Nation Sep 21 Aces star A’ja Wilson earns historic 4th WNBA MVP award, winning back-to-back honor By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press
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. By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press
Politics May 09 WATCH: President Biden cheers the Las Vegas Aces and women’s basketball "It matters to girls and women, finally seeing themselves represented," Biden said during the celebration. "It matters to all Americans. That's why as a nation, we need to support women's sports."… By Associated Press
Nation Apr 07 Watch 5:54 Why women’s sports are reaching new heights in popularity and revenue Interest in women’s sports has never been higher than during this past week’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament. At least two of the games were the most-watched women’s basketball games ever, with more viewers than the 2023 World Series or NBA… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery
Arts Apr 03 Iowa’s victory over LSU is the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record It was one of the most-viewed games in any sport other than NFL football over the past year. The previous biggest audience for women's college basketball was the 1983 national title game between Southern California and Louisiana Tech. By Joe Reedy, Associated Press
May 13 Brittney Griner returns to the court for first time since detainment in Russia By David Brandt, Associated Press The Phoenix Mercury star, who missed the entire 2022 season because of a nearly 10-month detainment in Russia, finished with 10 points and three rebounds in a WNBA preseason game against the Los Angeles Sparks. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 5:28 Excitement and anticipation surround NCAA Women’s Final Four By Jeffrey Brown, Karina Cuevas The Final Four in the NCAA women’s tournament gets underway Friday in Dallas. Arguably, there’s more excitement and anticipation around these games than the men’s Final Four. Ratings for the women’s tournament are up 73% compared to a year ago… Continue watching
Dec 16 Brittney Griner says she intends to play basketball again next season By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Brittney Griner said she's “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. Continue reading
Jul 10 Brittney Griner honored at WNBA All-Star Game By Jay Cohen, Associated Press Griner, 31, has been detained since February after police at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. The eight-time All-Star pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges that could see a sentence of… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 2:08 News Wrap: COVID hits all-time high across the UK, pope considers visit to Kyiv In our news wrap Saturday, COVID hits an all-time high across the United Kingdom with nearly 5 million people thought to have the virus, Pope Francis says he is considering a visit to Ukraine’s capital, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin… Continue watching