From the team: Rookie guard Rachel Banham had season-ending micro-fracture surgery on her right knee Friday at the Constitution Surgery Center in Waterford. Rehabilitation from the surgery, performed by team orthopedist Ammar Anbari, is between…
From the Mercury: The three-time WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury today announced the re-signing of Spanish guard Marta Xargay (CHAR-guy), who was the team’s starting point guard for much of 2015 and will represent Spain in…
Our guest is former WNBA player and North Carolina State Athletic Hall of Fame member Chasity Melvin.
https://twitter.com/seattlestorm/status/751075949219766272/photo/1 Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month or games played in June. Stewart earned the honor for the second month in a row. In June, Stewart led…
San Antonio Stars starting guard and leading scorer Kayla McBride will be out for the rest of the season due to a right foot fracture. The injury occurred in the third quarter of the July 2…
The San Antonio Stars signed 5-10 guard Blake Dietrick to a seven-day contract. She will be available Wednesday, July 6 when the Stars host Washington. Dietrick appeared in two games this season with the Seattle…
Former WNBA player and Seattle Storm original Simone Edwards is writing a column series this summer on the lives of former players in the league. For more on Edwards, check out her bio at the bottom of the article.…
The WNBA released the league’s first-ever emojis, which will feature the 20 greatest and most influential players in its history. The emojis are available for free via the NBAmoji app in the Apple App Store and Google…
Legendary basketball coach and women’s sports pioneer Pat Summitt passed away on June 28, 2016 at the age of 64. There was an outpouring of reactions in the sports world and other sectors of society.…
“I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers. I see their faces.” Not since James Naismith invented the sport…
https://youtu.be/z3ZPJuxIlE8?t=21m34s In the tradition of honoring champions in major sports, President Barack Obama welcomed the Minnesota Lynx to the White House on Monday. The President lauded the team for winning the 2015 WNBA title. As…
Former WNBA player and Seattle Storm original Simone Edwards will be writing a column this summer on the lives of former players in the league. This is the first in the series. For more on Edwards, check…
The Phoenix Mercury signed veteran point guard Lindsey Harding today. Harding began the season with the New York Liberty. She averaged 3.6 points and 4.2 assists in 22.9 minutes per game in five games before…
The Seattle Storm plans to celebrate the career of WNBA legend Lauren Jackson n July 15 at KeyArena with a ceremony to retire her jersey. Jackson’s No. 15 will be the first jersey retired in…
Photos: © Lee Michaelson, all rights reserved. LOS ANGELES – The Minnesota Lynx (13-0) exerted their dominance over the league by defeating previously unbeaten Los Angeles (11-1) Tuesday afternoon at Staples Center, 72-69. The highly touted…
Success of Los Angeles bolstered by a deep bench and newcomers The Minnesota Lynx (12-0) and Los Angeles Sparks (11-0) will meet for a historic showdown of undefeated WNBA teams on Tuesday, June 21 at…
In celebration of the WNBA’s historic 20th season, the league unveiled the 20 greatest and most influential players in its history on Tuesday. The announcement was today to honor the date of the league’s inaugural…
The record-setting Minnesota Lynx (12-0) and Los Angeles Sparks (11-0) will meet for a historic showdown of undefeated WNBA teams on Tuesday, June 21 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV. Minnesota and Los Angeles are off to the two best starts in WNBA…
With the conclusion of the 2016 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (WOQT), the full 12-team field for the women’s basketball competition in the Rio Games is now set. The teams that advanced from the WOQT…
The New York Liberty waived guard Lindsey Harding today. The nine-year veteran of the WNBA, signed with the Liberty as a free agent on April 18. She appeared in five games with New York, making three…
The WNBA unveiled its third video prom of the “Watch Me Work series” to debut during Game 5 of The NBA Finals at 9 p.m. ET on ABC. The league is currently celebrating its 20th year.…
Chicago Sky guard Betnijah Laney will miss the remainder of the 2016 WNBA season after tearing her left anterior cruciate ligament. The injury occurred during the second quarter of the Sky/Mystics game on Friday, June…
New York Liberty forward Swin Cash announced Tuesday morning via an article on The Players’ Tribune her decision to retire at the conclusion of the 2016 WNBA season. Cash, a 15-year veteran of the league, …
Recap from the Liberty: The New York Liberty snapped a three-game losing streak by cruising to a 91–59 win over the Indiana Fever on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. For the Liberty (3-3), it…
From the league: Tina Charles of the New York Liberty and Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Mont for games played in May. Moore…
