Something’s Got to Give With the Indiana Fever After a year clouded in controversy and discourse, the team’s off-court decisions will be just important as the basketball ones this offseason. Sports Illustrated · 23h ago
The Sun Has Set: How Connecticut's Lone Major Pro Sports Team Left Its Mark on the WNBA With the WNBA closing its chapter in Connecticut, a look back at the considerable impact the Sun made on the league over the team’s 24 seasons. Sports Illustrated · Oct 2
SI:AM | Caitlin Clark’s Bitter Season Ends in Blood and Grievances A’ja Wilson and the Aces sent the Fever packing. Sports Illustrated · Oct 2
WNBA Power Rankings: Playoff-Seeding Race Is Coming Down to the Wire Though the playoff teams have been decided for weeks, every seed is still up for grabs with just days left in the season. Sports Illustrated · Sep 22
Cathy Engelbert’s Reign Is Over. The WNBA’s Next Leader Must Learn From Her Mistakes. Engelbert announced she plans to retire as WNBA commissioner at the end of the year. Sports Illustrated · Sep 4
Cathy Engelbert’s WNBA tenure: the wins and losses that defined her seven years From record growth and a landmark media deal to expansion, labor battles and a fractured relationship with players, Engelbert’s tenure was rarely quiet The Guardian - US · Sep 4
Fox's WNBA hate is good press While the network talks about Caitlin Clark and the trans panic, the league's popularity is soaring Salon · Aug 15
WNBA Power Rankings: Mystics Are Hanging With Top Contenders Washington’s four-game winning streak has included victories against the Valkyries, Aces and Wings. Meanwhile, Sophie Cunningham has taken the spotlight off the court for the Fever. Sports Illustrated · Aug 5
Kelsey Plum Trade Grades: Did Mercury Make Right Move to Push for Playoffs Amid Disappointing Season? Grading the blockbuster trade that sent Kelsey Plum from the Los Angeles Sparks to the Phoenix Mercury. Sports Illustrated · Aug 2
Sophie Cunningham isn’t rejecting politics. She’s cashing in on them Sophie Cunningham’s rise says less about basketball than the incentives of a sports culture where outrage, identity politics and attention have become lucrative commodities The Guardian - US · Aug 2
Scrutiny of WNBA intensifies as mounting discord around the league looms over All-Star festivities The WNBA has never been bigger The Independent UK · Jul 25
Caitlin Clark Needed to Hear Barack Obama’s Message to Her About Not Losing Joy in Basketball The Fever guard got some one-on-one time with Obama during a surprise visit at his Presidential Center. Sports Illustrated · Jul 24
WNBA Commissioner, Union Leaders Move To Tackle Online Harassment Targeting Players The WNBA and its players' union are enhancing protections against online abuse, focusing on improved communication and security measures following a rise in threats and harassment towards players. International Business Times UK · Jul 23
Why many Black Americans were rooting for Argentina to lose the World Cup Many Black Americans were not cheering Spain’s complicated history. They were rooting against the racism, politics and silence associated with Argentina The Guardian - US · Jul 22
International Business Times UK · Jul 17 Why NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Called Caitlin Clark a 'Political Football': WNBA Drama Explained NBA Commissioner Adam Silver discusses Caitlin Clark's involvement in a national debate over WNBA officiating, highlighting the unfair scrutiny she faces and the need for consistent rule enforcement.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 17 Adam Silver Responds to Report He Pushed for WNBA’s Alyssa Thomas Suspension After Caitlin Clark Foul A report from the Sports Business Journal claimed Silver implored WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert to suspend Thomas over her foul on Caitlin Clark.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 11 Dan Patrick Chides WNBA Head Cathy Engelbert for Bailing on Show, Avoiding ‘Tough’ Caitlin Clark Questions Patrick wasn’t happy about the WNBA commissioner’s last-minute cancellation.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 10 Biggest 2026 WNBA All-Star Game Snubs Alyssa Thomas is notably missing from the list of names. Who else has a case?
The Guardian - US · Jul 9 Republicans ask WNBA to protect Caitlin Clark from possible ‘racially motivated’ attacks Eleven Republican politicians have written to the WNBA asking the league to protect Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark from ‘multiple attacks’ on court
The Guardian - US · Jul 8 Which under-the-radar WNBA players are shining this season? Start with these four Plus: the Flagrant 2 foul that still has everyone talking, tunnel picks and Robin Roberts and Geno Auriemma take a trip down memory lane
Sports Illustrated · Jul 3 Caitlin Clark Leaves No Room for Hate With Powerful Statement on Alyssa Thomas Foul, Backlash The Fever star made her first comments in the wake of the WNBA’s suspension of Alyssa Thomas.
International Business Times UK · Jul 3 'Not Good and Not Necessary': Doctor Warns of Life-Threatening Danger After Caitlin Clark Takes Hit to the Throat Caitlin Clark's recent throat hit by Alyssa Thomas raises serious safety concerns in basketball, with experts warning of potential life-threatening injuries. Calls for stricter league rules intensify.
The Guardian - US · Jul 1 The eternal whirring of the Caitlin Clark conspiracy machine has shifted into a new gear The Indiana Fever star’s so-called fans are intent on casting her as a victim. The narrative is an injustice to the guard and her fellow players
Sports Illustrated · Jun 30 Alyssa Thomas Fires Back at WNBA After Receiving Death Threats Over Foul on Caitlin Clark The Mercury star called upon the league to do better.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 29 Man Doing Play-By-Play of His Wife Shopping in HomeGoods Is a Must-Watch Video ESPN broadcaster Ford Martin practiced his craft in a highly creative and amusing way.