The Fertitta family has agreed to a deal to purchase the Connecticut Sun for a record-breaking $300 million and move the WNBA franchise to Houston, according to reports from Paper City Magazine and ESPN. A sale would be subject to approval by the WNBA’s Board of Governors, and it was not official as of Friday…
The lineup for the 2026 WNBA expansion draft has been set. The Portland Fire, one of two new teams set to join the league this season, will pick first in the expansion draft, while the Toronto Tempo will pick second, the WNBA announced Friday. A coin toss on Friday gave the Tempo the choice to…
In less than two months, six UCLA women’s basketball players might be working out with WNBA teams. The draft is April 13, a week after the NCAA national championship game, and the season starts less than a month later. One of the most consequential pieces of the new WNBA collective bargaining agreement for current college…
The WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association have agreed to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement, according to Front Office Sports. The agreement, reached in the early morning hours on Wednesday, ends a bitter labor fight that lasted for more than a year and ensures that the 2026 season will take place…
The 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico came to a close Tuesday when Team USA outlasted Spain, 84-70, to complete a perfect 5-0 week in San Juan and finish in first place. The Americans had already qualified for this fall’s World Cup, but have now officially received their boarding pass. As…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert acknowledged progress in ongoing negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players union but also outlined a deadline she hopes a deal can be reached by. Engelbert said the timeline is aimed at avoiding disruption to the league’s…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr., a 2025 first-round pick, was charged with three felonies by the Miami-Dade (Florida) State Attorney from a Feb. 7 incident involving WNBA player Rickea Jackson. Court documents revealed Pearce was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, fleeing and…
