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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…

Brittney Griner out 3 to 4 weeks with ankle sprain and bone bruise

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…

San Antonio Stars sign guard Sequoia Holmes for the remainder of the season

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…

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…

Phoenix Mercury to hold Penny Taylor retirement ceremony, July 9

Phoenix Mercury to hold Penny Taylor retirement ceremony, July 9

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…

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…

Maya Moore and Elena Delle lead the pack in early fan returns of 2017 WNBA All-Star Voting

Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx and Elena Delle Donne of the Washington Mystics are the top vote-getters after early fan returns of 2017 WNBA All-Star Voting. According the league, the first 15 days of fan voting generated more…

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…

Washington Mystics find consistency, blow past Seattle Storm 100-70

Washington Mystics find consistency, blow past Seattle Storm 100-70

FEELIN' ? #MysticsStorm #EyesUpDC pic.twitter.com/VAS4zCAZSU — Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) June 27, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Mystics evened the game series with the Seattle Storm at 1-1 after a 100-70 win at the Verizon…

Atlanta Dream signs guard Darxia Morris

The Atlanta Dream signed Darxia Morris Monday. The guard originally joined the Dream on a training camp contract in February 2017. She was the final cut on the day prior to the regular season. “Darxia…

WNBA Players of the Week for games played June 19-25: Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Sun) and Skylar Diggins-Smith (Dallas Wings)

Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun and Skylar Diggins-Smith of the Dallas Wings today were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week for games played June 19-25. Thomas, a 6-2 forward,…

Atlanta Dream waived center Rachel Hollivay and guard Brianna Kiesel; Sancho Lyttle to return after EuroBasket

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 center Brittney Griner records her first dunk of the 2017 WNBA season

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…

New York Liberty activates guard Epiphanny Prince from temporary suspension, waives forward Cierra Burdick

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…

Lynx part of Timberwolves three-year deal to make Fitbit the “Official Wearable” and “Official Sleep Tracker” of the franchises

The Minnesota Lynx, along with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Iowa Wolves, are in a three-year deal to make Fitbit, a manufacturer of wearable fitness products, the “Official Wearable” and “Official Sleep Tracker” of the franchises.…

Connecticut Sun: Alex Bentley returns after competing in EuroBasket, Feyonda Fitzgerald waived

Connecticut Sun: Alex Bentley returns after competing in EuroBasket, Feyonda Fitzgerald waived

Connecticut Sun guard Alex Bentley returned to the team after participating in the FIBA EuroBasket Women’s Tournament. The team waived Feyonda Fitzgerald to make room on the roster. Bentley represented Belarus in the tournament. She…

City of Phoenix unveils banner celebrating Diana Taurasi for becoming WNBA’s all-time leading scorer

The City of Phoenix unveiled a 20-foot by 40-foot banner on the east side of City Hall in downtown congratulating Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi on becoming the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer on Sunday. The…

New York Liberty center Kia Vaughn returns after competing in EuroBasket, Ameryst Alston waived

New York Liberty center Kia Vaughn returns after competing in EuroBasket, Ameryst Alston waived

The New York Liberty activated center Kia Vaughn from the temporary suspension list and waived guard Ameryst Alston. Vaughn missed six games games while competing for the Czech Republic in the 2017 EuroBasket Women Tournament,…

WNBA Players of the Week for games played June 12-18: Jonquel Jones (Connecticut Sun) and Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks)

WNBA Players of the Week for games played June 12-18: Jonquel Jones (Connecticut Sun) and Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks)

Jonquel Jones of the Connecticut Sun and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks are the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week for games played June 12-18. From the league: Jones earned…

Glory Johnson leads Dallas, Mystics fall 87-83 to Wings’ last-second surge

Glory Johnson leads Dallas, Mystics fall 87-83 to Wings’ last-second surge

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Dallas Wings stunned the Washington Mystics Sunday afternoon, earning a 87-83 win late in the fourth quarter at the Verizon Center. Washington head coach Mike Thibault said the last-second surge caught…

Diana Taurasi becomes the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer passing Tina Thompson

Diana Taurasi becomes the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer passing Tina Thompson

The Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi became the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer Sunday afternoon in a game against the Los Angeles Sparks. She surpassed Tina Thompson’s previous mark (7,488 points), which was set in 496 career…

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