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Chicago to host the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game

Chicago to host the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game

The WNBA announced that the 2022 All-Star Game will take place in Chicago this summer at the Wintrust Arena, home of the defending champion Chicago Sky, on Sunday, July 10 (ABC, noon CT/1 p.m. ET).…

NCAA President Mark Emmert steps down, effective June 2023

NCAA President Mark Emmert steps down, effective June 2023

From the NCAA: Today, NCAA Board of Governors Chair John J. DeGioia announced by mutual agreement with the board that Mark Emmert will be stepping down as president of the NCAA.  He will continue to…

WNBA Key Dates and Preseason Schedule for 2022

WNBA Key Dates and Preseason Schedule for 2022

Key Dates Apr. 17 – May 5:  Training Camp and Preseason Games May 6: Regular Season Tips Off* Jul. 10:  All-Star Game Jul. 26: Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game Aug. 14: Last Day of Regular Season…

Bally Sports North to carry all non-nationally produced Minnesota Lynx games for the 2022 season

Bally Sports North to carry all non-nationally produced Minnesota Lynx games for the 2022 season

Bally Sports North (BSN) to carry all non-nationally produced Minnesota Lynx games for the 2022 Season. The 32 games will be on BSN or BSN Extra and the Bally Sports North app. Details from Minnesota:…

Prime Video becomes the official streaming service of the Seattle Storm

Prime Video becomes the official streaming service of the Seattle Storm

In a landmark deal, Amazon’s Prime Video becomes the official streaming partner of the Seattle Storm and one of the first streaming services to hold local broadcast rights to a team in the WNBA.  From…

The WNBA reveals the list of student-athletes who have opted in to the 2022 Draft

The WNBA reveals the list of student-athletes who have opted in to the 2022 Draft

Updated 4/6/22: The WNBA released an updated list that includes players who were still competing when the initial list of declared athletes was released on March 29. The full list now includes 108 players. The…

DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year 

DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year 

Aneesah Morrow of DePaul University is the 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year.  “Aneesah most certainly contributed to DePaul’s success and we recognize and applaud her immediate impact this season,” WBCA Executive…

Barack Obama’s 2022 Women’s March Madness Bracket

Barack Obama’s 2022 Women’s March Madness Bracket

Continuing a fun tradition he started during his presidency, Barack Obama filled out a bracket for the NCAA DI Women’s Basketball Tournament. Here are his picks! Large PDF Version

Brittney Griner detained in Russia after hashish oil allegedly found in her luggage

Brittney Griner detained in Russia after hashish oil allegedly found in her luggage

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was detained by Russian authorities due to the alleged presence of hashish oil in her luggage at a Russian airport near Moscow reports the New York Times. A search of…

South Carolina, Stanford, NC State, and Louisville are top seeds in final selection committee reveal

South Carolina, Stanford, NC State, and Louisville are top seeds in final selection committee reveal

If the season were to end today, South Carolina, Stanford, NC State and Louisville would be the top seeds in the NCAA Tournament. In the  NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee’s final top-16 reveal of…

2022 Division I Conference Tournament Championships – List of Automatic Qualifiers

2022 Division I Conference Tournament Championships – List of Automatic Qualifiers

Follow along as the 32 conferences crown regular season and tournament champions. Tournament champions earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The WNBA announces groundbreaking capital $75 million capital raise featuring franchise and NBA owners along with new investors

The WNBA announces groundbreaking capital $75 million capital raise featuring franchise and NBA owners along with new investors

In the largest-ever capital raise for a women’s sports league, the WNBA announced $75 million in funding from a group of investors. With the investment, the league and its teams are now valued at $1…

2022 WNBA Free Agency: Unrestricted and Restricted Free Agents, Reserved Players, Core Players

2022 WNBA Free Agency: Unrestricted and Restricted Free Agents, Reserved Players, Core Players

Teams can begin to negotiate with their own Reserved Players and any Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agents on January 15. As of February 1, teams and players can finalize deals and sign contracts and offer sheets.…

