WNBA NewsYesterday, Nov 12, 2026

The 2027 WNBA season will start May 7 and has a latest possible end date of Oct. 24, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

The Indiana Fever need to fix their perimeter defense in free agency, and there are four names they could target to address that.

WNBA coaches and GMs discussed officiating and the 2027 replay center at league meetings. No rule changes were made, ESPN’s Alexa Philippou reports.

Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams has a clear stance on Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark after the WNBA Finals.

NEW YORK — The search for a new WNBA commissioner is an “ongoing process,” according to outgoing commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Speaking after the league’s annual fall competition committee meetings Thursday in New York, Engelbert kept her update with reporters brief, saying it’s been a “normal process” and that the league has interviewed candidates. Asked if she still expects her replacement to be hired by Dec. 31, Engelbert said, “I hope so.” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in mid-September t

The WNBA has begun interviewing candidates to replace outgoing commissioner Cathy Engelbert , although a timeline for selecting her successor remains uncertain. Engelbert provided an update on the search Thursday, following the league’s annual competition committee meetings, according to ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. Engelbert described the search as an […] The post Outgoing WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert gives update on search for replacement appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham shared her basketball plans after her eighth season in the WNBA.

The Athletic says Minnesota should not treat Napheesa Collier’s exit as settled, pointing to the Collier-Olivia Miles pick-and-roll the Lynx never fully had.

The Athletic says Washington should push for a perimeter star. Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, and Kelsey Mitchell are free agents, and the Mystics hold Chicago’s lottery pick.

The Liberty fired Chris DeMarco on Nov. 3. The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant says New York should seek a coach with WNBA experience and reach out about White and Hammon.

The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant names Stephanie Talbot, Aicha Coulibaly, Rebekah Gardner, and Rae Burrell as perimeter options for the Fever.

The Upshot League announced its eighth franchise in Providence, Rhode Island, filling a void for pro women's basketball in New England.