What's Going On With The WNBA
Unfortunately, this Thursday night's showdown between the New York Liberty and the Dallas Wings has been postponed.
There was plenty of hype surrounding tonight's matchup, especially since the Liberty (13-11) and Wings (16-8) could end up meeting in the playoffs later this year. That being said, fans will have to wait until Monday to see them square off.
It turns out the Liberty-Wings game was postponed due to issues with New York's charter flight.
"The WNBA game between the New York Liberty and the Dallas Wings, originally scheduled at 8:00 p.m. CT (9:00 p.m. ET) has been postponed due to travel delays caused by mechanical issues with the New York Liberty's charter flight," the league said in a press release. "The game has been rescheduled for Monday, July 20, at 7:00 p.m. CT (8:00 p.m. ET). The Dallas Wings will honor all tickets purchased for the original game date."
Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) and New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) interact during the first half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images© John Jones-Imagn Images.The series has leaned in Dallas' favor.When the Liberty and Wings met on July 7, Paige Bueckers and Jessica Shepard powered Dallas to an 88-77 win. That duo also stepped up during their 91-76 win over New York on May 24.
The Liberty would love to get on the board against the Wings this upcoming Monday.
As of this moment, Dallas is fourth in the WNBA standings. New York currently sits at eighth, but only trails the fifth seed by a game.
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It will be UConn women’s basketball vs. South Carolina. Again.
The Huskies defeated the Gamecocks 82-59 in the championship game of the NCAA Women’s Tournament in 2025. South Carolina ousted previously undefeated UConn 62-48 in a national semifinal this past April.
The third part of the recent trilogy will come July 25 in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game at United Center in Chicago.
UConn vs. South Carolina all-starsRosters were selected Wednesday with the two top vote-getters – Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever – each assigned to a team.
Former WNBA greats Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon were named honorary general managers and tasked with building the roster around each of the young star guards, with Weatherspoon drafting for Clark’s team (called Team Spoon) and Cooper for Bueckers’ squad (Team Coop).
With the first pick, Weatherspoon chose A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces; Cooper selected Breanna Stewart with her first-round pick.
And by the time they were done, Bueckers’ team had three UConn alumni. Clark is joined by three former South Carolina players.
UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) takes a shot over South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston during the second half of the 2022 national championship game in Minneapolis. South Carolina won the title, 64–49, Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesThe rostersThese are the full rosters, as chosen by Weatherspoon and Cooper – both members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The first five players listed for each squad are the starters.
Team Coop
Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings
Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
Natasha Howard, Minnesota Lynx
Gabby Williams, Golden State Valkyries
Angel Reese, Atlanta Dream
Marina Mabrey, Toronto Tempo
Dominique Malonga, Seattle Storm
Kelsey Plum, Los Angeles Sparks
Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
Sonia Citron, Washington Mystics
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) and Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) were the leading vote-getters in WNBA All-Star balloting. Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn ImagesTeam Spoon
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Olivia Miles, Minnesota Lynx
Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
Jessica Shepard, Dallas Wings
Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream
Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream
Jonquel Jones, New York Liberty
Courtney Williams, Minnesota Lynx
Kiki Iriafen, Washington Mystics
Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles Sparks
Bueckers, Stewart and Gabby Williams are the UConn alumni on Team Coop.
Team Spoon includes former South Carolina players Wilson, Boston and Gray.
Who to watch?The best matchup of UConn vs. South Carolina players undoubtedly is Stewart vs. Wilson. Both 6-foot-4, they are two of the most dominant players of this generation, with a lengthy list of honors to prove it.
Stewart was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2016 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm. She is a three-time NBA champion (2018, 2020 with the Storm, 2024 with the Liberty) a two-time league MVP and an eight-time All-Star.
The Aces made Wilson the No. 1 pick of the 2018 draft. She also is a three-time NBA champion (2022, 2023, 2025), a four-time league MVP and an eight-time All-Star.
Both players have August birthdays. Stewart will be 32, with Wilson turning 30.
On the season, Stewart is averaging 20.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists. Wilson has averages of 25.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
Wilson leads the league in points per game. Stewart is sixth. Both stand behind Reese, who averages 11.8 rebounds per game, on that leaderboard.
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Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-Imagn ImagesWith Sunday Night Baseball on hiatus for the All-Star Break, NBC turned to the WNBA last weekend and delivered the league’s most-watched game of the season.
On Sunday, Indiana Fever-Las Vegas Aces averaged 2.64 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, the most-watched WNBA game this season and the second-most-watched regular-season WNBA game since 2000. The game averaged 2.46 million viewers on NBC alone. It was also the first-ever WNBA regular-season Sunday game in primetime on a broadcast network.
