FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Simone Ann-Marie Edwards, (17 November 1973 – 16 February 2023) was a Jamaican-American basketball player who played for the New York Liberty and the Seattle Storm and was the first Jamaican player in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The 6’4″ Edwards center was known to fans as the “Jamaican Hurricane.” […]

January 19, 2023 Legendary point guard to be honored with ceremony and festivities at Climate Pledge Arena SEATTLE —The Seattle Storm today announced plans to celebrate Sue Bird’s storied career, retiring her number 10 and honoring the greatest point guard in franchise history on Sunday, June 11, as the Storm […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS 2022 ARREST IN RUSSIA On February 17, 2022, Griner was arrested on smuggling charges in Russia. She was detained at Sheremetyevo International Airport after the Federal Customs Service found she was carrying vaporizer cartridges containing less than a gram of hash oil; in Arizona she had been prescribed medicinal […]

Via Teleconference 9:20 A.M. EST MODERATOR:  Good morning, everyone.  Thanks so much for joining us on this background briefing.  We’re going to share some additional information about the United States’ successful efforts to secure the release of Brittney Griner.  Just to start with some ground […]

– Skylar Diggins-Smith, Candace Parker, Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart Join Wilson on First Team – – Candace Parker Earns 10th All-WNBA Team Selection and Sylvia Fowles Her Eighth –  – Kelsey Plum, Sabrina Ionescu and Alyssa Thomas Make All-WNBA Team Debuts – NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 – Las […]

Led by a game-high 20 points from Finals MVP Chelsea Gray, another double-double from A’ja Wilson, and the clutch shooting of Riquna Williams with 17 points off the bench, the Aces earned a 78-71 road win over the Sun to win the best-of-five championship series […]

LOS ANGELES  – The Los Angeles Sparks announced in late July the team has agreed to a contract divorce with center Liz Cambage. “It is with support that we share Liz Cambage’s decision to terminate her contract with the organization,” Sparks Managing Partner Eric Holoman said. […]

May 25, 2022 INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever announced today that Marianne Stanley will no longer hold the head coaching position. Stanley, who was in the final year of her contract, is replaced by assistant coach Carlos Knox, who will serve as interim head coach […]

NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2021 – The WNBA Board of Governors approved changes to the league’s playoff format and postseason seeding, effective with the 2022 season, the WNBA announced today.  The reconfigured postseason structure will include three rounds of series-play using a best-of 3-5-5 format. Beginning […]

June 28, 2021 DeWanna Bonner of the Connecticut Sun (2-0 record during the week) averaged 24.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg and 3.5 apg (Eastern Conference Player of the Week). Sylvia Fowles of the Minnesota Lynx (2-0 record during the week) averaged 28.0 ppg, 16.5 rpg […]

June 30, 2021 – Game to Feature Format with WNBA All-Stars vs. USA Basketball Women’s National Team – – 12-Time All-Star Bird, 10-Time All-Star Taurasi joined by Eight First-Time All-Stars – – WNBA Legends Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson to serve as Co-Head Coaches of Team […]

NEW YORK, June 28, 2021 – Since the start of the regular season, zero new players have returned a confirmed positive test for COVID-19. In addition, 99 percent of the league’s players are now fully vaccinated, and all 12 teams have met the threshold for being […]

Diana Taurasi, who has played all over the world, but has been a constant in the lineup for the Mercury, scored 25 points and became the first player in WNBA history to score 9,000 career points as Phoenix beat the Los Angeles Sparks 88-79 on […]

Mohegan Sun to Host Ceremony on Saturday, May 15 Springfield, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today its newly established schedule of events surrounding the Enshrinement of the highly anticipated Class of 2020. Due to the global pandemic, the event was postponed […]

Hall of Fame Recognizes Leaders in Basketball for Humanitarian Efforts SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the winners of the 2020 Mannie Jackson – Basketball’s Human Spirit Award. Honored for their decades-long commitment to social justice, the 2020 award recipients […]

Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Jay Wright and Lauren Jackson Among First-Time Finalists SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (March 9, 2021) – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame today announced nine extraordinary players and five exceptional coaches as finalists from the North American and Women’s committees to be […]

The study published today by JAMA Cardiology is an illustration of the collaboration amongst medical experts at MLB, MLS, NBA, NHL, NFL and WNBA and our respective players associations over the past year. Since the onset of the pandemic, we have worked more closely together […]

February 26, 2021 34-year-old ex-Dream star Renee Montgomery part of the team’s new investor group  ATLANTA — The WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors have unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Dream to Larry Gottesdiener, Chairman of Northland, an industry-leading national real estate firm. The three-member investor […]