Blake Griffin, Candace Parker, Jamal Crawford, the 1996 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team, Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson are among the first-time nominees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike told ESPN on Friday that despite the union's strike authorization vote amid its current negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, the WNBA players still want to play next season.
Rockets ownership is in substantive talks with the Connecticut Sun over the potential purchase and relocation of the WNBA franchise to Houston, sources told ESPN.
The WNBPA announced Thursday that its members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize calling a strike "when necessary" during the ongoing negotiations between the players association and the WNBA on a new collective bargaining agreement.
The Liberty sit atop Forbes' first-ever list of the world's most valuable women's teams.
Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett has agreed to reunite with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx in a new, all-encompassing role as team ambassador, involving business, community and fan-engagement efforts, and content development.
Hall of Famer Sylvia Fowles is joining the Portland Fire as an assistant coach for the organization's inaugural season, a source told ESPN.
Three months after her exit interview in which she called for new WNBA leadership, Lynx star Napheesa Collier said that while "nothing has changed" at the league level, she remains confident in the future as the players' union works toward a new CBA.
The Los Angeles-area home of Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu was burglarized Monday night, with police saying several handbags worth more than $60,000 were stolen.
The new Toronto WNBA franchise revealed its fresh look heading into its inaugural season.
The Las Vegas Aces and Dearica Hamby mutually agreed to dismiss her lawsuit against the WNBA club, according to a federal court filing Thursday.
Angel Reese, whose relationship with the Sky became strained after she expressed concerns about the team to the Chicago Tribune, said she plans on returning to the team for the 2026 season.
Mercury forward Satou Sabally is out indefinitely for Unrivaled as she continues to deal with symptoms from a concussion suffered in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in October.
Caitlin Clark discussed the need for compromise in the ongoing WNBA CBA negotiations at USA Basketball camp on Friday, her first organized practice since a soft tissue injury sidelined her for most of the 2025 season.
Teams are expected to be able to protect five players in the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo WNBA expansion draft.
Chris DeMarco is excited to get started as coach of the New York Liberty, but will remain a Golden State Warriors assistant until Jan. 1.
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… When Noelle Quinn was introduced at a news conference as the first Black head coach of the Seattle Storm in 2021, she paid homage to every Black woman who’d been a head coach in the league’s 24 seasons that preceded her own opportunity.
A'ja Wilson stood atop the WNBA again, winning an unprecedented fourth MVP as her Las Vegas Aces earned a third championship in four seasons. For that, she earned The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for the first time.
Along with significant salary increases and a new compensation system, the WNBA also is proposing to its players amid CBA talks an earlier start date for training camps and cutting team housing, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.
The WNBA's latest proposal to the players' union includes a maximum salary base of $1 million, sources told ESPN's Alexa Philippou. The new offer reflects incremental increases from the league's previous proposal.
The WNBA and WNBA Players Association agreed to a 40-day extension on the current CBA that includes the option for either party to terminate the extension with 48 hours' notice.
The WNBA's new collective bargaining (CBA) agreement will set a precedent for other women's sports, but risks taking talent away from the WNBL.
D'Tigress star Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah is at the peak of her powers after a third straight AfroBasket triumph with Nigeria, but her next mission is a championship with new team Derthona Basket Scrivia.
A national Seton Hall poll crowns America's favorite modern sports movie..
ESPN Africa has secured exclusive FIBA broadcast rights across sub-Saharan Africa, in a four-year deal that brings over 1 500 international basketball games to hoops fans across the continent.
A Nigeria basketball official says they are 'proud' of Kiki Iriafen, after the Washington Mystics rookie was called up for the first time by Team USA, but 'sad' that she will likely not be representing D'Tigress.
Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese and JuJu Watkins will be among the 10 players making their USA Basketball senior national team camp debuts next month.
The rebrand has 14 logos, marks and wordmarks, and the team also designed its own font for letters and numbers.
For the second year in a row, the Dallas Wings will select first in the 2026 WNBA draft after winning the draft lottery Sunday.
Azzi Fudd is the new projected No. 1 pick after Dallas won the draft lottery for the second consecutive year.
The Liberty have agreed to a deal to hire Chris DeMarco, who has been with the Warriors since 2012, as their new coach, sources told ESPN.
Four UCLA players, including Lauren Betts, are now projected first-round picks. But Spain's Awa Fam is No. 1.
