MarketWatch19d
WNBA players only get 9.3% of league revenue — here’s how much NBA, NFL and NHL players get
The WNBA is more popular than ever. League revenue has doubled since 2019 — from $102 million to $200 million — and new stars like Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark have helped the ...
CBS News19d
Looking back on the New York Liberty's 28-year quest for a WNBA championship
Eight days later, it was another win in the first WNBA game at Madison Square Garden, in front of nearly 18,000 fans. The Liberty reached the Finals in that first season, but ultimately ...
NBC Sports20d
WNBA outlook is promising after record-setting year, although the league has a few challenges ahead
NEW YORK — The WNBA looks promising heading into the offseason after a banner year with record ratings, attendance and a first-time champion in New York. Soon after the confetti stopped falling on the ...
NorthJersey.com20d
Finally! NY Liberty capture first WNBA championship with Game 5 OT victory over Lynx
The New York Liberty are finally WNBA champions. After coming up short in five previous attempts, the Liberty won their first WNBA title in franchise history Sunday night with a 67-62 overtime win ...
CNN20d
The 2024 WNBA season: A historic year for women’s basketball, both on and off the court
With confetti falling from the rafters, a boisterous Brooklyn crowd bellowing and the victorious New York Liberty celebrating, the curtain fell on the 2024 WNBA season. But this was no ordinary ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel20d
If Milwaukee got a WNBA expansion franchise, what should the team be called?
Milwaukee is one of several markets with a group putting together a proposal for a WNBA expansion team, giving local basketball fans some optimism that the increasingly popular league could ...
Fox News20d
WNBA Finals Game 5 sees most viewers of century to cap historic season
The 2024 WNBA season was a historic one on many levels, and its ending with Game 5 in the WNBA Finals between the champion New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx was the cherry on top in terms of ...
People22d
WNBA Players Opt Out of Agreement and Ask for Higher Salaries After Record-Breaking Season: ‘This Is a New Era’
After a historic season that saw attendance rise across the league, WNBA players say they want salary increases and better benefits Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire/Getty ; Jeff Bottari/NBAE/Getty ...
USA Today22d
Why WNBA players are opting out of the CBA and what comes next, explained
The WNBA Players Association (WNBPA) has opted out of the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the league, starting the clock for a new deal to be agreed upon and ratified.
The New York Times22d
WNBA Finals Game 5 was most-watched Finals game in 25 years, peaked with 3.3 million viewers
The most memorable WNBA Finals in history produced a memorable viewership number: ESPN reported Tuesday that 2.15 million viewers watched the New York Liberty hold off the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in ...
SB Nation22d
WNBA commissioner’s dress for trophy presentation is sports’ wildest new conspiracy theory
He's currently the Associate Director of Programing. The 2024 WNBA season shattered league records for attendance and viewership. It culminated with an instant classic WNBA Finals series between ...