Nation Sep 21 Aces star A’ja Wilson earns historic 4th WNBA MVP award, winning back-to-back honor Wilson won the award last season as the unanimous choice and also in 2020 and 2022.
Nation Jul 17 Caitlin Clark out of WNBA All-Star weekend after injury in final minute of Tuesday’s game The Indiana Fever guard injured her right groin on Tuesday night in the final minute of the team’s win over the Connecticut Sun.
Nation Jun 30 WBNA expands to 18 teams, adding Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia to the league Each team paid a $250 million expansion fee, which is about five times as much as Golden State dished out for a team a few years ago.
Nation Mar 17 Women’s college basketball maintains strong TV ratings and attendance this season ahead of March Madness ESPN will have the lion's share of tournament games again, but Fox increased its footprint in the sport with five games in primetime on Saturday nights and 18 total on the network.
Nation Dec 24 WNBA’s Caitlin Clark named AP Female Athlete of the Year Other athletes who received votes included Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and boxer Imane Khelif.
Nation Oct 24 WATCH: WNBA Champions New York Liberty honored with ticker-tape parade Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and their New York teammates were showered with confetti as the Liberty celebrated winning the WNBA title in the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan.
Nation Oct 21 WNBA players union will opt out of current collective bargaining agreement The league had record attendance and viewership this year that culminated in the WNBA Finals that saw New York beat Minnesota in overtime on Sunday in a decisive fifth game.
World Aug 11 U.S. women’s basketball team holds off France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal A’ja Wilson scored 21 points and the U.S. survived a last-second shot by former UConn standout Gabby Williams that was just inside the 3-point line to hold off France for a 67-66 win.
Nation Apr 07 South Carolina wins NCAA championship to finish perfect season, defeating Iowa 87-75 Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game Sunday.
Arts Feb 21 Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury for 2023 season The 32-year-old had said she would return to Phoenix in a social media post in December after she returned home from her 10-month detainment in Russia.