The WNBPA believes the league's latest CBA proposal misses the mark and does not include a system where the salary cap and player salaries sufficiently grow with the business, sources told ESPN.
Panini America has agreed to a new licensing deal with the WNBA players' association, the company announced Thursday, calling the agreement the "most lucrative" licensing deal in women's sports history.
The Wings, Lynx, Storm, Mystics and Sky will assess their prospects after the 2026 WNBA draft lottery. Check out how to watch the action on ESPN now.
How and when would the WNBPA executive committee vote to strike? What would that entail? What benefits would be lost?.
The WNBA's latest CBA proposal would include revenue sharing with a maximum salary of more than $1.1 million and a new league minimum of more than $220,000, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Jewell Loyd announced that she would join Project B, the new women's basketball league.
From Cathy Engelbert to WNBA owners, here's what the management side of CBA negotiations is focused on.
The Indiana Fever star was back for her second outing in the LPGA's Annika pro-am.
WNBA MVP finalist Alyssa Thomas on Tuesday became the second player to join Project B, the new women's basketball league that is expected to begin in Europe and Asia in November 2026.
From stars with millions in off-court endorsements to those making the minimum, every WNBA player stands to gain in the new CBA.
Richie Adubato, a former head coach of the NBA's Pistons, Mavericks and Magic, as well as the WNBA's Liberty and Mystics, has died at 87, his family announced.
The 2026 WNBA draft lottery will take place on Nov. 23, with the Wings, Lynx, Storm, Mystics and Sky hoping to land the first overall pick.
New Wings coach Jose Fernandez says he is excited to work with Paige Bueckers and promised change for the last-place franchise.
The Storm introduced Sonia Raman as the team's new coach at a news conference Wednesday.
The rosters for Unrivaled's second season are set, with two new clubs -- the Breeze and Hive -- awarded the top picks in the league's internal draft conducted by the coaches.
While the WNBA and players union are locked in tense negotiations, former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike has signed a contract with Project B, a new league expected to launch next winter.
Inaugural Toronto Tempo coach Sandy Brondello said the prospect of building a team from the ground up was a key in choosing the fledgling WNBA franchise.
AJ Dybantsa finished with 21 points and six rebounds to lead No. 8 BYU to a 71-66 win over Villanova in the Hall of Fame Series on Monday night. The freshman said observing the WNBA's Aces helped prepare him for his college debut.
The league and WNBPA agreed to a 30-day extension of the current CBA. How did we get here and what happens next?.
The WNBA and WNBPA have agreed to a 30-day extension of the current collective bargaining agreement through Nov. 30, the players' association acknowledged Friday.
Dominique Malonga, the No. 2 overall pick of the Seattle Storm in the 2025 WNBA draft, is joining Unrivaled for the 2026 season, the 3-on-3 league announced.
Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne and Cheryl Reeve headline the 2026 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class that was announced Thursday.
New Storm coach Sonia Raman touted her connection to the Seattle area and the aspects of the franchise that make her new job attractive.
The WNBA has offered players a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new CBA ahead of the October 31 deadline.
Game 3 of the 2025 World Series gave fans a marathon matchup for the ages. Check out which other championship games across sports went more than the distance.
Jose Fernandez was named the new coach of the WNBA's Wings on Monday after spending the past 25 seasons leading the women's team at the University of South Florida.
Liberty assistant Sonia Raman has agreed to a multiyear deal to become the new head coach of the Seattle Storm, sources told ESPN on Friday.
The Wings are closing in on hiring longtime South Florida coach Jose Fernandez as their new head coach, a source confirmed to ESPN.
The WNBA said Wednesday it has offered an uncapped revenue sharing proposal to the players and called the union's statement to the contrary "frustrating and counterproductive.".
Sandy Brondello, who has won two WNBA championships as head coach, has agreed to become the first coach of the expansion Toronto Tempo, a source told ESPN.
Ten days out from the WNBA's deadline for a new CBA, where do talks stand?.
TCU's Olivia Miles, a projected lottery pick, said she is content to observe the WNBA's CBA negotiations from afar as she prepares for her final season in college.
During an appearance Tuesday on the "Today Show," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that WNBA players will get a "big increase" in salaries in their new collective bargaining agreement, and that "they deserve it.".
The Aces celebrated their third WNBA championship in four years with a parade down the famed Strip on Friday night.
