Candace Parker and Aliyah Boston devoted a chunk of their latest podcast episode to celebrating Holly Rowe's 2026 WNBA All-Star Weekend run.
On Post Moves with Candace Parker & Aliyah Boston, the Indiana Fever star opened by shouting out the ESPN sideline reporter's cameo on the 72-hour StudBudz Twitch stream.
Aliyah Boston, Candace Parker React to Holly Rowe’s Viral Dance
"You know who was on the stream, though? Your girl, Holly!" Boston said. "Big Holly! Big Holly!"
Rowe was working sideline duty at the July 25th All-Star Game inside Chicago's United Center. She first went viral mid-broadcast for a walk-and-talk interview with Olivia Miles that veered off script. Then clips of her postgame dancing to "Mo Bamba" took over social media.
Back on the podcast, Boston mimicked Rowe's dance moves. Parker responded with an approving look.
"No, Holly was turnt," Boston added. "You know she was feeling that beat. Honestly, I was proud of the movements. I won't even lie."
Parker jumped in next. "Yo, Holly from Utah, but Holly — we gon' call her Hollyina or something," she said. "She came in there in a Utah Starzz jersey, backed it up, dropped it a couple times. Holly is a vibe."
Rowe has covered women's basketball for ESPN for more than two decades. She is a three-time Sports Emmy winner and was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 2025.
Olivia Miles added another WNBA record to her resume in Monday night's Lynx vs Storm matchup. The rookie guard posted 32 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists in Minnesota's 105-102 road win over Seattle, numbers only Candace Parker had matched as a rookie.
Miles's latest performance only added to an already strong rookie campaign.
The No. 2 pick has drawn praise from WNBA legends like Sue Bird as she emerges as the leading Rookie of the Year candidate. On the season, Miles leads the Lynx with 19.6 points and 6.0 assists per game. She's converting 50.1% from the field and 36.2% from beyond the arc.
Still, Miles wasn't working alone in Minnesota's recent matchup.
Kayla McBride & Olivia Miles Lead Offense in Lynx vs Storm Thriller
Kayla McBride and the Lynx supporting cast held steady as the Seattle Storm pushed back in the fourth quarter. McBride knocked down six 3-pointers on her way to 33 points, combining with Miles and Courtney Williams to notch 30 of Minnesota's 37 field goals.
Together, the three guards went a combined 18-of-18 from the free-throw line to extend the team's winning streak to six.
Even without Napheesa Collier, who remains sidelined with an ankle injury, the Lynx improved to 21-6 on the season and 11-2 on the road.
Meanwhile, the loss dropped the Seattle Storm further behind in the standings despite a competitive effort on their home floor. For now, Miles keeps making the case that Minnesota found something special.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark earned a 2026 WNBA All-Star starting nod, but her peers didn't exactly co-sign it.
Clark finished 11th among guards in the player analysis, despite ranking second in the fan ballot and third among media voters.
WNBA Players Rank Caitlin Clark 11th in All-Star Voting
The Fever star is averaging 20.5 points per game, sixth in the league, along with 8.2 assists per game. That's good for second overall.
85 of the WNBA's 180 players cast All-Star ballots, with each voter selecting four guards. That turnout, combined with the tendency for players to vote along team lines, likely widened the gap between Clark's production and her ranking.
Candace Parker Reacts to WNBA Guard Analysis
The reaction to the WNBA All-Star player-voted results was immediate, though. Three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker called the 11th-place finish "crazy" on her Post Moves podcast and pointed to player insecurities.
"You’ve got some insecurities if you’re sitting down and putting Caitlin Clark as the 11th-best guard. Y’all need to go to a therapist," Parker said earlier this week.
The player vote carries 25% of the total All-Star weight, while fan and media support pushed Clark through to the starting lineup. She'll feature in the WNBA All-Star game alongside Fever teammates Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell on July 25th in Chicago.
The Class of 2026 got its flowers on Saturday, as retired WNBA forwards Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne and current Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve officially entered the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
Two-time MVPs Parker and Delle Donne both enter with Olympic gold and WNBA titles to their names, as the pair gears up for another induction into the Naismith Basketball HOF later this summer.
