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WNBA News: Fan Voting Results: 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game
Posted by Walker Thompkins Fans accounted for 50 percent of the vote to determine the starters for the 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game, while current WNBA players and a 60-member media panel accounted for 25 percent each. Below are the top 30 finishers in the fan portion of voting. A’ja Wilson, Frontcourt (LVA) 95,860 Breanna…
Read MoreWNBA News: Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson and New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart Named Starters and Captains for 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game
Posted by Walker Thompkins – Phoenix Mercury’s Brittney Griner Earns Ninth All-Star Selection – – Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston Becomes First Rookie to Start in All-Star Game Since 2014 – – Wilson and Stewart to Draft All-Star Rosters from Pool of Starters and Reserves During “WNBA All-Star Team Selection Special” on Saturday, July 8 at…
Read MoreWNBA News: Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas, Washington Mystics’ Elena Delle Donne Highlight Reserves For 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game
Posted by Walker Thompkins – Connecticut’s DeWanna Bonner and New York Liberty’s Courtney Vandersloot Named WNBA All-Stars for Fifth Time – – All-Star Captains A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart to Draft Rosters from Pool of Starters and Reserves on Saturday, July 8 (1:00 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on ESPN) – – AT&T WNBA…
Read MoreWNBA News: Las Vegas Aces Gives Two-Time M’VP A’ja Wilson Contract Extension
Posted by Walker Thompkins Las Vegas, NV (June 28, 2023)—Las Vegas Aces General Manager Natalie Williams announced today that the team has signed two-time league M’VP A’ja Wilson to a two-year extension. “A’ja Wilson is a generational talent and a huge foundational piece to our team and organization,” said Williams. “We are thrilled to have…
Read MoreWNBA News: Chicago Sky issues Statement on James Wade
Posted by Walker Thompkins CHICAGO (July 1, 2023) — The Chicago Sky have announced a change in their coaching staff today. The NBA Toronto Raptors have recently hired James Wade as an Assistant Coach, and he will be stepping down as General Manager and Head Coach of the Chicago Sky. The Chicago Sky’s mission has…
Read MoreFormer WNBA star Simone Edwards dead at 49
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.” Edwards died from ovarian cancer on February 16, 2023, at…
Read MoreWNBA News: Seattle Storm retire Sue Bird’s #10 Jersey on June 11
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 host the Washington Mystics at 3:00 pm PT at Climate…
Read MoreAfter 10 Months, Finally Over! Biden Administration, U.S. Government secure Brittney Griner’s release
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 cannabis which is illegal in Russia. Some U.S. officials have expressed…
Read MoreNews from The White House: Background Press Call on the Release of Brittney Griner
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 rules before we dive in: The call is going to…
Read More2022 All-WNBA First Team led by Kia MVP A’ja Wilson
– 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 Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson, the 2022 Kia WNBA Most…
Read MoreFrom Utah Starrz to San Antonio Silver Stars to Las Vegas Aces, WNBA Champions!
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 three games to one. The championship was the first for…
Read MorePhoenix Suns/Mercury issues Statement on Robert Sarver Suspension
Surprising contract divorce between LA Sparks and center Liz Cambage
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. “We want what’s best for Liz and have agreed to…
Read MoreIndiana Fever makes coaching change; Stanley out, Knox in as interim
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 for the remainder of the season. “With this new group…
Read MoreWNBA New Playoff Format Approved
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 with the WNBA’s 26th season, the eight teams with the highest…
Read MoreWNBA Week 6 Players of the Week, Bonner, Fowles
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 and 4.5 bpg (Western Conference Player of the Week). COURTESY…
Read MoreWNBA announces Rosters Set for 2021 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game
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 WNBA – – WNBA and USA Basketball to Honor Gold…
Read MoreWNBA Announces COVID-19 Test Results, Vaccination stats for players and staff
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 considered a fully-vaccinated team. COURTESY WNBA PUBLIC RELATIONS
Read MoreMercury star Diana Taurasi hits 9,000 career points plateau in 88-79 win over LA Sparks
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 Sunday. The feat was accomplished in her return to the…
Read MoreBasketball Hall of Fame Announces Enshrinement Weekend Schedule for Class of 2020
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 from August 2020 to May 14-16, 2021. To allow for…
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