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Chris DeMarco is excited to get started as coach of the New York Liberty, but will remain a Golden State Warriors assistant until Jan. 1.

Teams are expected to be able to protect five players in the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo WNBA expansion draft.

Angel Reese, whose relationship with the Sky became strained after she expressed concerns about the team to the Chicago Tribune, said she plans on returning to the team for the 2026 season.

Mercury forward Satou Sabally is out indefinitely for Unrivaled as she continues to deal with symptoms from a concussion suffered in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in October.

Caitlin Clark discussed the need for compromise in the ongoing WNBA CBA negotiations at USA Basketball camp on Friday, her first organized practice since a soft tissue injury sidelined her for most of the 2025 season.

The Las Vegas Aces and Dearica Hamby mutually agreed to dismiss her lawsuit against the WNBA club, according to a federal court filing Thursday.

The new Toronto WNBA franchise revealed its fresh look heading into its inaugural season.

The Los Angeles-area home of Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu was burglarized Monday night, with police saying several handbags worth more than $60,000 were stolen.

Three months after her exit interview in which she called for new WNBA leadership, Lynx star Napheesa Collier said that while "nothing has changed" at the league level, she remains confident in the future as the players' union works toward a new CBA.

Hall of Famer Sylvia Fowles is joining the Portland Fire as an assistant coach for the organization's inaugural season, a source told ESPN.

The Liberty sit atop Forbes' first-ever list of the world's most valuable women's teams.

Rockets ownership is in substantive talks with the Connecticut Sun over the potential purchase and relocation of the WNBA franchise to Houston, sources told ESPN.

Blake Griffin, Candace Parker, Jamal Crawford, the 1996 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team, Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson are among the first-time nominees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Here's the latest on proposed salary caps and why the two sides are debating gross and net revenue ahead of the Jan. 9 deadline.

The Indiana Fever guard discussed the process of creating her signature shoe, which will debut this spring, among other topics.

WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike told ESPN on Friday that despite the union's strike authorization vote amid its current negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, the WNBA players still want to play next season.

The WNBPA announced Thursday that its members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize calling a strike "when necessary" during the ongoing negotiations between the players association and the WNBA on a new collective bargaining agreement.

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The injury bug that befell Caitlin Clark was the greatest thing that could have happened to this Indiana Fever era. Okay, maybe that’s hyperbole, but take a walk with me. People always expected them to be good in 2025. The Fever entered the 2025 season with raised expectations and heightened attention. After a transformative offseason… The post No Longer Just Potential: The 2025 Fever Prove Their Worth to the League appeared first on Winsidr .

The players for Unrivaled Season 2 were announced, as were the coaches—new and returning—so it was time to get the rosters set in place. On Wednesday night, Unrivaled coaches built their teams for the second season, with the new Breeze BC team winning a coin toss against Hive BC for the first overall pick. Each… The post Unrivaled Season 2 Rosters are Set appeared first on Winsidr .

Immediately after the buzzer sounded and the Golden State Valkyries’ 2025 season came to an end at SAP Center in San Jose, the home crowd gave the team a rousing ovation. The Valkyries’ last game of the season was played in San Jose instead of Chase Center in San Francisco (their home arena) due to… The post A Season of Golden Moments in the Bay Area appeared first on Winsidr .

One year after seven teams replaced their head coaches, the WNBA coaching carousel was open once again. After the 2025 season ended, five more vacancies opened up, with the New York Liberty, Seattle Storm, and Dallas Wings making changes behind the bench, and the expansion Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo hiring their first coaches in… The post WNBA Coaching Carousel: Get to Know the New Coaches Around the W appeared first on Winsidr .

The lottery balls have settled, and for the first time in WNBA history, the lottery order went exactly as it was projected to go based on the odds of the five teams in the lottery. For the second straight year, the Dallas Wings will be picking No. 1 overall, looking to pair another superstar with… The post 2026 WNBA Mock Draft 1.0 appeared first on Winsidr .

The needle needed to be threaded. The Washington Mystics knew that going into their 2025 season. The 2019 championship is still recent enough that fans have fond memories of it. Of winning basketball. Of being one of the franchises. But it’s also far enough away that the memory of winning basketball is fading in the… The post Mystics Thread the Needle from Past Success to Bright Future appeared first on Winsidr .

I was sitting in the media area of Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, during the Sweet 16 last year. I was chatting with another writer, talking about how there really is no offseason (great podcast on The Athletic, by the way) for women’s hoops. Think about it: The WNBA season runs from May until October… The post Next Up: A Look at This Year’s WNBA Draft Class – Vol. 1 appeared first on Winsidr .

Just like the sun during a Los Angeles summer, the future of the city’s WNBA team is bright and quite difficult to ignore. The potential and upside of the Los Angeles Sparks is exciting, and this past season, WNBA fans caught a glimpse of what the team was capable of. The Sparks finished with a… The post Waiting for the Los Angeles Leap appeared first on Winsidr .

I was sitting in the media area of Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, during the Sweet 16 last year. I was chatting with another writer, talking about how there really is no offseason (great podcast on The Athletic, by the way) for women’s hoops. Think about it: The WNBA season runs from May until October… The post Next Up: A Look at This Year’s WNBA Draft Class – Vol. 2 appeared first on Winsidr .

On October 24, 2024, the New York Liberty strolled down Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes. They were fresh off their first WNBA title, ending the city’s 51-year professional basketball title drought. Sabrina Ionescu was wearing a YERRRnescu shirt. Jonquel Jones was draped in a Bahamian flag, holding her WNBA Finals MVP trophy. The vision came to… The post NY Liberty’s Disappointing 2025 Season Leads to New Direction appeared first on Winsidr .