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Previewing the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup

Previewing the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup

Previewing the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup

Move over, Pitbull — women’s basketball has gone global. The FIBA Women’s World Cup, featuring 70 current or former WNBA players, tipped off this morning (and you can watch all 36 games on TSN Premium). Let’s hoop to it.

September 03, 2026

The Portland Fire, the Toronto Tempo, and Golden State’s expansion team playbook

The Portland Fire, the Toronto Tempo, and Golden State’s expansion team playbook

The Portland Fire, the Toronto Tempo, and Golden State’s expansion team playbook

The FIBA World Cup tips off on Friday, ushering in a three-week WNBA break before the regular season resumes on September 17th. While we patiently wait for more hoops, we’re honing in on the debut seasons of the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo.

August 31, 2026

Six-time All-Star DeWanna Bonner provides immediate impact off the bench for Atlanta Dream

Six-time All-Star DeWanna Bonner provides immediate impact off the bench for Atlanta Dream

Six-time All-Star DeWanna Bonner provides immediate impact off the bench for Atlanta Dream

If there’s one thing everyone’s watching right now, it’s the WNBA. The proof is in the pudding. And with so much on the line in the final weekend of action before the FIBA World Cup break, it’s the perfect time to catch up on the latest happenings from the hardwood.

August 28, 2026

Dallas Wings complete eight-team WNBA playoff picture

Dallas Wings complete eight-team WNBA playoff picture

Dallas Wings complete eight-team WNBA playoff picture

Atlanta Dream superstar Angel Reese cleaned up the glass on Monday, once again turning rebounding into a personal side hustle. And that’s not the only hot news from this league — here’s the rest of the best from the WNBA.

August 26, 2026

Dallas Wings rookie Azzi Fudd out for the rest of the season

Dallas Wings rookie Azzi Fudd out for the rest of the season

Dallas Wings rookie Azzi Fudd out for the rest of the season

The recently-depleted Dallas Wings dug deep and snapped the surging Indiana Fever’s five-game win streak last night, but that’s just the start of the WNBA news with rookie injuries and a superstar’s impending retirement taking center stage.

August 21, 2026

LA’s NBA teams are making headlines for the wrong reasons

LA’s NBA teams are making headlines for the wrong reasons

LA’s NBA teams are making headlines for the wrong reasons

From family strife to alleged money mishandlings, the NBA is giving reality TV…and providing plenty of programming as both LA teams make headlines for all the wrong reasons. Let’s hoop to it.

August 19, 2026

Recapping an iconic weekend for women in hoops

Recapping an iconic weekend for women in hoops

Recapping an iconic weekend for women in hoops

It was a great weekend for women in hoops, with an iconic No. 3 jersey raised to the rafters in Phoenix, and three legendary W hoopers adding an orange blazer to their closets. Let’s give the gals their flowers.

August 16, 2026

A WNBA update: on-court headlines only

A WNBA update: on-court headlines only

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A WNBA update: on-court headlines only

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August 12, 2026

Believe it or not, there’s plenty of actual basketball happening in the WNBA these days, so let’s catch up on the latest from the hardwood.

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A women’s sports history lesson: Venus & Serena Williams, the ultimate doubles duo

September 03, 2026

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A women’s sports history lesson: Venus & Serena Williams, the ultimate doubles duo

A women’s sports history lesson: Venus & Serena Williams, the ultimate doubles duo

Today, The GIST of It is celebrating iconic women: Venus and Serena Williams are returning to doubles, playing together for the first time since 2022 at the iconic US Open. Plenty of folks know about the siblings’ tremendous singles success, but their doubles prowess is sometimes an afterthought. In honor of their return to the court, today’s One Big Story is a women’s sports history lesson on one of the greatest tennis teams to ever take the court.

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Chicago Sky’s DiJonai Carrington ejected for flagrant foul on Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham

Chicago Sky’s DiJonai Carrington ejected for flagrant foul on Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham

Chicago Sky’s DiJonai Carrington ejected for flagrant foul on Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham

Stop us if you heard this one before, but the WNBA is once again making national news — sadly not because Minnesota Lynx star Kayla McBride broke the league’s single-game 3-point record yesterday (10), but due to on- and off-court drama. Here’s what went down in one tension-filled game.

August 10, 2026

USA Basketball drops 12-player roster for upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup

USA Basketball drops 12-player roster for upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup

USA Basketball drops 12-player roster for upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup

USA Basketball managing director Sue Bird dropped the red, white, and blue’s 12-player FIBA Women’s World Cup (WWC) roster yesterday — and it’s 100% stacked. Here’s more on the tourney before it tips off in Berlin next month, plus the WNBA superstars who’ll be repping the stars and stripes.

August 07, 2026

Kelsey Plum hits game-winner in Phoenix Mercury debut

Kelsey Plum hits game-winner in Phoenix Mercury debut

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Kelsey Plum hits game-winner in Phoenix Mercury debut

So much WNBA news, so little time — here’s everything you need to know from the last couple of days on the hardwood.

August 04, 2026

Breaking down both of the WNBA’s trade deadline deals and handing out flowers

Breaking down both of the WNBA’s trade deadline deals and handing out flowers

Breaking down both of the WNBA’s trade deadline deals and handing out flowers

Twelve of the WNBA’s 16 teams stood pat at yesterday’s trade deadline, so let’s dissect the two deals that did go through before giving flowers to an undrafted rookie who’s making it rain.

August 03, 2026

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the WNBA this week

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the WNBA this week

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the WNBA this week

It’s been zero days since the WNBA’s last incident, so let’s talk the good, the bad, and the ugly. Onward.

The WNBA trade deadlines looms as rivals take the hardwood

The WNBA trade deadlines looms as rivals take the hardwood

The WNBA trade deadlines looms as rivals take the hardwood

A tunnel ’fit that speaks for itself, eyebrow-raising rumors ahead of Sunday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, one of the best rivalries in basketball on deck — no one does it quite like the WNBA.

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