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  "textContent": "<p>NEW YORK — A record 216 <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba\" >WNBA</a> regular-season games and events will be available on multiple broadcast platforms throughout the year, the league announced Wednesday.</p><p>The league, in its 30th season, will have games on ABC/ESPN, CBS, Amazon Prime Video, ION, NBC, USA Sports and NBA TV.</p><p>\"The WNBA is coming off a landmark season in 2025, one that was defined by incredible basketball and countless memorable performances,\" WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said. \"With an incredible <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/04/13/sky-draft-gabriela-jaquez-with-no-5-pick\" >2026 draft </a>and so many notable free agency signings and trades now giving way to the start of the season, the WNBA's unprecedented lineup of linear and streaming partners will shine a light on must-see matchups, and the remarkable skills the WNBA's stars provide each time they step on the court.\"</p><p>ESPN and ABC will broadcast 30 games in honor of the milestone year for the league. Thirteen of those, including the All-Star Game, will be on ABC. The network will have a doubleheader opening weekend with Caitlin Clark and Indiana facing Paige Bueckers and Dallas. The second game will feature a rematch of the WNBA Finals with champion Las Vegas hosting Phoenix.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center><div class=\"Enhancement-item\"> <div class=\"ExternalContent-wrapper\" > <div class=\"TweetUrl\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The SKY are scheduled for 29 national TV appearances. The breakdown:<br><br>ION - 8<br>CBS - 6<br>USA - 6<br>ESPN - 3<br>Prime - 3<br>ABC - 1<br>NBATV - 1<br>NBC - 1<br><br>Local broadcasts will air on The U (WCIU-Channel 26).</p>— Jeff Agrest #🟦 (@JeffAgrest) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JeffAgrest/status/2047028174526071283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>CBS will have eight prime-time games this year — up from two last season.</p><p>ION will continue to have its Friday night doubleheaders, broadcasting more than 50 games. Amazon will showcase 31 games this season on its service, including the WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship on June 30.</p><p>The WNBA returns to NBC with seven games on Sundays. The network will also show 12 games on Monday on Peacock. NBC will show the WNBA Finals this season with games either on that channel or on USA Network. Peacock will stream every game of the championship.</p><p>USA Network will also show 48 games on Wednesday and Monday nights. NBA TV will have a 15-game schedule.</p><p></p><bsp-list-loadmore class=\"PageListH\" data-module data-hide-authors=\"true\" data-hide-categories=\"true\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" data-show-loadmore=\"true\" ><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"list-010001\" name=\"list-010001\"></a><div class=\"PageList-header\" > <div class=\"PageList-header-title-wrap\" > <div class=\"PageList-header-title\"> Latest on the Sky and WNBA </div> </div> </div> <div class=\"PageListH-items\" data-with-borders data-list-loadmore-items> <div class=\"PageListH-items-item\"><div class=\"PagePromoB\"> <div class=\"PagePromo-media\"><a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"What's not to love about Sky rookie Gabriela Jaquez?\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/04/21/whats-not-to-love-about-sky-rookie-gabriela-jaquez\" ><picture data-crop=\"medium-4x3\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b436880/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4080x2731+17+0/resize/490x328!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3b%2Fc1%2Fd5ad201a43da812cac109c27b32d%2Fjaquez-yay.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/01c65a2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4080x2731+17+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3b%2Fc1%2Fd5ad201a43da812cac109c27b32d%2Fjaquez-yay.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"South Carolina v UCLA\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/01c65a2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4080x2731+17+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3b%2Fc1%2Fd5ad201a43da812cac109c27b32d%2Fjaquez-yay.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> </a></div> <div class=\"PagePromoB-content\"> <div class=\"PagePromo-category\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky\" >Sky</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-title\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/04/21/whats-not-to-love-about-sky-rookie-gabriela-jaquez\" >What's not to love about Sky rookie Gabriela Jaquez?</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-description\">The Sky’s No. 5 pick is getting rave reviews in training camp. And given the team is already short-handed, she’ll get an opportunity right away. </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-byline\"><div class=\"PagePromo-date\"> <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=1776798527000 data-promo=\"true\"> <template data-date-tpl>[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]</template> <span data-date> </span> </bsp-timestamp><span class=\"dot\"></span></div> <div class=\"PagePromo-author\"> <span>By </span><strong><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/alissa-hirsh\" >Alissa Hirsh </a></strong> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-readingTime\"> <span class=\"dot-divider\"></span> <svg class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-icon\"> <use xlink:href=\"#icon-clock-reading\"></use> </svg> <span class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-text\"> <bsp-time-to-read data-article-word-count=\"557\"></bsp-time-to-read> read </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=\"PageListH-items-item\"><div class=\"PagePromoB\"> <div class=\"PagePromo-media\"><a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Sky race to lay foundation amid training camp injuries, absences\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/04/20/sky-race-to-lay-foundation-amid-training-camp-injuries-absences\" ><picture data-crop=\"medium-4x3\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/74caa82/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4165x2788+17+0/resize/490x328!