Four WNBA Matchups Highlight Sunday’s Slate as League’s New Era Continues

The 2026 WNBA season, its first under a new collective bargaining agreement featuring million-dollar player salaries, continues Sunday with a four-game schedule spanning the afternoon and evening.

The defending champion Las Vegas Aces enter the season as the team to chase, anchored by reigning MVP A’ja Wilson. But a deep field of challengers is shaping up, led by the Atlanta Dream, New York Liberty and Indiana Fever — the latter fully healthy after losing floor leader Caitlin Clark for much of the previous campaign. The Liberty, meanwhile, are already managing an early setback, with Sabrina Ionescu sidelined after rolling her ankle in a preseason meeting with the Connecticut Sun.

Atlanta also pulled off the offseason’s biggest trade, acquiring Angel Reese from the Chicago Sky to bolster a roster that won 30 games a year ago.

Sunday’s Schedule

All times Eastern:

• Minnesota Lynx at Atlanta Dream, 3 p.m. — NBA TV, WANF (Atlanta News First), Peachtree Sports Network, Victory+ Atlanta
• Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm, 5 p.m. — KUNS (CW Seattle), KOMO 4, Spectrum SportsNet, Amazon Prime Video Seattle
• Golden State Valkyries at Portland Fire, 7 p.m. — KMAX 31, KPIX+, Rose City Sportsnet
• Connecticut Sun at Dallas Wings, 8:30 p.m. — KFAA 29, NBC Sports Boston, WFAA 8

Broadcast distribution across the league’s expanding footprint reflects the WNBA’s growing media reach, with regional sports networks and streaming platforms carrying games in parallel. Comcast, whose NBCUniversal unit operates regional sports networks including NBC Sports Boston, trades at $26.49, down 0.64% from its previous close of $26.66, with a market capitalization of roughly $94.4 billion.

The matchup between the Golden State Valkyries and expansion cousin Portland Fire gives the league’s newest West Coast franchises another meeting, while the Lynx-Dream afternoon tilt features two teams with playoff pedigree.

Season-long viewing is available through multiple streaming options, and fans can consult sortable schedule and scores pages to filter games by team or conference.

What to watch

• Whether the Liberty provide a timetable for Ionescu’s return from the ankle injury.
• How Angel Reese fits into Atlanta’s rotation as the Dream integrate the offseason’s headline acquisition.
• Ongoing developments tied to the league’s new collective bargaining agreement and its effect on player compensation and rosters.
• Continued expansion of broadcast partnerships across regional networks and streaming platforms as the season progresses.

Source: original release