Seattle Storm star Breanna Stewart joined the growing calls lamenting the WNBA’s travel policies.

Both Stewart and teammate Epiphanny Prince were absent from Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix Mercury after entering the league’s health and safety protocols. Stewart took to Twitter, writing, “Fly commercial they say…”

Fly commercial they say… https://t.co/WrQs9voXGD

— Breanna Stewart (@breannastewart) May 12, 2022

Without Prince and Stewart, the Seattle Storm lost 97-77.

Jewell Loyd put up 26 points for the Storm, while Sue Bird added 14, but Seattle finished with just three players in double-digits to the Mercury’s five. The Storm shot 38 percent as a team compared to Phoenix’s 57.1 percent.

Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud responded to Stewart, writing, “Let’s talk about it.” Cloud entered the league’s health and safety protocols Tuesday and connected the league’s policy to travel on commercial flights to increased COVID-19 risk.

While players have long had issues with the league’s travel policies, that has been exacerbated this season by players having to fly commercial on airlines that no longer require masks.

Cloud said that “how we travel makes it nearly impossible” to avoid COVID on her Instagram.

The WSL is cashing in on the women's game, with two UK clubs surpassing €25 million in annual revenue for the first time, according to the Deloitte Football Money League report on the 2024/25 season that dropped this week.

Reigning UWCL champions Arsenal topped the list for the first time after taking in €25.6 million last season, followed closely by WSL title-holders Chelsea FC's €25.4 million.

Meanwhile, Perennial European contender FC Barcelona (€22 million) dropped to third after leading the group in 2023/24, outpacing WSL titans No. 4 Manchester City (€12.9 million) and No. 5 Manchester United (€12.8 million).

Due to a lack of revenue data, the yearly study did not include major women's leagues in the US, Sweden, or Australia, giving the rankings a European bent as the total sum crossed the €150 million mark for the first time — a 35% increase over the previous season's Top-15 Money League clubs.

Commercial income was the biggest revenue driver for many top clubs, with sponsorship deals and brand partnerships leading the charge.

Arsenal also benefitted from increased revenue on the men's side, allowing the women's team to up its investment while avoiding running at a loss.

How to watch the top Deloitte Football Money League clubs in action

Deloitte Football Money League leader Arsenal will take on No. 5 Man United while revenue runners-up Chelsea will face the WSL-leading Man City in the 2025/26 Women's League Cup semifinals on Wednesday.

The concurrent clashes will kick off at 2 PM ET, streaming live on YouTube.

Breeze BC star Paige Bueckers is lining her pockets, with the Unrivaled rookie guard winning the league's inaugural free throw challenge this week, picking up $50,000 in prize money after going 13-for-13 from the stripe.

The 3×3 league's free throw challenge recognizes the player with the best free-throw percentage through their season's first five games, with a minimum requirement of six attempts in at least three games.

Although multiple players put up perfect percentages, Bueckers's 13 shots owned the leaderboard, more than doubling the six-for-six record of Phantom guard and challenge runner-up, Tiffany Hayes.

"I got some good plans, but no pocket watching over here," the 24-year-old joked when asked about her $50,000 payday plans. "I'mma take care of it."

Bueckers has been fueling the Breeze on and off the line throughout the 2026 Unrivaled season, averaging 23.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game for the 3-2 expansion side.

The reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year showed out on Monday, draining 37 points including the game-winner to secure an 83-64 victory over the Mist — snapping Breeze BC's two game losing streak in the process.

"We invest so much in the game, to see other people invest that much into us as well, it's very motivating," Bueckers said afterwards.

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How to watch Paige Bueckers in the 2026 Unrivaled season

The free throw challenge victor returns to the Unrivaled court on Saturday, when the No. 3 Breeze take on the No. 8 Lunar Owls.

The clash tips off live at 7:30 PM ET on truTV.

Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston knows what it's like to stick out in a crowd. Growing up on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, she often played with boys to keep up her game — both a welcome challenge and an isolating experience.

"It was mostly just guys that I was around, and that's who my competition was," Boston told JWS last month. "It was always rough playing against guys, trying to score on them. Because they don't want a girl to score on them."

All that changed when she moved to the US at the age of 12, intent on making basketball her career.

"That was definitely a difference for me until I moved to the States," she said. "I was like, 'Okay, so this is what it's like to be around girls in general.'"

Fast-forward to 2026, and Boston still sticks out in a crowd — for all the right reasons. Drafted No. 1 overall eight days after winning a national championship with South Carolina, the Fever recruit was named 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year. She quickly became a cornerstone for Indiana as they pushed through an onslaught of injuries to reach the 2025 semifinals.

But the 24-year-old still remembers what it was like to be the only girl at practice. It's an issue she's tackling alongside Lilly and the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis via The Court is Hers, an initiative dedicated to creating more opportunities for girls in basketball.

"Young girls are finally seeing that this is not just a boy's world, and that they do have role models to look up to," Boston said of the partnership. "They do have the ability to be great in whatever they want to be great in, whatever the goals they set."

