WNBA: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Angel Reese Unrivaled Return Sparks ‘Missing’ Reaction From Fever Star

One of the more wholesome and unexpected women's basketball relationships to form in 2025 was the one between Chicago Sky star Angel Reese and Indiana Fever standout Lexie Hull.

Features

The Morning Bark

The Quiz of the Day

How The Mercury Received Recognition During A Difficult Season

The 2002 season was a bad year for the Phoenix Mercury, as they finished the season with a record of 11-21. Cynthia Cooper, who became the team's head coach after Cheryl Miller , started the 2002 season, but she resigned after the first 10 games.

Phoenix Mercury News / Phoenix Mercury On SI / February 11

Mercury Battle Conference Rivals In 2024

The Phoenix Mercury were a playoff team in 2024, and they finished that season with a record of 19-21. They were making progress, as they finished the previous season with a record of 9-31.

Phoenix Mercury News / Phoenix Mercury On SI / February 11

Mercury Continue To Find Talent In The Third Round

When it comes to the WNBA Draft, the Phoenix Mercury have selected several players. They found stars that helped the team take steps in the right direction, and some of them helped the franchise make history.

Phoenix Mercury News / Phoenix Mercury On SI / February 11

How The Mercury's Facilitating Led To A Finals Appearance

After a successful 1997 season, the Phoenix Mercury wanted to keep that momentum going. They finished that season with a record of 16-12. The following year was even better, as they finished with a record of 19-11.

Phoenix Mercury News / Phoenix Mercury On SI / February 11

Why Phoenix Lost To A Contending Eastern Conference Team

The Phoenix Mercury finished the 2018 season with a record of 20-14. It was a strong season for them, and they were second in the Western Conference. The Seattle Storm were on top of the West, and they finished the season with a record of 26-8.

WNBA News / Swish Appeal / February 11

Who will be the first-round winners in Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 Tournament?

The second edition of Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 Tournament tips off on Wednesday night, which, after a few late-breaking adjustments, will feature 12 first-round matchups.

WNBA News / Swish Appeal / February 11

Kaitlyn Chen tops the list of Athletes Unlimited newcomers named captains for Week 2

Athletes Unlimited is now in its fifth season, and that’s been more than enough time for its foundational players to become well-known. Current Player

Phoenix Mercury News / Phoenix Mercury On SI / February 11

Mercury's Dupree Establishes Herself In College

Candice Dupree was drafted by the Chicago Sky in 2006, and after a few years with them, she joined the Phoenix Mercury . The Mercury acquired her in a trade, and they gave up Cappie Pondexter.

Phoenix Mercury News / Phoenix Mercury On SI / February 11

How Mercury's Smith Became A Head Coach

Charmin Smith is a part of Phoenix Mercury history , as she spent some time with them. She started her career elsewhere, but she made her way to Phoenix in what was her last season.

Dallas Wings News / Dallas Wings on SI / February 10

Breeze BC Trades For Former Player of New Dallas Wings Coach to Help Paige Bueckers

Paige Bueckers has been doing her best to lift Breeze BC to new heights in her first season in the league. She's been tremendous, but Breeze is 5-5. They have a great point differential, but they are sitting in 4th place in the standings in need of a jolt.

Indiana Fever News / Indiana Fever on SI / February 10

Fever Star Aliyah Boston Reveals the Way Kelsey Plum Is Pushing Her at Unrivaled

Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston has stood out as much as any player participating in Unrivaled this year. This was on display once again Monday night as Boston finished with 33 points and dominated the glass with 16 rebounds in Phantom BC's 76-73 win over Vinyl BC.

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'Super Bowl MVPs' quiz

The 'Super Bowl coaches since 2000' quiz

The 'Super Bowl halftime show artists' quiz

The 'NFL active TD-pass leaders' quiz

WNBA News / Phoenix Mercury On SI / February 10

How Taylor's Playoff Experience Helped The Mercury

While Penny Taylor is one of the Phoenix Mercury's legendary players, she did not start her career with them. Taylor was the 11th pick of the 2001 WNBA Draft, and she was selected by an Eastern Conference team.

Phoenix Mercury News / Phoenix Mercury On SI / February 10

Why Phoenix's Stars Helped The Team Succeed

The 2021 season was a great year for the Phoenix Mercury . They finished that period with a record of 19-13, and they were fourth in the Western Conference.

Phoenix Mercury News / Phoenix Mercury On SI / February 10

Mercury Looking To Sweep The Mystics

The Phoenix Mercury finished the 2025 season with a record of 27-17. They were one of the WNBA's best teams, and they went on an impressive playoff run.

Phoenix Mercury News / Phoenix Mercury On SI / February 10

Why The Struggling Mercury Received Recognition

The Phoenix Mercury added two stars in 2004, but the year before that, they struggled. They finished the season with a record of 8-26, which was their worst record up to that point.

WNBA News / Dice City Sports / February 10

Unrivaled: Phantom Becomes Second Team To solidify A Playoff Spot

The Phantom own the second-best record in the league, sitting one loss behind the Laces, who clinched a playoff spot with their eighth win Feb. 6. Three days later, on Feb.

NFL News / Larry Brown Sports / February 9

James Pearce Jr. allegedly hit a WNBA player’s car during chase

Atlanta Falcons rookie James Pearce Jr. allegedly crashed his car into WNBA player Rickea Jackson’s vehicle multiple times while chasing after her. In a criminal complaint obtained by Marc Raimondi of ESPN, Pearce is accused of following Jackson’s vehicle in his SUV on Saturday in Miami-Dade County, Fla.

Indiana Fever News / Athlon Sports / February 9

Multiteam Trade Occurs in Unrivaled After Indiana Fever Point Guard’s Injury News

The 2026 Unrivaled season saw a whirlwind of changes on Monday. Earlier, it was announced that the Breeze BC guard Aari McDonald was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a right lower extremity injury.

Indiana Fever News / Athlon Sports / February 9

Indiana Fever Point Guard Suffers Season-Ending News on Monday

The Indiana Fever turned heads in the 2025 WNBA season with a surprising run to the playoff semifinals despite facing a slew of injuries to key pieces.

Las Vegas Aces News / Dice City Sports / February 8

Unrivaled: The Laces Locked In For The Playoffs

The Laces, led by Brittney Sykes and Jackie Young, are sitting in the No. 1 seed at 8-2. Their eighth win came Feb. 6 against the Lunar Owls in a tight 74-70 victory.

WNBA News / Field Level Media / February 7

Report: WNBA owners present modest CBA changes to players

The WNBA has at long last presented a CBA proposal to players, according to a report from Front Office Sports. Following a six-week period of silence with no reported movement, league representatives met with players earlier this week to renew talks.

Indiana Fever News / Indiana Fever on SI / February 7

Sophie Cunningham Switches Stance on Caitlin Clark’s Juggling Skill

Unfortunately, Indiana Fever stars Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham spent more time in the athletic training room together than they did on the court in the 2025 WNBA season.

Atlanta Dream News / Field Level Media / February 6

4-time All-Star Brionna Jones injures meniscus playing overseas

Four-time WNBA All-Star forward Brionna Jones sustained a torn meniscus last week while playing overseas but her agent told ESPN she is expected to return in time for the WNBA season.

WNBA News / Larry Brown Sports / February 8

Caitlin Clark reacts to Pacers’ blockbuster trade

The Indiana Pacers got into the NBA trade deadline action right before the 3 pm ET cutoff. The Pacers acquired Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, along with Kobe Brown, in exchange for Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, two first-round picks and one second-round pick.