4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (392+ words) The United States gets some well-earned rest the next two days after serving up three straight victories in the FIBA women’s World Cup in Germany. Team USA next plays in Thursday’s quarterfinals when it will face either Hungary or Japan....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (293+ words) Cathy Engelbert will retire at the end of this year, ending her seven-year tenure as the WNBA's first commissioner. Engelbert, 61, has brokered two collective bargaining agreements and overseen increases in viewership and game attendance in the WNBA as well as…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (358+ words) Enes Kanter Freedom, ejected from a WNBA game last month after a verbal dispute with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud, filed a lawsuit on Thursday in connection with the incident, alleging a violation of his First Amendment rights. Defendants in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (248+ words) New York Liberty forward Satou Sabally will miss the remainder of the regular season and the postseason, taking the time off to recover from a head injury suffered on June 23 in a game against the Las Vegas Aces, the team…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (259+ words) Dallas Wings center Li Yueru is unable to travel to Berlin for the FIBA World Cup because of a lost passport and will not play for China. The Chinese team is scheduled to open play in the event Friday against…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (570+ words) Skidding into the FIBA World Cup break on just its second losing streak of the season left the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx slightly on edge. Or does “ravenously on guard” sound more optimistic? Either way, “when we get back to work,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (260+ words) Kelsey Plum's season with the Phoenix Mercury has come to an end -- and her participation with the U.S. women's basketball team in the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup is over before it began. Plum, who is dealing with an injury to her…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (363+ words) Sami Whitcomb had season highs of 14 points and four 3-pointers and the Phoenix Mercury made a season-high 15 3-pointers in a 101-69 wire-to-wire victory over the visiting Toronto Tempo on Saturday. Noemie Brochant scored 15 points and Alyssa Thomas had 12 assists for the…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (729+ words) Nearly a week after a verbal altercation with former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud said she is done talking about "an irrelevant person" as she prepared to face the host New York Liberty on Saturday....

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (459+ words) The Phoenix Mercury and Toronto Tempo, two struggling stragglers in the WNBA standings, will have a chance to turn things around for a night -- and savor it for longer than a fortnight -- when they meet Saturday. The host Mercury (13-26) and…...