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WNBA, players agree to wealthy 7-year CBA through 2032
The WNBA labor dispute has reached a positive conclusion after the league, in partnership with the Players Association, officially announced on Friday that a seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement has been agreed upon.,The agreement will run through the 2032 season. It still needs to be ratified...
WNBA, players' union reach agreement on new CBA terms
The WNBA and Women's National Basketball Players Association reached a verbal agreement on the terms for a new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning.,WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert stood side-by-side with WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike and board members, including star player Br...
WNBA commish: 'We're going to keep making progress'
Another marathon negotiating session between the WNBA and union leaders ended early Monday morning after making progress toward a "historic" deal, commissioner Cathy Engelbert said.,"We are going to keep going. We're going to get this deal done," Engelbert said. "And, you know, it's going to be hist...
WNBA commissioner on CBA: 'We have to get it done by Monday'
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said there is urgency to get a new collective bargaining agreement completed by Monday to avoid "disrupting" key dates on the calendar.,"We have to get it done by Monday. I should say, we have to get it done without disrupting some part of the fact that we've got to...
WNBA, players keep talking with some 'movement' on CBA sensed
A third night of negotiating between the WNBA and the players' union went into the early morning Friday without agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement.,Still, Nneka Ogwumike, the president of the Women's National Basketball Players Association executive committee, sent a positive message...
WNBA, players still at CBA impasse after 2nd marathon session
Another marathon session between the WNBA and the players association ended early Thursday without a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.,Representatives from the league and the WNBPA began their meeting at a New York hotel at 2 p.m. Wednesday and wrapped up at roughly 1:30 a.m. Thursday, ...
WNBA, players union conclude overnight meeting without new CBA
A meeting between WNBA representatives and the players association ended early Wednesday morning without a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, multiple outlets reported.,The meeting, held at a New York hotel, began at 5 p.m. Tuesday and ended about 12 hours later, ESPN reported. League of...
Players, league push to close gap in WNBA CBA talks
Players are determined to avoid a lockout with WNBA owners and consider the latest offer from the league "a win" for the WNBPA.,"I want to play, and players want to play," Kelsey Plum, the WNBPA first vice president, said on Monday before the Unrivaled semifinals are held in New York. "And so obviou...
Report: WNBA players divided in CBA approach during 'spirited' meeting
The approach to a potential strike was a point of contention among WNBA union members at a sometimes "tough" meeting where the state of labor negotiations was discussed, Front Office Sports reported.,At a virtual meeting held Tuesday by the WNBPA, some players reportedly changed their minds from a m...
Report: WNBA sets March 10 target for CBA to not impact season
The WNBA must have a new collective bargaining agreement in place by March 10 in order for the negotiations to avoid impacting the 2026 schedule, ESPN and the New York Post reported Monday.,The league informed the players union of this on a call Monday that more than 50 players virtually attended, a...
Union: WNBA generated enough profit for revenue sharing
According to the Women's National Basketball Players Association, the WNBA reached a revenue benchmark to trigger revenue sharing with its players for the first time.,Union leadership told ESPN Monday that the 13 teams that played in 2025 will receive a total of $8 million to be dispersed among play...
ESPN replacing 'Sunday Night Baseball' with WNBA, NWSL games
With "Sunday Night Baseball" moving to NBC this season, ESPN revealed Thursday it has elected to fill its premium Sunday slot with WNBA and NWSL games and ancillary coverage.,"Women's Sports Sundays" will debut in prime time this summer. ESPN said 12 live games and accompanying studio segments will ...
Report: WNBA owners present modest CBA changes to players
The WNBA has at long last presented a CBA proposal to players, according to a report from Front Office Sports.,Following a six-week period of silence with no reported movement, league representatives met with players earlier this week to renew talks.,That Monday meeting, lacking from the players' pe...
Reports: WNBA offers no CBA proposal during meeting
Players expecting to receive a proposal from the WNBA about a new collective bargaining agreement walked away from Monday's meeting empty-handed.,Meeting for the first time in months, the two sides talked for about three hours at the league's New York offices.,However, the league still has not respo...
Report: WNBA, players union to hold CBA talks on Monday
The WNBA and its players association are scheduled to meet on Monday in New York to take up talks about a new collective bargaining agreement, ESPN reported Friday.,The sides have been unable to come to an agreement and have not held in-depth conversations this calendar year.,The WNBA's 30th season ...
Report: WNBA yet to respond to union’s December CBA proposal
The WNBA has yet to respond to the WNBA players union's collective bargaining proposal it provided nearly a month ago, Front Office Sports reported on Friday.,That lack of movement may put the start of the WNBA season, scheduled for May, in jeopardy, according to multiple sources who spoke with the ...
Reports: WNBA, WNBPA agree to moratorium on league business
The WNBA and Women's National Basketball Players Association agreed to a moratorium on league business, specifically free agency, according to several reports Monday.,The sides failed to reach a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement by Friday's deadline, which had already been extended twic...
WNBA, players won’t extend CBA deadline; ‘status quo’ period expected
The WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association will not extend the previous collective bargaining agreement before Friday's deadline.,As New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart first told reporters Thursday, the two sides remain far apart on multiple issues and were not going to hamm...
Lynx star Napheesa Collier to have surgery on ankles
WNBA superstar Napheesa Collier will miss the upcoming Unrivaled season and be sidelined for four to six months following scheduled surgery on both ankles.,Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 league Collier co-founded with Breanna Stewart, announced the surgeries and timeline on Thursday, saying that all options ...
Report: WNBA, players association not close on CBA as deadline looms
With just over a week remaining until the Jan. 9 deadline for a new WNBA collective bargaining agreement, the league and the Women's National Basketball Players Association are not close to a deal, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The report indicates that the league and players association are very far ...