WNBA News · LatestTuesday, May 12, 2026

The battle of the last four No. 1 picks had fans counting down the days.

Sophie Cunningham doesn’t really do low-key moments. Whether it’s her confidence, her personality, or the growing fanbase she has built, the Indiana Fever guard always seems to find a way to get people talking.

Second year wing Valeriane Ayayi is set to make her 2026 WNBA season debut with the Mercury against the Lynx.

Reese needed a simpler night.

The Indiana Fever are only one game into the 2026 WNBA season, and yet, people are already firing off hot takes about Caitlin Clark. Clark had 20 points and seven assists in the Fever's season-opening loss to the Dallas Wings last Saturday. She had a chance to send the game into overtime, but she ...

The Dalla Wings will be missing the services of rookie Azzi Fudd for their game Tuesday night against the Atlanta Dream.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 26 points, Angel Reese had 12 points and 16 rebounds for her 51st career double-double, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Dallas Wings 77-72 on Tuesday night. Reese grabbed eight offensive rebounds — one more than Dallas had as a team. The 24-year-old Reese also had 14 rebounds in the opener on Saturday to become the second youngest WNBA player to reach 50 career double-doubles behind Tina Charles. Jordin Canada had 19 points, seven rebounds and five a...

Every player imagines their WNBA debut to be in a certain way. But for Holly Winterburn, her welcome to the league came in one of the harshest ways possible.

Angel Reese is with the Atlanta Dream after starting her career with the Chicago Sky. The Dream traded to acquire Reese in what was the signature move of the WNBA offseason. Reese made her debut with the Dream on Saturday in a 91-90 win over the Minnesota Lynx. Although the Dream came out with the…

The alarm bells started ringing when Azzi Fudd showed up on the injury report. The Wings listed her as probable with a right knee issue.

Unfortunately for the Dallas Wings, rookie guard Azzi Fudd won't be available for their home opener against the Atlanta Dream. Fudd had a rough debut this past Saturday against the Indiana Fever. Although the Wings secured a 107-104 victory on the road, the No. 1 overall pick from the 2026 WNBA ...

The WNBA's opening weekend game with the four most recent No. 1 overall picks fell just short of the bar set last year.

The Minnesota Lynx (0-1) travel to the Mortgage Matchup Center to face the Phoenix Mercury (1-1) in a regular-season WNBA matchup on Tuesday night. How to Watch Lynx vs Mercury Minnesota enters this contest having lost a tight game in…

Both the Minnesota Lynx and Phoenix Mercury may be without multiple key players in Tuesday night's matchup.

Azzi Fudd’s first professional game came and went without the WNBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick making a significant impact. Her first professional home game will come and go without her playing at all. Fudd missed the Dallas Wings’ home opener Tuesday with a right knee injury, the team announced prior to tipoff against the Atlanta Dream. The former UConn All-American logged only 18 minutes off the bench in the team’s season opener at Indiana over the weekend, but Wings coach Jose Fernandez didn’t

Sophie Cunningham is one of the most popular WNBA players today. She is a fan favorite, and fans around the league flock to arenas to catch a glimpse of her with the Indiana Fever. The 6-foot-1 guard also continues to…

Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream arrived at College Park Center on Tuesday for the second game of their 2026 WNBA campaign. They will face the Dallas Wings in a battle of teams that won their season openers. Atlanta defeated…

Megan Rapinoe is facing some backlash for her advice to WNBA players. The legendary U.S. women's national team star, who recently broke up with her fiancee, Sue Bird, is telling WNBA players to skip out on media obligations when they are not feeling comfortable speaking to the press. Rapinoe ...

The Atlanta Dream (1-0) will travel to College Park Center to face the Dallas Wings (1-0) in a WNBA matchup on Tuesday night. How to Watch Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings The Dream are flying high after a fantastic season-opening…

Two of the biggest stars in the WNBA will compete this Tuesday when the Atlanta Dream take on the Dallas Wings. The Dream kicked off their 2026 season with a 91-90 win over the Minnesota Lynx. All-Star forward Angel Reese had 11 points, 14 rebounds and the game-winning block in her debut for ...

Both the Dallas Wings and Atlanta Dream may be without one of their key players in Tuesday night's matchup.

We can debate whether A'ja Wilson is truly the face of the WNBA, but there's no denying that she's the best player in the league.

Star Angel Reese kept it real when talking about her debut for the Dream ahead of the matchup against the Wings.

With the Wings not starting Azzi Fudd in the first regular season game, Chiney Ogwumike tackles the debate.

Phoenix Mercury forward Valeriane Ayayi has received her letter of clearance from FIBA after beginning the WNBA season under a partial-season suspension, underscoring complications players potentially face when competing in the WNBA and abroad. Ayayi, a three-time Olympian for France and two-time medalist, signed a one-year $500,000 contract with the Mercury in free agency, according to a source familiar with the terms of her contract, but she wasn’t available for Phoenix’s first two regular-sea

Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd won't play on May 12 in a matchup against the Atlanta Dream. Here's the latest on what we know.

The Washington Mystics are building one of the youngest and most intriguing rosters in the WNBA, and Georgia Amoore could become the player who ties everything together. After missing her entire rookie season in 2025 with a torn ACL, Amoore enters 2026 as both a fresh face and a valuable presence for a franchise focused […] The post How Can Georgia Amoore Accelerate the Mystics’ Development? appeared first on The Lead.

The NY Liberty head west for a two game series with the Portland Fire.

The WNBA ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that has completely changed things for the better for its athletes and franchises. However, as great as it is that the players are being recognized and compensated more fairly, it’s still a professional sports league. A brutal part of the reality of professional sports is that there…

A USA TODAY analysis found that 10 U.S. markets now have as many or more women’s pro basketball, soccer and hockey teams as men’s. This chart shows where.