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Brittney Griner named 2015 WNBA Defensive Player the Year, center sets new records

Brittney Griner named 2015 WNBA Defensive Player the Year, center sets new records

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was named the 2015 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. It is the second straight DPOY for Griner. Last season she was the first player in Mercury history to win…

Dishin & Swishin 9/17/15 Podcast: Breaking down the conference semifinals with Lin Dunn and  Chiney Ogwumike

Dishin & Swishin 9/17/15 Podcast: Breaking down the conference semifinals with Lin Dunn and Chiney Ogwumike

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). The roundtable discussions are some of the most popular and listened to shows…

Atlanta Dream ousts general manager Angela Taylor

In January 2014, the Atlanta Dream hired Angela Taylor as executive vice president and general manager. However, after a dismal 2015 season with the Dream failing to make the playoffs, the franchise relieved her of…

Sky’s Delle Donne And Vandersloot, Shock’s Paris Earn 2015 WNBA Peak Performer Honors

Chicago Sky guard/forward Elena Delle Donne, the 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player, Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot, and Tulsa Shock center Courtney Paris have won the 2015 WNBA Peak Performer Awards for scoring, assists, and rebounding,…

Chicago Sky guard Allie Quigley named 2015 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year

Chicago Sky guard Allie Quigley, who helped lead the team to the second-best record in franchise history, has been named the 2015 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year, the WNBA announced today. Quigley earned the…

Elena Delle Donne discusses receiving the MVP award, an “humbling experience”

Elena Delle Donne discusses receiving the MVP award, an “humbling experience”

Video The WNBA’s 2015 MVP, Chicago Sky guard/forward Elena Delle Donne, discussed her award yesterday. The Sky ended the season as the second place team in the East and host the Indiana Fever Thursday in…

WNBA has record low regular-season attendance in 2015

The WNBA’s fanbase did not show up in large numbers this year. The league had the lowest average attendance in history according to a report by SportsBusiness Daily with 7,318 fans per game. Attendance dropped…

Chicago Sky’s Elena Delle Donne named 2015 WNBA MVP

Chicago Sky’s Elena Delle Donne named 2015 WNBA MVP

It was no surprise that Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Sky has been named the 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player.

Diana Taurasi purchases 333 seats for each Mercury playoff game to give away to fans

Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi purchased 333 seats (in honor of her uniform #3) for each Mercury home playoff game at US Airways Center. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis starting with round 1, game…

Fans show love for Sun as franchise ends injury-plagued season with win over playoff-bound Sky

Fans show love for Sun as franchise ends injury-plagued season with win over playoff-bound Sky

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Kelsey Bone did not let the Connecticut Sun (15-19) regular season end in a disappointing loss. Before their largest home crowd of the season, a season high 8,049 fans, Bone, the brightest…

Standings at the end of the 2015 WNBA regular season

Standings at the end of the 2015 WNBA regular season

Postseason TV Schedule EASTERN CONFERENCE Team W L PCT GB CONF HOME ROAD L-10 STREAK New York Liberty – e 23 11 0.676 0 13-9 12-5 11-6 6-4 L 2 Chicago Sky – x 21 13 0.618…

Lisa Leslie inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame

Lisa Leslie inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame

A Look Back At Lisa Leslie’s Historic Career Lisa Leslie Charts Path for Others Video: Leslie Throws Down WNBA’s First Dunk From the Naismith Hall of Fame: Leslie is an eight-time WNBA All-Star (1999-03, 2005,…

Atlanta Dream sign guard Carla Cortijo for rest of season

From the Dream: The Atlanta Dream have announced that they have signed guard Carla Cortijo (July 21, 1987) for the remainder of the season. Cortijo was added to the squad after the franchise was awarded…

Dishin & Swishin 9/10/15 Podcast: Are the New York Liberty the best team in the WNBA?

Dishin & Swishin 9/10/15 Podcast: Are the New York Liberty the best team in the WNBA?

.@NYLiberty clinch #1 seed in East! S/O @adifferent1five Boyd.Interviewing her since college. Proud of u-get healthy! pic.twitter.com/AL6uH10pW0 — Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (@ROSGO21) September 7, 2015 [display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or…

Sparks sign veteran center Michelle Snow

With starting center Marianna Tolo out for the rest of the season, the playoff-bound Los Angeles Sparks signed center Michelle Snow.  The 12-year WNBA veteran spent the 2014-15 season playing in Turkey where she averaged 14.9…

Countdown to the playoffs: WNBA results for Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015

Current Standings Final 1 2 3 4 Tot  Washington Mystics (16-15) 21 14 12 20 67  >>Atlanta Dream (13-18) 26 15 18 14 73 Notes Following today Atlanta needs wins in each of its last…

Stars honor Young-Malcolm but fall to Phoenix 82-52

Stars honor Young-Malcolm but fall to Phoenix 82-52

Video: Sophia Young-Malcolm discusses retirement The Phoenix Mercury (19-13) defeated the San Antonio Stars, 82-52, Saturday night at Freeman Coliseum. It was the last game in the 10-year WNBA career of Stars forward Sophia Young-Malcolm…

New York Liberty rookie guard Brittany Boyd undergoes wrist surgery

New York Liberty rookie guard Brittany Boyd underwent surgery on her left wrist to repair a fracture which she suffered during the third quarter of the Liberty’s game against the Chicago Sky on Thursday night.…

Ogwumike returns and Sparks overcome 15-point deficit to defeat Mystics, remain in playoff hunt

Ogwumike returns and Sparks overcome 15-point deficit to defeat Mystics, remain in playoff hunt

The Los Angeles Sparks (13-18) overcome a 15-point deficit to defeat the Washington Mystics 93-91 at Staples Center Thursday night. It was the largest comeback of the season for the Sparks. They outshot the Mystics…

Dishin & Swishin 9/03/15 Podcast: As she prepares for her 500th WNBA game, DeLisha Milton-Jones looks back

Dishin & Swishin 9/03/15 Podcast: As she prepares for her 500th WNBA game, DeLisha Milton-Jones looks back

  [display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). In her 17th season in the WNBA, Atlanta Dream forward DeLisha Milton-Jones…

2016 WNBA Draft Lottery to take place Thursday, Sept. 24

The 2016 WNBA Draft Lottery will be televised live on ESPN2 on Thursday, Sept. 24. The telecast, hosted by Matt Barrie, will air during halftime of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The winner…

Minnesota Lynx sign guard Kalana Greene

From the team: The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has signed guard Kalana Greene. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Greene, a 5-10 guard out of the University of Connecticut,…

Fever sets league record with 11th consecutive playoff berth, routs Connecticut 81-51

Fever sets league record with 11th consecutive playoff berth, routs Connecticut 81-51

The Indiana Fever (18-12) delivered a decisive drubbing of the Connecticut Sun (13-18) Tuesday night in Indianapolis, 81-51, to earn a playoff spot for the 11th consecutive year, a WNBA record. The franchise’s 11th berth breaks a mark…

New York Liberty’s Kiah Stokes named WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in August

New York Liberty’s Kiah Stokes named WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in August

Kiah Stokes of the New York Liberty was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in August. She led all rookies in rebounds (8.3 rpg), field goal percentage (.564, 31-for-55), and blocks…

Cappie Pondexter suffers a concussion in Sky win over Atlanta

Chicago Sky guard Cappie Pondexter suffered a concussion in the team’s 98-96 win over the Atlanta Dream on Saturday night. She is currently being evaluated based on the WNBA’s concussion protocol. The nine-year pro is averaging 15.0 points per game, 3.8 rebounds…

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