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Alana Beard wins second straight Defensive Player of the Year Award

Alana Beard wins second straight Defensive Player of the Year Award

Los Angeles Sparks guard/forward Alana Beard won the 2018 Defensive Player of the Year Award. This is the second straight season that the 36-year-old four-time All-Star has earned the honor. She is the fifth player…

Elena Delle Donne leads Washington past Atlanta 87-84 in game 1 of semifinals series, ties franchise playoff record

Elena Delle Donne leads Washington past Atlanta 87-84 in game 1 of semifinals series, ties franchise playoff record

ATLANTA – In the first game of the day in Sunday’s WNBA semifinals, No. 3 seed Washington took down No. 2 Atlanta Dream 87-84 in Atlanta on the campus of Georgia Tech in front of…

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart named 2018 WNBA Most Valuable Player, teammate Natasha Howard earned Most Improved Player

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart named 2018 WNBA Most Valuable Player, teammate Natasha Howard earned Most Improved Player

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart is the 2018 WNBA Most Valuable Player. It is the first MVP award for the three-year veteran and the the second winner for the Storm, joining three-time MVP Lauren Jackson…

Elena Delle Donne’s superb season in review: “I just want to win a championship”

Elena Delle Donne’s superb season in review: “I just want to win a championship”

WASHINGTON – Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne had a regular season full of successes while leading her team. She is among the top five in the league in free throw percentage. She tallied five…

Australian Opals Team for the FIBA Women’s World Cup announced

Australian Opals Team for the FIBA Women’s World Cup announced

Basketball Australia named the Australian Opals squad for the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup. The competition is set for Septmeber 22-30 in Tenerife, Spain. Five players from Australia’s Rio Olympic team return including current WNBA…

WNBPA announces changes to its executive committee

Release from the WNBPA: The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) announced the election of five Officers on its Executive Committee. Sue Bird, Elena Delle Donne, and Chiney Ogwumike were elected to the offices of…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 08-13-2018

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 08-13-2018

RT @minnesotalynx: .@Lindsay_13 has announced her retirement effective at the conclusion of the 2018 @WNBA season » https://t.co/guInETLVQU… -> ICYMI: Mystics clip Wings 93-80 to extend streak, Dallas fires coach postgame (Hoopfeed) by @amberdodd97 https://t.co/6010jSq9AB…

A’ja Wilson sweeps 2018 WNBA Rookie of the Month Awards

A’ja Wilson sweeps 2018 WNBA Rookie of the Month Awards

There‘s no need for the WNBA to wait on handing out the 2018 Rookie of the Year Award. No rookie player came close to threatening South Carolina product and phenom A’ja Wilson’s reign as the…

2018 WNBA Playoffs Bracket and Officials

2018 WNBA Playoffs Bracket and Officials

Officials for the Playoffs || Standings at End of Regular Season Finals Schedule Game 1 — Seattle 89, Washington 76 Game 2 — Seattle 75, Washington 73 Game 3 — Seattle 98, Washington 82 Playoffs Schedule…

Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen announces her retirement from the WNBA

Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen announces her retirement from the WNBA

Minnesota Lynx guard and home-state legend Lindsay Whalen announced her retirement from the WNBA, effective at the end of the 2018 season. She will retire as the all-time winningest player in league history. Arguably, one of…

Mystics clip Wings 93-80 to extend streak, Dallas fires coach postgame

Mystics clip Wings 93-80 to extend streak, Dallas fires coach postgame

WASHINGTON – The Washington Mystics (20-11) secured their sixth straight win after defeating the Dallas Wings 93-80 in front of 6,362 fans at Capital One Arena Sunday afternoon. The Wings (14-17) are on an eight-game…

Official statement from the Dallas Wings: Fred Williams fired

Official statement from the Dallas Wings: Fred Williams fired

From the Wings: The Dallas Wings announces this evening that Fred Williams has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. Assistant Coach Taj McWilliams-Franklin has been named interim head coach for the remainder of the…

Atlanta Dream signs forward Adaora Elonu to a seven-day contract

From the Dream: Atlanta Dream have signed forward Adaora Elonu to a seven-day contract, the team announced Friday. After the Dream lost forward Angel McCoughtry (left knee) for the season and the continued absence of…

Atlanta Dream forward Angel MCoughtry out for rest of season with left knee injury

