UPDATE: Fever bring back Lexie Hull, add two other free agents
In addition to re-signing Hull, the Fever are adding WNBA veteran forward Monique Billings and Noblesville native Tyasha Harris to the roster.
In addition to re-signing Hull, the Fever are adding WNBA veteran forward Monique Billings and Noblesville native Tyasha Harris to the roster.
Mitchell, 30, was an All-WNBA First Team selection last season and finished fifth in league MVP voting.
The $78 million Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center, which is under construction, will span 108,000 square feet and feature state-of-the-art training equipment, wellness spaces and family-focused amenities.
The league’s teams protected five players apiece ahead of the expansion draft but those lists were not made public, leading to speculation about which players were available.
Teams are expected to start training camp on April 19 and will have little time to get prepared for the regular season, which begins May 8.
Now, the league will have a sprint over the next two months to get to opening day on May 8.
Indiana Fever star Clark made a triumphant return from an injury in her U.S. senior national basketball team debut.
The WNBA sent a new proposed collective bargaining agreement to the players’ union Sunday night that includes allowing some young stars like Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Paige Bueckers a chance to earn a maximum salary quicker.
Boston, who was the 3-on-3 league’s Defensive Player of the Year, helped Phantom to the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
The season is supposed to start May 8 and every game missed will mean lost revenue, sponsorships, television money and fan support.
Fellow Indiana Fever player Aliyah Boston, who played for the U.S. at the Olympic qualifying tournament in 2024, rounds out the squad.
As for some of the years that had most Indiana sports fans smiling, here’s a look back.
The opening day of USA Basketball camp Friday was Clark’s first time playing competitively in nearly five months after the Indiana Fever All-Star missed most of the WNBA season with a variety of injuries.
Tea’s Me Cafe, founded by former Indianapolis resident Wayne Ashford, opened in the Fall Creek Place neighborhood in 2005.
The WNBA and its players union remain at odds as details emerge from collective bargaining negotiations.
Clark, whose second season in the WNBA ended early because of a series of injuries, will return to play in the pro-am next month at The Annika on the LPGA Tour.
In wide-ranging comments, Engelbert said WNBA officiating will be reviewed this offseason by a new “state of the game” committee.
Minnesota Lynx star Collier said Tuesday that Engelbert told her in a private conversation Clark and other players “should be on their knees” in gratitude for the platform the WNBA has given them.
The Fever played most of the second half without leading scorer Kelsey Mitchell, who suffered a left leg injury in the third quarter.
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White and Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon were fined for public comments on WNBA officiating in which they defended Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve.