Sports

Minnesota Lynx 2026 Season: Roster, Schedule, and What to Watch

Napheesa Collier is healing from dual ankle surgery, Olivia Miles arrives as the No. 2 pick, and the Lynx open Season 30 against a 15-team field that finally has weight behind the ratings.

Sneakers

Nike Kobe 9 EM Protro "WNBA" Drops May 8 for $190

The Kobe family officially weighs in on the league's 30th anniversary, dropping the same Friday as the four-shoe Nike WNBA pack — a signature-without-a-current-signee statement.

Sneakers

Nike Releases WNBA 30th Anniversary Sneaker Pack on May 8

Four signature shoes — Sabrina 3, A'Two, Book 2, GT Cut 4 — drop in the league's original red, white, and blue logo colors on opening weekend, the clearest commercial bet Nike has placed on the W.

Sports

Caitlin Clark Looked Like Herself Again

Caitlin Clark closed the Fever's preseason with 21 points in 16 minutes against Dallas and a clean 12-point line against Nigeria. The Fever open May 9 vs. Dallas — and the WNBA finally gets its 2026 storyline back.

Sneakers

The 2026 NBA and WNBA Signature Shoe Landscape: 33 Athletes, 16 Brands, and a Design Shift

A record 33 athletes hold NBA and WNBA signature deals across 16 brands in 2026 — with five newcomers including Angel Reese, JuJu Watkins, and Tyrese Haliburton, and Zion Williamson's Jordan line discontinued.

WNBA

WNBA's New CBA Brings $7 Million Salary Cap, 52-Game Season Expansion, and First Revenue Sharing

The WNBA's new CBA raises the supermax salary from $249K to $1.4 million — meaning the 2026 minimum salary will exceed what the league's top earners made in 2025.

Basketball

The Founder's Absence: Napheesa Collier's Surgery Exposes Unrivaled's Fragile Star Power

Collier reversed her own December stance on surgery just days before Unrivaled's tip-off—the co-founder who went 13-1 as league MVP in Year 1 will miss all of Year 2, exposing how thin the league's star depth has become without Clark, Wilson, or Reese.

Nike

Nike A'One "Stone Mauve"

The A'One "Stone Mauve" arrives January 1 at $115, eight months after the debut "Pink A'ura" — Wilson's second signature following her 2025 WNBA sweep of scoring title, MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Finals MVP, a first in league history.

Nike

Nike Sabrina 3 "Twin" Champions

Nike dropped the Sabrina 3 "Twin" on Sabrina and Eddy Ionescu's shared birthday — a WNBA champion's tribute to her twin rendered in signature colorway details.

Sports

Napheesa Collier issues statement on WNBA Commissioner: "Worst Leadership in the World"

Minnesota Lynx star delivers devastating four-minute statement exposing alleged disrespect and mismanagement at the highest levels of women's basketball

WNBA

WNBA Blocks Record $325M Connecticut Sun Sale Amid Relocation Battle

The WNBA is blocking a record $325 million sale of the Connecticut Sun, revealing tensions between team owners and league control over franchise relocations.

Sports

Seahawks Legend Bobby Wagner Joins Storm Ownership Group

Commanders LB Bobby Wagner — who won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks and earned six first-team All-Pro nods — joins the Seattle Storm's ownership group as the first active NFL player to hold WNBA equity.