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[04/08/26 - 06:23 AM]
Sophie Cunningham Joins USA Sports' WNBA Coverage as an Athlete Contributor
Currently a free agent, Cunningham played last season with the Indiana Fever after spending her first six WNBA seasons with the Phoenix Mercury.
[via press release from USA Network]

SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM JOINS USA SPORTS' WNBA COVERAGE AS AN ATHLETE CONTRIBUTOR

A Free Agent Forward/Guard, Cunningham to Exclusively Join WNBA Studio Coverage on USA Network Throughout the Season

Cunningham Expands USA Sports' Previously Announced WNBA Commentating Team, Including Hall of Famers Tamika Catchings and Chamique Holdsclaw (Analyst), Elle Duncan (Host), Kate Scott (Play-by-Play), and more

USA Sports to Present 50-Plus WNBA Games in 2026 on USA Network Including Playoff and WNBA Finals Games

STAMFORD, Conn. - April 8, 2026 - Last night, current WNBA forward/guard Sophie Cunningham announced via her social media platforms that she has joined USA Sports as an Athlete Contributor for its upcoming inaugural season of WNBA coverage on USA Network, adding to the previously announced commentators for USA Sports' coverage of the 2026 WNBA season.

As USA Sports' Athlete Contributor, Cunningham will exclusively join WNBA studio programming on USA Network throughout the regular season and postseason (as playing schedule permits). She will additionally contribute to content across USA Sports' digital and social platforms.

Currently a free agent, Cunningham played last season with the Indiana Fever after spending her first six WNBA seasons with the Phoenix Mercury. Known for her high-energy style, toughness, and three-point shooting, Cunningham had a standout career at the University of Missouri (2015-16 - 2018-19), earning three First-Team All-SEC selections, an AP Third-Team All-American honor, and becoming the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,187 career points.

Cunningham's previous broadcast experience includes being an analyst on the Suns Live! studio show, providing pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage for the Phoenix Suns. She also co-hosts the popular Show Me Something podcast with television personality West Wilson.

Cunningham joins USA Sports' previously announced WNBA broadcasting team, including:

· Play-by-play: Kate Scott, Meghan McPeak, Carlan Gay

· Game Analysts: Sarah Kustok, Tamika Catchings, Amy Audibert, Lea B. Olsen, Edona Thaqi

· Sideline Reporter: Paris Lawson, Edona Thaqi

· Studio Hosts: Elle Duncan, Paris Lawson

· Studio Analysts: Renee Montgomery, Chamique Holdsclaw, Amy Audibert, Edona Thaqi

· Athlete Contributor: Sophie Cunningham

SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM - ATHLETE CONTRIBUTOR

· Free agent forward/guard after spending last season with the Indiana Fever

· Drafted with the 13th overall selection by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2019 WNBA Draft and spent the first six seasons of her career in Phoenix before being traded to Indiana last year

· Four-year starter at the University of Missouri and became the first student-athlete in program history to be named to an All-America team when she earned Associated Press All-America Third-Team honors as a senior

· A three-time First-Team All-SEC selection in college, became Missouri's all-time leading scorer with 2,187 points

· Has served as a Phoenix Suns analyst on the Suns Live! pregame, halftime, and postgame show

· Hosts the Show Me Something podcast with Summer House personality West Wilson

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.

As part of the multi-year agreement which runs through 2036, USA Sports will present at least 50 WNBA games annually on USA Network, including coverage of the WNBA Playoffs and WNBA Finals games in select years beginning this year.

USA Sports' WNBA coverage on USA Network will be anchored by Wednesday night doubleheaders featuring marquee matchups across the league. Each broadcast night will also include dedicated pre-game and post-game studio programming, establishing USA Network as a weekly destination for WNBA fans.

About USA Sports

USA Sports is home to premier sporting events airing on USA Network, Golf Channel, and CNBC across the calendar year, including NASCAR, PGA TOUR, Premier League, WWE, WNBA, Pac-12 Football and Basketball, USGA, R&A, LPGA Tour, PGA of America, Atlantic 10 Basketball, DP World Tour, Augusta National, League One Volleyball (LOVB), and more. Golf Channel - the first-ever single-sport cable network which was founded in 1995 - delivers comprehensive live golf tournament, studio and shoulder programming and is the television home of the sport and industry in the United States. USA Sports is a division of VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT), an industry-changing media and entertainment business with a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel, along with digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass and SportsEngine.

-USA SPORTS-





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