The audience peaked at 2.8 million viewers from 10:30-10:45 p.m. ET.
Fever-Aces viewership was competitive with the Major League Baseball games that normally air in the slot. Of the eight Sunday Night Baseball games to air on NBC this season, only two—New York Mets-Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox—have averaged more viewers.
Major League Baseball still beats the WNBA in terms of overall viewership. Through four games, the WNBA on NBC is averaging 1.5 million viewers, compared to 2.5 million for 11 MLB games so far this season.
Unsurprisingly, Caitlin Clark is still providing a significant boost for WNBA viewership, and it is not limited to NBC. Earlier in the week, Fever-Sparks averaged 1.04 million viewers on USA Network, the largest WNBA audience so far for USA. The game started after 10 p.m. ET and became the first WNBA game to begin after 10 p.m. and draw more than 1 million viewers, according to Sports Business Journal.
NBC will have another opportunity to capitalize on Clark’s drawing power later this summer. On Sunday, August 23, Sunday Night Baseball will return to ESPN as part of a tie-in with the Little League World Series. To replace MLB, NBC will air a second primetime WNBA game, this time featuring the Fever against the Chicago Sky.
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Nothing seems to be going right for the New York Liberty recently. New York is on a three-game losing streak and has dealt with multiple injuries to star players throughout the season. The latest calamity surrounding the Liberty has caused the WNBA to reschedule their next game.
The WNBA announced that Thursday’s game between the Liberty and Wings has been postponed due to travel delays. New York’s charter flight to Dallas has been delayed due to mechanical issues.
That matchup was supposed to tip off at 9PM ET, but has since been rescheduled to July 20th at 8PM ET.
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This postponement creates plenty of uncertainty about how New York will approach their next few games. The Liberty planned to be without Satou Sabally and Leonie Fiebich against the Wings. If the game took place on July 16th, Sabally and Fiebich were not expected to travel with the team.
The good news is that both Sabally and Fiebich can get some more rest before New York plays again. But the postponement does not guarantee that they’ll be able to play in a few days.
Sabally has missed the past seven games since suffering a concussion against the Aces on June 23rd. Fiebich has soreness in her left foot.
Either way, New York will look to get back on track in their next matchup. But the Liberty do not get to simply rest and prepare before their game against the Wings.
Next up for New York is a road game against Indiana. That matchup tips off at 8PM ET on July 18th from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
After that, the Liberty will finally take on the Wings.
Related: Liberty’s Satou Sabally gets concerning injury status ahead of game vs. Wings
CHICAGO, USA - June 28: Chennedy Carter 23 Las Vegas Aces is seen during the game between the Chicago Sky and Las Vegas Aces at the United Center on Sunday, June 28 in Chicago, USA PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxBRAxMEX Copyright: xShainaxBenhiyoun/SPPx Sportspressphoto_SPR179603 ©IMAGO/Sports Press PhotoWhen Chennedy Carter wore the Las Vegas Aces jersey this season, she was excited. After going through the Atlanta Dream, Los Angeles Sparks, and Chicago Sky since 2020 and being forced to play overseas in 2025, she wanted a fresh start. However, after just 13 games, the Aces unexpectedly waived Carter despite her emerging as one of the team’s most productive bench players. While the Aces and Carter have remained tight-lipped, five-time WNBA All-Star Angel McCoughtry believes something was going on behind the scenes.
“(Chennedy Carter) is definitely my pick for the plot twist. And like we said, the plot twist is we didn’t see it coming. It took a whole 360 turn. Now, this girl early in the year looked like she was a Sixth Player of the Year candidate. She was averaging 13 points off the bench,” she said on the latest episode of Just Women’s Sport.
“Then out of nowhere, she just waved, and we don’t have an explanation why. And even Becky Hammon won’t even explain; she changes the subject… So to me, if somebody’s scoring 13 points off the bench, it’s not a basketball issue. No, you were doing well. No reason to cut this kid. Sounds like maybe some behavioral issues.”
There is very little doubt that her exit from the team had anything to do with her numbers. After all, she was averaging 12.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. So could it have been that there were internal issues? Maybe.
When the Las Vegas Aces lost to the Dallas Wings on May 28, Chennedy Carter took to social media to voice her frustration over her role. She wrote, “Y’all can hollar at me when my leash is off, too.” Almost immediately after that, her minutes began to dip. But nobody really paid much attention to it until head coach Becky Hammon declined to comment on her departure.
