WNBA: Defending Champs Las Vegas Aces To Battle Los Angeles Sparks In First Ever WNBA Game On USA
Photos: Wikimedia Commons STAMFORD, Conn. – May 7, 2026 – The WNBA on USA Network makes its debut on Mother’s Day, this Sunday, May 10, as USA Sports begins its inaugural season covering the WNBA with 2025 Kia WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and the defending champion Las Vegas Aces visiting Cameron Brink, Kelsey Plum and the Los Angeles Sparks live at 6 p.m. ET from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. Sunday’s coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. ET with the debut of the WNBA on USA Pregame Show presented by Ford. Elle Duncan hosts Sunday’s studio coverage alongside 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Chamique Holdsclaw andtwo-time WNBA champion Renee Montgomery as analysts. Kate Scott will call the game on USA Network alongside analyst Sarah Kustok and courtside reporter Paris Lawson. Last season, Wilson secured her second consecutive and record-breaking fourth career WNBA MVP award after leading the Aces to their third title in the past four seasons. This season, the Aces return Wilson, six-time All-Star Chelsea Gray, and 2025 All-WNBA Second TeamerJackie Young, who have each been a part of all three title teams. The Sparks look to return to the WNBA Playoffs for the first time since 2020 this season, led by four-time All-Star Plum, who led the team with 19.5 points last season, and 2024 No. 2 overall pick Brink. Anchoring the WNBA on USA Network schedule are Wednesday night doubleheaders throughout the season, which begin on Wed., May 13 as the Aces visit the Connecticut Sun (8 p.m. ET), followed by Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever visiting the Sparks (10:30 p.m. ET). Calling Aces-Sun will be Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Amy Audibert (analyst) and Edona Thaqi (courtside reporter), while Scott (play-by-play), Lea B. Olsen (analyst) and Lawson (courtside reporter) will be on the call for Fever-Sparks. Wednesday’s coverage begins with the WNBA on USA Pregame Show at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, featuring Duncan, Montgomery, and Holdsclaw. USA Sports’ WNBA coverage will include 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. PREMIER LEAGUE ON USA NETWORK THIS WEEKEND As the 2025-26 Premier League title race heats up, USA Sports presents five Premier League matches live on USA Network this weekend, highlighted by first-place Arsenal visiting West Ham on Sunday, May 10 at 11:30 a.m. ET in a match with massive implications at both the top and bottom of the table. Arsenal, who have played one more match than second-place Manchester City, sit five points clear of City in first place. The Gunners topped Fulham, 3-0, on Saturday while also booking their spot in the Champions League Final after a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. West Ham are battling to stay out of the relegation zone, currently one point behind 17th-place Tottenham Hotspur. Coverage on USA Network kicks off this Saturday with Fulham v. Bournemouth at 10 a.m. ET. On Sunday, Premier League Mornings begins at 8 a.m. ET leading into Nottingham Forest v. Newcastle at 9 a.m. ET. On Monday, May 11, USA Network provides live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur hosting Leeds United at 3 p.m. ET. The week’s coverage concludes on Tuesday, May 12, with second-place Manchester City hosting Crystal Palace followed by Goal Zone at 5 p.m. ET.
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STAMFORD, Conn. – May 7, 2026 – The WNBA on USA Network makes its debut on Mother’s Day, this Sunday, May 10, as USA Sports begins its inaugural season covering the WNBA with 2025 Kia WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and the defending champion Las Vegas Aces visiting Cameron Brink, Kelsey Plum and the Los Angeles Sparks live at 6 p.m. ET from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif.
Sunday’s coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. ET with the debut of the WNBA on USA Pregame Show presented by Ford. Elle Duncan hosts Sunday’s studio coverage alongside 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Chamique Holdsclaw andtwo-time WNBA champion Renee Montgomery as analysts. Kate Scott will call the game on USA Network alongside analyst Sarah Kustok and courtside reporter Paris Lawson.
Last season, Wilson secured her second consecutive and record-breaking fourth career WNBA MVP award after leading the Aces to their third title in the past four seasons. This season, the Aces return Wilson, six-time All-Star Chelsea Gray, and 2025 All-WNBA Second TeamerJackie Young, who have each been a part of all three title teams. The Sparks look to return to the WNBA Playoffs for the first time since 2020 this season, led by four-time All-Star Plum, who led the team with 19.5 points last season, and 2024 No. 2 overall pick Brink.
Anchoring the WNBA on USA Network schedule are Wednesday night doubleheaders throughout the season, which begin on Wed., May 13 as the Aces visit the Connecticut Sun (8 p.m. ET), followed by Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever visiting the Sparks (10:30 p.m. ET).
Calling Aces-Sun will be Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Amy Audibert (analyst) and Edona Thaqi (courtside reporter), while Scott (play-by-play), Lea B. Olsen (analyst) and Lawson (courtside reporter) will be on the call for Fever-Sparks. Wednesday’s coverage begins with the WNBA on USA Pregame Show at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, featuring Duncan, Montgomery, and Holdsclaw.
USA Sports’ WNBA coverage will include 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.
PREMIER LEAGUE ON USA NETWORK THIS WEEKEND
As the 2025-26 Premier League title race heats up, USA Sports presents five Premier League matches live on USA Network this weekend, highlighted by first-place Arsenal visiting West Ham on Sunday, May 10 at 11:30 a.m. ET in a match with massive implications at both the top and bottom of the table.
Arsenal, who have played one more match than second-place Manchester City, sit five points clear of City in first place. The Gunners topped Fulham, 3-0, on Saturday while also booking their spot in the Champions League Final after a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. West Ham are battling to stay out of the relegation zone, currently one point behind 17th-place Tottenham Hotspur.
Coverage on USA Network kicks off this Saturday with Fulham v. Bournemouth at 10 a.m. ET. On Sunday, Premier League Mornings begins at 8 a.m. ET leading into Nottingham Forest v. Newcastle at 9 a.m. ET.
On Monday, May 11, USA Network provides live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur hosting Leeds United at 3 p.m. ET. The week’s coverage concludes on Tuesday, May 12, with second-place Manchester City hosting Crystal Palace followed by Goal Zone at 5 p.m. ET.
