The WNBA finishes off the first half of its season this week before heading into the All-Star break in Indiana, which will be a showcase for young star Caitlin Clark.

The WNBA players union and league officials have much to discuss when they sit down this week for their first in-person talks as a group since December about the new collective bargaining agreement.

Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia are set to join the WNBA as expansion franchises starting in 2028.

The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030.

There’s a lot of excitement and buzz around the WNBA as its set to tip off its 29th season on Friday night thanks in large part to last season’s rookie class led by Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.

WNBA training camps are set to open this weekend and there’s no doubt that No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers is primed for a pro career in the league.

Paige Bueckers will be heading to Dallas, the latest transcendent college star to go No. 1 in the WNBA draft.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced shortly before the draft on Monday that the league has assembled a dedicated task force to help combat online hate and vitriol directed toward players and teams.

Paige Bueckers is headed to Dallas as the first pick in the WNBA draft.

The WNBA will have its inaugural Rivals Week in August tipping off with Caitlin Clark and Indiana facing Angel Reese and Chicago in prime time.

Former NBA player Michael Carter-Williams is hoping to get a WNBA franchise in Boston whether it’s through expansion or bringing in a current team that wants to move.

The chairman of the NHL’s Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

The WNBA and the league’s players union met in person to discuss a new collective bargaining agreement.

An expanded WNBA with more games and a new franchise will tip-off on May 16.

The WNBA players union has decided to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement, two years before its expiration.

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay received threatening homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.

The WNBA had a record year in terms of growth in viewership and attendance, and with that the players now want a bigger piece of the financial pie.

On a night that WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the Finals would go to a best-of-seven format next season, this year’s championship opener was one of the wildest games in playoff history.

The WNBA will expand its Finals next year to a best-of-seven format.

The WNBA will have its first expansion draft in 16 years in December as the Golden State Valkyries start to fill out their roster.

Alyssa Thomas and Stephanie White said racist and homophobic comments directed at WNBA players need to stop.

The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon's biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play in 2026.

Indianapolis will host the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse next July.

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert says the charter flight program still has a few expected kinks but is running smoothly.

Kate Martin was right there as her best friend and former Iowa teammate Caitlin Clark became the face of women’s college basketball the past two years.

Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026.

Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark may be as recognizable as any established WNBA star.

The WNBA plans to commit $50 million over the next two years to provide full-time charter flight service for its teams during the season.

Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and a deep WNBA draft class hope the momentum they created lifting women’s college basketball to new heights carries over to the pros.

Caitlin Clark has been selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.

The WNBA will become the first women’s professional sports league in the U.S. to have league-wide optical tracking after entering a multi-year deal with Second Spectrum, a Genius Sports technology solution.

The WNBA is changing its Commissioner’s Cup format, playing half as many games and contesting them all during a two-week period in early June.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said at her annual state of the league address before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals that the league most likely will be adding another expansion team soon.

The WNBA is coming to the Bay Area.

The WNBA has agreed to grant the Golden State Warriors an expansion franchise in 2025.

Aliyah Boston is the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, going to the Indiana Fever.

The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs and back-to-back regular season games this year.

Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA has collided with free agency which has raised questions once again about teams chartering flights.

More than half of WNBA players are competing abroad this winter to supplement their incomes.

Brittney Griner will have a place at the WNBA All-Star Game.

The WNBA and the Players' Association have agreed to an opt-in process for this season's draft, the league confirmed to The Associated Press, late Sunday, March 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)NEW YORK – The WNBA and the Players' Association have agreed to an opt-in process for this season's draft, the league confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday night. In the past, players who have run out of college eligibility are automatically entered into the draft. While this is a new situation in the WNBA, it’s unclear what the NCAA will do as far as allowing players to pull out of the draft. The NBA implemented similar rules, making players opt-in for the draft.

(AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)NEW YORK – Liberty guard Layshia Clarendon, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, announced on social media Friday that they had surgery to remove breast tissue. The league, the players' union and the New York Liberty released statements offering support to Clarendon. Clarendon wrote in The Players' Tribune five years ago they identify as “black, gay, female, non-cisgender and Christian," and expanded on their identity in an Instagram post in December. “Existing outside of the binary for me is freedom,” Clarendon wrote. I know that my gender will keep evolving because we change and grow and shape shift and expand.

The Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx will take the court Tuesday night, two days after Game 1 of their WNBA playoffs semifinals was postponed because of inconclusive COVID-19 tests. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said three players on the Storm had inconclusive results Sunday from tests they took the day before, so the league decided to postpone the scheduled opener of the best-of-five playoff series. “We are closely monitoring the situation and are coordinating with medical specialists.”The Storm players had undergone additional testing and two of the three had been cleared to rejoin the team. The league said all players and staff remaining in the playoffs will continue being tested under the health and safety protocols. While those players had to miss a game, no contests were canceled until Sunday's because of coronavirus fears.

The WNBA postponed its three games Wednesday night following the shooting of Jacob Blake over the weekend. Atlanta Dream player Elizabeth Williams read a statement on ESPN saying that the consensus is not to play in tonights games." WNBA teams held a roughly 30-minute vigil back at the IMG Academy hotel Wednesday night for Blake. Over the course of the season players have worn warmup shirts that read Black Lives Matter on the front and Say Her Name on the back. The phrase Black Lives Matter is featured prominently on the courts where the teams play.

NEW YORK WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert believes the measures that the league has taken to ensure the players are safe as they work toward their season have been effective. Engelbert, who just finished her first year as the league's commissioner, said that she is confident the WNBA will have a successful season and make it through the playoffs in October. The season will tip off on Saturday and teams will play 22 games, with the regular season ending Sept. 12. Engelbert once again stated on the call how the WNBA is dedicating its season to social justice causes, including Black Lives Matter. Some players, including Breanna Stewart, have told The Associated Press that they will wear Taylor's name on their jersey all season.

The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the possible locations havent been publicly announced. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told the AP last month that the league was considering a handful of scenarios that included playing at one or two sites. Engelbert told the AP once again on Tuesday that the league has talked about a number of options, but declined to confirm whether IMG Academy or MGM topped the list of possible destinations. IMG Academy is in Bradenton, Florida about 100 miles from Disney World near Orlando where the NBA is negotiating to restart its season in July. The commissioner did confirm one of many topics of discussion with the union: Players were paid Monday and will receive another check in a couple of weeks.

NEW YORK WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is focusing on about a half dozen scenarios for the league to begin play this summerEngelbert did not go into detail about each scenario, but told The Associated Press Friday that the league is looking at playing at one site, a few possibly at most instead of at every home arena. Despite the challenges, the commissioner is optimistic we can have a season this summer." The postponement of the Tokyo Games gives the league more of a chance to have a full season. We havent taken off the table having a full season while other scenarios have a reduced amount of games," the commissioner said. "A lot depends on the trajectory and restrictions in markets.Engelbert said many times during the nearly 30-minute interview that the health of the players, league and team staff was of the utmost importance.