WNBA NewsSunday, Jan 4, 2026

From the "Hoosiers" to Fernando Mendoza, Indiana has a rich sports legacy. Check out historical highlights in football, basketball, and more.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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