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Alexa Philippou: Tina Charles, a legend of the game and future Hall of Famer, has announced her retirement from basketball. A 3x Olympic gold medalist, 2x NCAA champion, former WNBA No. 1 overall pick & MVP. She retires second in points scored in WNBA history and is the career leader in rebounds and field goals.
During halftime of Sunday’s WNBA preseason game between the Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., the 10-time All-Star made it clear that she is not hanging up her sneakers anytime soon. “I got a chip on my shoulder. A lot of people counting me out, want to call me old, want to say I need to retire and s–t. I’m not,” Griner said during an interview before joining her team in the locker room.
Lakers Assistant Coach Lindsey Harding Joining Prime Video As WNBA Studio Analyst
Dave McMenamin: Lakers assistant coach Lindsey Harding will be a WNBA studio analyst for Prime Video this upcoming season, it was announced today
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The other company is a Delaware limited liability company called TSTM Holdings, which submitted its trademark registration application in 2024. The WNBA, which allowed its Houston Comets trademark to lapse in 2021, is opposing TSTM's application in the federal trademark office.
The WNBA still sells Comets jerseys in its online store. In its opposition filing, an attorney for the WNBA argues the league retained common law rights for its previous Comets trademarks because it kept marketing products related to the team. The WNBA’s attorney also argues the general public associates the Houston Comets with the WNBA, which would create likelihood for confusion if TSTM is allowed to trademark the name for similar goods and services.
Danielle Lerner: The WNBA is also facing similar problems with securing trademark registrations for the Cleveland Rockers and Detroit Shock — essentially, the league let its prior registrations lapse and then other entities swooped in. This was avoidable.
Seattle Storm standout Dominique Malonga, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2025 WNBA draft, received her letter of clearance from FIBA on Wednesday, officially making her eligible to play in the WNBA this season, the federation told ESPN. The news comes on the heels of a contract dispute between Malonga and Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe and uncertainty over whether she would be released by the club to play in the WNBA. The Storm's first preseason game is this Saturday and their season opener is slated for May 8. Malonga initially signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe during the summer of 2025 that months later the club announced she "unilaterally terminated." The deal stipulated that she was also allowed to play in the WNBA in between seasons, a source told ESPN, helping clear the way for FIBA to ensure her WNBA eligibility.
Sophie Cunningham has never been shy about sharing her feelings, and she had a very honest reaction when asked about her new contract with the Fever. The guard re-signed with Indiana on a one-year, $665,000 contract on Sunday, but when her “Show Me Something” podcast co-host West Wilson asked her if the deal was better than she thought it would be with the new CBA, Cunningham almost immediately started shaking her head no. “Nope? Okay, sorry,” Cunningham’s co-host and “Summer House” star Wilson said. “It’s okay! No, it’s fine. It’s tough, because I came off an injury, and I haven’t been in front of any teams,” Cunningham said. “I had a lot going on this offseason. I was fully cleared, they had all the doctors, they had the numbers and everything. But if you don’t get in front of these people, it’s like, ‘Hey, are you actually good?’
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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.
Kendra Andrews: BREAKING: Napheesa Collier is signing a one-year $1.4 million super max contract with the Minnesota Lynx, sources tell ESPN. She’s the third player in the WNBA to sign a super max deal.
Alexa Philippou: Breaking: Azzi Fudd has been selected No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings. The seventh No. 1 pick from the UConn Huskies
Alexa Philippou: A few takeaways from Cathy Engelbert: -the CBA long form should be done “in the near term.” They're taking a 70-80 page term sheet and turning it into a 400-500 page document -the league is prioritizing expanding its global footprint. That may include next season bringing game(s) outside of North America for first time -the previously announced officiating task force should help draw some lines around the physicality of the game, more to come on that front