News of a tentative collective bargaining agreement between the WNBA and players association has sent a wave of relief and excitement across women\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n
With fears of a work stoppage subsiding, attention turns to the start of the WBNA season on May 8.<\/p>\n
Front Office Sports<\/a> reported on March 19 that NBC Sports has set its broadcast lineup for WNBA games. NBC will broadcast the WNBA for the first time since 2002.<\/p>\n MORE: WNBA, Players\u2019 Association agree to historic CBA after long battle<\/a><\/p>\n Noah Eagle, Michael Grady and Zora Stephenson will call the games, as shared by the Front Office Sports X account<\/a>.<\/p>\n EXCLUSIVE: Noah Eagle, Michael Grady, and Zora Stephenson will call WNBA games for NBC Sports this season, sources told FOS.<\/p>\n Story by @sportsrapport<\/a> \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n \u2014 Front Office Sports (@FOS) March 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Noah Eagle, the son of longtime CBS Sports announcer Ian Eagle, is NBC\u2019s lead college football announcer. He also calls NBA games and covered men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n Grady covers the NBA and WNBA for NBC and Amazon Prime. He will be the lead announcer along with WNBA great Candace Parker for WNBA games on Amazon Prime. Stephenson calls women\u2019s college basketball games and is a sideline reporter for NBA games.<\/p>\n According to Front Office Sports, NBC, Peacock and USA will broadcast \u201cat least 50\u201d WNBA regular-season and playoff games this season with five games slated for NBC. A broadcast schedule has not been released. In January, USA revealed Kate Scott as its lead WNBA play-by-play announcer and Elle Duncan as studio host.<\/p>\n ESPN<\/a> reported the verbal agreement between the WNBA and players association on March 18. The new salary cap will start at $7 million, with supermax contracts starting at $1.4 million per year.<\/p>\n The season begins with a three-game slate on May 8. Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever face Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings in the season opener for both teams on May 9.<\/p>\n \u2014 Enjoy free coverage of the top news & trending stories on The Big Lead <\/a>\u2014<\/p>\n MARCH MADNESS: Predicting March Madness upsets in the 2026 NCAA Tournament<\/a><\/p>\n NFL DRAFT: New Mel Kiper NFL mock draft shows major impact of free agency<\/a><\/p>\n MLB: Dodgers announce Shohei Ohtani\u2019s spring training pitching debut<\/a><\/p>\n NHL: Oilers\u2019 Leon Draisaitl out for regular season with lower-body injury<\/a><\/p>\n ENTERTAINMENT: Is \u2018Bachelorette\u2019 still airing amid Taylor Frankie Paul domestic dispute allegations?<\/a><\/p>\n VIRAL: Livvy Dunne shares \u2018Baywatch\u2019 training with BTS swimsuit, set photos<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t