South Carolina, Stanford, NC State, and Tennessee are No. 1 seeds in the NCAA’s first 2022 top-16 reveal

South Carolina, Stanford, NC State, and Tennessee are No. 1 seeds in the NCAA’s first 2022 top-16 reveal

TOP 16 Unveiled ? If the tournament started today … these are the Top 16 teams in #MarchMadness.#NCAAWBB pic.twitter.com/VA3R5p6Gfw — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) January 27, 2022 The NCAA’s Women’s Basketball Committee revealed the first…

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 12 finalists for the Class of 2022

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 12 finalists for the Class of 2022

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 12 finalists for the Class of 2022 induction into its Hall of Fame. The 12 finalists: Debbie Antonelli (Contributor) Alice “Cookie” Barron (Veteran Player) Evelyn Blalock (Coach)…

Naismith Hall of Fame Statement on the Passing of Lusia Harris, Class of 1992

Naismith Hall of Fame Statement on the Passing of Lusia Harris, Class of 1992

Delta State Athletics Mourns the Passing of @DeltaStateWBB Legend Lusia Harris-Stewart ?: https://t.co/gb03SsqiaN pic.twitter.com/Hu9EkUjPB4 — Delta St. Athletics (@DSUStatesmen) January 18, 2022 Video: The Queen of Basketball: When the N.B.A. Officially Drafted a Woman Meet…

2022 WNBA Transactions

2022 WNBA Transactions

August 14, 2022 Phoenix: Simms, Jennie – Sign ROS Contract (Hardship)Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne – Sign ROS Contract (Hardship)Phoenix: Davis, Kaela – Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) August 13, 2022 Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne – Hardship ReleasePhoenix: Simms, Jennie – Hardship ReleasePhoenix: Davis, Kaela…

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces eligible candidates for the Class of 2022

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces eligible candidates for the Class of 2022

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2022. The list includes candidates who have previously been on the ballot. The finalists from the North American…

Washington Mystics secure the first pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft

Washington Mystics secure the first pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft

The Washington Mystics secured the top pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft which will be held next April. The results mark the first time in franchise history that the team Mystics have won the draft…

USA Today Sports/WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll for 12/14/21

USA Today Sports/WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll for 12/14/21

The USA Today Sports/WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll – 12/14/21 (Week 5) Team records through Sunday’s games are in parentheses. Total points are based on 25 points for first place through one…

The 2022 WNBA season tips off May 6 with an expanded schedule

The 2022 WNBA season tips off May 6 with an expanded schedule

The 2022 WNBA regular season gets an early start on May 6 and features an expanded schedule of 36 games per team. The 36-game slate was initially announced Nov. 18. Next year’s regular season ends…

Lottery for the 2022 WNBA Draft set for Dec. 19

Lottery for the 2022 WNBA Draft set for Dec. 19

The draft lottery for the 2022 WNBA Draft is set for Sunday, Dec. 19, at 3 p.m. ET. ESPN will air a 30-minute draft lottery special between games of a doubleheader that afternoon featuring Baylor…

NCAA unveils 2023 Women’s Final Four Logo for Dallas

NCAA unveils 2023 Women’s Final Four Logo for Dallas

  The NCAA revealed the logo for the 2023 Women’s Final Four set to be held in Dallas. The logo represents “many of the iconic features and colors representative of Dallas” according to the organization.…

USA Today Sports/WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll for 11/30/21

USA Today Sports/WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll for 11/30/21

The USA Today Sports/WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll – 11/30/21 Team records through Sunday’s games are in parentheses. Total points are based on 25 points for first place through one point for…

Former Atlanta Dream players Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford suspended without pay for role in altercation

Former Atlanta Dream players Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford suspended without pay for role in altercation

  The league announced the following today: The WNBA announced today that former Atlanta Dream players Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford have been suspended without pay for their roles in an altercation outside of an…

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