WNBA NewsFriday, Jul 17, 2026

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Fever star Caitlin Clark has become a "political football" amid debates about officiating and physical play in the WNBA.

Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 45 points and had 10 assists for the first 40-10 game in WNBA history, and the Indiana Fever beat Seattle 110-107.

General managers Teresa Weatherspoon and Cynthia Cooper made their WNBA All-Star team selections on Wednesday. With "Team Coop" awarded the top pick, Paige Bueckers was added to the team as the league's top vote-getter from fans. "Paige does it all," Cooper said. "She can shoot the 3, she scores on all three levels, but the most important thing, she is a leader on the floor. She is getting her entire team really involved in everything that they do." Caitlin Clark, who received the second most...

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Brionna Jones. | ISI Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Dream center Brionna Jones was listed as “questionable” for the first time this season ahead of the team’s Monday night game against the Los Angeles Sparks. This status indicated that she was eligible to play after being sidelined for the entirety of the first half of the 2026 WNBA season because of a right knee injury. Though Jones didn’t play in Monday’s matchup, she participated in media availability ahead of the game to discuss her prog...

Portland is now two games behind Washington for the No. 8 seed and final WNBA playoff spot.

The Connecticut Sun (6-18) comes off a rare victory as they visit the Phoenix Mercury (8-17), who come in with four straight losses, on Friday night. How to Watch Connecticut Sun vs Phoenix Mercury Aaliyah Edwards came off the bench…

Janelle Salaün and Kaitlyn Chen. | NBAE via Getty Images The best WNBA teams have a handful of reserves who are just as good as their starters and are equally necessary for success. Quite simply, if a WNBA team wants to win it all, they need bench production. This ability to step on the court and immediately contribute as a reserve has always been valued, and it’s why the league has an award for that specific role. With the WNBA year halfway done, here is a look at the top three players in ru...

After being sidelined with a leg injury, Dana Evans made her anticipated debut against the Indiana Fever

Olivia Miles. | NBAE via Getty Images The midway point of the 2026 WNBA season is here, and Olivia Miles is not letting up as she closes out the first half. In the Minnesota Lynx’s 104-100 win against the Phoenix Mercury on Monday night, Miles delivered a historic performance. She finished with a career-high 33 points—the most by a rookie in franchise history—while adding three rebounds and eight assists and shooting 5-of-8 from 3-point range. With her performance, Miles not only becomes the ...

Veronica Burton. | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images On Wednesday night, the Golden State Valkyries will wrap up their five-game road with a visit to Indianapolis to play the Indiana Fever (8 p.m. ET, USA Network). Despite venturing from the Deep South up to the nation’s capital into Canada back to Connecticut and now into the Midwest, Golden State is 4-0, looking not only to complete the cross-country jaunt at 5-0, but also to extend their current winning streak to eight games, which would ma...

Jessica Shepard and Marina Mabrey. | Eric Bolte-Imagn Images Every year, every single WNBA player wants to improve upon how she played the season before. Accomplishing that, however, is easier said than done. But every sesaon, a handful of players reach a level of play no one saw coming. This 2026 WNBA campaign is no exception, and at the midway point of the season, here are the three players who are at the forefront of the Most Improved Player (MIP) conversation. In the comments, let us know...