WNBA News · LatestWednesday, Sep 16, 2026

Sophie Cunningham believes Caitlin Clark deserves more recognition from WNBA players for transforming the league’s reach.

Lauren Jackson wants the Fever to win the WNBA championship, and her reasoning begins with Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell.

Martina Navratilova and Olympic champion Nancy Hogshead-Makar have strongly called out the sports community in what they see as a double standard. While Sydney Sweeney’s Novig ad continues to draw widespread backlash, Hogshead-Makar posted on social media, calling for a shift in focus to the WNBA’s failure to address eligibility rules.

The Indiana Fever have put forward Aliyah Boston to be part of this year’s All-WNBA team, but some fans are not happy with the team’s choice. Boston is having a great season with the Fever and is currently averaging 16.

Since no one is locked into a spot and every matchup is still malleable, here are the first-round matchups that are both realistic and enticing.

Dozens of WNBA players have only days to recover from the World Cup before the league’s four-game sprint to the playoffs.

Pat Beverley didn’t hold back when reacting to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s upcoming departure. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is stepping down after seven years at the helm, leaving at the end of 2026.

In addition to looking forward to the postseason, it comes with WNBA awards. Here are USA TODAY Studio IX's predictions.

Ten seasons ago, Minnesota entered the playoffs with a chip on their shoulders and won a championship. Can they channel the same energy this year?

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. | Getty Images Almost two weeks ago, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced that she would retire at the end of 2026. Her decision instantly sparked conversation and speculation about who would assume leadership of the WNBA. But, don’t expect a new commissioner to be named any time soon. In a press conference following this week’s NBA Board of Governors meetings, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver indicated that the process to determine Engelbert’s successor ...

Dallas Wings rookie Azzi Fudd was bluntly asked about her status in the WNBA Rookie of the Year race compared to Minnesota Lynx star Olivia Miles. The Wings selected Fudd with the No.

Team USA's run to another FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup gold medal gave the WNBA something it hasn’t always enjoyed this season: a stretch of basketball where the attention centered on winning, chemistry, and players genuinely supporting one another. That positive feeling may not last once the WNBA playoffs begin. With the league preparing to

As the WNBA continues its meteoric rise, the league has to undergo several changes to manage its growing popularity. No one understands this better than Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham, one of the WNBA’s most outspoken players. On Tuesday, she recently spoke about the league’s schedule and the possibility of it adding more back-to-back games […]

The WNBA regular season is set to resume on September 17, with the playoffs right around the corner. That also means the end-of-season award debates are now at center stage.

Sophie Cunningham says Adam Silver has been quietly picking her brain on who should run the WNBA next.

Azzi Fudd is ready to do what she can for the playoff-bound Wings while rehabbing from arthroscopic knee surgery that ended the rookie season for the WNBA's No. 1 overall draft pick.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said interest in the WNBA's vacant commissioner role has surged since Cathy Engelbert announced her retirement earlier this month. Formal interviews have not yet begun, though calls about the opening continue to be received by the NBA. "I can tell by the calls I'm getting how much more attractive this job is and will be in 2027 than it was in 2019," said Silver. The hiring process will formally begin once the league selects a search firm, a step currently underway...

Kelsey Mitchell is closing in on WNBA history, and as the Indiana Fever shift their focus from the FIBA World Cup to the postseason, she’s doing it under the brightest lights of her career. The Fever star knows how hard the next step will be, but she’s not backing down from the moment, to say the least.

Indiana Fever star Kelsey Mitchell sent an endearing message about her late father.

A'ja Wilson, Olivia Miles and Gabby Williams headline the WNBA MVP, Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year races after the World Cup break.