WNBA

June 13 – June 19, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

👍 This week our highlight goes to Catherine Raiche who was named assistant GM of the Cleveland Browns making her…

3 years ago

How Title IX Influenced My Journey—And Changed the Landscape of Sports

The Big East commissioner—who played hoops at Virginia and later was the WNBA’s first president—has seen the impact of the…

3 years ago

WNBA legend Sue Bird retiring after this season

WNBA legend and the league's all-time assists leader Sue Bird announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of…

3 years ago

WNBA Star Didi Richards Got Mentally Stronger After a Serious Injury

For the latest episode of Breaking Points, the New York Liberty guard DiDi Richards talked to host Jannik Sinner about…

3 years ago

Las Vegas Aces clinch Western Conference spot in WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship game

The WNBA-leading Las Vegas Aces clinched the Western Conference spot in the Commissioner's Cup championship game Wednesday with their 92-84…

3 years ago

Lusia Harris Is the Nearly-Forgotten ‘Queen of Basketball’ and Title IX Pioneer

Although she was a key trailblazer in the sport and a dominant force in the women’s game, she was relatively…

3 years ago

‘Dream On’ documentary chronicles how the 1996 U.S. women’s Olympic team helped launch the WNBA

Gold was on the line. So was the future of women's pro basketball. A new documentary Wednesday chronicles one of…

3 years ago

Russian court extends detention for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner

Griner will stay in jail for at least another 18 days.

3 years ago

State Department Officials Meet With Mercury About Griner’s Detention

The WNBA star has been held captive in Russia for over 100 days.

3 years ago

How the USWNT and WNBA have fought and won major gains in collective bargaining agreements

Over the past two years, players from the WNBA, NWSL and U.S. women’s national team reached landmark CBAs that include…

3 years ago