officially solidified its 2026 roster, and one WNBA star will be notably absent. Minnesota Lynx guard DiJonai Carrington will miss the league’s second season as she continues to recover from a foot injury that also kept her out of the final month of the 2025 WNBA campaign. Carrington played in Unrivaled’s inaugural 2025 […]

Former NBA standout Patrick Beverley has seemingly landed himself in some hot water after voicing a controversial opinion. After the Las Vegas Aces secured their third WNBA championship in four years, the 12-year veteran took to X, formerly Twitter, to say that he believed Becky Hammon’s Aces squad could go toe-to-toe with an NBA team. […]

Last summer, the WNBA celebrated the Hall of Fame Class of 2025 that featured Sylvia Fowles and Sue Bird. Come next summer, a new class will be enshrined in Knoxville, Tennessee. On Thursday, the Hall of Fame Class of 2026 was announced, featuring eight new inductees, per Annie Costabile of Front Office Sports. The inductees […]

The WNBA’s CBA (collective bargaining agreement) negotiations have been grabbing nationwide attention for months and have drawn endorsements from legislators and fellow athletes. Now, the NFL’s players’ association is also chiming in, voicing its support for the women’s basketball league’s players as they stand up for what they feel they deserve. “The NFLPA stands in […]

A concerning amount of dissension exists between the WNBA and its players, so much so that many people anticipate a work stoppage will occur ahead of the 2026 season. However, a recent development could mark potential progress in what are currently unproductive negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. The league offered the WNBA Players […]

The WNBA is careening toward a work stoppage with its current collective bargaining agreement set to expire on October 31. As is typically the case, the players association and owners are at odds over player salaries. Unfortunately this time, the two sides do not appear to be close. The WNBA has enjoyed a meteoric rise […]

This winter will be one of the most important offseasons in the history of the WNBA. The W is expanding, adding two new expansion teams ahead of the 2026 season. There are also the ongoing collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations between the league and the player’s union. Those negotiations got an unfortunate update on Tuesday. […]

The Dallas Wings are one step closer to their fresh restart on their rebuild. The franchise made the move to let go of former coach Chris Koclanes after just one year, and now, they’ve announced that the decision to hire USF’s Jose Fernandez is official. Shortly after telling the public, Fernandez revealed how he feels […]

The NBA world was rocked this week as Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier found himself at the heart of one of the NBA’s most shocking scandals in recent years. Federal agents arrested Rozier in Orlando, Florida, after uncovering his alleged involvement in an illegal insider sports betting operation that also implicated Portland Trail Blazers coach […]

When it comes to South Carolina, A’ja Wilson is royalty. So much so that she has a statue on campus in her honor for her impact, specifically for leading the Gamecocks to the NCAA title in 2017. Plus, she is fresh off winning her third WNBA championship with the Las Vegas Aces and her fourth […]

SAN FRANCISCO– With the WNBA offseason in full swing, there hasn’t been much Golden State Valkyries chatter since their historic inaugural season. There’s been the occasional Natalie Nakase sighting; the Valkyries’ head coach was at the Boston Celtics practice facility, chopping it up with her mentor Joe Mazzulla. Carla Leite and Tiffany Hayes recently went […]

As the WNBA continues to expand, most fans view the league’s growth as a net positive. However, future Hall of Famer Candace Parker wonders if the WNBA’s shift toward the NBA model is creating fewer opportunities for female coaches. From a player’s perspective, Parker approves of the league continuing to add teams and create further […]

A’ja Wilson’s name has been thrown around in the “best player in the league” conversation for years, and her recent win of a third WNBA championship in four years with the Las Vegas Aces has now seemingly put her solidly above the rest of the league in spectators’ eyes. However, now a WNBA legend is […]

The Seattle Storm were one of the teams that went into the offseason with a vacancy at head coach after firing Noelle Quinn, and they’ve found their next person in charge. Sonia Raman has agreed to become the next head coach of the team, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. “NY Liberty assistant Sonia Raman has […]

Paige Bueckers has spent 2025 collecting multiple accolades and awards, from the NCAA championship to cap off her final stint at UConn to the WNBA Rookie of the Year trophy she earned by leading the Dallas Wings in her first year. Now she has a new piece of hardware to show off as she unveils […]

