WNBA NewsWednesday, Sep 23, 2026

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart will miss the team's regular season finale Wednesday with left knee soreness, coach Chris DeMarco said pregame.

WNBA trailblazer Lisa Leslie became the 16th person -- and first Sparks player -- honored with a statue in what's become known as Star Plaza outside Crypto.com Arena.

After an inconsistent regular season, New York will have to hit the road in the WNBA playoffs.

Dream star Angel Reese left Wednesday night's game against the Liberty after being struck in the face just before halftime. The Liberty's Jonquel Jones also left the game after suffering a second-half ankle injury.

The Lynx went into the second-to-last game of the season against the Fever with a chance to wrap up the No. 1 playoff seed, but coach Cheryl Reeve didn't play her normal starters a single minute of the second half.

Kejia Ran was drafted by the Atlanta Dream this year, but she's first headed to Xavier University to begin her U.S. basketball journey The post Kejia Ran’s road to realizing her WNBA dream will start at Xavier appeared first on The IX Sports.

The Valkyries boast the league's second-best record and have awards candidates all over the court The post Valkyries make their case for WNBA postseason awards appeared first on The IX Sports.

Olivia Miles. | Getty Images All the Minnesota Lynx had to do to clinch the No. 1 seed in the WNBA playoffs was to beat the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night. That proved too tough for Minnesota, as they got blown out 96-77. Luckily for the Lynx, the Golden State Valkyries lost to the Portlanf Fire, securing the top spot for Minnesota, but falling upwards isn’t ideal this late into the year. Quite the night for the Minnesota Lynx, who lost to the Fever and saw their starters get benched in the s...

The Mystics won their franchise-record 27th game of the season Tuesday night in a 79-69 defeat of the Sun.

Olivia Miles missed Tuesday night's game in Indianapolis with a calf injury.

Here's where things stand with the WNBA playoff picture.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 19: Flau'jae Johnson #4 of the Seattle Storm dribbles the ball up court against the Golden State Valkyries in the second half of a WNBA basketball game at Chase Center on September 19, 2026 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) | Ge...