‘Egregious’ mistakes in a number of WNBA games led to tighter officiating‎

The WNBA is not new to officiating issues. This offseason, the league took an added step toward addressing the problems by establishing a task force whose responsibility will be to provide feedback on specific areas of improvement. The group met multiple times this offseason and has plans to continue meeting during the 2026 campaign. But after years of heavy scrutiny, what was the catalyst for the WNBA’s newfound emphasis on making officiating changes? Sue Blauch, the WNBA’s head of referee perf