WNBA

An orange and white Wilson basketball with the WNBA logo on it sits on the blue Connecticut Sun basketball court.

Inside the record-setting WNBA audience in 2022

By Caylen Johnson / August 23, 2022

The WNBA had the most-watched season and the most-watched game since 2008

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Chicago Sky, New York Liberty play winner-take-all Game 3 in 2022 WNBA Playoffs!

By The Next / August 23, 2022

The Next’s New York Liberty beat reporter Jackie Powell is here to discuss the most important playoff game in recent Liberty history with host Howard Megdal

Washington Mystics point guard Natasha Cloud high-fives her teammates as she is introduced in the starting lineup before a game against the Seattle Storm at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., on July 30, 2022. (Photo credit: Domenic Allegra)

‘Warrior’ Natasha Cloud can’t save Washington Mystics from painful playoff exit

By Jenn Hatfield / August 23, 2022

‘They were just a little bit better all the way around’

New York Liberty combo forward Rebecca Allen stands sideways

Daily Briefing — Aug. 23, 2022: Sky, Liberty gear up for Game 3 in New York

By Isabel Rodrigues / August 23, 2022

A’ja Wilson, unruffled

Storm point guard Sue Bird (10) sets up a pass around Mystics center Shakira Austin (0). Austin holds her right arm up to try and block the passing lane.

Daily Briefing — Aug. 22, 2022: Mystified Mystics miss the mark — Seattle Storm eliminate Washington

By Isabel Rodrigues / August 22, 2022

Wings force Game 3 against the Sun, James Wade wins Executive of the Year

Chicago head coach James Wade stands in front of the scorer's table, looking towards the halfcourt, where an out-of-focus Sky combo forward Rebekah Gardner and Connecticut Sun big Alyssa Thomas stand

James Wade wins Executive of the Year after masterclass offseason

By James Kay / August 22, 2022

2019 Coach of the Year adds to list of accolades

Dream playoff hopes crushed, but their future is far from a nightmare

By Gabriella Lewis / August 21, 2022

Missing the playoffs by a single game may have served the Dream exactly what they need

Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) goes for a jumpshot as the Mercury's Megan Gustafson (10) and Jennie Simms (25) contest the shot.

Daily Briefing — Aug. 21, 2022: Aces hand Phoenix Mercury playoff-eliminating 37-point loss

By Isabel Rodrigues / August 21, 2022

Historically bad playoff losses bookend Saturday’s slate of WNBA playoff games

Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins kneels on the court after failing to prevent an errant pass from going out of bounds.

Film room: How the Storm defense stonewalled the Mystics in Game 1

By Em Adler / August 20, 2022

There truly are no answers for the Storm defense

Phoenix Mercury guard Shey Peddy (11) dribbles during a WNBA game against the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Aug. 2, 2022. (Photo credit: Chris Poss)

What Shey Peddy’s Achilles injury means for the Phoenix Mercury

By Hayden Cilley / August 20, 2022

‘For her to go down like that, it just breaks your heart’