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Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen out indefinitely after surgery on left hand

Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen out indefinitely after surgery on left hand

Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen underwent successful surgery to repair a fracture of her fifth metacarpal in her left hand today at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She will be sidelined indefinitely according to…

2017 USA Women’s U23 National Team announced

2017 USA Women’s U23 National Team announced

Introducing the 2017 USA Women's U23 National Team… ?? #USABWU23 pic.twitter.com/bxOHOM79j3 — USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 4, 2017 The 2017 USA Basketball Women’s U23 National Team was announced after five days of training camp at…

Mystics’ Ivory Latta’s childrens book teaches kids lessons in lifelong morality and values

Mystics’ Ivory Latta’s childrens book teaches kids lessons in lifelong morality and values

Whether her team the Washington Mystics fell or rose against their opponents, 11-year veteran guard Ivory Latta has always showed her passion for the game of basketball in her grit and determination. Her children’s book…

WNBA players and rosters make debut in NBA Live series

WNBA players and rosters make debut in NBA Live series

Video: EA. For the first time, WNBA rosters will available in the popular NBA Live video game Electronic Arts (EA) announced today. The next release of the game, NBA Live 18, will include current teams…

Atlanta Dream’s Brittney Sykes is the WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in July 2017

Atlanta Dream’s Brittney Sykes is the WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in July 2017

Atlanta Dream guard Brittney Sykes earned the WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in July. The seventh overall pick in 2017 WNBA draft out of Syracuse led all rookies in scoring for the…

After canceled game against Sun, Mystics look forward to season finish

On July 28, the Washington Mystics were scheduled to take on the Connecticut Sun in a highly anticipated match up that would determine the top dog in the Eastern conference.  The final game of the…

July recruiting comes to a close, coaches contend with exorbitant event fees and other issues

List of July 2017 Recruiting Events || 2017-18 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Recruiting Calendar July marks the end of the NCAA’s annual recruiting calendar for women’s basketball. It is a busy time for college…

Layshia Clarendon nears triple-double in OT win vs. Phoenix, league rescinds triple-double

Update: The league issued the following statement on Wednesday, July 26, 2017: Following a stat correction of last night’s game, Layshia Clarendon’s final line has been adjusted to 15p, 10r, 9a Unfortunately for Clarendon, this…

Chicago Sky will start playing games in the city next season, franchise’s games will be at new Wintrust Arena

Chicago Sky will start playing games in the city next season, franchise’s games will be at new Wintrust Arena

Details of Wintrust Arena from DePaul Athletics The Chicago Sky will have a new home for the franchise’s games next season as the  Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) approved an arena agreement that will…

Dallas Wings forward Evelyn Akhator named to the Nigerian National Team, will miss games to compete in Afrobasket

From the team: Dallas Wings forward Evelyn Akhator has been named to the Nigerian National Team and will train and compete with the side during several dates in July and August. The national team is…

Maya Moore leads the West with 23 points in 2017 All-Star Game for 130-121 win

Maya Moore leads the West with 23 points in 2017 All-Star Game for 130-121 win

MVP: Maya Moore Halftime 3-point contest winner: Allie Quigley Attendance: 15,221 Highlight: Connecticut Sun’s Jonquel Jones with a dunk shot in the last minute [View the story “West tops the East 130-121 in 2017 WNBA…

Lisa Borders at the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game: Transcript from the league president’s press conference

WNBA president Lisa Borders meet with the media in a televised press conference before the start of the 2017 All-Star game in Seattle. Below is the league-provided transcript of the press conference. LISA BORDERS: Well, good…

Washington Mystics forward Emma Meesseman: Belgium’s best and a WNBA rising star

Washington Mystics forward Emma Meesseman: Belgium’s best and a WNBA rising star

Breakfast in three different cities three days in a row, a historic milestone for her native country in EuroBasket and the successful addition of new dimensions to her game were all elements of Washington Mystics…

2017 WNBA All-Star Weekend: Quotes and video from Friday, July 21, 2017

2017 WNBA All-Star Weekend: Quotes and video from Friday, July 21, 2017

Videos || Quotes WNBA All-Star 2017, Media Availability, Friday, July 21 East || West EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS Curt Miller, East All-Star Coach How has your experience been in Seattle? “Being able to get in front of the East All-Stars…

WNBA’s 2017 All-Star festivities in full swing

WNBA’s 2017 All-Star festivities in full swing

The WNBA’s 2017 All-Star kicked off Friday with several All-Stars and league president Lisa Borders raising a 20’ x 30’ WNBA flag at Seattle’s Space Needle Friday morning. It will be the first time the…

Washington Mystics overcome injury bug, rout out Atlanta Dream 100-96 in OT “gut check” contest

MYSTICS WIN IN OVERTIME!!! pic.twitter.com/dV1wkYt2C4 — Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) July 19, 2017 WASHINGTON D.C. – The Washington Mystics overcame adverse circumstances of injuries and shaky chemistry with a 100-96 overtime win against the Atlanta Dream…

Reserves announced for the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game

Reigning regular-season MVP Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks, reigning Rookie of the Year Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm and WNBA scoring leader Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury were among the reserves…

Mystics guard Tayler Hill to miss rest of 2017 WNBA season due to torn ACL

Washington Mystics guard Tayler Hill will miss the rest of the 2017 WNBA season due to a torn ACL. She sustained the right knee injury during a game against the Indiana Fever on July 14…

Texas: Sophomore Joyner Holmes won’t be enrolled during fall 2017 due to a university violation

University of Texas sophomore Joyner Holmes will not be enrolled at the school or compete during the fall 2017 semester due to a university violation the women’s basketball program announced Saturday. She will be able to…

Starting lineups for the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game announced

Starting lineups for the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game announced

Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm joins five former WNBA MVPs in the 10 players selected by fans, WNBA players and media to start in the 2017 WNBA All-Star game. With her 10th All-Star selection, Bird is tied with…

Dallas Wings guard Allisha Gray earns second WNBA Rookie of the Month award

Dallas Wings guard Allisha Gray was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for June, the second consecutive time she has earned the honor. She led all rookies in scoring (11.4 ppg), rebounding (4.6 rpg), steals (1.27…

Video: Reigning WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike featured on cover of ESPN The Magazine’s Annual BODY Issue

Video: Reigning WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike featured on cover of ESPN The Magazine’s Annual BODY Issue

Reigning WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike is among the athletes featured on covers for ESPN The Magazine’s BODY Issue, hitting newsstands July 7. In her interview, the Los Angeles Sparks forward discusses developing her basketball skills at a young age, the meaning…

Defense lifts Mystics over Liberty, 67-54

WASHINGTON, D.C. – It was a bizarre night for the top Eastern conference matchup. Poor shooting and rock-solid defense from the Mystics and Liberty gave both teams their lowest scoring games of the season. With…

Phoenix Mercury add forward Angel Robinson

The Phoenix Mercury signed forward Angel Robinson. The Georgia graduate just completed playing commitments for Montenegro in the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket Championships. Robinson’s rights were originally acquired by the Mercury on June 25, 2016, in…

San Antonio Stars trade Monique Currie to the Mercury in exchange for Shay Murphy, Sophie Brunner and a third round pick

The San Antonio Stars traded forward Monique Currie to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for guard Shay Murphy, forward Sophie Brunner and a third round pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft. The Stars also waived…

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