What do you get when you tap two Olympic gold medalists and WNBA All-Stars to co-found a new women's basketball league? In the case of Unrivaled Basketball and co-founders Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier,

The WNBA free agency is about to start, and teams knocking on the door of a championship will have to be aggressive to bolster their rosters. The Minnesota Lynx is one of them.

Unrivaled is a new professional women's basketball league featuring a 3-on-3 format, created by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier. Its main goal is to provide players

The league will officially begin play on Friday, Jan. 18. The first game will be Collier's Lunar Owls BC against Stewart's Mist BC. It will start at 6 p.m. CT, followed by a second game at 7 p.m. CT. The Finals are scheduled to take place on Monday, March 17. The entire league season will be broadcast on TNT. TruTV and Max.

Starting a professional sports league from scratch, even one as relatively small in scope as Unrivaled, was not an easy task. The star duo has received plenty of support along the way, including from WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who gave her blessing to the project early on.

The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Lynx forward Napheesa Collier debuted Friday night. The two squared off in the opening game and, fittingly, Stewart scored the first basket in league history — a baseline jumper. Collier’s team got the last laugh though, rallying to win the inaugural game.

Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 basketball league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, tips off Friday. Here's what to know.

A new 3-on-3 league offers a condensed format, some of the best W.N.B.A. players and a made-for-TV approach that aims to bring viewers close to the action.

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma talked about Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier creating Unrivaled league that debuts Friday.

Outside a custom-built arena on the outskirts of Miami, a line of fans waited to sit on a throne composed largely of basketballs. They wrote personal answers on a sign asking, “What does Unrivaled mean to you?

Fans looking to watch this weekend’s Unrivaled games can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available. MAX has plans starting at just $9.99/month, and includes movies, original series and more.

Unrivaled, a new three-on-three league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, is set to begin. Here's what to know.