The Jordan Brand, a division of athletics company NIKE, added basketball star Maya Moore to its roster of athletes Wednesday. The former UConn star is the first female athlete to join the brand. “I am…
2009-12 USA Basketball Women’s National Team Roster Renee Montgomery on Twitter (@da20one) Renee Montgomery Website (r21m.com) USA National Team Training Camp Coverage Roundup During the three intense days of USA National Team Training Camp in…
The reigning WNBA champions, the Seattle Storm, unveiled their championship rings Wednesday. Online jeweler Blue Nile designed the keepsake, named “The Arena.†It commemorates the team’s relationship to its loyal fans and the Storm’s record-setting…
Two-time WNBA champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Smith is no longer a player for the Washington Mystics. She joins the Seattle Storm after a three-team trade that also involved the Indiana Fever. The…
Like many other WNBA teams, the Tulsa Shock will hold open tryouts for players who want to compete for a chance at a training camp spot. Fifty women will participate in the event on Friday,…
Last week the WNBA ended speculation surrounding the appointment of a new leader when the league announced veteran marketing executive Laurel J. Richie as the new president of the 15 year-old organization. Richie, the Girl…
Lauren Jackson, a star forward for the Seattle Storm, is putting her country first in 2012. She announced that she would miss the first three months of the WNBA season next year in order to…
22 USA Women’s National Team Members Set To Attend May 10-12 Training Camp In Las Vegas From USA Basketball: Twenty-two members of the 2009-12 USA Basketball Women’s National Team, including all 12 who aided the…
Photo courtesy of WNBA Who is Laurel Richie? Less than a month before preseason games begin, the WNBA announced veteran marketing executive Laurel J. Richie as the league’s new president. She comes to the league…
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As expected Connecticut senior Maya Moore went first in the 2011 WNBA draft held Monday, picked by the Minnesota Lynx. Elizabeth Cambage, a 19 year-old 6-8 center from Australia, was the second pick and is…
#1 Maya Moore (UConn), 19.7 ppg in 2010-11 season. UConn Playerfile: http://j.mp/dO6s5l #2 Elizabeth Cambage (Cam-BEIGE) of Australia, 2011 WNBL MVP (Bulleen Boomers), led the league in scoring, blocks and field-goal percentage. WNBL Playerfile: http://j.mp/eCyfGS…
WNBA Draft Team Draft Overviews Draft History April 11, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN On Monday afternoon, 36 college seniors and foreign players will learn their WNBA fate when the league holds its annual draft. Connecticut…
Posted Sunday evening: Thank you everyone for all of the birthday wishes and for wishing me luck this upcoming season in Tulsa! It is so good to know that there are so many people out…
The WNBA announced the location of this year’s All-Star game today. Here is the official release: The San Antonio Silver Stars will host the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game in San Antonio for the first time…
According to a report in the San Antonio Express-News, the WNBA All-Star Game is set for July 23 in San Antonio at the AT&T Center. On Wednesday, the league sent out a press release that…
Slideshow: Post-NBA All-Star Game, WNBA players Tina Thompson and Katie Smith host clinic for kids on Monday, February 21, 2011.
WNBA players participated in several NBA All-Star activities this past week including the Jam Session on February 18-21 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It featured player meet-and-greets, fitness clinics and autograph sessions. The slideshow…
With the WNBA celebrating its historic 15th Season this summer, the League will unveiled its new promotional spot during NBA All-Star 2011, reaching millions of basketball fans on TNT.
Around the world, students were on vacation, workers were looking forward to having at least a day or two off during the Christmas holiday and many U.S.-based professional women’s basketball players were enjoying time away…
The Turkish basketball federation lifted a provisional doping ban on basketball star Diana Taurasi Wednesday according to Fenerbahce, the club she plays for in Turkey. A Turkish-based World Anti-Doping Agency anti-doping control lab first reported…
Phoenix Suns and Mercury Managing Partner Robert Sarver issued a statement about Diana Taurasi today. The Mercury star tested positive in December for the banned stimulant modafinil while playing overseas in Turkey. “Throughout the time…
Los Angeles Sparks guard Andrea Riley is pregnant. The former Oklahoma State star who entered the WNBA last season indicated via Twitter in messages to her teammates Ticha Penicheiro and Tina Thompson that the baby…
The official results of Diana Taurasi’s “B” sample are positive for the banned stimulant modafinil according to the Turkish Federation. The organization posted the outcome of the drug test on its website and said no…
According to the Associated Press, a Turkish television report says WNBA star Diana Taurasi’s “B†sample for a doping test is positive for the banned stimulant modafinil. Taurasi tested positive for the substance last month…