The WNBA CBA (collective bargaining agreement) negotiation has been at the forefront of the league’s, players’, and fans’ minds throughout 2025, even resulting in a flurry of boos from the crowd at league commissioner Cathy Engelbert during the Las Vegas Aces’ Finals trophy ceremony. But the players’ active fight for equitable pay, among other key […]

Olivia Miles’ blockbuster decision to transfer to TCU from Notre Dame stole the spotlight in the NCAA offseason. Instead of making the choice to enter the 2025 WNBA Draft alongside Fighting Irish teammate and No. 3 pick Sonia Citron, Miles shocked spectators when she opted to use her final year of college eligibility. Now, with […]

After a disappointing season for the Dallas Wings, they parted ways with head coach Chris Koclanes following the year. Now, it seems like they have his successor, as reports claim that USF’s Jose Fernandez is next in line for the job, according to SB Nation’s Mitchell Northam. “According to multiple sources, the Dallas Wings are […]

Longtime New York Liberty fan Robin Roberts is investing in the franchise. The Good Morning America co-anchor joins Olivia Walton and Amy Griffin as the last three investors, which was announced in May, according to Front Office Sports’ Annie Costabile. This sets the team’s value at $450 million. Roberts has been a fan of the Liberty […]

The WNBA is still expanding after adding the Golden State Valkyries for the 2025 season, and it will be adding the Toronto Tempo as its newest expansion team in 2026. Now, the Tempo have officially decided who will be leading them in the first season. The Tempo are going to hire former New York Liberty […]

The WNBA is entering one of the most important offseasons in league history. Two expansion teams are set to join the W in Toronto and Portland. Meanwhile, the WNBA and players are in the middle of CBA negotiations that could have huge ramifications for the league. The Athletic’s Ben Pickman provided an update on those […]

Phoenix Mercury’s Angel Reese recently became the first ever pro athlete to star in a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, joining models such as Bella and Gigi Hadid and Adriana Lima on the runway in New York. Now, the Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham has signaled interest in following in her footsteps, quite literally. Cunningham revealed on […]

A heated labor dispute between the WNBA and its players’ association escalated this week after WNBPA executive director Terri Jackson issued a strong rebuttal to NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s recent remarks on player compensation. During an appearance on NBC’s “Today,” Silver said WNBA players would see “big increases” in their next collective bargaining agreement. However, […]

Halloween is approaching fast and still no new CBA in the WNBA. As a result, the prospect of a WNBA season in 2026 maybe in jeopardy with the prospect of a lockout. Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham recently said “a potential lockout … is kind of where it’s headed” given that the deadline is Oct. […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver promised a “big increase” in WNBA player salaries in the next collective bargaining agreement, but wouldn’t guarantee players would see a higher percentage of the league’s revenue. That has been one of the main sticking points from the players’ perspectives. In the NBA, the league’s salary cap is determined by revenue, […]

In the spring, the Seattle Storm scored big when they drafted French sensation Dominique Malonga. During the season, the “female Wembanyama” became a history-making force on defense. However, her sophomore season with the Storm could be in jeopardy given her current situation with her Turkish club Fenerbahçe, per Annie Costabile of Front Office Sports. Ultimately, […]

Things are going well for Colts QB Daniel Jones. First, he surpassed a mark set by Payton Manning and is getting props from the equally beloved Indiana Fever. On Tuesday, Jones took to Instagram and posted one word to describe his state of mind. “Onward” is all that he said following the Colts’ defeat of […]

Women’s college basketball continues to rise in popularity and visibility, with the NCAA serving as both a proving ground and a springboard for future star WNBA prospects. As the 2025-26 season approaches, fans, analysts, and scouts alike are eagerly watching the next generation of talent who are poised to make a significant impact at the […]

New York Liberty star Jonquel Jones is recovering from ankle surgery, the 2024 WNBA Finals MVP revealed via her Instagram Story on Monday. Jones sprained her ankle twice during a turbulent 2025 season and missed a total of 13 games. The IX’s Jackie Powell reports that it was a “minor surgery to correct Jones’ right […]

As the WNBA moves into the 2025 offseason, the league finds itself at a crossroads. An unusually loaded free-agent class coincides with the impending expiration of the W’s current collective bargaining agreement (CBA), creating a rare moment of transformation. Not only will teams and players be negotiating contracts, but they’ll also be doing so amid […]