Sophie Cunningham's Anthem Stance Just Became a Team Sport
Dueling rallies, a Liberty jumbotron message, and hands-behind-backs body language — the WNBA still hasn't said a word about any of it.
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Cunningham Just Said the Quiet Part About Engelbert
Sophie Cunningham said the WNBA commissioner job "could be open at the end of the year." Stars have grumbled about Engelbert for years. This time is different.
Fever-Dream Fans Got Told To Cover Up Or Leave
A family paid $1,000 a ticket to watch the Fever and got threatened with ejection over a shirt. Hours earlier, a different message got free Jumbotron time.
SI Swimsuit Just Proved the WNBA Has Two Lanes to Stardom
Cunningham built her fame on chaos. Collier built hers grinding back from ankle surgery. SI Swimsuit picked both — that says something about the WNBA now.
DiJonai Carrington's Career Night Nobody Noticed
Carrington's 26-point, 5-steal night off the bench matches a line only Sophie Cunningham has ever produced, and this week's discourse has no room for it.
Same Clip, Two Sports: How Outlets Split on Carrington
CNN and OutKick watched the same DiJonai Carrington ejection and filed two different stories. The split in the coverage says more than the foul did.
Florida's Attorney General Wants to Prosecute a Flagrant Foul
Florida's AG threatened WNBA players with assault charges over a foul the league already reviewed, then sharpened the wording once it went viral.
DiJonai Carrington's Flagrant Foul Was Clean Basketball. The Aftermath Wasn't.
DiJonai Carrington's flagrant 2 on Sophie Cunningham got the review and ejection it deserved. What happened after stopped being about the foul at all.
The WNBA Rule Enes Kanter Freedom Invented
Enes Kanter Freedom declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft citing a self-ID rule the league's CBA doesn't have. Conservative media ran with it anyway.
Cunningham Named the Commissioner. She's Not Wrong.
Sophie Cunningham didn't clap back at a meme. She named the commissioner and floated replacing her. Cathy Engelbert has earned every word of it.
Sophie Cunningham Was Just Pointing. That's It.
Sophie Cunningham pointed at DeWanna Bonner for 22 seconds and said nothing. Now John Cena is posting it to 21 million people. Here's why I can't stop watching.