Los Angeles Sparks guard Kristi Toliver and her teammate, forward/center Chiney Ogwumike, will not play this season in the WNBA, bringing the total number of players deciding to opt out at nine. The others: Cecilia…
Erica Wheeler Looks Forward to Getting on the Court Again It’s been almost a year since Erica Wheeler took the women’s basketball world by storm with her outstanding performance in the league’s All-Star Game last…
Photo: NBAE/Getty Images Update: Washington Mystics players Natasha Cloud and LaToya Sanders decide to sit out season The Connecticut Sun announced that center Jonquel Jones will not play during the 2020 WNBA Season. A native…
Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery’s decision to sit out the 2020 season to focus on social justice issues was a “leap of faith” she said to reporters Thursday afternoon in a video conference call. The…
With many WNBA players at the forefront of athlete-led social activism movements, the parent company of the Washington Mystics, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, announced the launch of a program to combat social inequality and to…
Layshia Clarendon outlines ideas social justice initiatives for the 2020 season Recently, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA), the union representing the WNBA, received two awards in recognition of the organization’s contract negotiations this…
WNBA announces plan to play a 22-game regular season in Bradenton, Florida 6/18/20 Update: Dream guard Renee Montgomery opts out of the season to focus on social justice initiatives and the WNBPA releases a statement…
WNBA to play a 22-game season in Bradenton, Florida Update: League commissioner Cathy Engelbert appeared on ESPN’s “The Return of Sports” Monday night and talked about whether players would want to play in the midst…
Listen to Carolyn Peck talk about being racially profiled in her own neighborhood Full video After weeks of protests around the country following the deaths of multiple Black Americans at the hands of current and…
Photos courtesy Adrienne Goodson Die-hard fans of women’s basketball who have followed the WNBA from its inception are familiar with the name Adrienne Goodson. A fan favorite while she was in college and on the…
Women’s basketball community members “Run for Maud” to support justice efforts for Ahmaud Arbery Anti-racism Resources for Teachers Ending Anti-black Racism Resources In light of the recent deaths of black Americans at the hands of…
Women’s basketball coaches and athletes joined in the call for justice via social media for Ahmaud Arbery, a young black man who was murdered while unarmed while jogging in Glynn County, Ga. Many expressed grief,…
BTN will air rarely seen footage from the 1982 AIAW Championship featuring Rutgers and Texas on Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m. ET. The game was the final AIAW title game and was never broadcasted…
NCAA Frequently Asked Questions on the NET Beginning with the upcoming 2020-21 season, NCAA Division I women’s basketball will use a new metric to replace the Ratings Percentage Index. The NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) measures…
2020 WNBA Draft Results Live streaming from the comfort of home is nothing new for WNBA players. A decade ago, players made accounts on the original iteration of Livestream.com and posted links to their live…
After 33 seasons at Notre Dame, a period that included two national championships and induction into the Naismith Hall of Fame, legendary head coach Muffet McGraw announced her retirement. Former Irish associate head coach Niele…
To no one’s surprise, Oregon guard Sabrina Ionescu became the No. 1 pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft, heading to the New York Liberty. The history-making athlete is the first-ever No.1 pick in franchise history.…
2020 WNBA Draft, Friday, April 17, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App || Draft Order It’s possible that Baylor will have three players selected in Friday’s WNBA draft: Lauren Cox, Te’a Cooper and Juicy Landrum. Cox, a 6-4…
2020 WNBA Draft, Friday, April 17, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App || Draft Order With the WNBA Draft scheduled for Friday, the league held its annual pre-draft teleconference with media earlier this week. Coaches provided insight…
Draft Order The 2020 WNBA Draft will take place as scheduled on April 17, the league announced today. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, no prospects, guests or media will attend. Instead, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert…
FIBA awarded the hosting rights for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 to Basketball Australia. The Russian Basketball Federation was the other finalist bidding for World Cup hosting honors. Basketball Australia also hosted the…
USA Basketball Statement In a joint statement, the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, announced the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Previously, the IOC said it would take up to four…
The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia announced that Tyasha Harris is the 2020 Dawn Staley Award winner. Harris, a senior all-American guard from South Carolina, averaged 12.1 points and 5.7 assists per game this past season.…
South Carolina ended the season as the No. 1 team in the nation South Carolina’s press conference after beating Mississippi State in the SEC tournament title game Voting panel || Coach reactions to NCAA tournament…
Pac-12 coaches select Sabrina Ionescu as Pac-12 Player of the Year for the third-straight year https://t.co/eeVAm1bo1Y #ncaaw -> This week’s @SportTours-Hoopfeed Poll: Maryland @umdwbb moves up to No. 5, Northwestern @nuwbball enters the top t……
