Olivia Miles (ankle) is not on the injury report ahead of the Lynx's Saturday matchup against the Portland Fire, but Napheesa Collier (ankle) remains out

A statement from the Las Vegas Aces:

The All-Star Draft will air tomorrow, Wednesday, at 3:30pm ET on ESPN, with Teresa Weatherspoon and Cynthia Cooper selecting their respective teams ahead of the July 25 All-Star Game in Chicago

“You never dream it's going to happen. I set out to just try to take it day by day and win games.” And now Cheryl Reeve has won a WNBA-record 380 of them www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Cheryl Reeve has become the winningest head coach in WNBA history, recording her 380th (regular season) victory Wednesday as her Minnesota Lynx bested the Connecticut Sun 86-80. Her career record now sits at 380-196 (.660) all-time

Jess Shepard recorded her fourth career triple-double tonight (22/12/11), tied with Sabrina Ionescu for second-most all-time in the WNBA. Shepard has all three triple-doubles in the WNBA this season.

Re: Kelsey Plum, who in late June was ruled out for at least four weeks with a lower leg injury: I’m told she’s progressing well but her status for the All-Star Game is TBD, with a decision likely made closer to the game on July 25

The 2026 WNBA All-Star reserves: Sonia Citron, Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard, Kiki Iriafen, Jonquel Jones, Marina Mabrey, Dominique Malonga, Nneka Ogwumike, Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese, Courtney Williams and Jackie Young

Breaking: Chennedy Carter has been waived by the Las Vegas Aces and have signed Justine Pissott to a regular season contract, the team has announced

Breaking: Chennedy Carter has been waived by the Las Vegas Aces and have signed Justine Pissott to a regular season contract, the team has announced

Rookie of the year frontrunner Olivia Miles is out for tonight's game against the Connecticut Sun with a right calf injury. This will be the first game she's missed this season.

Via ESPN Research: Paige Bueckers has scored at least 20 points and shot at least 50% from the field in five straight games, tying Katie Smith in 2003 for the longest such streak by a guard in WNBA history.

Breanna Stewart's 36 points in tonight's win over the Minnesota Lynx are her most in a game since Sept. 15, 2024. It also marks her 33rd career 30-piece, now third-most in WNBA history behind Diana Taurasi (54) and A'ja Wilson (43).

Paige Bueckers so often willed the Huskies to victory during her UConn career that "We have Paige Bueckers and they don't" became a common refrain. On Thursday evening in Hartford, the Dallas Wings had Bueckers, and the Connecticut Sun did not. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Sources: A little less than half of the WNBA player body submitted voting ballots for starters ahead of this month's All-Star Game. Some Los Angeles Sparks players did not receive their ballots, which teams are responsible for distributing. More: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Breakdown of fan, media and player voting for WNBA All-Star starters:

The 2026 WNBA All-Star starters have been announced: Aliyah Boston, Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark, Natasha Howard, Olivia Miles, Kelsey Mitchell, Jessica Shepard, Breanna Stewart, Gabby Williams, A’ja Wilson

As a snippet of "New York, New York" rang through Barclays -- reminiscent of the scene from when they won the 2024 WNBA championship -- the New York Liberty hoped Tuesday's Commissioner's Cup title was a harbinger of what's to come. More from NY: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Sabrina Ionescu's final stat line: 26 points (9-19, 5-13 on 3s), 5 rebounds, 5 assists

The New York Liberty have won the 2026 Commissioner's Cup championship, becoming the first repeat champions since the in-season tournament launched in 2021 Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart (the latter a 3x Cup champ) were stellar with a combined 51 points

When I asked Chris DeMarco how he'd assess Sabrina Ionescu's return so far, he said he felt for her given the challenges of coming back from injury, but that the team still believes in her as one of the best players in the league. She's showing why with 17 pts tonight as NY leads by 14 at the half

Engelbert and Thomas exchanged texts last week, multiple sources told ESPN, and Engelbert directed league security to get in touch with Phoenix security once hearing about the threats toward Thomas.

A statement from Cathy Engelbert: “The WNBA vehemently condemns any and all forms of hate. The safety and well-being of everyone in our community is always the league’s top priority. We are aware of Alyssa Thomas’ comments..

Becky Hammon told reporters she doesn't think there's any long-term concern with A'ja Wilson's injury. She is optimistic it'll just need a "few days" to heal. "It's when you get off the court that you realize you probably tweaked it a little worse than you originally thought."

Four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson is listed as out for tonight’s Commissioner’s Cup championship game. Wilson, the league’s leading scorer at 25.7 PPG, rolled her ankle Sunday and yesterday was listed as questionable with a right leg injury

A'ja Wilson is listed as questionable for the Commissioner's Cup final tomorrow with a "right leg" issue. She rolled her ankle in yesterday's win over the Chicago Sky though did return to the game

Phoenix Mercury star rookie Jovana Nogić will miss the remainder of the 2026 season due to personal reasons. Nogić's agent refuted a report that she's leaving because of Ekat/Serbian national team duties. Goal is for Nogić to return to Phoenix in 2027 www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

The New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces will play in the Commissioner's Cup Championship Game on June 30. NY will host by virtue of having the better point differential in all regular season games. Aces won the Cup in 2022. Liberty won it in 2023.