Atlanta Dream forward Angel MCoughtry out for rest of season with left knee injury

Atlanta Dream starting forward Angel McCoughtry will miss the rest of the 2018 season due to torn ligaments in her left knee. The ninth-year veteran and 2018 All-Star sustained the injury in the fourth quarter…

Washington extends win streak to five while snapping the Storm’s in 100-77 win

Washington extends win streak to five while snapping the Storm’s in 100-77 win

Delle Donne leads Washington with 30 points and six rebounds Shoutout to the campers! You all showed up today FR! ???#TogetherDC #SticsSZN pic.twitter.com/yxUgERoYov — Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) August 9, 2018 WASHINGTON – The Washington Mystics…

WNBA deems Las Vegas no-show to Aug. 3 game at Mystics a forfeit

WNBA deems Las Vegas no-show to Aug. 3 game at Mystics a forfeit

WASHINGTON – After four days of deliberation, the WNBA announced Tuesday that the Las Vegas Aces’ failure to attend their Washington Mystics matchup August 3 in D.C. will count as a forfeit. “The Las Vegas…

Las Vegas Aces at Washington Mystics game canceled due to travel delays, Aces issue statement

Las Vegas Aces at Washington Mystics game canceled due to travel delays, Aces issue statement

Washington Mystics players sign towels and t-shirts in exchange for an Aces-Mystics matchup that was canceled. Photo: Amber Dodd. WASHINGTON – The WNBA regular season is in its final stretch. Teams are playing back-to-back matchups…

A’ja Wilson earns Rookie of the Month for second month in a row

A’ja Wilson earns Rookie of the Month for second month in a row

Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson is the the WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in July. The 2018 All-Star garnered the honor for the second month in a row. Wilson led all…

NBA enters deal that makes MGM Resorts the official gaming partner of the NBA and WNBA

NBA enters deal that makes MGM Resorts the official gaming partner of the NBA and WNBA

MGM Resorts International and the NBA have agreed to a multi-year partnership that will make MGM Resorts the official gaming partner of the NBA and WNBA. It is the NBA’s first partnership with a sports…

ESPN: All-Star Game ratings up 20 percent from last year

ESPN: All-Star Game ratings up 20 percent from last year

Image: ESPN Top Markets || Attendance History The 2018 All-Star Game, televised by ABC on Saturday, was the highest rated All-Star Game since 2018. The viewership was up 20 percent from last year’s All-Star and…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 07-23-2018

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 07-23-2018

Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week of 07-16-2018 https://t.co/snw85uDTby #wnba -> The Dallas Wings acquired Washington Mystics guard Tayler Hill, along with the Mystics’ 2019 second round draft pic……

2018 WNBA All-Star Saturday Notebook: The league president speaks, post All-Star impressions and looking forward to Vegas!

2018 WNBA All-Star Saturday Notebook: The league president speaks, post All-Star impressions and looking forward to Vegas!

Full transcript of Lisa Borders’ Press Conference  MINNEAPOLIS – The WNBA’s “Take A Seat, Take a Stand” program gives $5 of each ticket sold to charity but there is some concern about how this fits…

Team Parker beats Team Delle Donne in 2018 WNBA All-Star Game; Maya Moore named MVP

Team Parker beats Team Delle Donne in 2018 WNBA All-Star Game; Maya Moore named MVP

#WNBAAllStar MVP, @MinnesotaLynx's Maya Moore: 18pts, 8rebs, 6asts pic.twitter.com/hxpuUvaX9q — Hoopfeed.com ? (@hoopfeed) July 28, 2018 Team Parker, led by the Minnesota Lynx’s Maya Moore, defeated Team Delle Donne 119-112 in the 2018 All-Star Game…

Full transcript of WNBA president Lisa Borders’ Presser at the 2018 All-Star Game

Full transcript of WNBA president Lisa Borders’ Presser at the 2018 All-Star Game

Before Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, the league’s president, Lisa Borders, held a press conference. Below is the full transcript of the media availability. Lisa Borders: Good afternoon, everybody.…

The 2019 All-Star Game is set for Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Events Center, July 27

The 2019 All-Star Game is set for Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Events Center, July 27

The 2019 WNBA All-Star game will be played in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, home of the Las Vegas Aces, WNBA president Lisa Borders announced today. The contest will be played on…

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