Phoenix Mercury starting center Brittney Griner will return to the team’s lineup tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 12, against the Seattle Storm at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Griner missed the Mercury’s last eight games after suffering a…
Washington D.C.’s Verizon Center has a new name: Capital One Arena. The name change is effective immediately. Monumental Sports and Entertainment (MSE) and Capital One announced the naming rights partnership Wednesday. The naming rights deal…
Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week of 7-24-2017 https://t.co/SPt8zOLhOw #ncaaw #wnba #FIBA -> Los Angeles reaches a deal to host to the 2028 Olympics, giving up a bid for…
From USA Basketball: Six-time USA Basketball medalist Linnae Harper (Ohio State/Chicago, Ill.) will join the 2017 USA Basketball Women’s U23 National Team. A’ja Wilson (South Carolina/Hopkins, S.C.), who was named to the team on Aug.…
Dallas Wings forward Evelyn @Akhator named to Nigerian National Team, will miss games to compete in AfroBasket https://t.co/QaEsai08Yc #wnba -> The Atlanta Dream sign guard Chelsea Hopkins to a second 7-day contract https://t.co/QZzRGvU136 #wnba https://t.co/eonItG2HDZ…
From the Sparks: The Los Angeles Sparks have signed 6-foot-4 center Sandrine Gruda for the remainder of the season, as announced by Executive Vice President/General Manager Penny Toler. “We are looking forward to Sandrine rejoining…
Tina Charles of the New York Liberty and Sylvia Fowles of the Minnesota Lynx are the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played July 17-23. Charles earned Player of…
Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week of 7-10-2017 https://t.co/l1ijuSgZs6 #ncaaw #wnba -> Today’s #WNBA game: Indiana at Los Angeles, 10:30pm ET, League Pass/Spectrum SportsNet https://t.co/iX6qlJqsDG -> #WNBA Players of…
The Atlanta Dream signed guard Chelsea Hopkins to a seven-day contract Monday. The team also waived guard Darxia Morris. Hopkins, who was with the New York Liberty earlier this season, is a second-year guard out…
Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week of 7-03-2017 https://t.co/hrqfDuOnoL #ncaaw #wnba -> Simon & Schuster to publish memoir and children’s book series by Elena Delle Donne https://t.co/r90xPph2gD #wnba ->…
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner sustained an injury with 8:49 remaining in Friday’s game at Talking Stick Resort Arena against the Minnesota Lynx She did not return to action. After being evaluated by team physicians…
From the team: Indiana Fever guard Shenise Johnson will miss the remainder of the 2017 season after sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during Tuesday’s practice session at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Johnson, a…
Forty student-athletes, including 22 international gold medalists, accepted invitations to attend the 2017 USA Basketball Women’s U23 National Team Training Camp, which will take place July 31-Aug. 4 at the United States Olympic Training Center in…
The San Antonio Stars signed guard Sequoia Holmes for the remainder of the season. Holmes (G, 5-10, UNLV) signed a training camp contract with the Stars on April 6 and appeared in 10 games before…
Simon & Schuster will publish a memoir and children’s book series by WNBA star and Olympic Gold medalist Elena Delle Donne to be released on March 6, 2018. “I’m thrilled to announce the publication of…
Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week of 6-26-2017 https://t.co/AddldSVTpc -> “Badass Astronaut” (The New Yorker). Profile of @NASA astronaut candidate & former @MITwbball player Jasmin Moghbeli https://t.co/mm8yYSIqRk -> Stetson…
The Phoenix Mercury will celebrate all-time great Penny Taylor Sunday, July 9 with a special jersey retirement ceremony immediately following the game against the New York Liberty. The game tips off at 3 p.m. local/6…
Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week of 6-19-2017 https://t.co/es0JFQ8RLY -> #WNBA Players of the Week: Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Sun), Skylar Diggins-Smith (Dallas Wings) https://t.co/3kD09u6hNj -> Alyssa Thomas’ career year…
The college basketball season could start three days earlier if changes proposed by an NCAA council are implemented. The organization’s Division I Council suggested that the start date of the season be moved to the…
The Big Ten/ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge will take place for the 11th consecutive season over  two days in late November, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 29. The annual challenge is scheduled to continue through the 2020-21 season. The ACC won last…
Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week of 06-12-2017Â https://t.co/yt66ce7RkH #ncaaw #wnba -> #WNBA Players of the Week for games played June 12-18: Jonquel Jones (Sun) & Candace Parker (Sparks) https://t.co/hn3LqBRHEA…
The Atlanta Dream waived center Rachel Hollivay and guard Brianna Kiesel. Veteran forward Sancho Lyttle will return to the team this week. Lyttle has been temporarily suspended while playing overseas for Spain in the FIBA…
Video: Phoenix Mercury. Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner recorded her first dunk of the 2017 WNBA season in an 85-82 win at Seattle Friday evening. The dunk came with 8:35 remaining in the fourth quarter. It…
The New York Liberty activated guard Epiphanny Prince from the temporary suspension list and waived forward Cierra Burdick. Prince missed six games while competing for Russia in the 2017 EuroBasket tournament, a qualifier for the…
Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 06-05-2017 https://t.co/DXmiolit7k #ncaaw #wnba #usa -> #WNBA Players of the Week: Tina Charles (New York Liberty) & Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx) https://t.co/i1arPRbrXL -> Tennessee…
