Early Trends We’re Following for the 2026 WNBA Season Plus, the players who are fitting in with their new teams and which stumbling contenders should be worried. Sports Illustrated · May 29
New on Peacock in June 2026: All the new shows and movies to watch Here's our monthly guide to all the new movies and shows coming to Peacock in June 2026, including the return of 'Love Island USA'. Tom’s Guide · May 29
WNBA Rookie Watch: Awa Fam’s Arrival, Kiki Rice Enters Early Rookie of the Year Race A look around the WNBA at some recent standout performances across the league’s rookie class. Sports Illustrated · May 28
SI:AM | Avalanche’s Dream Season Comes to a Screeching Halt Colorado was the best team in the NHL all season. It just got swept. Sports Illustrated · May 27
WNBA Power Rankings: Liberty, Aces Are Stumbling The star-studded rosters in Las Vegas and New York haven’t had much luck when playing at home recently. Sports Illustrated · May 27
Rookie roll call: how Olivia Miles, Azzi Fudd and Awa Fam are adapting to the WNBA How are the top-drafted rooks acclimating to life in the W? Pretty spectacularly. Plus: an early title contender emerges in Atlanta and fierce tunnel fits The Guardian - US · May 27
When Kelsey Plum Could Return to the Sparks After Suffering Ankle Sprain The guard is leading the WNBA in points per game so far this season. Sports Illustrated · May 27
As more athletes speak openly about depression, anxiety and suicide, a minority of fans are weaponizing it It’s a cool Tuesday night in Columbia, South Carolina, and fans of the minor league baseball team the Columbia Fireflies are letting an opposing batter named Marcos Torres hear it. The Conversation · May 26
Jose Fernandez Still Won’t Commit to Azzi Fudd Being a Starter After Best Rookie Performance The Wings rookie is still waiting her turn to be named to the starting five. Sports Illustrated · May 25
WNBA referees are clamping down on physicality. Is it helping or hurting players? After outcry over inconsistency last year, a taskforce sought to improve the league’s officiating. Now foul calls are up, and players and coaches are adjusting The Guardian - US · May 22
WNBA Rookie Watch: Remember Jovana Nogić and Pauline Astier’s Names The international players are two of the WNBA’s most pleasant surprises early in the season. Sports Illustrated · May 21
Why WNBA Could Fine Fever After Caitlin Clark’s Late Scratch Despite not being on the injury report, Indiana’s star guard missed her first game of the season on Wednesday and did not practice the day before. Sports Illustrated · May 21
How Caitlin Clark Combats the Pressure of Constantly Being in the WNBA’s Spotlight Clark opened up about her mental health journey. Sports Illustrated · May 20
‘Real talk’ or wreaking havoc? The questions WNBA coaches should ask before calling out their teams After Jose Fernandez ripped the Wings’ selfishness, they responded with an emphatic win – but that doesn’t always happen. Plus, a big week for denim The Guardian - US · May 20
Sports Illustrated · May 20 Ranking the Five Best NBA Announcers: Where Do Mike Breen, Ian Eagle Stack Up A look at the best NBA announcers who currently grace the microphone across the league’s broadcasts.
Sports Illustrated · May 19 Paige Bueckers Appeared to Respond to Wings Coach’s ‘Selfish’ Comments After Dominant Win vs. Mystics Azzi Fudd also had the best performance of her rookie season so far in the win.
Motorsport · May 19 WNBA star Caitlin Clark to serve as Grand Marshal for the Indy 500 The Indiana Fever star will serve as grand marshal of the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500
Sports Illustrated · May 19 Chicago Sky’s Hot Start to WNBA Season Suffers Brutal Blow With Rickea Jackson Injury The revamped Sky are currently tied for second place in the league standings.
Sports Illustrated · May 19 WNBA Power Rankings: Can Sky Maintain Hot Start Without Rickea Jackson? Chicago’s new-look roster has jelled pretty quickly, but now must contend with losing its top contributor.
Sports Illustrated · May 18 Caitlin Clark Just Broke the Coolest WNBA Record of Her Young Career, and It’s Not Even Close The Fever star is doing things the WNBA has never seen before.
Sports Illustrated · May 15 Wings Coach Jose Fernandez Calls Out the ‘Selfishness in the Locker Room’ After Late Loss After just three games with Dallas, Fernandez isn’t holding back his thoughts on his team’s struggles.
Sports Illustrated · May 15 Biggest Surprises and Overreactions From the First Week of the WNBA Season Now a week into the season, it’s time for some way-too-early takes and to look at some of the best moments so far.
Sports Illustrated · May 14 WNBA Leaders Say Officiating Changes Are Working Amid Uptick in Fouls League leadership told SI that the increase in calls was expected and it will take time for everyone to adjust to new guidelines.
Sports Illustrated · May 14 WNBA Rookie Watch: Takeaways From Olivia Miles, Azzi Fudd and Flau’jae Johnson’s Debuts With the first week of WNBA action behind us, here’s a look at how the league’s newest faces have started out. Is it too early to crown a Rookie of the Year?
The Independent UK · May 14 Kelsey Plum joins Prime's WNBA broadcasts, bringing an active star's voice to the studio Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum is joining Amazon Prime Video’s WNBA broadcasts as a player contributor