Basketball News · LatestFriday, May 8, 2026

Less than a week after she was cut by the Minnesota Lynx during training camp, former UConn women’s basketball forward Aubrey Griffin is back on a WNBA roster. Hours before the first game of the regular season, the New York Liberty signed Griffin and guard Julie Vanloo to hardship contracts. Both players will be available for the team’s opener against the Connecticut Sun on Friday, which tips ...

The Atlanta Dream are coming off a 2025 season in which they won 30 regular-season games but fell to the Indiana Fever in the first round of the playoffs. Head coach Karl Smesko made retaining Atlanta’s core a priority this offseason, bringing back Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray, Brionna Jones, Jordin Canada and Naz Hillmon to — in his words — “run it back” for another playoff appearance. Atlanta also pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Chicago Sky to add two-time All-Star Angel Reese, whose ...

UNCASVILLE — Connecticut Sun forward Aaliyah Edwards breathed an immediate sigh of relief when she got the notification that Brittney Griner was signing with the Sun as a free agent. Edwards, a 6-foot-3 former UConn standout, spent her first two seasons in the WNBA dreading every matchup in the post with the 6-9 superstar. As soon as she found out they would be teammates in 2026, Edwards ...

Denver had high hopes this season, but lost in the first round

We have new WNBA jerseys! Of course, every release stirs up so many opinions, so why not give some more? Here's a ranking of all 15 new kits.

And Otega Oweh hears his name called!

Joel Embiid returned to the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Friday night after he missed the previous game against the New York Knicks with a sprained right ankle and a sore right hip. Embiid struggled through a short night in the Knicks’ 137-98 romp in Game 1, scoring 14 points on 3-for-11 shooting before the starters were benched with the game out of reach. Embiid had been listed as probable to play in that game and the Knicks repeatedly took ad...

The 76ers got star center Joel Embiid back for Game 3 in Philadelphia while the Knicks will be without key forward OG Anunoby.

In addition, we finally answer the question: how good will the Mystics be in 2026?

Last year, her first with Indiana, Cunningham helped the Fever secure a spot in the playoffs, but saw her season cut short after suffering a torn MCL in August. While Cunningham became a star for Indiana during the 2025 season, the former Phoenix Mercury guard also was among the most penalized players in the WNBA, receiving three fines during the season.

The Connecticut Sun (0-0) travel to Barclays Center to face the New York Liberty (0-0) in both teams’ WNBA season opener on Friday night. How to Watch Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty After a rough rebuilding year where the…

The Celtics can upgrade their roster with their $27.7 million traded player exception (TPE) this offseason. Here are five players they should target.

The Giannis Antetokounmpo saga with the Milwaukee Bucks could be approaching its end soon.

All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place.

The Washington Mystics open their 2026 WNBA season Friday night against the expansion Toronto Tempo in the first regular-season game in franchise history for Toronto. MORE: Stephen Curry changes stance on playing in 2028 Olympics How to Watch Mystics vs…

As the 2026 WNBA season begins tonight, a few Yahoo Sports reporters are predicting Caitlin Clark to have an MVP season and an Indiana Fever WNBA Finals run.

James Harden isn’t worried that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dropped the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons. The results suggest Harden and his teammates should be alarmed going into Game 3 on Saturday in Cleveland. In each of the games against the Pistons, the Cavaliers struggled with slow starts in the first quarter, only to rally and then collapse down the stretch.

The Dallas Mavericks are turning to an Arizona alum to take over their franchise. The Mavericks on Friday announced the hiring of Mike Schmitz as general manager ahead of next month’s NBA Draft. Schmitz spent the last four seasons on the Portland Trail Blazers staff after serving as a draft analyst for ESPN. Schmitz attended […]

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FOX Sports and Cosm team up to bring 40 games of FIFA World Cup 2026 to Cosm Venues in Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta.

Harris has scored 20 points in seven straight playoff games, and it's not a stretch to call him Detroit's postseason savior

There is a switch-up all the way at No. 3 as players jostle in a loaded top 10

If the Golden State Warriors keep their 2026 NBA Draft lottery pick, they must prove they've learned from past mistakes, Monte Poole writes.

As the WNBA enters its 30th year of operation, the Indiana Fever joined the rest of the league in revealing its Nike Rebel Edition uniform.

As they did for Games 1 and 2, Thilo and JR Wilco sat down for another preparatory chat about Game 3.

Rounding up all Warriors and NBA related news for Friday, May 8th.

The Houston Rockets might make another massive swing this offseason.

The Spurs take on the Timberwolves in Game 3 of their second-round NBA playoff series.

Find out where the latest crop of rookies landed in this post-draft half-PPR mock

The Mavericks are hiring former Blazers assistant GM Mike Schmitz to run the franchise's basketball operations under president Masai Ujiri.