WNBA Legend Mary Murphy to Join USA Sports’ Coverage of Storm-Sparks Tonight as Guest Analyst Alongside Kate Scott (Play-by-Play) and Terrika Foster-Brasby (Courtside Reporter)

Wednesday Night USA Sports WNBA Doubleheader Features League-Best Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun on USA Network at 7:30 p.m. ET, Followed by Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever at Sparks on USA Network and CNBC at 10 p.m. ET

Basketball Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon to Join Host Paris Lawson and Analyst Renee Montgomery as Guest Analyst on Wednesday’s WNBA on USA Pregame Show

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 6, 2026 – USA Sports’ WNBA coverage on USA Network continues this week with three games, beginning tonight as Nneka Ogwumike and the Los Angeles Sparks host the Seattle Storm at 10 p.m. ET.

This week’s coverage also includes a Wednesday night doubleheader featuring Natasha Howard, Olivia Miles and the Minnesota Lynx visiting the Connecticut Sun (7:30 p.m. ET) and Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever visiting the Sparks (10 p.m. ET on USA Network and CNBC).

USA Sports’ WNBA coverage continues tonight with the Storm (5-17) visiting the Sparks (8-10) on USA Network at 10 p.m. ET, as Kate Scott (play-by-play), Mary Murphy (analyst) and Terrika Foster-Brasby (courtside reporter) will call the game live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Murphy, a Sparks analyst on Spectrum SportsNet and the first coach and general manager of the Sacramento Monarchs in 1997, joins USA Sports’ coverage tonight for the first time as a guest analyst. Beginning tonight and continuing throughout the summer, USA Sports will showcase various WNBA legends as game and studio guest analysts on USA Network, highlighting the storied legacy of the W and shining a light on the players, coaches and personalities who helped build it.

Wednesday night’s doubleheader begins with the WNBA on USA Pregame Show presented by Ford at 7 p.m. ET. Studio coverage features host Paris Lawson alongside analyst Renee Montgomery. Basketball Hall of Famer and five-time WNBA All-Star Teresa Weatherspoon will join Wednesday’s studio coverage as a guest analyst.

Following the WNBA on USA Pregame Show is the Minnesota Lynx, who own a WNBA-best 15-5 record, visiting the Connecticut Sun (4-16) at 7:30 p.m. ET. Meghan McPeak (play-by-play) and Edona Thaqi (analyst) will call the game live from Mohegan Sun Arena. Minnesota’s Natasha Howard and rookie Olivia Miles were named 2026 WNBA All-Star Game starters last week.

Following Lynx-Sun, Kate Scott (play-by-play), Sarah Kustok (analyst), and Terrika Foster-Brasby (courtside reporter) will call Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever (12-8) at the Sparks live from Crypto.com Arena at 9 p.m. ET on USA Network. The Fever are the only team with three All-Star game starters: Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell. USA Sports will also simulcast Wednesday’s Fever-Sparks game (and all second games of doubleheaders this season) on CNBC, making sure viewers don’t miss a moment of the action.

WNBA on USA Network This Week
Date	Game	Time (ET)
Mon., July 6	Seattle Storm at Los Angeles Sparks	10 p.m.
Wed., July 8	WNBA on USA Pregame Show	7 p.m. ET
Wed., July 8	Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun	7:30 p.m. ET
Wed., July 8	Indiana Fever at Los Angeles Sparks*	10 p.m. ET
*Simulcast on CNBC

USA Sports’ WNBA coverage includes dedicated pregame, halftime, and postgame studio programming throughout the season, establishing USA Network as a weekly destination for WNBA fans. USA Sports will also present first round playoff games and up to five WNBA Finals games, with any Finals series longer than a sweep ensuring that the 2026 WNBA champion will be determined on USA Network. For the complete schedule and information on USA Sports’ WNBA broadcasting team, click here.

Last year, USA Sports and the WNBA announced an 11-year media rights agreement for USA Network to present WNBA games – including the regular-season and portions of the Playoffs and WNBA Finals in select years – beginning with the 2026 season.

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