Minnesota Lynx guard Monica Wright underwent an arthroscopy on her left knee on Friday at TRIA Orthopedics in Bloomington, Minn. Wright will be sidelined indefinitely according to the team. “In her workouts last week she…
The New York Liberty finalized its 2014 training camp roster with the additions of Jerica Coley, Shanece McKinney and Ebony Hoffman. The Liberty open training camp on Sunday, April 27, and to celebrate their return…
The Tulsa Shock has finalized the 2014 training camp roster with a total of 15 players. Â The training camp roster are nine returning players from the 2013 season: Glory Johnson, Riquna Williams, Skylar Diggins, Jennifer…
The first-ever WNBA preseason tournament featuring the defending champion Minnesota Lynx along with the Chicago Sky, Indiana Fever and Phoenix Mercury, will tip off on Friday, May 9 at the HP Field House at ESPN…
From the Shock: Tulsa Shock center Elizabeth Cambage will not return to Tulsa for the 2014 WNBA season. Cambage will remain in Australia to train with the Australian National Basketball Team for the upcoming FIBA…
Thirty-nine players, including all 12 members of the gold-medal winning 2013 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team and 19 others with experience from the 2013 USA U16 National Team Trials, have accepted invitations to attend…
UPDATE 4/24/14 DeShields posted a Twitter message about her decision: 4/17/14 Diamond DeShields, the nation’s top freshman of 2013-14, is transferring from North Carolina according to reports. The Herald-Sun in Durham first reported the decision…
The 2014 WNBA Draft held at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Monday, April 14 averaged 413,000 viewers  on ESPN2, making it the most-watched WNBA Draft on the network, according to Nielsen. Viewership was…
Complete Draft Order The Connecticut Sun selected Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2014 WNBA Draft. The Tulsa Shock picked Odyssey Sims of Baylor with the second overall selection, and…
Stanford University senior Chiney Ogwumike is the recipient of the 2013-14 John R. Wooden Award presented at the Los Angeles Athletic Club Friday evening. Ogwumike is a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year and three-time…
Odyssey Sims of Baylor, winner of the 2014 Wade Trophy as the NCAA Division I Player of the Year, and Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike, a four-time First Team All-American and two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year,…
The San Antonio Stars will broadcast eight games on FOX Sports Southwest (FSSW) during the 2014 season. The local broadcast schedule includes coverage of four home games and four road contests. FOX Sports Southwest’s coverage…
By David Siegel and Cheryl Coward NASHVILLE – “President Obama, we’re baaaaaack,” exclaimed Stefanie Dolson, providing an exclamation point to a national championship game that saw her Connecticut Huskies defeat previously unbeaten Notre Dame, 79-58.…
By David Siegel and Cheryl Coward NASHVILLE – Notre Dame’s self-proclaimed status as underdog due to the loss of starting forward and Irish leading rebounder Natalie Achonwa to an ACL injury in the Elite Eight…
2014 WBCA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mentions Unbeaten’s Connecticut and Notre Dame placed a total of five players on the 2014 WBCA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team, which the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association…
From the Dream: The WNBA Atlanta Dream announced today that the team has signed French star Céline Dumerc to a multi-year deal. Per team policy, contract terms were not disclosed. The 31-year-old point guard is…
The Chicago Sky’s head coach and general manager, Pokey Chatman, announced that the team will hold open tryouts in an effort to build the team’s roster for the upcoming season. Under the WNBA’s new collective…
From the Lynx: The 2013 WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx announced a multi-year partnership with Mayo Clinic that includes marquee placement on the team’s home and away jerseys. The new agreement also designates Mayo Clinic as…
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The Gatorade Player of the Year award was established in 1985 to recognize and celebrate outstanding high school student-athletes for athletic achievement, academic excellence and exemplary character. All final selection decisions are the result of…
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) announced today that they have entered into a new eight-year collective bargaining agreement, commencing with the 2014 season and continuing through…
The John R. Wooden Award Women’s Ballot was announced today by The Los Angeles Athletic Club. Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the ballot is made up of 15 student-athletes who are eligible…
TV Schedule CONFERENCE *LOCATION SCHEDULE/RESULTS CHAMPION America East Albany, N.Y. Quarterfinals:Â March 7 Semifinals:Â March 9 Championship:Â March 10 Albany American Athletic Uncasville, Conn. First Round:Â March 7 Quarterfinals:Â March 8 Semifinals:Â March 9 Championship:Â March 10 Connecticut Atlantic 10 Richmond, Va.…
The Southeastern Conference announced its 2014 women’s basketball postseason awards Tuesday, highlighted by South Carolina’s Dawn Staley, Tiffany Mitchell and Alaina Coates being named Coach, Player and Freshman of the Year, respectively. Mississippi State’s Martha…
From a NCAA release: Beginning in 2015, the preliminary rounds of the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship will take place on a Friday through Monday schedule, the Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet decided Tuesday. Cabinet…
