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The Dallas Wings are getting a major upgrade. The Wings will play their 2027 season at American Airlines Center, also home to the NHL’s Dallas Stars and the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Since moving to Dallas from Tulsa in 2016, the Wings have played at College Park Center at UT Arlington, which seats 6,251. The American Airlines Center has a capacity of around 20,000 for NBA games and reached 20,409 when the Wings hosted the Indiana Fever there last season.
The WNBA has suspended Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton from attending the team's next five home games after her exchange with two fans during Tuesday's matchup with the Indiana Fever, the league confirmed Thursday. According to multiple reports, Keaton had admonished a pair of fans who brought signs into Climate Pledge Arena supporting Fever guard Sophie Cunningham following her recent comments about transgender athletes. The fans told unDividedPod.com that Keaton directed expletives at them for a sign that thanked Cunningham "for speaking up for girls."
Caitlin Clark had just finished making her own pitch for LeBron James when the actual news broke. The Indiana Fever star was speaking to reporters ahead of WNBA All-Star weekend Friday in Chicago when word came down that James had joined the Philadelphia 76ers – moments after Clark had jokingly lobbied for him to join her own Indiana Pacers. “No way! I just pitched him for the Pacers -- it didn’t get to him fast enough,” Clark said during her media availability. “The 76ers? Wow, wow.”
With just a breath of space and 39.1 seconds left, Caitlin Clark elevated from 26 feet away and hit nothing but twine. She turned with a flex, stuck out her tongue and let loose an expletive as the crowd erupted into a fit of glee. The Fever never trailed again as they won 110-107 and Clark became the first player in WNBA history with 45 points and 10 assists. "Some nights, like, you know you have it -- even before the ball tips," Clark said. "I felt like it was going to be one of those for me.
The Indiana Fever have revoked the credential of longtime Indiana Pacers and Fever beat reporter Scott Agness, he shared on his own Fieldhouse Files website. According to Agness, the Fever notified him via email on May 21 that he would be barred from accessing team events because of a social media report they claim spread “inaccurate and unsubstantiated” information regarding Caitlin Clark’s health status for the season.
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The Fever took specific issue with the phrase “strategic management plan.” That’s their right. However, it is consistent with what the team has been publicly emphasizing since last season — keeping the big picture in mind and taking a cautious approach. The next day, the Fever received a warning from the WNBA regarding their injury reporting procedures, according to a league source. And for the three games since, Clark has been listed on the injury report: back — probable.
Scott Agness: The Indiana Fever received a warning from the WNBA regarding their injury reporting on Caitlin Clark prior to last night’s win over the Portland Fire, a league source told Fieldhouse Files.
Shams Charania: Indiana Fever three-time WNBA All-Star Aliyah Boston is signing a four-year, $6.3 million contract extension with the franchise, giving her the richest total salary in league history to date, Zack Miller of WME Basketball tells me, @alexaphilippou and @kendra__andrews. Boston will make $1M in the upcoming season and 20% of the cap from 2027-29.
Alexa Philippou: Breaking: Sophie Cunningham has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Indiana Fever, sources told ESPN. Cunningham joins guards Kelsey Mitchell and Lexie Hull in coming back to the Fever. Indiana has also added newcomers Monique Billings & Ty Harris so far this free agency
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Caitlin Clark is back behind the microphone, trading in her photographer's vest from Wednesday's Indiana Pacers game. The Indiana Fever star is joining the NBC pregame show Sunday night in Oklahoma City when the Thunder host the New York Knicks. Clark made her debut as an analyst in January, which got some run when Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller compared her game to that of Payton Pritchard of the Boston Celtics.
Caitlin Clark is headed to the NBA, at least for a couple of nights. NBC announced Tuesday that Clark — the Indiana Fever star with an enormous following within the game — is joining the network’s pregame coverage for its debut of “Sunday Night Basketball” this weekend when the Los Angeles Lakers play the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. It’s set to be a two-night gig for Clark, who plans to return to NBC in another pregame role on March 29 when the Knicks visit the Oklahoma City Thunder. “There’s no more iconic figure in basketball in the women’s game right now, or the game in general,” Sam Flood, executive producer for NBC Sports, told The Associated Press. “So, we said, ‘let’s have a bigger conversation.’”
Caitlin Clark is back on the floor and healthy, playing basketball with Team USA last week. It was her first formal five-on-five basketball since mid-July, and I wrote about her health and recovery here. It's a significant story in sports in general that one of the biggest stars on the planet is playing again. For the Indiana Fever, who were on the doorstep of reaching the WNBA Finals despite not having Clark in the postseason, it's tremendous news. Her health next season will be a priority, and if she's available for the 2026 postseason the Fever should be a title contender. The other story from Clark's time with the red, white, and blue was exactly that – her return to the national stage. She was one of the 17 players invited to Durham, North Carolina to be a part of USA Basketball Women's National Team Training Camp.
Red Panda wasn't on the injured list for very long. The popular halftime performer is scheduled to make her NBA return on Tuesday night in Chicago when the Bulls host the Philadelphia 76ers. She broke her left wrist during a July 1 performance at the WNBA Commissioner's Cup final between the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx.
