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How to watch every Indiana Fever game in 2026: National TV lineup for Caitlin Clark’s crew
The Indiana Fever are at fever pitch as they enter the 30th WNBA campaign. Even with Caitlin Clark sidelined, last year’s group charged all the […]
WNBA preseason power rankings: Can anyone dethrone the Las Vegas Aces?
The WNBA enters a new era when its 30th season tips off Friday with the expansion to 15 teams, including one in a new country. […]
What I’m seeing from the PWHL playoffs: A physical start, a goalie battle and a hat trick
LAVAL, Que., — It took just one loss in the opening game of the Montreal Victoire’s first-round series against the Minnesota Frost for the questions […]
It’s up to WNBA fans to raise the roof (and the floor) of the conversation
The WNBA is just days away, so there’s still time. Enough of it for fans who love this league to swoop in and save the conversation. […]
Barcelona are in another Champions League final. But there is uncertainty over what comes next
So here we are again. Another May. Another Champions League final. And Barcelona will be there again. Pere Romeu’s side reached the semi-finals after beating […]
How National Soccer Hall of Fame inductees choose their presenters: ‘I didn’t do this on my own’
Great careers rarely end in a single, cinematic moment. More often, they taper off quietly, the recognition arriving years later. Induction into the National Soccer […]
For Marta Kostyuk, her first WTA 1000 final will go beyond the tennis court
MADRID — Marta Kostyuk is having herself a month. Two weeks ago, she won her first title in three years, at the WTA 250 Rouen […]
Caitlin Clark exits preseason game vs. Wings with apparent ankle injury
Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark exited Thursday’s preseason game against the Dallas Wings with what appeared to be a right ankle injury. The two-time All-Star […]
Thorns climb to top of NWSL table with goals from Marie Müller, Sophia Wilson
For the first time in three years, the Portland Thorns are the top team in the National Women’s Soccer League. Six games into the 2026 […]
As Angel Reese returns to Chicago with Dream, Sky work to re-imagine their future
CHICAGO — Billboards of Angel Reese still loom throughout the city. One showing her modeling for Victoria’s Secret’s latest global ad campaign, the words “The […]
Afghan women’s refugee team allowed to compete as official national side
The Afghan women’s refugee side will be allowed to compete as an official national team after FIFA changed its rules on Tuesday. Afghan Women United […]
NWSL tables vote on flipping schedule to fall-to-spring: Sources
The National Women’s Soccer League will not proceed with a vote to flip the league calendar to a fall-to-spring format, The Athletic has learned, though […]
Three words: San Diego Wave’s Lia Godfrey is NWSL’s ‘most valuable rookie’
When the NWSL and the player’s association abolished the college draft in 2024 as a part of its new collective bargaining agreement, it inadvertently eliminated […]
Paige Bueckers addresses relationship with Azzi Fudd: ‘Nobody’s business but our own’
Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers addressed her personal relationship with teammate Azzi Fudd at Wings media day on Monday, expressing the players’ desire for privacy […]
Women’s basketball post-portal top 25: Who’s the new No. 1? South Carolina, UConn or USC?
The idea of releasing a top 25 the day after the national championship game is always fraught, but especially so this year, since the transfer […]
Stomach virus runs through Madrid Open field as tennis stars try to navigate puking and pollen
MADRID — Seven days in, the Madrid Open and the players left in the field could really use a break. First, there was the torrent […]
Portland’s Sophia Wilson scores 95th-minute game winner for first goal as a mom
Sophia Wilson waited more than a year for this moment. The Portland Thorns forward scored her first goal since returning from maternity leave against Angel […]
Liberty starter Natasha Cloud remains unsigned with WNBA preseason underway
Natasha Cloud, an acclaimed veteran guard, remains unsigned with less than two weeks to go before the start of the WNBA’s 30th season on May […]
Vancouver Goldeneyes secure No. 1 pick in 2026 PWHL Draft, right to select Caroline Harvey
The Vancouver Goldeneyes have won the first overall pick in the 2026 Professional Women’s Hockey League Draft, securing the right to draft generational defender Caroline […]