Indiana Fever

The wait around the Dallas Wings’ new era finally ended as they opened their 2026 regular season with a thrilling 107-104 win over the Indiana Fever. But just when fans thought they were about to get the full Paige Bueckers-Azzi Fudd experience in one of the most highly anticipated games of the season, the Wings threw in a surprise nobody saw coming.

The Indiana Fever are down two players as they open their season on Saturday against the Wings. Indiana has big expectations this year.

INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday was a 40-minute exchange of firepower between the Indiana Fever and the Dallas Wings. Both teams offer high-powered offensive machines, anchored by two of the league’s biggest stars in Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers. In the season opener at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Wings came away with a 107-104 win over Fever. In front of a sell-out crowd, the teams changed leads 11 times, but it was mainly the Fever attempting to regain the advantage over the more efficient Wings. G

Paige Bueckers scores 20 on 8-of-10 shooting as Dallas Wings edge Indiana Fever 107-104

Cunningham has now entered her second season with Indiana after spending her first six years in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury. The former Missouri Tigers guard became a key contributor for the Fever in 2025, averaging 8.6 points on 46.9% shooting, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

This was a pretty historic play.

When Indiana Fever fans returned to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Saturday's season opener, it seemed everything was back in place. The street banners dotted the downtown landscape, the handmade signs were visible from any vantage point inside the sold out arena and, of course, Caitlin Clark jerseys and T-shirts remained a trendy favorite.

The four most recent first overall picks in the WNBA draft will share the court.

The Indiana Fever will begin their 2026 WNBA season on Saturday afternoon and Sophie Cunningham will be arriving to the arena in style. A former second-round pick, Cunningham is entering her eighth season in the league. She spent her first…

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will host Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings on Saturday for their first game of the new WNBA season. The matchup at Gainbridge Fieldhouse will tip off at 1:00 p.m. ET. This game will be the latest edition of the Clark vs. Bueckers rivalry.

Caitlin Clark and the Fever open the season against the Wings.

The Indiana Fever head into the 2026 WNBA season carrying more pressure — and more excitement — than they have in years. After showing flashes of championship potential over the last two seasons, the franchise now finds itself in a…

In the May 5 airing of 'Celebrity Jeopardy!', Hawkeyes legend and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Claark appeared as a clue in its WNBA-themed category.

Saturday's star-studded WNBA matchup between the Indiana Fever and the Dallas Wings will feature the last four No. 1 overall draft picks.

The 2026 WNBA season is just getting started, and yet, the Caitlin Clark discourse has already gone off the rails. From a production standpoint, Clark has been great for the Indiana Fever when she's healthy. She's averaged 18.5 points and 8.5 assists per game since going pro in 2024. That being ...

The Atlanta Dream are coming off a 2025 season in which they won 30 regular-season games but fell to the Indiana Fever in the first round of the playoffs. Head coach Karl Smesko made retaining Atlanta’s core a priority this offseason, bringing back Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray, Brionna Jones, Jordin Canada and Naz Hillmon to — in his words — “run it back” for another playoff appearance. Atlanta also pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Chicago Sky to add two-time All-Star Angel Reese, whose ...

Last year, her first with Indiana, Cunningham helped the Fever secure a spot in the playoffs, but saw her season cut short after suffering a torn MCL in August. While Cunningham became a star for Indiana during the 2025 season, the former Phoenix Mercury guard also was among the most penalized players in the WNBA, receiving three fines during the season.

As the 2026 WNBA season begins tonight, a few Yahoo Sports reporters are predicting Caitlin Clark to have an MVP season and an Indiana Fever WNBA Finals run.

As the WNBA enters its 30th year of operation, the Indiana Fever joined the rest of the league in revealing its Nike Rebel Edition uniform.

The four most recent No. 1 draft picks will take the same court for only the second time in league history when the Fever host the Wings in the 2026 season opener on Saturday.