“I wouldn’t have won a championship if I didn’t play against Candace, and go through the headache of playing her,” said Delle Donne.
Reeve’s honor came alongside the Minnesota boss’s 379th career victory, tying ex-Mystics coach Mike Thibault for most regular-season WNBA wins.
“This game has given me a fulfilling lifetime of joy,” Reeve said. “To share the Hall with so many women’s basketball greats makes me glad I never got a real job.”
Former WNBA MVPs and champions Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne headline the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Tuesday.
Candace Parker is the only player in WNBA history to win championships with three different franchises, capturing titles with the Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, and Las Vegas Aces. She remains the only player to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season, accomplishing the feat in 2008.
Parker's dominance extends beyond the WNBA. She won the dunk contest at the McDonald's All American Game in high school, before captured two NCAA championships at Tennessee. She later went on to add two Olympic Gold medals to her elite resume.
Elena Delle Donne joins Parker as a two-time league MVP, winning the honor in 2015 and 2019. She subsequently became the first WNBA player to finish a season shooting 50% from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 90% from the free throw line. The sharpshooter led the Washington Mystics to its only WNBA title in 2019.
Parker and Delle Donne are just the latest WNBA icons to heed the Hall of Fame call. Last year, pro basketball superstars Sue Bird, Maya Moore, and Sylvia Fowles joined the Class of 2025.
Basketball Hall of Fame Sets August Enshrinement Ceremony
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's enshrinement ceremony will take place this August in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame dropped its Class of 2026 finalists on Wednesday, with WNBA icons Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne leading the lineup of 21 women's and men's players, coaches, and referees.
Two-time MVP Parker retired in 2024 as the only WNBA player to win championships with three different teams, and remains the only player in league history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season (2008).
Fellow retired two-time MVP Delle Donne became the first player in WNBA history to register a 50/40/90 season, doing so en route to claiming a first-ever league championship with the Washington Mystics in 2019.
Joining Parker and Delle Donne on the Hall of Fame finalist roster are fellow WNBA veterans and Team USA Olympic gold medalists Jennifer Azzi and Chamique Holdsclaw, as well as Molly Bolin-Kazmier, a prolific scorer and the first player signed to the sport's first-ever pro league in the US — the Women's Professional Basketball League (1978-1981).
Notably, Azzi is on the ballot twice, as her Olympic gold medal-winning 1996 US Women's National Team — whose roster also includes Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes, and Dawn Staley, plus Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer — made the cut for helping to "elevate the global profile of women's basketball and [contribute] to the launch of the WNBA."
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame will announce the official Class of 2026 during the NCAA Final Four in early April, with the induction ceremony set for Saturday, August 15th.
As Unrivaled 3×3 Basketball gears up for Season 2, broadcast partner TNT unveiled additional 2026 coverage plans last week while the offseason league crowned its team captains across the expanded field.
Unrivaled co-founders Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart will captain the Lunar Owls and Mist BC, respectively, while Season 1 veterans Jackie Young (Laces BC), Kahleah Copper (Rose BC), and Dearica Hamby (Vinyl BC) will also resume their boss roles next month.
Earning first-time captain status for the 2026 campaign are three league newcomers, with Kelsey Plum helming Phantom BC while 2025 WNBA rookies Sonia Citron and Paige Bueckers lead incoming Unrivaled expansion teams Hive BC and Breeze BC, respectively.
Stocked with eight clubs and an extra night of weekly programming, TNT is doubling down on Unrivaled this winter, tapping three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker to lead the network's coverage in the hot seat.
Joining Parker will be fellow WNBA retiree and All-Star Renee Montgomery as well as host Lauren Jbara, with special appearances throughout the season by basketball legend Lisa Leslie.
Each week will now feature four nights of Unrivaled basketball, with TNT airing Friday and Monday games while truTV broadcasts the 3x3 league's action on Saturdays and Sundays.
