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WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne Headlines 2015 All-WNBA First Team As Unanimous Pick

Chicago Sky forward Elena Delle Donne, the 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player , headlines the 2015 All-WNBA First Team.  Delle Donne received First Team votes on all 39 ballots, making her the only unanimous pick…

Transcript: WNBA president Laurel Richie meets the press before Finals game 2

Tuesday night, before game 2 of the WNBA Finals, the league’s president Laurel Richie met with the media. The following is the transcript of the question and answer session. LAUREL RICHIE:  Good afternoon.  Welcome to…

Big 12 announces 2015-16 preseason honors

The Big 12 Conference announced its Preseason All-Big 12 Team as well as honors for preseason player, newcomer and freshman of the year for the 2015-16 women’s basketball season. The awards are chosen by head…

2015 WNBA Finals Game 2: Lynx even series, defeat Fever 77-71

2015 WNBA Finals Game 2: Lynx even series, defeat Fever 77-71

Notes || By the Numbers || Quotes || Social Media Recap The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Indiana Fever 77-71 in game two of the WNBA Finals Tuesday night in Minneapolis. The best-of-five series is now tied 1-1.…

Audio: Lynx review game 1 and talk about game 2

The Minnesota Lynx talk about what went wrong in game 1 of the 2015 WNBA Finals and preview game 2 courtesy of Lynx Radio.

Senegal clinches 11th AfroBasket Women title and qualifies for the 2016 Olympics

Senegal clinches 11th AfroBasket Women title and qualifies for the 2016 Olympics

Photo gallery From FIBA: Senegal outplayed Cameroon in Saturday’s Final to win AfroBasket Women 2015 and qualify for the 2016 Olympics. The Senegalese ended Cameroon’s unbeaten run in their capital city of Yaounde with a…

NCAA tournament returns to Saturday start to help improve attendance, ratings

From the NCAA: he Division I Women’s Basketball Championship is returning to a familiar format. The Division I Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee this week decided a shift back to the Saturday-Monday, Sunday-Tuesday format for preliminary…

Anne Donovan resigns as Connecticut Sun head coach

Anne Donovan resigns as Connecticut Sun head coach

The Connecticut Sun announced today that head coach Anne Donovan has resigned. “It’s not easy walking away from a team that I put my heart and soul into, but I think it is in my…

Sun’s Kelsey Bone named 2015 WNBA Most Improved Player

Sun’s Kelsey Bone named 2015 WNBA Most Improved Player

Connecticut Sun center/forward Kelsey Bone is the winner of the 2015 WNBA Most Improved Player. Bone received 14 of 39 votes from a panel of national and local sportswriters and broadcasters. Indiana Fever guard Shenise…

USA Women’s National Team to go on European exhibition tour

USA Basketball announced that 11 USA Women’s National Team athletes will participate in a training camp in Spain, and compete in four exhibition games in Spain, Italy and Czech Republic from Oct. 2-10, 2015. The…

Brittney Griner suspended for start of USA Basketball training camp

From USA Basketball: USA Basketball today announced that Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), who pled guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and entered a diversion program, will be suspended for 20 percent of the next USA Basketball…

WNBA statement on call in Minnesota Lynx at Phoenix Mercury game in Western Conference finals

The WNBA admits that referee Amy Bonner’s call in the last seconds of the second game in the Western finals series between the Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury Sunday afternoon was erroneous. Renee Brown,…

Fever overcome 18-point deficit to beat Liberty, take game 2 of Eastern Conference Finals

Fever overcome 18-point deficit to beat Liberty, take game 2 of Eastern Conference Finals

From the teams: The Indiana Fever came from behind to win game two of the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals, 70-64, on Sunday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. These two teams will meet for a winner…

Two-time WNBA Defensive Player Of The Year Brittney Griner headlines 2015 WNBA All-Defensive Team

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, the 2015 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year headlines the 2015 WNBA All-Defensive Team. This marks the second consecutive All-Defensive First Team appearance for Griner, who this season became the first…

Audio: Lynx talk playoffs before facing Mercury in West finals game 1

Western Conference Finals Schedule Game 1 – Thursday, Sept. 24, Phoenix at Minneapolis, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Game 2 – Sunday, Sept. 27, Minneapolis at Phoenix, 3 p.m., ESPN2 Game 3* – Tuesday, Sept. 29, Phoenix…

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd named 2015 WNBA Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie team announced

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd named 2015 WNBA Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie team announced

Seattle Storm’s Jewell Loyd is the 2015 WNBA Rookie of the Year, the first player in the franchise’s 16-year history to win the honor. She received 21 votes from a national panel of 39 sportswriters and broadcasters.  New…

Draft lottery moved to halftime of Western conference finals game one

The 2016 WNBA draft lottery will be televised live on ESPN2 on Thursday, Sept. 24.  The telecast, hosted by anchor Matt Barrie, will air during halftime of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals featuring…

Social media recap/by the numbers: Lynx hold off Sparks, 67-65 in Western conference semifinal game one

The Minnesota Lynx survived a late-game rally to beat the Los Angeles Sparks 67-65 in the first game of the Western conference semifinal series between the two teams. Maya Moore had a career playoff high…

Social media recap/by the numbers: Mystics defeat Liberty in double OT, 86-83, in Eastern conference semifinals game one

Four Washington Mystics players scored in double figures led by Ivory Latta’s 15 points to defeat the New York Liberty in game one of the Eastern conference semifinal series between the two teams Friday night…

Brittney Griner named 2015 WNBA Defensive Player the Year, center sets new records

Brittney Griner named 2015 WNBA Defensive Player the Year, center sets new records

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was named the 2015 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. It is the second straight DPOY for Griner. Last season she was the first player in Mercury history to win…

Sky’s Delle Donne And Vandersloot, Shock’s Paris Earn 2015 WNBA Peak Performer Honors

Chicago Sky guard/forward Elena Delle Donne, the 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player, Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot, and Tulsa Shock center Courtney Paris have won the 2015 WNBA Peak Performer Awards for scoring, assists, and rebounding,…

Elena Delle Donne discusses receiving the MVP award, an “humbling experience”

Elena Delle Donne discusses receiving the MVP award, an “humbling experience”

Video The WNBA’s 2015 MVP, Chicago Sky guard/forward Elena Delle Donne, discussed her award yesterday. The Sky ended the season as the second place team in the East and host the Indiana Fever Thursday in…

Chicago Sky’s Elena Delle Donne named 2015 WNBA MVP

Chicago Sky’s Elena Delle Donne named 2015 WNBA MVP

It was no surprise that Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Sky has been named the 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player.

Video and transcript: President Obama welcomes 2015 NCAA champion UConn to the White House

Video and transcript: President Obama welcomes 2015 NCAA champion UConn to the White House

Remarks by the President Honoring NCAA Champion University of Connecticut Huskies East Room 12:07 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Everybody have a seat.  Welcome to the White House.  And welcome back to the — surprisingly enough…

Diana Taurasi purchases 333 seats for each Mercury playoff game to give away to fans

Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi purchased 333 seats (in honor of her uniform #3) for each Mercury home playoff game at US Airways Center. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis starting with round 1, game…

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