It’s been an unbelievably hectic start to WNBA free agency. Thanks to the groundbreaking new CBA signed in January, player movement is more fluid than ever before. Increased cap space, a reduction in the number of times a team can core a player, and improved max contracts give both teams and players greater flexibility in moving contracts and picks. 

Below, we break down the biggest deals of the offseason so far:

• Phoenix has a new Big Three: The Mercury traded all-star DeWanna Bonner to the Connecticut Sun for three first-round picks, which they then used to land Skylar Diggins-Smith in a subsequent deal with Dallas. Diggins-Smith will team up with Diana Taurasi and a recently resigned Brittney Griner to make the Mercury immediate title contenders.

4x WNBA All-Star @SkyDigg4 is heading to the Mercury to join Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner, per @RachGall

Career averages:
Skylar: 15.9 PPG | 4.9 APG

New Big 3 in Phoenix ???? pic.twitter.com/9EnaHYOq4K

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 12, 2020

• Washington keeps two of three: the defending champions were able to resign both reigning league MVP Elena Delle Donne and reigning finals MVP Emma Meeseman, but all-star guard Kristi Toliver bolted west to return to LA, whom she played for from 2010-2016, winning a title in 2016.

• Sparks may be the new favorites: Tolliver will join former MVPs Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike, as well as all-star Chelsea Gray in headlining a loaded Sparks squad. Throw in Brittney Sykes (acquired from Atlanta in exchange for Kalani Brown) and the most disappointing team of 2019 now looks like the team to beat heading into 2020.

• Las Vegas rolls the dice: The Aces pulled off one of the splashiest signings of free agency when they inked two-time scoring champion Angel McCoughtry to a two-year deal. A lineup of McCoughtry, A’ja Wilson, Liz Cambage, Kelsey Plum and Kayla McBride is scary on paper, but McCoughtry’s health is a real concern: she missed the end of the 2018 season and all of the 2019 season with a torn ACL.

• Seattle resigns Stewart: The Storm re-signed 2018 MVP Breanna Stewart, who missed all of last season after rupturing her Achilles tendon while playing abroad. Stewart returned to the court with Team USA in an exhibition game against UConn last month, where she looked eager to reclaim her title as best player in the league.

Duh! https://t.co/ZYIGOLuDYa

— Breanna Stewart (@breannastewart) February 13, 2020

FULL 2020 FREE AGENCY TRACKER (BY TEAM):

Updated February 17th. UFA: unrestricted free agent; RFA: restricted free agent; CO: club option.

Atlanta Dream:

• Alex Bentley, UFA

• Kalani Brown (via trade with Sparks)

• Alaina Coates, UFA

• Glory Johnson (contract signed, previously with Wings)

• Sun Mengran, UFA

• Shekinna Stricklen (contract signed, previously with Sun)

Chicago Sky:

• Kayla Alexander, UFA

• Sydney Colson (contract signed, previously with Aces)

• Kahleah Copper, UFA

• Stefanie Dolson, UFA

• Jamierra Faulkner, UFA

• Allie Quigley, UFA

• Courtney Vandersloot, UFA

Connecticut Sun:

• Rachel Banham, RFA

• DeWanna Bonner (via sign and trade with Mercury)

• Natisha Hiedeman (contract signed)

• Bria Holmes (contract signed)

• Jonquel Jones, UFA

• Courtney Williams, UFA

Breaking: DeWanna Bonner has signed with the @ConnecticutSun. pic.twitter.com/raV9JQhoE4

— espnW (@espnW) February 11, 2020

Dallas Wings:

• Morgan Bertsch (contract signed)

• Kaela Davis, CO

• Allisha Gray, CO

• Megan Gustafson (contract signed)

• Isabelle Harrison (contract signed)

• Moriah Jefferson (contract signed)

• Brooke McCarty-Williams, UFA

• Imani McGee-Stafford (contract signed)

• Astou Ndour (via trade with Sky)

• Karlie Samuelson (contract signed, previously with Sparks)

Indiana Fever:

