WNBA silent after Finals teams skip national anthem despite rule requiring players to stand and line up
SAN FRANCISCO – The WNBA’s own rulebook calls for players, coaches and trainers to stand and line up along the sidelines or foul line during the national anthem. Both of its Finals teams left the court for Saturday’s performance, and the league has not…
Hostile Valkyries fans verbally attacked women’s sports activists at WNBA Finals Game 1 in San Francisco
WNBA fans across the league have proven time and time again, especially this season, to be some of the most intolerant, hateful people in pro sports. On Saturday, they earned that title once again by the way they treated women’s sports activists,…
Gabby Williams delivers late as Valkyries shut down Angel Reese, Dream to win WNBA Finals opener
SAN FRANCISCO – The Atlanta Dream had a three-point lead with just over three minutes left in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday. They didn’t score again. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or…
Dream and Valkyries leave court for national anthem, return seconds later at WNBA Finals
SAN FRANCISCO – The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries both left the court before the national anthem ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday at Chase Center. And they were back within seconds of it ending. Angel Reese is no stranger to…
Angel Reese is in the WNBA Finals, but her Chicago exit raises questions about her winning mentality
Angel Reese has been talking about taking control of her destiny. With the Atlanta Dream preparing for the WNBA Finals, things have worked out pretty well for her. But OutKick wanted to know what, exactly, she meant by that. Earlier this week, Reese told…
Philly gay sports bar canceled by its own for not being gay enough on eve of WNBA Finals
A Philly gay sports bar will close its doors this weekend after members of the LGBTQIA+ community accused it of a cocktail of egregious behavior, including transphobia, misogyny and a slew of microaggressions. With Game 1 of the WNBA Finals set for…
Less than 2 years after coaching college hoops in Florida, Karl Smesko leads Atlanta Dream to WNBA Finals
Karl Smesko enjoyed notable success during his time coaching the Florida Gulf Coast women’s basketball team. But rather than remain at the college level, where he had built a powerhouse at FGCU, Smesko chose in pursue a new challenge in the WNBA. When…
NBA and WNBA back Lean In Girls program that tells facilitators not to call participants ‘girls’
The NBA and WNBA have spent more than a decade working with Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In organization, a relationship that has expanded to include promoting a leadership program for girls as young as 11. There’s just one problem: A handbook for…
Elle Duncan makes a fool of herself saying she and Black women are the real victims of the WNBA discourse
Former ESPN anchor Elle Duncan called the discourse surrounding the WNBA “toxic as hell” and claimed that Black women are the target. “It feels like open season to dunk on Black women because we do not have protection. Because no one…
Every WNBA network’s biggest regular-season audience in 2026 featured Caitlin Clark’s Fever
The WNBA sent out a news release Wednesday celebrating its record-setting 2026 season. Television audiences grew, attendance increased and the league had plenty of accomplishments to promote. But read through the television section and you’ll notice the…