Reigning NPOY Sarah Strong is rehabbing an Achilles issue that’s sidelined her for summer workouts, she said. Her Achilles started bothering her last summer & the pain progressed at the end of the season. She averaged 18.4 PPG/7.7 RPG/3.8 APG/2.3 SPG/1.7 BPG as a soph. www.espn.com/womens-colle...

Cameron Brink is expected to miss some time after suffering a left ankle sprain Monday, Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said. "We don't know [how long she'll be out]. It's a good ankle sprain. I don't anticipate her being back in the short [term]." www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

News: The WNBA season will expand to 50 regular season games beginning in 2027, the league has announced. This footprint expansion was allowed under the new CBA, which also stipulates the season can end no later than November 21 (Nov. 30 in 2028)

With tonight's 96-66 victory over the Aces, the Dallas Wings clinched their largest home win since the franchise relocated to Dallas. Wrote earlier how they're proving, as Jose Fernandez promised, "This won't be the same old Dallas Wings." www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

New from me: Jose Fernandez's promise from when he was hired as Dallas Wings head coach -- "This won't be the same old Dallas Wings" -- appears to be materializing. But all eyes remain on Dallas -- whether the Wings can establish themselves as true contenders. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

The New York Liberty can clinch status as the Eastern Conference representative in the Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game with a win over the Washington Mystics today (3pm ET)

In the Fever's OT win over the Sky, Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston became the first pair of teammates in WNBA history to each have a 30-point double-double in the same game. Boston: 34 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists Clark: 32 points, 10 assists, 7 boards

What a dominant performance from the Minnesota Lynx, routing the Dallas Wings 100-76 to extend their win streak to eight. Olivia Miles was sensational yet again with 24 points, 7 rebs, 6 asts, 1 block & 1 steal Lynx shot 54% from the floor, 50% (7-14) on 3s, 94% (17-18) on FTs

A bit of news: Washington Mystics guard and 2025 All-Star Sonia Citron has signed with WME Basketball and agent Jason Goldstein. Citron, last year's No. 3 pick out of Notre Dame, joins a WME Basketball roster also featuring Sabrina Ionescu, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Plum

The New York Liberty have won their fourth-straight game, rallying from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter to take a 83-75 victory over the Indiana Fever It's the largest comeback win for the Liberty this season, as well as the second-largest blown lead for the Fever

Sabrina Ionescu will miss her fourth-straight game with back soreness, Chris DeMarco told reporters. She experienced a little bit of soreness after practicing yesterday — her first full practice since being sidelined. DeMarco hopes they’ll have her on their upcoming road trip.

Big win in LA for the Wings, featuring huge nights from Jess Shepard (22pts/15rebs), Paige Bueckers (18pts/14asts), Arike Ogunbowale (30pts), Maddy Siegrist (16pts). They've won 6 of their last 7. Their 7-3 record is the franchise's best 10-game start since relocating to Dallas

The only team the Valkyries have yet to beat in their two-year history: the Minnesota Lynx* *they have not yet played the Toronto Tempo

Olivia Miles was 2 for 18 on 3s entering today. She has made 8 of 11 attempts so far tonight against the Valkyries. That’s the most 3s made by a rookie in a single game in league history.

Plum is officially listed as probable ahead of the Sparks' game tomorrow

Sparks coach Lynne Roberts told reporters today that Kelsey Plum could return for LA's game versus the Dallas Wings tomorrow after spraining her ankle last week. "I think she looks great... I think [she'll be ready for tomorrow]. Hopefully she can play.”

Tonight’s 34-point defeat for the Mercury is their second-largest home loss in franchise history, and largest since 2012. Phoenix has now lost six in a row

The Lynx's 67 points in the first half versus the Mercury are tied for the third-most in any half of a road game in WNBA history. Minnesota also shot 75% in the first half, the best by any team in a half this season.

In the second game of a back-to-back, the Portland Fire lead the Indiana Fever 87-62 heading into the fourth. Not a typo.

Last year, Leïla Lacan appeared in 25 of Connecticut's 44 games, with the team winning nine games with her & just two without her. In her season debut today, Lacan helped the Sun to their second victory of the year with (despite foul trouble) 12pts/3asts/2rebs/1stl in 21 mins.

2025 No. 11 overall pick Hailey Van Lith will be re-joining the Connecticut Sun on a developmental contract. While there were other opportunities available to her, per sources, Van Lith feels that staying in CT right now is the best fit both for her immediate development and her long-term goals

Dallas Wings CEO Greg Bibb confirmed to ESPN that following a host of delays & complications, construction began earlier this month on the team's new practice facility in West Oak Cliff. Barring any significant weather issues, the facility is expected to be completed by training camp in April 2027