How to watch Unrivaled Season 2
The second season of Unrivaled Basketball will tip off with all eight teams in action across a pair of doubleheaders — one in the afternoon and one in the evening — beginning at 1 PM ET on Monday, January 5th, with live coverage airing on truTV and TNT.
WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike made waves on Wednesday, with the Seattle Storm star becoming the first player to join offseason league Project B — a new overseas pro women's basketball venture set to tip off in late 2026.
"There's so many different opportunities for players [outside of the WNBA] and that's always been the case," said Ogwumike. "This is just another one of those opportunities and I know that a lot of players are doing what they can to ensure that they can maximize on the short time that they have in their playing careers. This is my chance to be able to do that."
The Project B deal reportedly exceeds the 35-year-old forward's WNBA salary, with Ogwumike also receiving an equity stake in the fledgling league as part of her deal.
"It's not something that's usually offered to us, and by us, I mean women athletes," Ogwumike explained. "So for there to be an entry level of equity across the board was eye-catching. It's something that I stand for, obviously."
Headed by Skype cofounder Geoff Prentice and former Facebook executive Grady Burnett, Project B looks to field a total of 66 players across six teams.
The concept revolves around a Formula One-style event, with teams playing a traveling circuit of tournaments across multiple European and Asian cities before winners advance to compete for a world title.
Project B expects to run from November 2026 through April 2027, with all games streaming live.
"Basketball has never been just a game," said retired WNBA legend and early Project B investor Candace Parker. "It's culture, community, and connection. But for too long, players have carried the game without a real stake in its future. And women, especially, [are] asked to wait for change."
"Project B isn't waiting."
The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame is ushering in a blockbuster new class, announcing a list of its 2026 inductees this week with honorees spanning four players, two coaches, an ESPN contributor, and a posthumous veteran standout.
Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker (LA Sparks, Chicago Sky, Las Vegas Aces) headlines the player lineup, with the three-time WNBA champion joined by 2019 WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky, Washington Mystics) and French standout Isabelle Fijalkowski (Cleveland Rockers), as well as three-time WNBA champ with the Houston Comets Amaya Valdemoro.
Minnesota Lynx manager and four-time WNBA Coach of the Year Cheryl Reeve also received a nod alongside nine-time national championship-winning Kirkwood Community College head coach Kim Muhl and former Clemson great Barbara Kennedy-Dixon, while ESPN analyst Doris Burke snagged an honor for her decades-long coverage.
Calling the Class of 2026 "eight distinguished legends of this exceptional sport," Hall of Fame president Dana Hart said in Friday’s release that "They exemplify the highest standards in women's basketball and have made substantial contributions to the sport, along with shaping the game's historical trajectory."
The formal induction ceremony of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026 will take place at Knoxville's Tennessee Theatre on June 27th.
The AP Women's College Basketball Poll turns 50 next year, and the publication began celebrating its rankings run a few months early by asking 13 former players and AP sportswriters to fill an All-Time team roster with the NCAA's best.
First Team honors went to USC legend Cheryl Miller, UConn greats Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi, all-time leading NCAA scorer and Iowa alum Caitlin Clark, and position-defining Tennessee forward Candace Parker.
Standout Huskies Sue Bird and Maya Moore also snagged AP All-Time nods, earning Second Team spots alongside Virginia star guard Dawn Staley, Tennessee forward and three-time national champion Chamique Holdsclaw, and three-time AIAW champion and MVP Lusia Harris from Delta State.
Even the AP list's reserves are full of legends, with basketball pioneers like Kansas star Lynette Woodard and UCLA's Ann Meyers Drysdale joining Lisa Leslie (USC) and Sheryl Swoopes (Texas Tech) as well as current WNBA superstars A'ja Wilson (South Carolina) and Brittney Griner (Baylor) on the All-Time bench.
"Being named an AP All-American is one of the most storied honors in college sports," Clark said in response to her AP All-Time First Team nod. "It's fun to think about what it would have been like if we all played together."
"What an accomplishment and what an honor," said fellow First Team honoree Taurasi. "There's so many great women who paved the way."