Game two of the 2014 WNBA Finals delivered a 0.6 overnight rating, marking the highest overnight number for any WNBA postseason game on ESPN or ESPN2 since 2007 (ESPN2, 0.6 on Sept. 13, Phoenix Mercury vs.…
By David Siegel and Cheryl Coward PHOENIX – The Chicago Sky figured if you cannot beat them, get aggressive. After getting handily dispatched in game one of the WNBA Finals by Phoenix, the Sky entered…
2014 WNBA Finals game  one records Phoenix 83, Chicago 62 Sept. 7, 2014 Recap Candice Dupree connected on her first 10 field goal attempts, setting a playoff and Finals record for consecutive made shots. The…
Statement from University of Connecticut athletic director Warde Manuel: Over the last 24 hours, the University of Connecticut, the American Athletic Conference and the NCAA have been working together to determine whether a violation occurred…
Allie Quigley delivered a career playoff-high with 24 points as the Chicago Sky defeated the Indiana Fever 75-62 in a decisive Game 3 to win the Eastern Conference Championship. With the 2-1 series win over…
Chiney Ogwumike of the Connecticut Sun is the recipient of the 2014 WNBA Rookie of the Year, the WNBA announced today. Ogwumike received 23 votes from a national panel of 38 sportswriters and broadcasters who…
Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins is the winner of the 2014 WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year award. She received 29 of 38 votes from a panel of national and local sportswriters and broadcasters. Washington…
From the league: Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Stars was named the recipient of the 2014 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, the WNBA announced today. The first-time winner received 24 of 37 votes from a…
Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx is the 2014 WNBA Most Valuable Player. She Moore received 371 points (including 35 first-place votes) from a national panel of 38 sportswriters and broadcasters. The press conference for…
The league-leading Phoenix Mercury has home court advantage throughout the WNBA playoffs and begins a quest for a third championship at home Friday against Los Angeles during the Western Conference semifinals. However, East teams kick…
Texas-El Paso junior guard Jenzel Nash posted a photo and message on Instagram Wednesday that indicates she is pregnant. She was the team’s second leading scoring during the 2013-14 season. UTEP head coach Keitha Adams issue…
From the Mercury: The most decorated player in team history and one of the best players in women’s basketball history, Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, today signed a multi-year contract extension, the team announced. Taurasi…
New York Liberty Head Coach and General Manager Bill Laimbeer announced today that the team has waived guard Leilani Mitchell. Prior to the 2014 campaign, Mitchell notified the Liberty that she would forgo the season…
Leaders in the women’s basketball community convened for a 2014 Women’s Collegiate Basketball Officiating, LLC (WCBO) rules strategy session at the Big 12 Conference office August 5-6 in Irving, Texas to focus on ways to improve the collegiate game. Attendees…
The San Antonio Spurs today announced that Becky Hammon has been hired as an assistant coach. Per club policy terms of the contract were not announced. She becomes the third woman to sit on an NBA bench…
From the Stars: The San Antonio Stars will host a Becky Hammon retirement ceremony presented by SWBC on August 15. The ceremony, which will take place following the Stars-Lynx game, will honor the career of…
From the Dream: The Atlanta Dream will defend its Eastern Conference Championship as the team has clinched its sixth consecutive playoff berth in the franchise’s seven-year history. A loss by Indiana late Saturday night in…
From the NCAA: The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee has selected Spokane, Wash. and Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena as a regional host site for the 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. The Spokane…
From the Stars: San Antonio Stars guard and 16-year WNBA veteran, Becky Hammon, will retire at the conclusion of the 2014 WNBA season, the team announced today. Hammon will end her career as the Stars…
From the Dream: The Atlanta Dream announced today that head coach Michael Cooper has been diagnosed with early stage tongue cancer, and will take a temporary leave of absence from the team. Cooper will undergo a…
The Los Angeles Sparks entered the WNBA All-Star break after dropping a home game to Washington preceded by three wins on the road. However, the team’s 10-12 record includes seven losses at home. With the season…
Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm and Ivory Latta of the Washington Mystics have been named by WNBA President Laurel J. Richie as replacement players for the 2011 WNBA All-Star game, the league announced today.…
Atlanta Dream forward DeLisha Milton-Jones will miss the remainder of the 2014 season after suffering a ruptured right Achilles tendon, the team announced Wednesday. The injury occurred during the first half of Atlanta’s victory over…
Chiney and Nneka Ogwumike, who in April became only the second set of siblings ever selected with the top overall pick in an American professional sports draft, have again made history. Chiney, the No. 1…
From the WNBA: After entering the league as the eighth pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft, Atlanta Dream guard Shoni Schimmel debuts at No. 1 on the league’s list of top-selling jerseys. Based on WNBAStore.com…
