Jewell Loyd tied a WNBA record with 22 points in the first quarter and finished with a career-high 37 to help the Seattle Storm secure a first-round bye in the WNBA playoffs with a 94-85 win over the Phoenix…
9:30 AM ETMechelle VoepelESPN.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Entering the final weekend of the 2021…
4:17 PM ETKelly CohenESPN Two of the WNBA's biggest stars -- Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (ankle) and Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne (back) -- continue to miss time as the regular season winds down. Taurasi, who…
2:55 PM ETKelly CohenESPN The Connecticut Sun's Jasmine Thomas and Natisha Hiedeman announced on Wednesday morning that they are engaged. "I'm so excited for forever with the love of my life!" Thomas wrote on Instagram, revealing that she…
As the rest of the WNBA jockeys for seeds and the final playoff spot ahead of Sunday's regular-season finales, the Connecticut Sun have already clinched home-court advantage in the 2021 WNBA playoffs. And in addition to setting a franchise…
10:50 PM ETMechelle VoepelESPN.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.On a night when the Connecticut Sun…
3:12 PM ETKelly CohenESPN Washington Mystics coach Mike Thibault tested positive for COVID-19 and has entered the WNBA's health and safety protocols, the team said Wednesday. Thibault will not be with the team for its final two regular-season…
4:57 PM ETKelly CohenESPN Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas is poised to make her first start of the 2021 WNBA regular season, less than a year after tearing her Achilles. Thomas practiced with the team Tuesday, and Sun…
7:20 AM ETKelly CohenESPN With just one week left in the 2021 WNBA regular season, the Dallas Wings became the seventh team to secure a playoff berth amid a chaotic scramble for the final postseason spots. One final…
9:22 PM ETMechelle VoepelESPN.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Becky Hammon never played for the Las…