WNBA Photo Gallery: Ticha Penicheiro: 15 Years of WNBA Excellence After a prolific career as one of the world’s best point guards, Portuguese native Ticha Penicheiro announced her retirement from the WNBA today, a day…
Read MoreAs announced Monday by ESPN anchor Cindy Brunson during the WNBA’s “Inspiring Women” luncheon, the network will present the 2013 WNBA Draft Lottery on Wednesday, Sept. 26, during the 6 p.m. ET edition of “SportsCenter.”…
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The WNBA honored the women of Team USA and handed out two scholarships at its seventh annual “Inspiring Women” luncheon at Chelsea Piers in New York City. ESPN anchor Cindy Brunson emceed the event and…
Read MoreDeWanna Bonner & Krystal Thomas lead Mercury past Sun, 91-82 (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/E7rwezsi #wnba -> Mystics lose in a blowout, 96-68 to the L.A. Sparks (Washington Times) http://t.co/MFxlGfqv #wnba -> Washington Mystics can’t keep up with Los…
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[display_podcast] Confusion, chaos, absences, replacements have marked the Atlanta Dream’s 2012 season. This is not the same team that won the Eastern Conference the last two years, despite the similarities of the starting lineup. While…
Read MoreRoad trip has produced its share of positive results for Connecticut Sun (The Day) http://t.co/RKECztRS #wnba -> Washington Mystics gear up for Connecticut Sun, looking to avoid sixth straight loss (Washington Post) http://t.co/wgR8JHnf #wnba ->…
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Connecticut and U.S. senior national team coach Geno Auriemma has always been fond of saying that guard play is the key to winning championships. In the WNBA Western Conference, guard play is outstanding for the…
Read MoreSun lackluster in loss to Sky (Hartford Courant) http://t.co/Mcud4xGe #wnba -> Back at full strength, Storm runs over New York (Seattle Times) http://t.co/W9DSPnhB #wnba -> USA women collect inaugural FIBA 3×3 World Championship gold medal…
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Lynx forward Maya Moore has the WNBA’s most popular selling jersey for the second consecutive year, based on sales on WNBAStore.com from October 2011 through August 2012 according to the league. Candace Parker (Los Angeles)…
Read MoreShock falls at home to San Antonio in first game back after Olympic break (Tulsa World) http://t.co/7L8JY4YM #wnba -> Shock notebook: Former Oklahoma standout Danielle Robinson's development (Tulsa World) http://t.co/F9P1SD3K #wnba -> Silver Stars recoup,…
Read MoreUSA races to 99-26 victory over Dominican Republic in FIBA Americas U18 Championship Opener http://t.co/uqFK2sQF #usa #prep -> Kansas hoping to build off strong finish (Daily Kansan) http://t.co/Wy7NRoPo #ncaaw -> Charity Elliott creating a family…
Read MoreFrom USA Basketball Geno Auriemma (head coach, USA and University of Connecticut) On the game: You know, you go into every game thinking that there’s going to be some things that you have to do, and…
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Photo Gallery | Full Schedule/Results From USA Basketball: Fourteen points, 12 rebounds and a U.S. Women’s Olympic single-game record four blocked shots from Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) helped lead the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team…
Read MoreFrom USA Basketball: A 16-0 run in the fourth quarter helped the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team (1-0) erase its shooting woes and finally put away Croatia (0-1) for an 81-56 win in its…
Read MoreThe U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team arrived in London on July 24. The next day they trained and met the press. They begin competing on July 28 against Croatia. Press conference transcript: Geno Auriemma (head coach,…
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After winning all five games on its exhibition schedule leading up to the 2012 Summer Olympics, the U.S. women’s basketball team is in the midst of practices before arriving in London on Thursday, July 26.…
Read MorePractice Photo Gallery After beating Great Britain Wednesday in their second exhibition win in the past week and the team’s third overall exhibition victory since being finalized as a 12-member squad this past April, the…
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Quotes | Box score | Photo Gallery The USA continued its dominance against teams during pre-Olympic exhibition games beating Great Britain 88-63 in Manchester, England on Wednesday. While the Brits came out strong and built…
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USA vs. Great Britain, ESPN2/ESPN3, 2:00 p.m. ET Just two days after routing Brazil, 99-67, the USA’s senior national women’s team is in Manchester, England to face Great Britain in an exhibition game. Australian Tom…
Read MorePhoto gallery: USA Basketball Practice, Sunday, July 15, 2012 at American University Video: Diana Taurasi on USA Basketball facing challenges from other teams Video: Candace Parker dunking during USA Basketball practice, July 14, 2012 The…
Read MoreLynx coach Cheryl Reeve says second loss stung (Star Tribune) http://t.co/yqKoOuk3 #wnba -> Tulsa's Cambage, stars to play in Olympics, then rejoin WNBA teams (Tulsa World) http://t.co/NKQ4Blde #wnba #2012 #london -> These are trying times…
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[display_podcast] Do not let their record fool you. This is Tulsa Shock version 2.0, not the previous version. Version 1.0 had way too many bugs. The best players from Detroit did not come to Tulsa,…
Read MorePhoto courtesy USA Basketball From USA Basketball: The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women concluded on July 1 in Ankara, Turkey, completing the 12-nation field for the XXIX Olympic Games women’s basketball competition.…
Read MoreWNBL: The Tradies back Canberra Capitals in multi-year deal http://t.co/lhSidu1M #wnbl -> Lauren Jackson attended Canberra Capitals $600K sponsorship deal announcement (smh|com|au) http://t.co/sOXpwILk #wnbl #wnba -> WNBL: Canberra Capitals snare $600K sponsorship deal, have new…
Read MoreFrom the league: The WNBA has named Phoenix Mercury guard Samantha Prahalis the Rookie of the Month for games played in June. Prahalis led all rookies in assists (5.1 apg) and free-throw percentage (.963), converting…
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