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Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever assistant coach Briann January have become the center of a growing controversy after cameras captured another animated exchange between them during Indiana’s 96-77 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on September 22, 2026. The video showed January speaking emphatically and pointing while addressing Clark during a timeout. Clark listened briefly, appeared … Read more
A’ja Wilson added another major honor to her résumé when the Associated Press named the Las Vegas Aces superstar its 2026 WNBA Player of the Year. The award reflected another extraordinary two-way season from Wilson. She led the WNBA in scoring, remained one of the league’s best rebounders and interior defenders, and helped Las Vegas … Read more
Phoenix Mercury star Kahleah Copper picked up her eighth technical foul of the 2026 WNBA season in Phoenix’s regular-season finale against the Las Vegas Aces, a total that normally triggers an automatic one-game suspension. But Copper will not have to serve that suspension. The reason is an unusual quirk of the WNBA’s technical-foul rules: regular-season … Read more
The first round of the WNBA playoffs is a best-of-three series using a 1-1-1 home-court format. That means a team needs two victories to advance, and the teams alternate home courts throughout the series. The higher-seeded team hosts Game 1, the lower-seeded team hosts Game 2, and the series returns to the higher seed for … Read more
Nneka Ogwumike has retired from the WNBA after 15 seasons, ending a career that included a league MVP award, a championship, 11 All-Star selections and a place among the WNBA’s all-time leaders in scoring, rebounding and steals. Ogwumike played her final game on September 24, 2026, finishing with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists … Read more
The Connecticut Sun are leaving Connecticut after 24 seasons and moving to Houston, where the franchise will become the Houston Comets beginning with the 2027 WNBA season. The move follows the Mohegan Tribe’s decision to sell the Sun to Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta. Fertitta’s company agreed to purchase the franchise for $300 million, and … Read more
Jonquel Jones gave the New York Liberty another major injury concern just days before the start of the 2026 WNBA playoffs when she rolled her left ankle during the team’s regular-season finale against the Atlanta Dream. Jones left the game late in the third quarter and did not return. Liberty coach Chris DeMarco said afterward … Read more
The Seattle Storm have set a new WNBA record for the most losses in a single season. Seattle finished the 2026 regular season with an 8-36 record, giving the Storm 36 losses — two more than the previous league record of 34. The record reflects both Seattle’s difficult season and the WNBA’s longer 44-game schedule, … Read more
Paige Bueckers has added several major records to her WNBA résumé while helping transform the Dallas Wings from one of the league’s worst teams into a playoff team. Bueckers finished the 2026 regular season with 878 points, breaking the Wings’ single-season scoring record previously held by Arike Ogunbowale. She also became the highest-scoring player through … Read more
Angel Reese gave the Atlanta Dream an injury scare just days before the 2026 WNBA playoffs when she was hit in the face by New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu during Atlanta’s regular-season finale. Reese left the game and did not play in the second half, but the immediate news was encouraging. Dream coach Karl … Read more