• Betnijah Laney, UFA

• Erica McCall, CO

• Tiffany Mitchell, UFA

Las Vegas Aces

• Liz Cambage, UFA

• Angel McCoughtry (contract signed, previously with Dream)

• Danielle Robinson (contract signed, previously with Lynx)

• Sugar Rodgers, UFA

• Carolyn Swords, UFA

• Tamera Young, UFA

???? @angel_35

♠️ #1 Overall Draft Pick (2009)
♠️ 5x WNBA All-Star
♠️ 5th All-time in PPG in WNBA History
♠️ 6x All-WNBA Selection
♠️ 7x WNBA All-Defensive Team Honoree pic.twitter.com/4AvDx6L89B

— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) February 11, 2020

Los Angeles Sparks

• Alana Beard, UFA

• Chelsea Gray, UFA

• Marie Gulich (via trade with Dream)

• Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (contract signed)

• Brittney Sykes (via trade with Dream)

• Kristi Toliver (contract signed, previously with Mystics)

Minnesota Lynx

• Seimone Augustus, UFA

• Temi Fagbenle, UFA

New York Liberty

• Tina Charles, UFA

• Layshia Clarendon (contract signed, previously with Sun)

• Reshanda Gray, UFA

• Marine Johannès, UFA

• Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe, RFA

• Kiah Stokes, UFA

• Tanisha Wright, UFA

Phoenix Mercury

• Essence Carson, UFA

• Skylar Diggins-Smith (via trade with Wings)

• Brittney Griner (contract signed)

• Bria Hartley (contract signed, previously with Liberty)

• Yvonne Turner, UFA

u2B50uFE0F4x WNBA All-Star
u2B50uFE0F3x All-WNBA
u2B50uFE0F2014 Most Improved Player
u2B50uFE0F2013 No. 3 Overall Pick

Coming to a Madhouse near you. pic.twitter.com/496A2eKL2B

— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) February 12, 2020

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⭐️4x WNBA All-Star
⭐️3x All-WNBA
⭐️2014 Most Improved Player
⭐️2013 No. 3 Overall Pick

Coming to a Madhouse near you. pic.twitter.com/496A2eKL2B

— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) February 12, 2020

 

Seattle Storm

• Sue Bird, UFA

• Blake Dietrick, RFA

• Courtney Paris, UFA

• Breanna Stewart (contract signed)

• Morgan Tuck (via trade with Sun)

• Shavonte Zellous, UFA

Washington Mystics

• Elena Delle Donne (contract signed)

• Tianna Hawkins, UFA

• Emma Meesseman, UFA

• Kim Mestdagh, UFA

• Leilani Mitchell (contract signed, previously with Mercury)

• Aerial Powers, UFA

The host of the 2022 Men's World Cup is back in the headlines, with Middle East nation Qatar reportedly in talks with FIFA to house the inaugural Women's Club World Cup in January 2028.

Despite recent gains on the men's side, the Qatar women’s national team is currently unranked due to a lack of official matches — founded in 2009, the squad has not competed in any official capacity in 12 years.

The lack of support for the nation's women's team is unsurprising given Qatar's concerning human rights record — one that the soccer world has long called into question, particularly concerning the treatment of women, migrants, and the LGBTQIA+ population.

The reported aim to host the 2028 Women's Club World Cup would constitute another example of Qatar sportswashing those international human rights concerns using the country's close relationship with the international soccer governing body — one bolstered by the fact that FIFA president Gianni Infantino resides in the Qatari capital, Doha.

Despite this week's reports, FIFA said they have yet to receive a formal bid for its first-ever women's club competition.

With 16 teams expected to compete from January 5th through 30th, 2028, European clubs are already bracing for calendar disruptions thanks to the Women's Club World Cup's winter kick-off.

At least five teams from Europe and two each from Asia, Africa, South America, and North America will compete, with the remaining three clubs determined by a 2027 qualifying tournament.

US Figure Skating is hoping to make Olympic history this year, naming powerhouse trio Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, and Isabeau Levito to the official 2026 Winter Games roster on Sunday as Team USA aims to end a 20-year medal drought in Milan next month.