Nneka Ogwumike's dream to play for Nigeria at the Olympics is over after her application to compete for the African nation at next year's World Cup and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics was rejected again.
The Portland Fire have hired Alex Sarama, an assistant with the Cleveland Cavaliers, as the WNBA expansion franchise's inaugural head coach.
Have owners and executives lost faith in the WNBA commissioner? We canvassed insiders on the biggest topics at the WNBA Finals.
The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game will be played at Chicago's United Center on Saturday, July 25, the league announced Thursday.
Caitlin Clark, whose second season in the WNBA ended early because of a series of injuries, will return to play in the pro-am next month at The Annika on the LPGA Tour.
Lauren Betts, Azzi Fudd, Flau'Jae Johnson and Olivia Miles are projected 2026 lottery picks.
Ex-New York Liberty assistant coach Olaf Lange has been named head coach of the German women's national team as it prepares for the FIBA World Cup.
In a pivotal WNBA offseason, a new CBA is being negotiated and there's an unprecedented number of free agents.
Las Vegas' 2023 title team topped our rankings two years ago. Where do the 2025 Aces and 2024 Liberty fit in?.
The CBA expires Oct. 31. Here are the biggest issues and how WNBA players' criticisms of Cathy Engelbert might impact negotiations.
The Lynx have opened as the favorite to win the WNBA title in 2026, showing +225 odds at ESPN BET. Other sportsbooks across the marketplace also have the Napheesa Collier-led squad favored but at longer odds.
Las Vegas won its third title on the shoulders of A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young, and the star trio has no plans to stop there.
Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts was critical of his ejection late in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, calling it "one of the weakest double technicals ever.".
Wilson has been called a lot of things this postseason: an elk, a shark, a lion. But is it time to call her the GOAT?.
Trae Young, Jaren Jackson Jr. and more celebrated the Las Vegas Aces' WNBA championship on social media.
The Aces are the 2025 WNBA champs. Now, a busy offseason with a lot of uncertainty awaits.
The Aces, led by MVP A'ja Wilson, beat the Mercury 97-86 to complete a four-game Finals sweep and win their third WNBA championship in four seasons.
Las Vegas has had all the answers in the WNBA Finals, from star performances, super-subs and a seldom-used zone defense.
Las Vegas held off a late comeback attempt from Phoenix to win another championship.
PHOENIX — Prior to Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, Eva and Roscoe Wilson indulged me for a trip down memory lane. We went back to Oct.
PHOENIX – Humility. Accountability. Family.
Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally has been diagnosed with a concussion and ruled out for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Friday night against the Las Vegas Aces.
The Chicago Sky star will make history as the first professional athlete to walk in the fashion show.
Napheesa Collier's scathing criticism highlights players' eroding trust in the WNBA commissioner.
Everything that happened in Game 3, including A'ja Wilson's historic night and Satou Sabally's injury.
The Phoenix Mercury lost forward Satou Sabally in Wednesday's 90-88 loss to the Las Vegas Aces after she suffered an apparent head injury.
A'ja Wilson made a turnaround jumper with 0.3 seconds left, capping a stellar 34-point night and lifting the Aces over the Mercury 90-88 on Wednesday for a 3-0 lead in the WNBA Finals.
Aces "Point Gawd" Chelsea Gray has returned to form in the WNBA Finals. She traces her late-season upswing to a comment from A'ja Wilson.
Phoenix Mercury guard Monique Akoa Makani still remembers the culture shock. Then 9 years old, Akoa Makani had recently moved to the Les Bleus neighborhood of Lyon, France, after her family had emigrated from her native Cameroon, a country in central Africa.
The opening game of the WNBA Finals was the most watched Game 1 since the league's inaugural season, with an average of 1.9 million viewers and peak of 2.5 million, according to ESPN.
The U.S. will play Senegal in Puerto Rico on March 11, when it opens play for the FIBA Women's World Cup qualifier.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said a new collective bargaining agreement with WNBA players will be reached but acknowledged relationship issues must be repaired.
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Aces took a commanding 2-0 lead over the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Finals on Sunday Aces center A’ja Wilson and guard Jackie Young combined for 60 points and Las Vegas moved a step closer to winning the franchise’s third championship.
Amid the WNBA Finals, two of the most powerful people in the game are locked in a contentious battle -- for public opinion, power and money.
