Claressa Shields has everything – except the rival who could transform her sport The American has proved again that she’s in a class of her own. But is that a good thing for her sport? The Guardian - US · Aug 17
Fox's WNBA hate is good press While the network talks about Caitlin Clark and the trans panic, the league's popularity is soaring Salon · Aug 15
Why Caitlin Clark Felt ‘Sick’ for Her Coach After Sophie Cunningham-DiJonai Carrington Incident White faced online backlash over her reaction to Carrington’s hard foul on Cunningham in the Fever-Sky game. Sports Illustrated · Aug 12
Indiana Fever Continue Rise in WNBA Championship Market on Kalshi Kalshi continues pushing the Indiana Fever up the WNBA Championship market. Sports Illustrated · Aug 12
Fever’s White says critics can ‘go to hell’ over handling of Sophie Cunningham controversy Stephanie White has pushed back on those who have criticized how she has handled the controversy that erupted after Saturday’s game The Guardian - US · Aug 12
Does Sophie Cunningham benefit from white privilege? Of course she does One of the player’s WNBA rivals said the Fever guard is treated differently from her Black peers. There’s plenty of evidence to back that statement up The Guardian - US · Aug 11
Kayla McBride Stands Alone: The Long Quest to Hit 10 Three-Pointers in a WNBA Game Kayla McBride scored a career-high 43 points with a WNBA record 10 three-pointers in Minnesota’s win on Sunday. Sports Illustrated · Aug 10
The face of the anti-trans sports panic The anti-trans movement in sports needed a face. It found one in the WNBA player Salon · Aug 9
WNBA Changes Controversial Call on Caitlin Clark Shortly After Fever-Sky Game Clark picked up her eighth technical foul of the season on Saturday, which automatically triggers a one-game suspension. Sports Illustrated · Aug 8
Sophie Cunningham's Enforcer Role Gets Reversed Onto Her With Hard Foul in Fever-Sky Cunningham was on the receiving end of a hard foul by DiJonai Carrington in Saturday’s game. Sports Illustrated · Aug 8
Caitlin Clark Completely Fell Apart at the Worst Time for the Fever Clark had two bad moments at the end of the Fever’s overtime loss to the Aces on Thursday night. Sports Illustrated · Aug 7
Sophie Cunningham Is Already Trying to Clean Up the Mess She Made After speaking about her opposition to transgender women and girls participating in sports, the Fever guard thrust the WNBA into a culture war. Sports Illustrated · Aug 7
Olivia Miles Is Doing Just Fine Sharing the Spotlight With Napheesa Collier If there was any concern that Miles would take a step back with Collier’s return, the rookie has silenced that real quick. Sports Illustrated · Aug 6
WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham's Unrecognisable Face in 2022 Resurfaces and Sends Social Media Abuzz Sophie Cunningham's old photo from 2022 has recently gone viral and social media fans are now commenting about how her appearance remarkably changed. International Business Times UK · Aug 6
Sports Illustrated · Aug 5 Jason Sudeikis Proves He’s the Real-Life Ted Lasso With This Classy Tribute to Caitlin Clark Sudeikis fittingly plays the coach of a women’s soccer team in the latest season of ‘Ted Lasso.’
Latin Times · Aug 4 Sophie Cunningham's Trans-Athletes Stance Has Turned the WNBA Season Into a National Argument Sophie Cunningham's comments on transgender athletes have sparked rallies, a co-owner's suspension, and a national political debate trailing the WNBA
The Guardian - US · Aug 2 Sophie Cunningham isn’t rejecting politics. She’s cashing in on them Sophie Cunningham’s rise says less about basketball than the incentives of a sports culture where outrage, identity politics and attention have become lucrative commodities
Sports Illustrated · Jul 29 Stop Dropping This Naive Take About Caitlin Clark and Come Back to Reality The WNBA superstar can’t control the runaway narratives that surround her.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 29 Indiana Fever Rising in WNBA Champion Prediction Market on Kalshi Kalshi's WNBA Championship price on the Indiana Fever are rising with their recent play in July.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 28 Even Caitlin Clark’s Fever Teammates Are Tired of Her Bad Technical Foul Habit Aliyah Boston is saying enough is enough.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 28 Let’s Talk About MLB Bobblehead Giveaways Why do teams distribute items to less than half the people in attendance?
Reason · Jul 28 People Have Got To Try Being Normal About Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, and the WNBA Plus: Congress struggling to regulate college sports, looking at the economics of World Cup hosts, and why are golf shows all the same?
The Guardian - US · Jul 27 The lessons of the WNBA’s triumphant All-Star Weekend: ‘get off the ’net’ and lean into the joy The buildup to this All-Star Game had some headaches, but the festivities in Chicago – with a Barack Obama cameo and a record crowd – were a rousing high
Sports Illustrated · Jul 26 With Job Status Still Hazy, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Can’t Get Out of Her Own Way Engelbert avoided answering any questions about her future in the role during All-Star Weekend, and struggled to frame any narrative around the state of the league .
Sports Illustrated · Jul 25 WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Caitlin Clark vs A'ja Wilson Kalshi leans on Caitlin Clark and A'ja Wilson to win the WNBA All-Star game MVP.