1. Home
  2. Featured

Category: WNBA

#ThePostUp Podcast 7/18/16: Janell Burse, now a successful businesswoman, helps chart course for new pro league

#ThePostUp Podcast 7/18/16: Janell Burse, now a successful businesswoman, helps chart course for new pro league

Janell Burse, now a successful businesswoman, helps chart course for new pro league.

Atlanta Dream forward Sancho Lyttle to miss rest of season due to broken foot

Atlanta Dream forward Sancho Lyttle is expected to miss the remainder of the 2016 regular season after suffering a break in the fifth metatarsal in her right foot at Indiana on Friday night the team…

Minnesota Lynx sign forward Nneka Enemkpali to a seven-day contract

From the team: The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has signed forward Nneka Enemkpali to a seven-day contract. Enemkpali, a 6-1 forward, was drafted by Seattle in the third round (26th overall) of the…

Storm honors Lauren Jackson, retires jersey of legend

Storm honors Lauren Jackson, retires jersey of legend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk-jn9wSIjY Social Media Recap It was a good day for the Seattle Storm at KeyArena. On a night when the franchise retired the jersey of Storm legend Lauren Jackson, the team routed the Washington Mystics…

Lauren Jackson returns to Seattle: Star cherishes fan support, overwhelmed by emotion

Lauren Jackson returns to Seattle: Star cherishes fan support, overwhelmed by emotion

Sue & Lauren reflect on their favorite moments in a Storm uniform #ThankYouLJhttps://t.co/bWZxZtFe2y — Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) July 14, 2016 The best player in Seattle Storm history and one of the greatest athletes to come…

WNBA announces one-game suspension for Diana Taurasi

From the league: Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi has been suspended one game without pay for receiving her seventh technical foul of the 2016 season, it was announced today by Renee Brown, Chief of Basketball…

NBA TV to televise four USA Women’s National Team exhibition games prior to Rio

NBA TV will televise four women’s USA Basketball exhibition games beginning Friday, July 22, at 10 p.m. ET when the USA Women’s National Team takes on the USA Basketball Women’s Select Team. Vince Cellini (play-by-play) will…

Australia announces 2016 Olympic women’s basketball team

The Australian Women’s Olympic basketball team that will compete for gold at the 2016 Rio Games was announced today. The squad includes three members from the London 2012 team (Laura Hodges, Elizabeth Cambage and Rachel…

USA Select Team unveiled, future Olympic hopefuls will compete against national team in exhibition

From USA Basketball: Featuring eight athletes who have won gold as a member of at least one USA Basketball team, the 11-member USA Basketball Women’s Select Team was announced today. The USA Select Team will…

Updated: After a week of tragedy, Lynx players honor victims of violence

Updated: After a week of tragedy, Lynx players honor victims of violence

7/12/16 UPDATE: Police officers working Lynx game walk off the job 7/13/16 UPDATE: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver responds After a week of horrific incidents of violence across the United States, the Minnesota Lynx honored the…

Connecticut Sun: Rookie guard Rachel Banham undergoes season-ending micro-fracture surgery

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…

Phoenix Mercury re-sign Spanish guard Marta Xargay

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…

#ThePostUp Podcast 7/7/16: After a successful pro career Chasity Melvin turns her attention to helping other ex-players

#ThePostUp Podcast 7/7/16: After a successful pro career Chasity Melvin turns her attention to helping other ex-players

Our guest is former WNBA player and North Carolina State Athletic Hall of Fame member Chasity Melvin.

Seattle’s Breanna Stewart named WNBA Rookie of the Month for second consecutive month

Seattle’s Breanna Stewart named WNBA Rookie of the Month for second consecutive month

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 Kayla McBride out for season due to foot injury

San Antonio Stars: Starting guard Kayla McBride out for season due to foot injury

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…

San Antonio Stars sign guard Blake Dietrick to a seven-day contract

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…

#LifeAfterWNBA: Where Are They Now? Simone Edwards interviews Rebecca Lobo

#LifeAfterWNBA: Where Are They Now? Simone Edwards interviews Rebecca Lobo

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.…

First-ever WNBA emojis to feature 20 greatest players of all time

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…

The sports world mourns the passing of basketball icon Pat Summitt

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.…

Legendary  Basketball Coach Pat Summitt Dies at 64

Legendary Basketball Coach Pat Summitt Dies at 64

    “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…

Video: President Barack Obama honors the 2015 WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx at the White House

Video: President Barack Obama honors the 2015 WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx at the White House

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…

#LifeAfterWNBA: Where Are They Now? Simone Edwards interviews Betty Lennox

#LifeAfterWNBA: Where Are They Now? Simone Edwards interviews Betty Lennox

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…

Phoenix Mercury signs Lindsey Harding

Phoenix Mercury signs Lindsey Harding

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…

Seattle Storm to retire Lauren Jackson’s jersey on July 15

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…

Lynx escape Los Angeles as the lone undefeated team, rematch on the horizon for the West foes

Lynx escape Los Angeles as the lone undefeated team, rematch on the horizon for the West foes

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…

Data powered by Oddspedia