Boost Mobile logo rendering on the jersey of Minnesota Lynx player Candice Wiggins. (Courtesy WNBA) The WNBA and Boost Mobile entered a deal that puts the logo of the wireless service on the jerseys of…
On a day with four games on the slate, the WNBA had its first team qualify for the 2011 playoffs, the Minnesota Lynx. At 20-6, Minnesota has the best record in the league, two games…
LOS ANGELES – Ebony Hoffman exploding for a season-best 21 points against her former team Thursday night doesn’t seem so far-fetched. She said it herself afterwards: "It’s always nice to play well against your former…
[display_podcast] Perhaps the most difficult position to fill in the WNBA, or in basketball anywhere for that matter, is the point guard slot. Floor leader, distributor, play maker, scorer, defender — all rolled into one,…
Mercury’s Candice Dupree and LA’s LaToya Pringle. LOS ANGELES – Fueled by the career-high production of their first-round-draft pick, the Los Angeles Sparks (9-13) fought from a 16-point deficit to beat the Phoenix Mercury (13-10)…
[display_podcast] For a long time, I’ve been saying that the Naismith Hall of Fame has been way too slow in acknowledging the great players and coaches of the women’s game. That said, they are slowly…
[display_podcast] It has been a strange 14th season in the WNBA for Ticha Penichiero, full of highs and lows. The league’s all-time assists leader, Ticha was recognized as as one of the top 15 players…
Tulsa’s Sheryl Swoopes and L.A.’s DeLisha Milton-Jones LOS ANGELES – Once again, the Los Angeles Sparks let a lead dwindle in the final period Tuesday night and once again, the last 90 seconds of…
LOS ANGELES – The Minnesota Lynx held off a late Sparks rally Sunday night to push their winning streak to a franchise-best nine games. They also snapped a six-game, three-year-old losing streak at the Staples…
On the surface, the Phoenix Mercury trade of starting center Kara Braxton to the New York Liberty for little used forward Sidney Spencer seems one-sided. But scratch under that surface, and the deal makes sense…
[display_podcast] As we enter the second half of the WNBA season, three teams with compelling stories are the Atlanta Dream, Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever. These three teams are the focus of this week’s podcast.…
Ticha Penicheiro receives her award for being named one of the top 15 players in WNBA history from league president Laurel Richie during halftime of the WNBA All-Star game. Out of the list of players…
Photos: © Full Court Press/Lee Michaelson Expand Slideshow to Full Screen San Antonio earns rave review as WNBA host – San Antonio Express News East takes All-Star game, festivities a success under the reign of…
Swin Cash receives the MVP award from Laurel Richie SAN ANTONIO – The last time the WNBA All-Star weekend featured an East vs. West contest was in 2009 at Mohegan Sun Arena. The West won…
The WNBA honored the most influential players since its inception in 1997, and announced today the Top 15 Players of all time during halftime of the All-Star game in San Antonio. The list: Sue Bird, …
Angel McCoughtry, Forward, Atlanta Dream Penny Taylor, Forward, Phoenix Mercury Elizabeth Cambage, Center, Tulsa Shock (Rookie) Danielle Adams, Forward, San Antonio Silver Stars (Rookie)
SAN ANTONIO – For players like Becky Hammon, Katie Douglas, Tamika Catchings, Sue Bird, Swin Cash and Penny Taylor, all who have been WNBA All-Stars several times, receiving the honor to play amongst the league’s…
DeLisha Milton-Jones: “People haven’t really seen the best of me yet†It will be pause for thought next year, when college graduates eligible for the WNBA draft will be born in 1990 or later…
LOS ANGELES – Sparks Coach Joe Bryant turned his rotation upside down Monday night, in an attempt to shake his team out of a home court loss slump. But even double-digit scoring by four bench…
Box Score LOS ANGELES – A 24-point lead by the Los Angeles Sparks early in the third quarter turned into the biggest second-half comeback in WNBA history for the Washington Mystics, as they erased the…
Dedicated Dream fans wait for players to sign their memorabilia before the game. Box score ATLANTA – The Atlanta Dream (4-9) came into Saturday night’s home contest against the visiting Chicago Sky (7-8) with…
The Indiana Fever’s Tamika Catchings led all vote-getters in balloting for the 2011 WNBA All-Star game with 32,706 votes. Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (25,077), the second leading vote-getter, led the Western Conference. The league…
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey during the Dallas Regional talking about bracketing on March 27. The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee publicly reprimanded two I Division head coaches for violating tournament policy during the 2011…
From the Los Angeles Sparks: The Los Angeles Sparks have made a change in their head coaching position with Joe "Jellybean" Bryant replacing Jennifer Gillom effective immediately, it was announced Sunday by Sparks Vice President…
After a tumultuous and abysmal season and a half of losing and player attrition, Tulsa Shock head coach and general manager Nolan Richardson resigned the team announced early Saturday morning. The Shock’s owners met with…
