{"id":286009,"date":"2026-05-09T16:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/286009\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T16:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:47:18","slug":"indiana-fever-vs-dallas-wings-how-to-watch-caitlin-clarks-season-opener-today-time-channel-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/286009\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings: How to watch Caitlin Clark’s season opener today, time, channel and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WNBA season<\/a> begins this week, and the league\u00a0is bigger than ever \u2014\u00a0literally \u2014\u00a0with two new teams, the Toronto Tempo<\/a> and the Portland Fire<\/a>, and filled with top-tier talent. Two of the league\u2019s biggest stars, Caitlin Clark<\/a> and Paige Bueckers<\/a>, are set to meet on the court this Saturday when the Indiana Fever<\/a> and Dallas Wings<\/a> kick off their seasons \u2014 that game marks Clark\u2019s triumphant return to the game after sitting out most of last season with an assortment of injuries. The Wings and Fever already met during the preseason; the Wings<\/a> nabbed a 95-80 win in that game, so we\u2019re excited to see how things go when they meet for their first official matchup on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about how to watch the Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings season opener this weekend and all the rest of this week\u2019s WNBA matchups.<\/p>\n

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How to watch Caitlin Clark\u2019s first WNBA game of the season:\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a><\/p>\n

Date: May 9, 2026<\/p>\n

Time: 1 p.m. ET\/10 a.m. PT<\/p>\n

TV channel: ABC<\/p>\n

Streaming: ESPN Unlimited, Disney+, DirecTV<\/a> and more<\/p>\n

Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings game time:<\/p>\n

The season opener between the Dallas Wings and the Indiana Fever tips off at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 9.<\/p>\n

Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings game channel:<\/p>\n

The Wings vs. Fever game will be broadcast on ABC.<\/p>\n

How to watch the Wings vs. Fever game without cable:<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s WNBA matchup between the Wings and Fever will be available on ABC, which means it\u2019ll be streaming on ESPN Unlimited, as well as on streaming platforms like DirecTV and YouTube TV<\/a>. It will also stream on Disney+.<\/p>\n

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ESPN Select allows subscribers to access exclusive content only available on the app, and an extensive archive of on-demand content (including the entire 30 For 30 library, select ESPN Films, game replays and more). Whether you purchase a standalone plan, add-on<\/a> or Disney bundle<\/a> plan, the service provides access to thousands of sports events for $12.99\/month or $129.99\/year.<\/p>\n

\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a>What channel are WNBA games on this season?\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the 2026 season, WNBA games will be spread across a wide range of channels (and streaming platforms). Games will air on ABC, ESPN (and ESPN2\/ESPN+), CBS, NBC (and NBCSN), ION, USA Network, and NBA TV. Plus, some games will be exclusive to Amazon Prime Video<\/a>; games that air on NBC will stream on Peacock; games on CBS will be available on Paramount+; and select games airing on ABC will stream on Disney+. Certain games will also be available only via League Pass.<\/p>\n

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Confused? Overwhelmed? Don\u2019t have cable these days? Here\u2019s a loose weekly schedule for which nights of the week get which channels, plus what you\u2019ll need to watch WNBA games in 2026:<\/p>\n

Sunday \u2014 ABC, CBS, ESPN, NBA TV, or NBC<\/p>\n

Monday \u2014 NBCSN\/Peacock or USA<\/p>\n

Thursday \u2014 NBA TV or Prime Video<\/p>\n

Saturday \u2014 ABC, CBS or NBCSN\/Peacock<\/p>\n

\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a>WNBA season opening week TV schedule:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Friday, May 8, 2026<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 9, 2026<\/p>\n

Dallas Wings @ Indiana Fever: 1:00 PM (ABC \/ Disney+)<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 10, 2026<\/p>\n

Seattle Storm @ Connecticut Sun: 1:00 PM (League Pass \/ no national TV)<\/p>\n

New York Liberty @ Washington Mystics: 3:00 PM (Local Broadcasters)<\/p>\n

Phoenix Mercury @ Golden State Valkyries: 8:30 PM (Local Broadcasters)<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 12, 2026<\/p>\n

Atlanta Dream @ Dallas Wings: 8:00 PM (Local Broadcasters)<\/p>\n

Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury: 10:00 PM (League Pass \/ no national TV)<\/p>\n

New York Liberty @ Portland Fire: 10:00 PM (Local Broadcasters)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Seattle Storm @ Toronto Tempo: 7:00 PM (League Pass \/ no national TV)<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Aces @ Connecticut Sun: 8:00 PM (USA Network)<\/p>\n

Chicago Sky @ Golden State Valkyries: 10:00 PM (Local Broadcasters)<\/p>\n

Indiana Fever @ Los Angeles Sparks: 10:30 PM (USA Network)<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 14, 2026<\/p>\n

Minnesota Lynx @ Dallas Wings: 8:00 PM (Prime Video)<\/p>\n

New York Liberty @ Portland Fire: 10:00 PM (Prime Video \/ Local Broadcasters)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The WNBA season begins this week, and the league\u00a0is bigger than ever \u2014\u00a0literally \u2014\u00a0with two new teams, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[32784,33396,32783,32891,102,104,103,14421,7000,32792,32786,32892,103849,32890,32789,15442,14446,32893,32788,15443,15441,32785,32790,1072,101704],"class_list":["post-286009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-atlanta-dream","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-chicago-sky","tag-connecticut-sun","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-dallas-wings","tag-espn","tag-golden-state-valkyries","tag-indiana-fever","tag-las-vegas-aces","tag-league-pass","tag-los-angeles-sparks","tag-minnesota-lynx","tag-new-york-liberty","tag-paige-bueckers","tag-phoenix-mercury","tag-portland-fire","tag-seattle-storm","tag-the-wings","tag-toronto-tempo","tag-washington-mystics","tag-wings","tag-wnba-season"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}