WNBA opens 2026 season in May
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The wait is over. The WNBA on Wednesday unveiled its highly anticipated 2026 regular-season schedule, which begins May 8. But hold your horses: This announcement doesn’t necessarily mean the WNBA and Women’s National Basketball Players’ Association are any closer to finalizing a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Amid whispers of potential progress in WNBA collective bargaining talks, the league released its 2026 schedule on Wednesday with an earlier start by one week and with the idea that planning for its 44-game regular season should begin now.
Unrivaled, the offseason 3-on-3 basketball league featuring WNBA players, enters Week 4 of the 2026 season. Here's this weekend's Unrivaled schedule.
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Stevens has collaborated with multiple WNBA stars during her downtime at Unrivaled, including WNBA Rookie of the Year and Breeze BC guard Paige Bueckers. Stevens told USA TODAY she leads the choreography and song selections for the videos; Bueckers comes up with the captions.
As CBA negotiations continue to stall, fresh debate has emerged from within the basketball community itself. Former WNBA stars Sue Bird and Rebecca Lobo recently suggested that the league’s proposal to share 70 percent of net revenue over the deal’s lifespan is favorable.