The WNBA’s plans for growth are on track and might even be ahead of schedule. In April 2024, commissioner Cathy Engelbert said she felt confident that the league would have 16 teams by 2028.

In a major development for the WNBA, reports from Sports Business Journal indicate that the league is gearing up to announce its next expansion franchise, and Cleveland is emerging as the likely ...

Caitlin Clark’s value to the WNBA is more than the league will ever be able to pay her, the women’s hoops superstar’s agent said in a recent interview. Speaking with ESPN, Erin Kane ...

The WNBA's popularity explosion in recent years has spurred the league to expand its national footprint. When the league was founded in 1996, there were eight franchises. By 1999, the league had ...

According to Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal, Cleveland is likely to be awarded a WNBA expansion franchise for the 2028 season. Here is what Friend had to say in a recent article ...

Former WNBA player Natalie Nakase, who became the first-ever Asian American coach in the league, spoke with NBC News' Vicky Nguyen about preparing for the first season of the WNBA's expansion team ...

Noa Dalzell is a senior writer covering the WNBA and all of women's basketball for Breakaway, SB Nation's women's sports vertical, as well as the Celtics for CelticsBlog. Lexie Brown, a 30-year-ol ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green proudly rocks a Golden State Valkyries No. 25 jersey, signifying the WNBA’s return to Northern California in 2025. Warriors coach Steve Kerr regularly takes the ...

Noa Dalzell is a senior writer covering the WNBA and all of women's basketball for Breakaway, SB Nation's women's sports vertical, as well as the Celtics for CelticsBlog. This story is part of a ...

A week ago, 2025 WNBA free agency erupted with the first trade in league history involving multiple No. 1 picks. The wheels of free agency continued to spin wildly on Saturday, when players could ...

The 2025 WNBA free agency period has finally slowed to a crawl, though some big names remain on the board, namely New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart, who is expected to re-sign in Brooklyn to ...