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0c%2F63%2F54b3406044dd9ff029c188cbcc21%2Fmarsh-down.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/217430c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4165x2788+17+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0c%2F63%2F54b3406044dd9ff029c188cbcc21%2Fmarsh-down.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Chicago Sky v Phoenix Mercury\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/217430c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4165x2788+17+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0c%2F63%2F54b3406044dd9ff029c188cbcc21%2Fmarsh-down.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> </a></div> <div class=\"PagePromoB-content\"> <div class=\"PagePromo-category\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky\" >Sky</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-title\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/04/20/sky-race-to-lay-foundation-amid-training-camp-injuries-absences\" >Sky race to lay foundation amid training camp injuries, absences</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-description\">Tyler Marsh enters his second season facing a familiar challenge: a short-handed roster. </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-byline\"><div class=\"PagePromo-date\"> <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=1776732018000 data-promo=\"true\"> <template data-date-tpl>[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]</template> <span data-date> </span> </bsp-timestamp><span class=\"dot\"></span></div> <div class=\"PagePromo-author\"> <span>By </span><strong><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/alissa-hirsh\" >Alissa Hirsh </a></strong> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-readingTime\"> <span class=\"dot-divider\"></span> <svg class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-icon\"> <use xlink:href=\"#icon-clock-reading\"></use> </svg> <span class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-text\"> <bsp-time-to-read data-article-word-count=\"546\"></bsp-time-to-read> read </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=\"PageListH-items-item\"><div class=\"PagePromoB\"> <div class=\"PagePromo-media\"><a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Sky open training camp: Courtney Vandersloot pleased with rehab progress, roster overhaul\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/04/19/sky-training-camp-notebook-courtney-vandersloot-pleased-with-rehab-progress-roster-overhaul\" ><picture data-crop=\"medium-4x3\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4f8fcfd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3932x2632+0+0/resize/490x328!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F5f%2Ffb%2Fa05a9a314f13abc6e69435635c5e%2Fslooty.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/58c9bab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3932x2632+0+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F5f%2Ffb%2Fa05a9a314f13abc6e69435635c5e%2Fslooty.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Chicago Sky v Los Angeles Sparks\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/58c9bab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3932x2632+0+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F5f%2Ffb%2Fa05a9a314f13abc6e69435635c5e%2Fslooty.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> </a></div> <div class=\"PagePromoB-content\"> <div class=\"PagePromo-category\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky\" >Sky</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-title\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/04/19/sky-training-camp-notebook-courtney-vandersloot-pleased-with-rehab-progress-roster-overhaul\" >Sky open training camp: Courtney Vandersloot pleased with rehab progress, roster overhaul</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-description\">There’s no timeline for her return, but Vandersloot expects to be on the court this season. She’s confident in the latest roster reset, especially after the addition of Skylar Diggins.</div> <div class=\"PagePromo-byline\"><div class=\"PagePromo-date\"> <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=1776638180000 data-promo=\"true\"> <template data-date-tpl>[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]</template> <span data-date> </span> </bsp-timestamp><span class=\"dot\"></span></div> <div class=\"PagePromo-author\"> <span>By </span><strong><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/alissa-hirsh\" >Alissa Hirsh </a></strong> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-readingTime\"> <span class=\"dot-divider\"></span> <svg class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-icon\"> <use xlink:href=\"#icon-clock-reading\"></use> </svg> <span class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-text\"> <bsp-time-to-read data-article-word-count=\"564\"></bsp-time-to-read> read </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=\"PageList-footer\"> </div> </bsp-list-loadmore><p></p>",
  "title": "WNBA has record 216-game TV and streaming schedule across several outlets",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-22T19:38:44.378Z"
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