WNBA News · LatestTuesday, May 5, 2026

With 14 players on rookie contracts, Washington has no choice but to play through their youth.

Lexie Hull watched on as the Indiana Fever finished the 2026 WNBA preseason with a 2-1 record, ending with a 105-57 win over the Nigeria women's national basketball team. Now, the Fever will be getting ready for their regular-season opener on Saturday, facing Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Hull has become an important player for the Fever over the past four years, averaging 7.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 2025.

Brittney Griner explained her biggest adjustment open joining the Connecticut Sun for the WNBA's 2026 season.

PHOENIX — Tina Charles’ retirement marks the end of one of the most consistent and impactful careers in the WNBA, including her time with the Phoenix Mercury, but her legacy goes beyond what happened on the court. Feb 10, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Mercury general manager Jim Pitman (left) and Tina Charles hold up her jersey during Charles’ introductory press conference at Footprint Center.

After one season, the Hailey Van Lith experiment is over. What went wrong with Van Lith and the Chicago Sky?

The league’s 15 general managers weighed in on who the best players and coaches in the WNBA are, who will win the 2026 title, and a whole bunch more in a 42-question anonymous survey.

The WNBA 2025 season saw record numbers of television viewership and attendance. Still, fans lamented the absence of Caitlin Clark, who was forced out of all but 13 games as she dealt with soft tissue injuries throughout the campaign. Since arriving in the league, Clark has been subjected to the WNBA’s trademark physicality, with some…

Dallas Wings coach Jose Fernandez accidentally let slip that the Wings will play all their home games next season at the American Airlines Center.

Wait wait wait wait... people are underestimating Caitlin Clark?!

In a surprising twist, WNBA GMs didn't pick Caitlin Clark or A'ja Wilson to build around in a league survey. Their top choice was Paige Bueckers.

WNBA general managers picked Paige Bueckers over Caitlin Clark as the top player to build a franchise around entering the 2026 season.

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This week is destined to be a brutal one across the WNBA before the 2026 season officially tips off on Friday.

The WNBA season is just days away from tipping off after an offseason of contentious negotiations around a new labor agreement between the league and the players’ association. Now that a new collective bargaining agreement has been ratified, fans will get to see their favorite players back on the hardwood. In anticipation of the game’s…

Tina Charles is retiring with one of the most decorated resumes in WNBA history. Here’s what to know about her career, records, accolades and lasting impact on the league.

Tine Charles retires

What might we be writing about this time next year? Here’s a look at some predictions, leaning more bold and daring as the season begins.

Indiana's roster around Clark, Boston and Mitchell is being finalized.

The Indiana Fever are at fever pitch as they enter the 30th WNBA campaign. Even with Caitlin Clark sidelined, last year’s group charged all the way to the semifinal round of the playoffs — and pushed the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces to a full five-game series. A 2026 title now feels within reach as the supernova Clark returns from her injury-plagued sophomore effort. Clark is an electric playmaker with tremendous range from the perimeter, but she’s far from the only star in Indy. Frontcourt

It's a tough break for the talented guard.

Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull aren’t your typical players whose responsibilities for the team start and end on the court. The Indiana Fever are leaders, translating that Fever bond well within the team and beyond.

The chemistry between Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell continues to build up ahead of the new WNBA campaign, as the two Indiana Fever stars work on their games in the preseason. In fact, during practice on Monday, Clark didn’t hide…

Westbeld lasted just one season in Chicago.

Former Jersey Shore star Justine Pissott was drafted by the Indiana Fever and is playing with Caitlin Clark in the WNBA.

In late March, Tina Charles traveled to China to play in a best-of-five series with Henan Phoenix, a Chinese women’s basketball club looking to move into its league’s top tier. Through four games, Charles, 37, averaged 22 points and eight boards while playing 29 minutes a game. Henan won, and Charles celebrated with teammates before boarding a flight back to New York. Through the festivities, merriment and jet lag, Charles also felt something different — a true sense of clarity. She had gone int

On the 549th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including Sportico’s latest list of WNBA franchise valuations. The Golden State Valkyries top the list at $850 million, followed by the New York Liberty at $600 million and the Indiana Fever at $560 …

A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark are among the players who can tip the scales in the WNBA and decide the season. Here's who to watch in 2026.

All-Stars Brittney Griner, Nneka Ogwumike, Skylar Diggins and Satou Sabally all found new places to play this season, taking advantage of free agency. Angel Reese has a new home after she was traded to Atlanta. This might have been the most movement by All-Stars during an offseason in WNBA history. Not that it comes as a huge surprise.

Sabrina Ionescu will miss at least two weeks with a left ankle and foot injury, the New York Liberty announced on Monday. Ionescu, who suffered the injury on Sunday, will miss the Liberty's WNBA season-opener on Friday. Ionescu averaged 18.2 points, 5.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 38 games last season.

If the goal was stability, this move didn’t exactly bring calm with it. Just days before the 2026 WNBA regular-season tips off, the Chicago Sky has made a decision that flipped their roster conversation overnight.