Stepping into a leadership role on and off the WNBA court

Boston takes being a role model seriously. And she's becoming better at handling the daily routines of a professional athlete every passing year. After a two-week reset following the end of the 2025 WNBA season, she got back in the gym. She was laser-focused on gearing up for Team USA camp in December — and her second season with Unrivaled 3×3 Basketball.

She doesn't see herself as a veteran just yet, though the mantle might be thrust upon her faster than anticipated. Young frontcourt players are already citing Boston as an inspiration, someone they can learn from as they develop their own styles.

"Obviously, she's younger, but I've always grown up watching her. I loved her at South Carolina," UCLA center Lauren Betts said from Team USA camp. "She's just someone that we idolize. So being able to learn from her and have those conversations has been really cool. I actually spoke to her about some tips that I could use moving forward for my team."

Tipping off her fourth year in the pros, Boston laughs off the idea of being an idol. But she values her impetus to continue to progress as a player. "It's weird to think of myself as kind of a vet," she said. "But I think as time continues to go on, I get a lot more comfortable being in that space and knowing exactly what I need to do."

With that comfort comes greater responsibility, and Boston's goals align with her growth. She wants to win a WNBA championship and represent Team USA at the 2028 Olympics. And it's not just the next generation singing her praises. Boston has gained the attention of decision-makers at the highest levels, including the person who could control her Olympic destiny.

"Aliyah Boston looks great right now. She looked great in USA camp," USA Basketball managing director — and WNBA legend — Sue Bird recently said on Bird's Eye View. "She's now really found her game, [and] just has a confidence about, 'This is what I do, and I'm gonna be great at these things,' and one of those things is playmaking."

How Unrivaled and Team USA are elevating Aliyah Boston's game

Boston says she's excited for the upcoming WNBA season, even if CBA negotiations have thrown things into limbo. Right now, however, she's looking to get the most out of her time at Unrivaled. The Phantom phenom has been an aggressive early-season defender, topping the league in both rebounds and blocks per game. And she's especially eager to bring back lessons learned on the offensive side of the court.

"It allows you to be more confident in your game, in the way you are able to attack," she said of the 3×3 format. "You get to five-on-five and feel like, 'Okay, I've been doing this for a few months now, I'm very confident in what I'm capable of.'"

Beyond showcasing personality and confidence, Unrivaled also allows players to cultivate versatility, vision, and mobility — especially in the frontcourt. Boston has approached this season with gusto, and people are already noticing.

"If you can have a post player in three-on-three who can play-make… that's going to be so helpful to the Plums, the Tiff Hayes, the Dana Evans,” Bird said of Boston's Phantom BC impact.

That backcourt chemistry should benefit Indiana next season, when Boston links back up with a healthy Caitlin Clark.

Inside Aliyah Boston's vision for Indiana — and the next generation

After taking the Aces to a hard-fought five-game semifinal series in 2025, Boston can't wait for the Fever to return to play. If they can avoid injury, she thinks the Fever could well be in the title contender conversation once again.

"There's no limit for us," said Boston. "Everyone that we're able to sign and have on the squad next year should know the type of vibe that we're on. That we want to win, that we continue to pour in and play our best basketball for each other."

In addition to the normal athlete goals — win, bond with teammates, play well — Boston is driven by her community connections. "They've really poured into us since I've been there, and it's honestly been so amazing," she said. "You walk down the street and people are like, 'Oh my gosh, can we get a picture?' They're everywhere."

Their support made partnering with The Court Is Hers a no-brainer for Boston. She wants girls in Indianapolis to get the same fulfillment from sports that she did — if not more. "Growing up, it would have been amazing to have someone like me, to be able to meet someone like [me] and continue to go to games," she said.

For Boston, the future is bright. Key to the Fever's title dreams, she's focused on giving girls near and far a renewed sense of what they can accomplish.

"Having young girls be able to be in that space, to talk about their dreams and their goals, what they want to do, is so important," she added. "Not only in sport, but just active and excited about the future."

The PWHL is continuing to break records, as Sunday's 2025/26 Takeover Tour stop in Washington, DC, saw 17,228 fans pack into Capital One Arena to see the No. 2 New York Sirens top the No. 4 Montréal Victoire 2-1 — setting a new US women's hockey attendance record in the process.

The benchmark surpasses the previous US record set this past November, when the Seattle Torrent welcomed 16,014 fans to their inaugural home opener.

Sunday's DC crowd also sees the US mark inch closer to the overall professional women's hockey attendance record, set in April 2024 when 21,105 PWHL fans sold out Montréal's Bell Centre to watch the Victoire take on the Toronto Sceptres.

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"Washington, DC, showed up in such a big way, and the energy our fans brought into the arena turned this game into something truly special," PWHL EVP of business operations Amy Scheer said of the first-ever PWHL game in the nation's capital. "Moments like this capture the joy of our sport and the momentum behind the league."

The third-year league is currently racing through its best-attended month on record, drawing more than 154,000 fans across the last 16 games while averaging crowds of 8,726 across all 49 games so far this season.