The WNBA’s pay explosion, plus more buzzer madness
Lauren Merola and Matt Piper Sun, 22 March 2026 at 11:31 am UTC·9 min read Good morning! Ensure you know how to operate your dancing robot’s kill switch today. Inside: ???? WNBA salaries go whoosh ???? Second-round men’s drama ???? A buzzer-not-quite-beaterBig Deals: The WNBA’s historic CBA, by the numbers Fear not! After months of anticipation, we will indeed have a 2026 WNBA season (and an on-time one, at that) after the league and WNBA Players Association agreed to and signed the new landmark CBA.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Moving forward, players will be paid more — a lot more — than ever before: This season’s lowest-paid player will earn more than...