The second-seeded Las Vegas Aces, who won the league title in 2022 and 2023, will host the fourth-seeded Phoenix Mercury on Friday in the opener of the best-of-seven championship series. Here’s what you need to know ahead of tip off. CBC | Sports News
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If there’s one thing that defines WNBA players, it’s their fearlessness to demand what they feel they deserve
The players of the WNBA are unafraid to do what they must to ensure they feel supported. Their basketball isn’t the only thing that is unrivalled, so is their unflinching drive for respect. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Worst leadership in the world,’ says WNBA player in drama overshadowing finals
Minnesota Lynx’s five-times All-Star Napheesa Collier ripped into the WNBA’s leadership and Commissioner Cathy Engelbert in a post-season media conference on Tuesday, accusing the league of a “tone-deaf, dismissive” approach to players. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Aces’ A’ja Wilson earns historic 4th WNBA MVP award
Las Vegas Aces star centre A’ja Wilson is in a class by herself, winning the WNBA MVP for an unprecedented fourth time. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Four WNBA playoff storylines to follow for Canadians and Tempo fans
Eight teams will duke it out for the WNBA championship trophy when the post-season begins on Sunday and culminate in the first-ever best-of-seven Finals series. As Myles Dichter writes, there are four storylines worth watching for Canadians and Toronto Tempo fans. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Alyssa Thomas regains WNBA single-season assist record a year after losing it to Caitlin Clark
Alyssa Thomas took back the WNBA single-season assist record, topping Caitlin Clark’s mark of 337 set last season. Thomas needed six assists coming into Saturday’s game against Connecticut, where she starred for so many years before leaving for Phoenix this season as a free agent. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Man arrested for WNBA sex-toy throwing at N.Y. Liberty game
An Ohio man has been arrested for the throwing of a sex toy at a WNBA game in New York, police said Thursday. The object hit a 12-year-old girl, and Charles Burgess of Dayton was charged with two counts of assault. CBC | World News
Read More »Groundbreaking WNBA stop in Vancouver raises the bar ahead of league’s 2026 Canadian expansion
The Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream were in Vancouver to take part in a historic moment in the WNBA — the first ever regular-season game on Canadian soil on Friday. The game served as a teaser for what fans might experience in May 2026 when the Toronto Tempo officially joins the league. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Storm beat Dream at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena in first WNBA regular-season game on Canadian soil
The Seattle Storm’s victory snapped a six-game skid and spoiled the Atlanta Dream’s six-game win streak in the first WNBA regular-season game ever played in Canada. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Pay us what you owe us’: WNBA All-Stars make statement with warmup shirts over CBA
The WNBA All-Stars wanted to send a clear message to the league on the game’s brightest stage. All of the players on Team Clark and Team Collier warmed up for Saturday night’s WNBA All-Star Game in shirts that read “Pay us what you owe us.” CBC | Sports News
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