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The team president is operating in win-now mode, future be damned, but his offseason is nowhere near done

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Geno Auriemma reflects on 30 years of the WNBA, noting how the league evolved from needing NBA comparisons to standing alone.

At a time when the Indiana Fever are still searching for consistency, the pressure on Caitlin Clark to perform at an exceptional level is mounting even more. On Monday, fans witnessed a scene which appears to confirm that Clark has finally turned on the switch.

The All-Star point guard dealt with discomfort in his shooting wrist throughout the Knicks' run to the 2026 NBA championship.

Is it better for the Lakers to pick a wing, guard, or a big in this year’s draft?

His name echoes through all 30 arenas, and now, he’s an NBA champion.

Gotta back on track in Vegas

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Türkiye and United States FIFA World Cup match.

The Sky has lost 14 of 18, and unhappiness is growing.

Kyrie Irving hit the shot that helped deliver Cleveland its long-awaited championship.

Which player is going to change the future of the Utah Jazz?

Former Connecticut Sun coach and general manager Curt Miller and former player Jasmine Thomas will be honored as Sun Legends, ahead of the team’s game in Hartford against the Dallas Wings on July 2. Miller was hired as coach in 2015, and served in both roles for the Sun from 2017-22, leading the franchise to the WNBA Finals twice and reaching the semifinals on two other occasions. He finished ...

The move to hire Dusty May as coach caps a sweeping Dallas Mavericks reset after the wildly unpopular trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers enraged fans.

Advancing in the first-round in each of the past three seasons and making two conference finals appearances, the Minnesota Timberwolves have been on the brink

As the free agency moratorium ends and we get into the true offseason, the Kings have made what may be their biggest cost-cutting move of the summer. On

No Offseason Newsletter 🏀 | This is The Athletic’s women’s basketball newsletter. Sign up here to receive No Offseason directly in your inbox. Welcome back to No Offseason. Controversy continues. Today: ⭐ All-Star voting drama 😵‍💫 Officiating troubles, again 📈 Reeve still chasing record Let’s go. Controversy: Missing All-Star ballots? The WNBA All-Star starters have been announced, and as with every season, not without a little bit of drama. This year, that mostly comes from the player vo...

Tyler Herro would be happy to come home and play in his native Milwaukee, but the Bucks may flip him anyway.

Late Monday night, the floor at Gainbridge Fieldhouse turned into a small claims court. Caitlin Clark looped past a teammate and an opponent, exchanging very unfriendly words at very close range. The Indiana Fever star stopped, pivoted and clapped four times, also at close range. One referee decided it was worth a technical foul. Clark decided that was a stupid decision. “Ridiculous,” actually, is the word Clark used when she later relitigated her fifth tech of the year, putting her within three

The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game is a little less than a month away. Here's everything you need to know.

The Lakers have options this summer, but that’s only good if you can do something with them.

The superstar is on the move, but he was never coming to the Bay.

No Offseason Newsletter 🏀 | This is The Athletic’s women’s basketball newsletter. Sign up here to receive No Offseason directly in your inbox. Welcome back to No Offseason. We’re so glad you’re here. Today: 🗓️ New 50-game schedule 📍 WNBA’s 30th birthday celly 🗳️ ASG early voting results It’s been quite the week, and we’ve got a lot to get to. Let’s go! Expansion: Schedule grows to 50 games in 2027 Want more WNBA? You’ve (almost) got it. The league will expand its schedule to 50 games in 2...

The Trail Blazers are hiring Micah Nori as the team's new head coach, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. Nori has spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach for the Wolves.

Hours ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft, commissioner Adam Silver joined Dan Patrick to reflect on the Knicks' first title in 53 years, the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade and much more.

For now, Jaylen Brown is a member of the Boston Celtics. The offer for the Bucks' star, which was reportedly Brown and a pair of first-round draft picks, wasn’t enough to beat Miami’s offer of four first-round picks, a second-round pick and multiple players, including the 2022 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro. On Monday, before Antetokounmpo was ultimately dealt to the Heat, Brown posted a video on Twitch in which he described his mood.

The day has arrived. Who should the Sixers take at pick 22?

Draft position may change, but the Suns' search for culture fits should not.

Thanks for the memories

On the heels of its first NBA title in 53 years, Knicks owner James Dolan told WFAN radio on Wednesday that he will not go into the punitive second apron to keep his team intact for the 2026-27 season.