“We aren’t going to comment on players that aren’t here anymore,” Hammon told reporters, refusing to disclose what went on internally between Carter and the Aces.
Chennedy Carter has a history of making exits like this. She was suspended by the Atlanta Dream in 2021 for conduct detrimental to the team. Then she was waived by the Los Angeles Sparks ahead of the 2023 season. And let’s not forget when the Chicago Sky decided not to re-sign her in 2025, even after she averaged a team-high 17.5 points for them in 2024.
But for now, no one outside the Aces organization truly knows why her stint with them came to such an abrupt end. She seems to be stuck in a loop that is proving to be hard to break.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 15: Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark 22 speaks to the media during a press conference, PK, Pressekonferenz before playing against the Golden State Valkyries on July 15, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire WNBA, Basketball Damen, USA JUL 15 Golden State Valkyries at Indiana Fever EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2607152 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireThere seems to be no consensus in the basketball world on whether Caitlin Clark is the ‘face of the WNBA’ or not. NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gave a fiery take on Clark after her on-court reaction against a refereeing call in the Fever’s match against the Golden State Valkyries. During his verdict, Jabbar rejected the proposition that Clark is the face of the league. Now ex-NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho has revealed why he agrees with the 6-time NBA champion.
“I agree wholeheartedly [with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] because at the end of the day, he didn’t say that Caitlin Clark did anything wrong. What Kareem is saying is that to utter somebody who is currently a good to really good player as the face of the league is a disservice to the great players, to the A’ja Wilsons,” Acho said in the Speakeasy podcast.
“In the NBA, you would never call a third-team All-NBA player the face of
the league. In the NFL, you would never call a Pro Bowler who isn’t an All-Pro the face of the league. In tennis, Serena became the face because she is one of the winningest tennis players of all time… But for several reasons in the W, we utter that Caitlin Clark is the face, yet she is not one of the winningest or greatest yet in this short-lived career.”
Acho explained that since the WNBA doesn’t have the legacy yet, they’ve allowed Clark to “jump the line.”
The WNBA’s popularity did rise exponentially with the 24-year-old guard’s arrival. In 2024, the then-rookie helped the W average 657,000 viewers, which was the highest in 24 years. A record 22 games averaged over a million viewers, and fans labeled it the ‘Caitlin Clark Effect.’
The effect was on display once again when Clark returned from a minor back injury against the Los Angeles Sparks on July 8. Averaging 1.04 million viewers, it became the most-watched WNBA game in USA Network’s history.
Clark has also continued to set new benchmarks. She just became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 600 assists, doing it in 72 games and shattering Ticha Penicheiro’s record of 81 games. Earlier in the season, she set the record for the longest 20+ Point, 5+ assist streak, scoring 20+ points and dishing out 5+ assists in six consecutive games.
She has been named an All-Star starter for the third consecutive season. She is averaging 20.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 7.8 assists per game this season. She is second in the league in assists per game, behind only Alyssa Thomas. However, she remains without a WNBA Championship.
With a 14-10 record, Indiana remains in playoff contention and will look to answer their critics by finally winning the championship. They have the core for it in Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, and Aliyah Boston.
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The WNBA is officially back, and as always, the Indiana Fever are the talk of the town.
Even entering her third season in the league, women's basketball fans can't get enough of Caitlin Clark. The point guard was plagued with injury throughout her sophomore campaign, only playing 13 total games. Clark is surely returning to the court with redemption top of mind.
Despite navigating a myriad of team injuries last year, the Fever were still able to push the eventual champion Aces to five games in the league semifinals. With the core of Clark, Aliyah Boston, Sophie Cunningham and Kelsey Mitchell all back in action, Indiana looks like it could be a top franchise in the WNBA this season.
Be sure to tune in for this team.
Here's everything you need to know about the Fever's 2026 schedule, including TV channel and streaming options for each matchup.
Indiana Fever schedule 2026The Fever open their 2026 campaign at home against the Wings on Saturday, May 9. They'll wrap it up against Minnesota on Thursday, Sept. 24.
Below is a complete look at their schedule for the season.
