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2015 WNBA All-Star Reserves Announced

2015 WNBA All-Star Reserves Announced

Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm was named an All-Star for the ninth time and Cappie Pondexter of the Chicago Sky earned her seventh honor, the WNBA announced today. In addition, seven other reserves chosen…

Sparks happy to have Candace Parker back, star will play July 29

From the team: Los Angeles Sparks forward/center Candace Parker will join the team after the WNBA All-Star weekend announced executive vice president and general manager Penny Toler today. “We are happy to have a healthy…

Becky Hammon coaches San Antonio Spurs to championship in the Las Vegas Summer League

Becky Hammon coaches San Antonio Spurs to championship in the Las Vegas Summer League

Video Becky Hammon, the first ever female Summer League head coach, lead her San Antoino Spurs to a 93-90 victory over the Phoenix ‘suns in the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League. The Spurs’ summer team…

Storm acquire Monica Wright from Lynx, trade Renee Montgomery and a second-round draft pick

BREAKING | We've acquired @monnie22 from MIN for Montgomery & a 2016 2nd rd pick. Link | http://t.co/MOGGqnXDiT pic.twitter.com/Vki58P0Vr8 — Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) July 20, 2015 From the Storm: The Seattle Storm today announced that the…

Tulsa Shock majority owners want to move team to Dallas-Fort Worth

Tulsa Shock majority owners want to move team to Dallas-Fort Worth

As reported previously, Tulsa Shock ownership is looking to move the team to the Dallas-Forth Worth area. Rumors began circulating about a possible move earlier this month but team owners stonewalled media when pressed for…

Cal 2015-16 non-conference schedule features Louisville, Texas A&M and Nebraska

Three games against NCAA tournament teams and a rare non-league matchup with UCLA highlight Cal’s 2015-16 non-conference schedule. “We have put together a non-conference schedule designed to challenge our team early in the year. We…

Social media recap: Canada beats USA for Pan Am Games gold, 81-73

Social media recap: Canada beats USA for Pan Am Games gold, 81-73

Box score [View the story “Pan American Games WBB: Canada beats USA 81-73, earns gold medal for first time” on Storify]

Kiah Stokes has a record-setting block party in Liberty win over the Sun, 64-57

Box score The New York Liberty (9-5) defeated the Connecticut Sun 64-57 on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden to move into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference. The win was punctuated…

Lynx: Monica Wright sidelined indefinitely due to right knee injury

From the team: Monica Wright underwent an arthroscopy on her right knee today at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Wright will be sidelined indefinitely and a further update will be provided when appropriate. The…

Fever withstand Tulsa late game rally for fifth consecutive victory, 83-80

Fever withstand Tulsa late game rally for fifth consecutive victory, 83-80

Box score Indiana (8-6) held off the second-best team in the West late in the fourth quarter to win their fifth straight game. The Tulsa Shock (10-5) fought back from a 15-point deficit and got…

Seattle Storm triumph over Western Conference rival Los Angeles Sparks, 68-61

Box score Rookies Jewell Loyd and Ramu Tokashiki led Seattle (4-12) in a win over Los Angeles 68-61 on Wednesday afternoon at KeyArena. The win snapped a five-game losing streak and was the third time this season…

Sky cruise in rout over Mystics, 85-57

Box score The Chicago Sky (9-5) defeated the Washington Mystics (6-6) 85-57 at Allstate Arena in front of 16,304 fans in the team’s second “Camp Day” game of the season. Allie Quigley scored 15 points…

Balanced effort by Liberty in victory over Stars, 84-68

Box score Four New York Liberty players scored in double digits as the team beat San Antonio, 84-68, during Camp Day Wednesday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. With the win New York improved to 3-1 against the…

Tamika Catchings winner of inauguaral ESPN Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards

Tamika Catchings winner of inauguaral ESPN Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards

At a ceremony held Tuesday at the Conga Room at L.A. Live, and Tamika Catchings and the Chicago Bulls were honored for the positive impact they have on their community, taking home the team and individual honors…

Starting lineups for the 2015 WNBA All-Star Game announced

Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Sky, who is on pace to set the WNBA single-season record for scoring average, finished as the top vote-getter in 2015 WNBA All-Star Balloting the league announced Wednesday. Delle Donne (25.8…

Frontier Communications becomes marquee sponsor of Connecticut Sun

From the team: The Connecticut Sun announced today it has reached a multi-year agreement with Frontier Communications, making them the marquee sponsor of the state’s only major professional sports franchise, the Connecticut Sun. This partnership…

USA defeats Canada, 82-63, to capture gold at World University Games

USA defeats Canada, 82-63, to capture gold at World University Games

Additional Quotes Box Scores Photo Gallery: Gold Medal Game Photo Gallery: Medal Ceremony With a gold medal on the line, the USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team (6-0) took a three-point lead into the…

Marissa Coleman’s career night propels Fever over Stars, 83-76

Marissa Coleman’s career night propels Fever over Stars, 83-76

The Indiana Fever (7-6) won their fourth straight game, beating San Antonio 83-76 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Friday night. Marissa Coleman paced the home team with a career-high 25 points. Other Fever players in double…

NCAA ends South Carolina ban over Confederate flag

For over a decade the NCAA banned championships and tournament games in any state the flew the Confederate flag. South Carolina governor Nikki Haley signed legislation on Thursday that ordered the flag to be taken…

Danielle Robinson leads San Antonio in win over Los Angeles, 70-63

Danielle Robinson leads San Antonio in win over Los Angeles, 70-63

The San Antonio Stars (3-8) defeated the Los Angeles Sparks (2-9) Wednesday evening at Freeman Coliseum, 70-63. The Stars broke a two-game losing streak that included a loss to the Sparks last Thursday in Los…

Kizer keeps Indiana winning, leads team in 88-65 rout of Seattle

Kizer keeps Indiana winning, leads team in 88-65 rout of Seattle

Indiana (6-6) continued a streak, winning a third straight game in taking down Seattle 88-65 Wednesday afternoon. The Storm (3-10) dropped the finale of its three-game road trip. Seattle fell behind early 17-6 in the first quarter…

WNBA Players of the Month for June: Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins

Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Sky and Skylar Diggins of the Tulsa Shock were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month for games played in June. Delle Donne, the Eastern…

NCAA women’s basketball attendance across divisions eclipses 11 million for eighth straight year

NCAA women’s basketball attendance across divisions eclipses 11 million for eighth straight year

Full list of 2014-15 attendance by school (PDF) From the NCAA: Attendance for the 2014?15 NCAA women’s basketball season eclipsed 11 million fans for the eighth straight season. In addition, there were 11,123,533 total patrons…

Fever’s Natalie Achonwa named Rookie of the Month for games played in June

Fever’s Natalie Achonwa named Rookie of the Month for games played in June

Natalie Achonwa of the Indiana Fever was named the WNBA’s Rookie of the Month for games played in June. Last month she  led all rookies in points (10.2 ppg) and placed second in field goal…

San Antonio Stars acquire guard Samantha Logic from the Atlanta Dream, waive Brittany Hrynko

The San Antonio Stars have acquired guard Samantha Logic from the Atlanta Dream in exchange for a 2016 second-round draft pick. In a corresponding move, the Stars have waived guard Brittany Hrynko. The DePaul alum…

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