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 2025 Wimbledon Championships wrapped its second round on Thursday, with the grass court Grand Slam seeing just 15 of the tournament's 32 seeded players advance to the Friday and Saturday's third round.

A full half of the WTA's Top 10 players did not survive the week, with 2024 Wimbledon finalist and world No. 5 Jasmine Paolini joining four first-round star exits by falling to unseeded Kamilla Rakhimova in a three-set, second-round battle on Wednesday.

At the same time, unseeded fan favorites like Japan's No. 53 Naomi Osaka and England's own No. 40 Emma Raducanu secured third-round spots at the London Slam, joining top surviving contenders like No. 4 Iga Świątek and defending Wimbledon champion No. 16 Barbora Krejčíková.

Notably, a full five US players managed to move ahead, tied for the largest national contingent still standing at the tournament.

Led by 2025 Australian Open champion No. 8 Madison Keys, the US group also includes No. 10 Emma Navarro and No. 12 Amanda Anisimova, as well as unseeded players No. 54 Danielle Collins and No. 55 Hailey Baptiste.

With matches against Świątek and No. 7 Mirra Andreeva, respectively, Collins and Baptiste have a tough third round ahead — though Navarro's battle against the 2024 champ Krejčíková arguably headlines Saturday's slate.

How to watch Wimbledon this weekend

While world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is still holding strong in the dwindling field, this year's Wimbledon play is proving that the London Slam is anyone's to take, as the grass court humbles even the sport's top stars.

Expect the twists and turns to continue as tennis's best battle for spots in Sunday's Round of 16.

Round-of-32 Wimbledon play kicks off at 6 AM ET on Friday, with live continuous coverage of the tournament airing on ESPN.

The 2025 European Championship is officially underway, as Euro action kicked off with a group-stage upset on Wednesday.

Though the 2025 UEFA tournament's opener was a sweltering affair amid a European heat wave, world No. 26 Finland prevailed, earning a 1-0 upset win over No. 14 Iceland in Group A.

Finnish winger Katariina Kosola played hero, curling in the winning goal in the match's 70th minute — just 12 minutes after Iceland midfielder Hildur Antonsdóttir picked up the competition's first red card.

"The result is important for our confidence," Kosola said after Finland's first major tournament win since the 2009 Euro. "It was the kind of goal I have been practicing a lot."

"It's terrible to lose and we feel frustrated," said Iceland head coach Thorsteinn Halldórsson. "It is an even group and we knew Finland were good, but our first half wasn't good enough."

Elsewhere, No. 16 Norway closed out Wednesday's slate on top of Group A, taking three points by defeating host No. 23 Switzerland in day's second match.

Led by captain and 2018 Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg — who pulled the match even with a second-half strike — Norway battled to a 2-1 comeback win, despite the Swiss side outshooting and out-possessing the Norwegians.

How to watch this week's 2025 Euro action

Group B steals the 2025 Euro spotlight on Thursday.

While No. 13 Italy snagged a 1-0 opening win over No. 20 Belgium to kick off the day, 2023 World Cup champions and tournament favorite No. 2 Spain will face No. 22 Portugal at 3 PM ET.

Friday's Group C slate will pit No. 12 Denmark against No. 6 Sweden at 12 PM ET, before No. 3 Germany contends with No. 27 Poland at 3 PM ET.

Closing out the first group-stage matches will be arguably the toughest draw of the 2025 Euro pool.

Saturday's Group D slate features major tournament debutants No. 30 Wales against the No. 11 Netherlands at 12 PM ET, with No. 10 France taking on defending champions No. 5 England to cap the day at 3 PM ET.

Live coverage of 2025 Euro matches will air across Fox Sports platforms.

The world No. 1 USWNT ruled the pitch on Wednesday night, shutting out North American rivals No. 8 Canada 3-0 to finish the international window on a high note.

Catching the Canada backline sleeping, US midfielder Sam Coffey opened the scoring at the 17-minute mark before 19-year-old Claire Hutton claimed her first-ever USWNT goal by heading in a Rose Lavelle corner kick in the game's 36th minute.

Houston Dash forward Yazmeen Ryan then padded the US tally in the waning minutes of the match, finding the back of the net just eight minutes after subbing onto the field.

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Despite fielding a young roster, the US overpowered a veteran-heavy Canada side in almost every category, topping their Northern neighbors in shots, shots on target, possession, and — most notably — set pieces.

Canada ultimately couldn't match the game's mental pace or physical battle, as the USWNT scored all three goals off dead ball situations — a free kick, a corner kick, and a throw-in.

"It's not about the opponent," US head coach Emma Hayes said after the match. "It's about what we do, and I felt that was extremely dominant."

With Wednesday's contributions, the USWNT finishes the summer window with 11 goals scored across the three friendlies — and zero goals conceded.

The US now enters an extended break before reconvening for another as-yet-unannounced friendly series in October — but players will be expected to perform in the meantime.

"I said to the players in the end in the huddle, if you want to compete to win the biggest things, it's not what you do here that matters," said Hayes. "It's what you do when you go back to your club."

The 2025 WNBA regular season returns on Thursday night, with teams at the top of the league standings looking to prove their mettle against close competition across the long holiday weekend.

The No. 5 Seattle Storm have arguably the toughest weekend assignments, taking on the No. 4 Atlanta Dream on Friday before tackling the No. 3 New York Liberty on Sunday.

Four middle-of-the-pack teams will look to close in on a double-digit season win tally while the league's frontrunners strive to maintain their advantage in this weekend's slate:

• No. 7 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 8 Indiana Fever, Thursday at 7 PM ET (Prime): Though still without star Caitlin Clark, the Fever hope to harness their 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup victory momentum against an Aces side tied with Indiana with an 8-8 season record.

• No. 5 Seattle Storm vs. No. 4 Atlanta Dream, Thursday at 7:30 PM ET (WNBA League Pass): Seattle will look to make strides against a strong Atlanta side while putting last Sunday's stinging 84-57 loss to up-and-comer Golden State in their rearview.

• No. 6 Golden State Valkyries vs. No. 1 Minnesota Lynx, Saturday at 8 PM ET (WNBA League Pass): The rising Valkyries must face a Lynx side hunting redemption, as the league-leaders look to bounce back from their stifling Tuesday Commissioner's Cup upset loss.

• No. 5 Seattle Storm vs. No. 3 New York Liberty, Sunday at 1 PM ET (CBS): With injured Liberty center Jonquel Jones still sidelined, the Seattle Storm will have a chance to steal a weekend game against the reigning champs, as New York struggles to re-find their footing.

With the 2025 WNBA All-Star break looming, early top performers must keep standards high if they want to hold the line when the season crosses the midway point.