News: The Dallas Wings will play at American Airlines Center for the 2027 season, the team announced. This comes as the franchise prepares to move from Arlington, where it’s played since relocating from Tulsa, to Dallas, where it’s also building a new practice facility.

Olivia Miles in the first half: -scored or assisted on 36 points (56% of Minnesota's offense) -recorded her 10th game with 20 points & 5 assists, passing Maya Moore in 2015 for the most such games in a single season in Lynx history

The Phoenix Mercury and Washington Mystics play three times this month (Aug. 9, Aug. 25, Aug. 27). Those games are shaping up to have massive playoff implications. New York, meanwhile, owns the season series over Phoenix.

Here's what I know about why and how the Phoenix Mercury traded for Kelsey Plum -- and how Plum is assessing her future as an impending free agent

I'm told Kelsey Plum will be with the Mercury in Chicago by their game Monday night, but it is not yet certain whether she'll play. She last appeared for the Sparks on June 21. Phoenix is 11-19, six games back of the last playoff spot, with 14 games remaining

A blockbuster trade for WNBA fans to wake up to. Plum's time in Los Angeles officially comes to an end. The Sparks went 31-40 in two years with her in LA. But Sparks now look committed to rebuild with potentially two lottery picks in 2027. (cont...)

Breaking: Chicago Sky dev player Chloe Bibby is set to join the Minnesota Lynx after they offered her a standard contract, sources told ESPN. The Sky value Bibby and would have preferred to keep her on the roster but due to cap constraints, they would have needed to trade a player to keep her.

News: The Minnesota Lynx have offered Chicago Sky developmental player Chloe Bibby a standard contract; Sky have right of first refusal and must decide by tomorrow whether to retain her

Breaking: The Toronto Tempo have acquired Connecticut Sun forward Aneesah Morrow in a trade that’s sending the rights to Maria Kliundikova and a 2028 second-round pick to Connecticut.

Kelsey Plum said today she's "not taking anything personal" amid growing speculation that the Los Angeles Sparks could move her before Sunday's trade deadline. Here’s what @kendra-andrews.bsky.social and I know about where things stand with her potential trade www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Sparks' Kelsey Plum says she's not taking trade talk personal

Five-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum said she's "not taking anything personal" amid growing speculation that the Sparks could move her before Sunday's trade deadline

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Breaking: Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington plans to make her season debut on Thursday barring a setback pregame, she told ESPN. The 2024 MIP and all-defensive pick -- who missed the first 27 games of the year rehabbing a left foot sprain -- will look to help Chicago make a late playoff push

WNBA spox statement on a since-deleted post in which Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers bantered about a friendly wager ahead of yesterday's Dream-Wings matchup: "While the social media post was intended to be lighthearted, WNBA players are well aware of the league's policies prohibiting betting...

News: Cathy Engelbert says outside counsel has wrapped up its investigation into the Las Vegas Aces and says there is "insufficient evidence" at this time to establish a salary cap circumsvention violation. No discipline will be recommend or imposed, per Engelbert

News: The WNBA will be launching a full centralized replay center beginning in the 2027 season, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert tells reporters

Azzi Fudd becomes the first rookie to win the WNBA 3-point contest. Her 30-point round in the final was the highest-scoring round ever by a rookie.

Adam Silver is in the house for tonight's 3-point contest and shooting stars competition. He will also be in attendance tomorrow for the All-Star Game

President Barack Obama has arrived to meet the 2026 WNBA All-Stars

WNBA's future is bright, but will Cathy Engelbert be there to lead it? www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

WNBA's future is bright, but will Cathy Engelbert be there to lead it?

Stakeholders around the league question whether Engelbert is the right person to lead the WNBA into the future.

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Sabrina Ionescu said yesterday re: her involvement in the 3pt contest, "I can't decline an offer I never officially got invited to." From a WNBA spokesperson: “Our general process is to reach out to agents to determine a player’s interest, and some accept and some decline.”

The Phoenix Mercury's Kahleah Copper has been named by Cathy Engelbert to replace the injured Kelsey Plum of the Los Angeles Sparks on Team Coop in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced

Breaking: Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers will be AVAILABLE to play tonight as the Wings take on the Portland Fire in their final game before the All-Star break, a source tells ESPN. Bueckers missed the last game due to soreness following a mid-game collision on Sunday.

A statement from the league and players union after yesterday's meeting:

Breaking: Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier is listed as PROBABLE for tomorrow's game vs. the Seattle Storm, making her on track to make her 2026 season debut

New: Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers will not play tonight against the New York Liberty. Bueckers was cleared from having a concussion following post-game evaluation and is not currently in WNBA concussion protocol, but she will miss tonight’s game while dealing with soreness.

Olivia Miles (ankle) is not on the injury report ahead of the Lynx's Saturday matchup against the Portland Fire, but Napheesa Collier (ankle) remains out

A statement from the Las Vegas Aces:

The All-Star Draft will air tomorrow, Wednesday, at 3:30pm ET on ESPN, with Teresa Weatherspoon and Cynthia Cooper selecting their respective teams ahead of the July 25 All-Star Game in Chicago

“You never dream it's going to happen. I set out to just try to take it day by day and win games.” And now Cheryl Reeve has won a WNBA-record 380 of them www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Lynx's Cheryl Reeve sets WNBA record for regular-season wins

The Lynx gave Cheryl Reeve, who already boasted the most total wins including postseason play of any coach in WNBA history, her 380th regular-season victory Wednesday night.

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Cheryl Reeve has become the winningest head coach in WNBA history, recording her 380th (regular season) victory Wednesday as her Minnesota Lynx bested the Connecticut Sun 86-80. Her career record now sits at 380-196 (.660) all-time

Jess Shepard recorded her fourth career triple-double tonight (22/12/11), tied with Sabrina Ionescu for second-most all-time in the WNBA. Shepard has all three triple-doubles in the WNBA this season.