Glenn earned her spot after winning her third-straight national title on Friday, with reigning world champion Liu and 18-year-old 2024 Worlds runner-up Levito chasing her onto the 2026 US Figure Skating Championships podium.

"Just so grateful. That was terrifying," Glenn said after her win. "And I had to skate after two incredible ladies brought down the house."

Liu is the only US women's singles skater returning with Olympic experience — at just 16 years old, she took sixth place in Beijing — but the group's national podium tally adds to Team USA's renewed confidence.

"All we've got to do, is do our job," said 26-year-old Glenn. "I think the US ladies have come so, so far in the last two decades that if all three of us do our jobs in Milan, then more than likely someone's going to be up there [on the Olympic podium]."

How to watch the 2026 Olympic figure skating competition

While the US women will first take the ice in the team competition on February 6th and 8th, the trio will begin contending for individual glory by skating their short programs at 12:45 PM ET on February 17th, airing live on USA Network.

The 2026 Olympic podium will then be finalized in the free skate competition at 1 PM ET on February 19th, with live coverage on NBC.

Incoming Denver Summit FC rookie Jasmine Aikey capped her Stanford career by earning the top honor in NCAA women's soccer, lifting the 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy last Friday.

Aikey is now the sixth Cardinal to win the award, joining fellow alums and USWNT standouts like Kelley O'Hara (2009), Christen Press (2010), Catarina Macario (2018, 2019), and Andi Sullivan (2017).

"I am so happy that Jasmine's hard work and dedication paid off, as she is one of the most talented and competitive student-athletes I have ever coached," said Stanford head coach Paul Ratcliffe in the school's Friday announcement.

The 20-year-old topped both Stanford and the ACC in goals scored this season with 21, tallying 11 assists as she led the Cardinal to both the 2025 ACC Championship and last month's College Cup Final.

Even more, her dominant season saw Aikey claim the 2025 MAC Hermann Award over fellow finalists and ACC stars Jordynn Dudley, a junior forward for reigning NCAA champion Florida State, and Izzy Engle, a Notre Dame sophomore attacker and the 2025 ACC Offensive Player of the Year.

With her Friday win, Aikey also made history as just the second student-athlete to win both the Hermann Trophy and the Academic All-America Team Member of the Year, joining Portland alum and international soccer's all-time leading scorer, Canada legend Christine Sinclair.

The forward won't be resting on her laurels for long, however, with Aikey now gearing up for next month's NWSL preseason after signing a two-year deal to join 2026 expansion side Denver Summit last Thursday.

"I'm ready to get to work and help set the standard in Denver," remarked the newly minted pro in a club statement.

As top tennis talents turn toward the 2026 Australian Open, this week's WTA rankings refresh hints at the drama to come as the year's first Grand Slam nears.

Following her strong 2026 United Cup showing against world No. 2 Iga Świątek, Team USA favorite Coco Gauff jumped to No. 3, leapfrogging fellow US star No. 4 Amanda Anisimova along the way.

Meanwhile, reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys hit a slight skid, falling two spots to No. 9 after unwavering No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ousted her from last week's Brisbane Open quarterfinals.

Sabalenka aside, Switzerland's No. 10 Belinda Bencic might have the hottest hand heading into Melbourne, busting into the Top 10 after winning all five of her 2026 United Cup singles matches — including a dominant three-set victory over Poland's Świątek.

Bencic also made history in this week's rankings update, becoming the first returning mother to crack the WTA's top tier since US tennis icon Serena Williams did so in 2021.

"I think it's been a huge goal, maybe a huge ride after the whole comeback, to come back and prove this to myself, that it's possible," Bencic said this week.

How to watch top WTA ranked tennis players this week

Next up for the WTA rankings' elite will be the record-breaking 2026 Australian Open, with the main draw of the season's first Slam kicking off down under on Sunday.

Live coverage from the Melbourne hardcourt will air across ESPN platforms beginning at 7 PM ET on Saturday.