For existing teams, the downside of expansion drafts is that they lose players that they hope to eventually develop. That ...

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Following a win over the Indiana Fever, Emily Engstler put critics in their place with strong words for the Portland Fire.

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Expansion and the CBA's new salaries have brought more European players to the WNBA this season than ever before.

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A look around the WNBA at some recent standout performances across the league’s rookie class.

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Portland Fire GM Vanja Černivec and coach Alex Sarama are building a WNBA team with an innovative, evidence-based approach, one question at a time.

A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark are among the players who can tip the scales in the WNBA and decide the season. Here's who to watch in 2026.

The 2026 WNBA season has nearly arrived. An uneventful winter gave way to a chaotic spring, which brought a historic new collective bargaining agreement that ensured there would be basketball this ...