The email didn’t make a sound. arrow_forward_ios Read more 00:00 00:03 01:31 It arrived just before 10:00 a.m. — buried in a chain of internal correspondence marked “disciplinary review.” The subject line was short: “Player fine — processed.” No name. No headline. Just three PDF attachments and a quiet line in the body of the message: “Please process $900 penalty, effective immediately.” Inside the ... Read more
Sophie Cunningham gets fined for her words while the league ignores a far more dangerous problem.BT
No warning. No lead-up. No official press conference. 00:00 00:00 01:31 Just a quiet announcement buried in the WNBA’s daily media report: Sophie Cunningham, fined for “conduct detrimental to the league” after her comments following last Sunday’s game. That was it. No mention of what she said. No explanation of how those five minutes after the game suddenly became a disciplinary issue. But fans noticed. ... Read more
Lynx domination of the Valkyries and Cloud’s clutch Liberty heroics headline a wild night of WNBA playoffs.BT
Liberty survive thriller Natasha Cloud felt hurt when the Phoenix Mercury traded her this past offseason. She spent the 2024 campaign in Phoenix, starting 38 games and feeling so connected to the organization that she spent time last winter at Unrivaled trying to recruit Satou Sabally to the Mercury. If Cloud still felt any pain six months after the offseason deal, she channelled it well on Sunday in Game 1 of New York’s ... Read more
San Francisco Bay Area braces for Valkyries Playoffs 2025 and here’s how fans can catch every WNBA moment.BT
Fans cheer for the Valkyries at a watch party at White Horse Bar in Oakland on July 12, 2025. The fan group, ValQueeries, hosted a watch party. (Tâm Vũ/KQED) The Golden State Valkyries made WNBA history as the first expansion team to reach the playoffs in their inaugural season. General public tickets and verified resales for their first home game tonight are still available ... Read more
The Atlanta Dream’s playoff push isn’t just about winning games—it’s part of a bold progress plan.BT
Editor’s Note: Read more WNBA coverage from the Athletic here. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the WNBA or its teams. Editor’s note: This article is part of the Program Builders series, focusing on the behind-the-scenes executives and people fueling the future growth of their sports. Early in the third quarter of their seventh game of the season, the Atlanta Dream ... Read more