Hopkins, Minnesota will rename itself Paige Bueckers, Minnesota. “She’s an inspiration as an athlete,” said Hopkins Mayor Patrick Hanlon. “I think it’s an inspiration not only to the young women here,

The Lynx got a roster update this weekend with key center Dorka Juhasz opting to sit out the 2025 WNBA season.

The Wings play the Minnesota Lynx on Friday in their season opener. Bueckers, who is from Minnesota, grew up rooting for the team and said playing them will be surreal. “I was their biggest fan.” pic.twitter.com/YuoyMPaJW5

The Lynx are one of the favorites to win a championship this year, though not the favorite. That honor goes to the defending champ New York Liberty, who defeated Minnesota in a grueling five-game series that went to overtime in the deciding contest.

Out of halftime, Van Lith scored five, Ariel Atkins added four, and Rebecca Allen chipped in three to keep the Sky close, despite a 13-point explosion from Collier for the Lynx. Chicago trailed by just three heading into the fourth.

WNBA season will feature 13 teams for the first time since 2009 as the league makes its latest attempt at expansion, this time coming off a record-breaking season that saw an explosion into the national consciousness.

Now that WNBA preseason games have concluded and there has been a chance to see every team in action, it’s time to rank the league’s 13 teams ahead of the regular season. WNBA

Breanna Stewart will start her ninth WNBA season in a few days. The New York Liberty All-Star and WNBA champ has been around the league long enough to watch her peers fight for visibility.

The WNBA is expanding for the first time since 2008, with Toronto on tap for 2026. Which other cities could land an expansion team?

On the heels of the most celebrated WNBA season since the league's inception, year No. 29 of women's professional basketball in the United States in 2025 promises to be even bigger.

WNBA regular season tips off this weekend. Here are five storylines we're watching during the opening slate of games.