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The WNBA is set to tip off its 30th season Friday night with excitement building around the league. The Las Vegas Aces will be looking to win their fourth championship in five seasons and are riding a 16-game regular-season winning streak into their opener Saturday against Phoenix. Caitlin Clark is healthy after playing in just 13 games last season because of a variety of injuries.
The 2026 WNBA season is finally here, and two legends of the league think the Aces will make a fifth WNBA Finals appearance in the last six years.
Acquiring shelf space might be one of A’ja Wilson’s toughest life tasks. Her trophy collection is so large, it’s hard to imagine where she puts it all. Among her stockpile of honors, the Las Vegas Aces forward is already the WNBA’s first four-time MVP after being awarded the top individual honor for the second year in a row last season. Make more space, A’ja. The Athletic’s women’s basketball experts predict there’s more to come for her as our WNBA preseason MVP pick. They each voted for their t
LOS ANGELES, CA – The WNBA season opens on Friday, May 8th.
In recent years, the New York Liberty has quietly positioned itself as a basketball powerhouse alongside the Las Vegas Aces and the Minnesota Lynx. The team might not have won many titles to boast of, but they have also been in the conversation when discussing WNBA Championship-contending teams.
The WNBA is poised for a historic 30th season after a transformational new collective bargaining agreement was reached in March. Now the league can focus on the play on the court which will feature the Las Vegas Aces looking for a fourth championship in five years, the return of Caitlin Clark after she missed most of last season with injuries, and the debut of expansion teams the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo. Las Vegas has won three of the last four championships with New York taking home ...
Los Angeles Sparks' star Cameron Brink is giving fans an inside look of the "best shoot day" she recently had.
The defending champion Las Vegas Aces were a hot commodity in the WNBA’s newly released GM survey on Tuesday.
WNBA general managers voted Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson as the favorite to be named the league’s Most Valuable Player, according to an annual survey released Tuesday. The Aces were also voted the favorites to repeat as league champions, according to the survey of all 15 general managers. Wilson, who was last season's MVP, received 60% of the votes, followed by the New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart with 27% and the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Atlanta Dream’s Allisha Gray with ...
Breaking down 2026 WNBA season win totals for all 15 teams, including Liberty, Aces, Fever, Dream, Sparks, Tempo, and more.
What might we be writing about this time next year? Here’s a look at some predictions, leaning more bold and daring as the season begins.
Cameron Brink is quickly emerging as one of the best-known WNBA superstars as the league returns in the coming weeks. However, the Los Angeles Sparks star is making waves off the court after posing in a seductive new cover shoot.…
TORRANCE, CA – The Sparks reiterated on Media Day on what we already all know.
The leadership of the Los Angeles Sparks has always been fragile. Penny Toler, who served as the GM and Vice President, departed in 2019 amid various misconduct allegations towards the team managing partner and governor Eric Holoman.
The Las Vegas Aces keep winning WNBA titles, but they say that's not the point. They are chasing more than championships.
WNBA teams set to show improvement in 2026, including Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever and Paige Bueckers' Dallas Wings.
The Los Angeles Sparks hired Stacy Johns as president on Tuesday. She succeeds Christine Monjer, who spent two years in the role.
For the Sparks to go where they want this year, they’ll be relying on Nneka Ogwumike in a multitude of ways.
Kelsey Plum's move away from Under Armour puts her at the center of sneaker free agency buzz, increasing visibility and driving renewed interest in her basketball cards.
In honor of the WNBA’s 30th season, the three original franchises that remained in their first cities — the New York Liberty, Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury — are releasing throwback uniforms for special games throughout the season, starting opening night when the Liberty host the Connecticut Sun at Barclays Center. The original WNBA logo and crest will also appear on the uniforms. The uniforms will be highlighted during “WNBA Court Origins Nights” matchups — New York at Los Angeles on J