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | Watch/Result |
| Sat., May 9 | vs. Wings | 1 p.m. | Wings 107, Fever 104 |
| Weds., May 13 | at Sparks | 10:30 p.m. | Fever 87, Sparks 78 |
| Fri., May 15 | vs. Mystics | 7:30 p.m. | Mystics 104, Fever 102 (OT) |
| Sun., May 17 | vs. Storm | 6 p.m. | Fever 89, Storm 78 |
| Weds., May 20 | vs. Fire | 7 p.m. | Fever 90, Fire 73 |
| Fri., May 22 | vs. Valkyries | 7:30 p.m. | Fever 90, Valkyries 82 |
| Thurs., May 28 | at Valkyries | 10 p.m. | Valkyries 90, Fever 88 |
| Sat., May 30 | at Fire | 8 p.m. | Fire 100, Fever 84 |
| Thurs., June 4 | vs. Dream | 7 p.m. | Fever 83, Dream 71 |
| Sat., June 6 | at Liberty | 8 p.m. | Liberty 83, Fever 75 |
| Mon., June 8 | at Mystics | 7 p.m. | Fever 78, Mystics 76 |
| Thurs., June 11 | vs. Sky | 7 p.m. | Fever 114, Sky 106 (OT) |
| Sat., June 13 | at Sun | 6 p.m. | Fever 85, Sun 75 |
| Tues., June 16 | vs. Tempo | 7 p.m. | Fever 113, Tempo 91 |
| Thurs., June 18 | vs. Dream | 7:30 p.m. | Dream 108, Fever 101 |
| Sat., June 20 | at Dream | 1 p.m. | Dream 113, Fever 96 |
| Mon., June 22 | vs. Mercury | 8 p.m. | Fever 86, Mercury 77 |
| Weds., June 24 | vs. Mercury | 7:30 p.m. | Mercury 111, Fever 109 |
| Sat., June 27 | vs. Sparks | 8 p.m. | Fever 111, Sparks 87 |
| Sun., July 5 | at Aces | 7 p.m. | Fever 84, Aces 68 |
| Weds., July 8 | at Sparks | 10 p.m. | Sparks 106, Fever 92 |
| Thurs., July 9 | at Mercury | 10 p.m. | Fever 92, Mercury 89 |
| Sun., July 12 | at Aces | 9 p.m. | Fever 109, Aces 75 |
| Weds., July 15 | vs. Valkyries | 8 p.m. | Valkyries 88, Fever 75 |
| Fri., July 17 | vs. Storm | 7:30 p.m. | ION, fubo, DIRECTV |
| Sat., July 18 | vs. Liberty | 8 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+, fubo, DIRECTV |
| Weds., July 22 | vs. Sun | 8 p.m. | USA Network, DIRECTV |
| Tues., July 28 | at Storm | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN, fubo, ESPN app, DIRECTV |
| Fri., July 31 | at Fire | 10 p.m. | ION, fubo |
| Sun., August 2 | at Lynx | 1 p.m. | ABC, fubo, ESPN app, DIRECTV |
| Thurs., August 6 | vs. Aces | 7 p.m. | Prime Video |
| Sat., August 8 | at Sky | 3:30 p.m. | ABC, fubo, ESPN app, DIRECTV |
| Tues., August 11 | vs. Liberty | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, fubo, ESPN app, DIRECTV |
| Fri., August 14 | vs. Wings | 7:30 p.m. | ION, fubo, DIRECTV |
| Sun., August 16 | at Dream | 5 p.m. | ESPN, fubo, ESPN app, DIRECTV |
| Tues., August 18 | at Tempo | 7 p.m. | ESPN, fubo, ESPN app, DIRECTV |
| Thurs., August 20 | at Wings | 8 p.m. | Prime Video |
| Sat., August 22 | at Liberty | 7 p.m. | Prime Video |
| Sun., August 23 | at Sky | 7 p.m. | NBC, Peacock, DIRECTV |
| Fri., August 28 | vs. Sun | 7:30 p.m. | ION, fubo, DIRECTV |
| Fri., Sept. 18 | at Tempo | 7:30 p.m. | ION, fubo, DIRECTV |
| Sun., Sept. 20 | vs. Mystics | 4 p.m. | NBA TV, fubo, DIRECTV |
| Tues., Sept. 22 | vs. Lynx | 8 p.m. | ESPN, fubo, ESPN app, DIRECTV |
| Thurs., Sept. 24 | at Lynx | 8 p.m. | USA Network, DIRECTV |
Fever games will be broadcast across a plethora of channels throughout 2026, which means cord-cutters will also have several options to stream matchups.
Fans can stream the action on DIRECTV, fubo, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock or the ESPN app, several of which offer a free trial for new users.
A handful of games will be streamed on Prime Video. Games on ABC, ESPN, NBA TV, ION and CBS can be streamed on fubo, with the ABC and ESPN games also on the ESPN app. Games on CBS can also be streamed on Paramount+. Games on NBC are streamable on Peacock, and games on USA Network on DIRECTV.
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