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WNBA draft lottery slated for Nov. 23The five-team WNBA draft lottery has been set for Nov. 23 and the half-hour proceedings will be televised on ESPN.,The Dallas Wings, Minnesota Lynx, Seattle Storm, Washington Mystics, and Chicago Sky will vie for the top pick. The Lynx acquired their lottery position from the Chicago Sky, the Storm ...

Paige Bueckers joins Unrivaled’s expansion Breeze for 2026Celebrated basketball star Paige Bueckers, the top choice in the 2025 WNBA Draft, made it a two-fer on Wednesday, becoming the first selection of the expansion Breeze in Unrivaled's own draft.,Unrivaled, the professional 3×3 basketball league for women, announced in September that it is adding two t...

Toronto Tempo tabs Sandy Brondello as first coachSandy Brondello officially has been named the inaugural head coach of the Toronto Tempo, the expansion team announced Tuesday.,Brondello guided the Phoenix Mercury to the 2014 WNBA championship and did the same with the New York Liberty in 2024. The Australian's contract was not renewed with the Lib...

Reports: WNBA, union agree to extend CBA to Nov. 30

The WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association approved a 30-day extension of the current collective bargaining agreement, The Athletic and ESPN reported Thursday.,As the league and the union work on negotiating a new CBA, they faced a Friday deadline before the current agreement e...

Storm C Dominique Malonga joining Unrivaled but Angel Reese not returning

Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga, a WNBA All-Rookie first-team selection, is playing in the Unrivaled league in 2026.,The professional 3x3 basketball league for women also announced on Thursday that the other remaining overall roster spots are going to the Indiana Fever's Aari McDonald and the...

Storm officially tab Sonia Raman as head coach

Sonia Raman is making history and switching coasts, leaving her assistant coaching role with the New York Liberty to become the new head coach of the Seattle Storm.,Raman, 51, agreed to a multi-year deal Wednesday with the Storm, according to multiple reports, and will be the first person of Indian ...

Report: WNBA offers players extension in CBA discussions

The WNBA is proposing a 30-day extension to players to continue collective bargaining negotiations, according to ESPN.,The current CBA expires Friday.,Negotiations were also extended during previous discussions in 2019, when both sides agreed to a 60-day extension before eventually signing a deal in...

WNBPA counsel: CBA deal by deadline 'not going to happen'

The WNBA and the players' union are unlikely to reach a new collective bargaining agreement by Friday's deadline.,Erin Drake, legal counsel for the Women's National Basketball Players Association, said it's "not going to happen.",The two sides will continue to meet this week but are said to remain f...