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Phoenix Mercury star Alyssa Thomas led the league in assists total (358) and assists per game (8.5) in the 2026 season.

ESPN and CBS have reported strong viewership increases.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: Kiki Iriafen #44 of the Washington Mystics drives to the basket against Angel Reese #5 of the Atlanta Dream during the second half of the game at CareFirst Arena on August 7, 2026 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Washington Mystics will...

Angel Reese will face a big challenge in the playoffs.

Ranking all eight WNBA teams ahead of the first round of the 2026 WNBA playoffs.

An interviewer took to the pavement outside Coca-Cola Coliseum to poll Indiana Fever fans on one of the most hotly debated topics in the WNBA. Demonstrations outside Indiana Fever games have brought the debate over transgender eligibility in the WNBA to a boiling point.

Featureflash/Depositphotos Stewart reacts to disputed late-game call Breanna Stewart picked up her first WNBA technical foul since 2017 after a late-game no-call involving Angel Reese. With 1:57 remaining and New York trailing 88-80, Reese knocked the ball away from Stewart, who believed she was fouled on the play. Stewart protested to the officials and was…

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Caitlin Clark’s response to Fever fans booing Stephanie White says plenty before playoffs

Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White gets brutally honest about their blowout loss to the Minnesota Lynx.

That wasn’t how the Indiana Fever wanted to end their regular season, but an 86-66 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday night was what they got. The Fever were down by 30 at halftime when they decided to pull the starters for the second half. Caitlin Clark had the worst game of her career, […] The post Caitlin Clark Didn’t Hold Back After Forgettable Night in Fever Blowout Loss appeared first on HEAVY.

One season removed from a trip to the WNBA Finals, and the Phoenix Mercury are ending the 2026 season early.

Caitlin Clark has never hidden her goal. She wants to lead the Indiana Fever to the championship . Every game has brought her one step closer to that dream, which has seemingly grown far bigger than herself. Last season, she sat out the playoffs due to a groin injury. She could only watch as the Fever fell short in the semifinals against the Las […] The post Fever news: Caitlin Clark wants her legacy to be bigger than any WNBA title appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Minnesota Lynx will meet the New York Liberty in Round 1 of the WNBA playoffs, opening with Game 1 on Sunday in Minneapolis. Here’s the complete schedule for the best-of-3 series with TV and timing information (times listed in Central) Game 1: 1 p.m. Sunday in Minneapolis, ABC Game 2: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in New York, USA/CNBC Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday in Minneapolis, TBD Related ...

The mad dash to seeding after the World Cup break proved that the next month will be tense, chaotic and full of good postseason basketball. Here's what we're looking out for.

Caitlin Clark and Cheryl Reeve sent fans on X into a frenzy with their pre-game embrace on Thursday. Clark and Reeve clicked a photo together after two years of questions about their dynamic.

A'ja Wilson has been No. 1 all season. Who falls into place behind her as the postseason arrives?

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A prospective ownership group led by Bill Bakk and Jodi Evans has announced plans to pursue a WNBA expansion team in Vancouver.

Up until Thursday, Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever were due to take on Angel Reese’s Atlanta Dream in the first round of this year’s WNBA playoffs. The Dream had already secured their spot as the fourth seed the day prior, and the Fever just had to beat the Minnesota Lynx to ensure they took the fifth seed.

Did White’s shirt cost Clark her worst game?

UNCASVILLE — The serendipity of sport always seem to hover over moments like this. When emotions are high and history of the strangest kind is in the making, who will be chosen by fate? Maybe the unlikeliest candidate on the floor on Thursday night was Ashlon Jackson, who’d already had her moment in 2026. But there she was with the ball, and the hot hand with time running out on Connecticut ...

Fever got destroyed - and the playoffs start now.

Quietly working behind the scenes for over a year, a Canadian investment group is putting together a $350 million framework for a WNBA team. The WNBA’s path to 18 franchises is officially set, with three markets lined up.

She has the stars but also the strife. Stephanie White is fortifying her locker room as storms swirl around Indiana's championship hopes.

Caitlin Clark explains her career-worst shooting night as the Fever prepare for a playoff clash with A'ja Wilson and the Aces.

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson ran right through an unsuspecting arena worker in a viral collision before the WNBA regular season finale.

The ongoing debate surrounding the WNBA and transgender athletes hit another wall outside the Fever game. The transgender debate in the WNBA boiled over at an Atlanta Dream game when arena security forced fans wearing both pro- and anti-trans shirts to change or leave, driving the league to issue an apology.

You hear that sound? That’s the sound of the Minnesota Lynx restarting their engines heading into the postseason. After an extremely exciting and overachieving regular season where they finished the number one seed, they had hit their worst skid in the last two years in the last handful of games. Thankfully, they got their get right game last night against the Fever. Minnesota’s journey for title number five begins at home against the New York Liberty this Sunday 9/27 (Time TBD). This could b...