The WNBA at the center. Unrivaled in the winter, Athletes Unlimited in the spring, and the overseas circuit where the rest of the year happens. Bylined columnists, long-form features, power rankings, TV guide. Sister to girlhoop.com for college, high school, and global youth.
Three years of climbing ratings, a new Disney/NBC/Amazon rights deal, two expansion clubs paying record entry fees: the case for treating women’s pro hoops as undervalued is no longer a niche argument.
The 2024 Finals drew the largest WNBA audience of the streaming era. The 2025 draft pulled bigger numbers than three of the last five NBA drafts. The 2026 schedule places the W on ABC, NBC, Prime Video, and ION simultaneously for the first time. None of that is a bubble; it’s the market catching up to a sport that was always there. Read the column →
The careers no one tracks — bench scorers, sixth-women, late-rotation glue.
Plays drawn out, sets diagrammed. What the X’s and O’s actually look like.
Salary cap, CBA, ownership groups, expansion economics. Where the money flows.
Toronto’s and Portland’s expansion bids, told by five front-office voices who sat at the table.
ProfileHow a journeyman assistant rebuilt a franchise without trading for a star.
Reported essayWhy a top-paid WNBA salary is still a third of what a tenth man makes in the NBA, and what the next CBA might do about it.
A computed, opinion-flavored top fifteen. Methodology lives on the rankings page; the numbers refresh every Sunday once the games matter.