Per release, Breanna Stewart and Olivia Miles are your #WNBA Players of the Week. Stewart (New York Liberty): 24.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg and 3.0 apg (East)   Olivia Miles (Minnesota Lynx): 22.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg and 7.7 apg (West)

Per release, The final long form version of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement has been completed and signed.

Breaking news out of Chicago. Per release, Rickea Jackson underwent an MRI that revealed a left torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Jackson will miss the remainder of the 2026 WNBA season and undergo surgery to repair the injury.

Per release, the WNBA unveils the 2026 All-Star logo. All-Star weekend will take place from July 24-25 and will be held in Chicago.

Mystics starting 5 Georgia Amoore Sonia Citron Cassandre Prosper Kiki Iriafen Shakira Austin

Toronto’s first-ever starting 5. Brittney Sykes Nyara Sabally Temi Fagbenle Julie Allemand Marina Mabrey

Fever/Wings injury report for 5/9 Indiana Monique Billings-QUESTIONABLE (ankle) Justine Pissott – OUT (Coach’s Decision)  Dallas Aziaha James – PROBABLE (Left Ankle Sprain) Alanna Smith – PROBABLE (Nasal Fracture)

The #WNBA's 30th season is here! 🥳 Check out my power rankings heading into the 2026 season. Let us know your thoughts. Which teams are ranked too high, too low, and who got it just right? tinyurl.com/3u2v943w

All 15 rebel edition jerseys. Which ones are your favorite?

Anddd the WNBA 30th season kicks off today. I already have all my writing done. I would love to hear everyone’s predictions (bold ones too)!

INBOX: The 2026 WNBA Free Agency dates are set. Negotiations start Wednesday, April 8, and last three days. Contracts can officially be signed beginning Saturday, April 11. 👇

Tentative dates Expansion Drafts: TBD Free Agency: TBD WNBA Draft: April 13 Preseason: April 25 Season tipoff: May 8

The playoffs will begin on Saturday, Feb. 28. Here are the top 6 teams: Phantom Mist Laces Breeze Rose Vinyl The top two seeds will receive a first round bye. Playoff seeding will be determined after Friday’s games The Semifinals will take place on Mar. 2 at Barclays Center

Unrivaled released an updated regular season schedule for Friday, Feb. 27 1 p.m. ET: Hive @ Lunar Owls | truTV, HBO Max  2:15 p.m. ET: Mist @ Vinyl | truTV, HBO Max 7:30 p.m. ET: Rose @ Phantom |TNT, truTV, HBO Max 8:45 p.m. ET: Breeze @ Laces |TNT, truTV, HBO Max

Unrivaled injury report for 2/23 Lunar Owls BC  None Vinyl BC  Rhyne Howard: Probable (R Lower Extremity) Mist BC   Li Yueru: Out (L Lower Extremity) Breeze BC None

Unrivaled injury report 2/9 Vinyl BC  None Phantom BC Natasha Cloud: Questionable (Illness) Dana Evans: Out (L Lower Extremity) Satou Sabally: Out (Concussion) Kiana Williams has been assigned to Phantom Rose BC  Sug Sutton: Out (Illness) Haley Jones remains active for Rose Mist BC   None

🚨 Unrivaled Trade Alert 🚨 Breeze BC will receive Courtney Williams from Vinyl BC. Vinyl BC will receive Saniya Rivers from Hive BC. Hive BC will receive Azurá Stevens from Rose BC.   Per Unrivaled, the trades follow the announcement of Breeze BC’s Aari McDonald being ruled out for the season.

Philly is Unrivaled injury report for 1/30

Unrivaled injury report for 1/23: Aziaha James has been assigned to Phantom BC.

ICYMI: Unrivaled unveiled Club Edition jerseys for all eight clubs today. Club Edition jerseys for all players will be on sale online beginning Friday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. ET on Unrivaled's website.

Unrivaled Injury report for 1/12

Per Unrivaled, below is the injury report for 1/9: Game 1: Vinyl BC at Rose BC,7:30 p.m. ET Vinyl BC Brittney Griner:Out (R Lower Extremity) Rose BC Kahleah Copper:Out (R Lower Extremity) Game 2:Breeze BC at Hive BC,8:45 p.m. ET Breeze BC Aari McDonald:Out (R Lower Extremity) Hive BC None

Unrivaled is back tonight. Vinyl (+3.5) (+140 ML) vs. Rose (-3.5) (-180 ML) O/U 137.5— 7:30 p.m. ET Breeze (-4.5) (-220 ML) vs. Hive (+4.5) (+170 ML) O/U 136.5— 8:45 p.m. ET Both games will be broadcast on TNT/truTV

News from Unrivaled: Unrivaled has signed Kiana Williams (guard)to the development pool for the 2026 season. Williams will remain in the development pool until further assignment in the event of injuries.

