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With Aces purchase, Tom Brady is latest athlete to become an owner

The Las Vegas Aces, the reigning WNBA champions, have added to their championship credentials. Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady acquired a minority stake in the team whose majority owner is...
A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum react to Tom Brady joining Aces’ ownership

WNBA star Kelsey Plum is a big Tom Brady fan, and she will likely see more of the former NFL quarterback soon. On Thursday, Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis announced...
WNBA mock draft 2023: Picks and player projections

2:51 PM ET M.A. VoepelESPN.com CloseM.A. 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...
Why the Trail Blazers turned to WNBA stars to help build a contender

PRIOR TO THE Portland Trail Blazers’ first preseason game in Seattle in October, a member of the Blazers’ front office strolled up to general manager Joe Cronin and three of his...
WNBA draft set for New York, to have ‘Orange Carpet’ ceremony

2:07 PM ET M.A. VoepelESPN.com CloseM.A. 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...
Sparks sign Yang Liwei, team’s second China-born player

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Sparks have signed guard Yang Liwei, who will become the second China-born player to suit up for the team. Zheng Haixia was drafted by the...
Brittney Griner returns to Phoenix Mercury on 1-year deal

6:19 PM ET Josh Weinfuss Close Josh Weinfuss ESPN Staff WriterCovered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America M.A. Voepel Close M.A. Voepel...
Former Storm center Simone Edwards dies at 49, two years after cancer diagnosis

12:30 AM ET M.A. VoepelESPN.com CloseM.A. 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...
Sun re-sign WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Brionna Jones

10:46 AM ET Alexa PhilippouESPN CloseCovers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further...
Marina Mabrey to Sky, Diamond DeShields to Wings in 4-team trade

The Chicago Sky acquired Marina Mabrey as part of a four-team deal on Saturday with the New York Liberty, Dallas Wings and Phoenix Mercury. The Sky, who lost Candace Parker, Courtney...