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Lindsay Gibbs

Women's basketball lead /

Cathy Engelbert is leaving the WNBA much better than she found it, but it was definitely time to go

Engelbert, WNBA commissioner since 2019, announced Friday that she is retiring at the end of the year

Where to watch Team USA at 2026 FIBA World Cup: TV channel, live stream, schedule, game times, roster

Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart and the Americans are going for gold in Germany this month

Kate Koval breaks silence on LSU departure, confirms she left team because Kim Mulkey signed Russian player

Koval, a native of Ukraine, found out about LSU's decision to sign a Russian player after the transfer portal deadline passed

Chinese basketball star Li Yueru to miss FIBA Women's World Cup due to lost passport

Li, China's leading scorer and rebounder at the 2024 Olympics, says her passport was lost in the mail

What's wrong with the Liberty? Preseason WNBA title favorites running out of time to salvage 2026 season

The Liberty have a chance to go into the FIBA break on a positive note when they host the Sky on Saturday on CBS and Paramount+

Nneka Ogwumike retires: Legendary WNBA player to call it a career after 15th season

Ogwumike, 36, is one of the WNBA's all-time leading scorers and rebounders and has been the president of the players association for a decade

WNBA denounced 'bad-faith' actors amid fight over trans participation. Now it needs to lead the conversation

In the aftermath of Sophie Cunningham's comments, the league has found itself resisting fear-mongering and false narratives

Team USA Basketball roster: What to know as Caitlin Clark makes World Cup debut, Olivia Miles among snubs

Team USA will go for the gold next month in Berlin with a star-studded roster

Meet the Cleveland Sirens: WNBA's next expansion team unveils name, and there's a reason it's not familiar

Cleveland's new WNBA franchise will be called the Sirens -- not the Rockers, who were one of the league's inaugural teams in 1997

Caitlin Clark addresses Sophie Cunningham's comments on transgender athletes for first time as tensions rise

Meanwhile, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve and Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase voiced support for inclusion over the weekend

Kelsey Plum trade grades: Mercury make a head-scratching move; Sparks embrace the rebuild

The Mercury are sending Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder to the Sparks

Nine athletes who changed women's sports forever, from Cheryl Miller to Caitlin Clark

The 2026 Honda Cup will be handed out Monday night as the Collegiate Women Sports Awards celebrate 50 years

Cathy Engelbert helped the WNBA capitalize on growth, but now her relationship with players is holding it back

At WNBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago, players spoke about a relationship with the commissioner that is overdue for change

Paige Bueckers ruled out for Liberty game but avoids concussion in scary collision with Nneka Ogwumike

Bueckers is set to play in her second All-Star Game this weekend, but her status is unknown

Angel Reese appreciates apology but is 'grateful' WNBA suspended Tempo coach for 'protected species' comment

Brondello said Sunday that she has reached out to apologize to Reese personally as well

Lindsay Gibbs is the women's basketball lead at CBS Sports, where writes, edits and helps shape coverage of the the WNBA, NCAA women's basketball and beyond. She is also the founder of the women's sports newsletter, "Power Plays," and the co-host of the "Burn It All Down" podcast. Over the past 12 years, Gibbs has become a leading voice in the women's sports space; her work and commentary has appeared in Time Magazine, CNN, NPR and The Athletic, among others, and she was previously the sports reporter at ThinkProgress and co-host of Slate's "Hang Up and Listen." She graduated from NYU and currently lives in her native Greensboro, N.C., home of the legendary Bennett College Belles.

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