The WNBA Draft pulled in its second largest television audience Monday with an average of 1.25 million viewers, according to ESPN. The broadcast peaked at 1.46 million viewers and was up 119 percent, on average, from the 2023 WNBA Draft.
The Minnesota Lynx acquired veteran guard Karlie Samuelson from the Washington Mystics on Monday, multiple outlets reported. In exchange, the Mystics will receive a first-round pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Samuelson, who turns 30 next month, joins her sixth
Napheesa Collier clinched the Unrivaled one-on-one tournament in a most fitting fashion. The forward, who is the reigning WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, shut out Washington Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards 8-0 in the deciding game of the best-of-three final
WNBA executives have flocked to Miami for the start of free agency, hoping to open conversations with players taking part in the new Unrivaled league. Teams can begin negotiating with free agents on Tuesday, with contracts eligible to be signed
The first game in Unrivaled history featured Skylar Diggins-Smith making the decisive shot — even though her team was already in the lead. That aspect is one of the many differences between the 3-on-3 women’s league and traditional 5-on-5 play.
Professional women’s basketball returns this week. It’s not the WNBA, and the jerseys will look a bit different, and there will be less players on the court, but the players scoring layups, knocking down deep shots, grabbing gritty rebounds and
The Minnesota Lynx bolstered their coaching staff on Saturday by adding former Washington Mystics bench boss Eric Thibault as associate head coach and franchise legend Lindsay Whalen as an assistant coach. “I am excited to add both Eric and Lindsay
After losing to the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals last month, the Minnesota Lynx lost general manager Clare Duwelius and assistant coach Katie Smith to other pursuits. Duwelius, who has worked for the Lynx since 2014, will join
The New York Liberty’s title-clinching victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday was the most watched WNBA Finals game since 1999. The Game 5 thriller, won by the Liberty 67-62 in overtime, had a 1.1 rating with 2.15 million viewers