Per Unrivaled, starting players and injury report for today's matchups:

Happy Unrivaled opening day, season 2! 1/5 schedule: Mist @ Hive | 1 p.m. ET | truTV Vinyl @ Laces | 2:15 p.m. ET | truTV Lunar Owls @ Rose | 8 p.m. ET | TNT/truTV Phantom @ Breeze | 9:15 p.m. ET | TNT/truV Follow along for coverage all season long!

Unrivaled announced a series of upcoming watch parties in Philadelphia. 📍Jan. 5, 7 p.m. ET— Unrivaled season tip-off party 📍Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m. ET—Watch party for Laces vs. Phantom + Rose vs. Hive 📍Jan. 30, 4:30 p.m. ET—Pre-Game + watch party for Philly is Unrivaled Details👇

The WNBA has released the following statement in response to the WNBPA’s strike vote: “We are aware that the players have voted to authorize the WNBPA Executive Committee to call a strike if the Executive Committee decides to take that step in the future.”

INBOX: Unrivaled News! Season 2 of Unrivaled will return on TNT, beginning Monday, Jan. 5 Here's a list of studio coverage, play-by-play announcers, and veteran reporters. It's once again a great lineup.

Ahead of Unrivaled media day today (and tomorrow), here is the complete list of players and coaches. Announced the other day, Satou Sabally will be replaced by Tiffany Hayes.

Some cool news from Unrivaled. Unrivaled announced the expansion of a multi-year partnership with Sephora. With the partnership, the Miami headquarters will be called "Sephora Arena."

The New York Liberty make the Chris DeMarco hire official in a press release. I’m incredibly honored to join the Liberty and proud to help carry forward the standard this franchise has set – excellence on the court and a strong connection to the community”-Chris DeMarco.

Breaking news from the WNBA The WNBA and WNBPA have agreed to extend the current collective bargaining agreement through January 9, 2026.

The Phoenix Mercury release their Heroine and Explorer uniforms following yesterday’s announcement of the modernized rebrand. The uniforms will debut in 2026.

The Portland Fire announced that Brittni Donaldson has been named assistant coach and assistant GM. Donaldson was part of the Toronto Raptors’ basketball operations staff during their 2019 championship run. In 2023, she was hired as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks.

More on the rebrand. Thoughts?

The Phoenix Mercury unveils new branding, including a primary, global, and secondary logo. More information below.

2026 WNBA Draft Order (Top 5) 1. Dallas Wings 2. Minnesota Lynx 3. Seattle Storm 4. Washington Mystics 5. Chicago Sky The Dallas Wings will hold the No.1 pick for the second consecutive season.

Happy WNBA Draft Lottery Day! The 30-minute special will air tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. No. 1 Overall Pick Odds: Dallas Wings: 42 % Minnesota Lynx: 26.1 % Seattle Storm: 16.7 % Washington Mystics: 9.7 % Chicago Sky: 5.5 % Genuinely curious what folks think will happen/ projected No. 1

Unrivaled Schedule Release: Opening night will be Jan. 5, 2025. 1v1 Tournament: Feb. 11 and 13-14 Championship: March 4 Clubs will face each opponent twice. More to come on BALLISLIFE.COM

Alyssa Thomas announced on social media she will play in Project B. She’s the second player, along with Nneka Ogwumike that will play in the league.

The Dallas Wings have the highest odds to land the first pick (42 %) Lynx: 26.1 % Storm: 16.7 % Mystics: 9.7 % Sky: 5.5 % Lottery odds are based on the two-year (2024 and 2025) cumulative records of the five teams that did not make the playoffs in the most recent season.

INBOX: News from the WNBA The 2026 WNBA Draft Lottery will take place on Sunday, Nov. 23, on ESPN. Below are the number of chances for teams to land the top pick in the WNBA Draft Lottery 2026. More info will follow on BALLISLIFE.COM

ICYMI: The 2026 full Unrivaled teams, including players, rosters, + developmental pool. The season kicks off Jan. 5.

Unrivaled reminder! The 2025 club roster reveal will take place at 7 p.m. ET on the B/R App and Bleacher Report YT channel. Here is some additional info about club selection and format.

Unrivaled released all 48 players for the upcoming season! Newest players: Aari McDonald, Indiana Fever (new player) Rebecca Allen, Chicago Sky (new player) Dominique Malonga, Seattle Storm (new player)

The Portland Fire officially names Alex Sarama as head coach.

Per the WNBA, all-star weekend is returning to Chicago in 2026.

The Las Vegas Aces are your 2025 WNBA Champions. That's three in four years. Dynasty status.

Per the league, here is the voter breakdown of first and second ALL-WNBA teams. Napheesa Collier and A’ja Wilson receiver 72/72 votes for all first team.