PHOENIX -- Diana Taurasi snagged the inbounds pass and quickly launched a full-court heave to Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner, who had snuck behind all five New York Liberty players. Before they could recover, Griner caught it in the…
1:07 PM ETKelly CohenESPN New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu led the way in WNBA jersey sales this season, and the Seattle Storm were first in team merchandise sales, the league announced Thursday. Ionescu, in her second season,…
Jonquel Jones is no stranger to winning Associated Press WNBA awards. In previous years, the Connecticut Sun forward has been honored by the media that votes on the weekly AP WNBA power poll as the Sixth Woman of the…
Picking the top 25 players in WNBA history for the 25-year anniversary of the league is an exercise that is equal parts fun and difficult. How should we rank players such as four-time champion Cynthia Cooper, who was 34…
WASHINGTON -- A group of prominent women athletes, including soccer star Megan Rapinoe and basketball standouts Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird, on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to protect abortion rights in a case involving Mississippi's Republican-backed bid…
Among the teams in the 2021 WNBA playoffs, the top-seeded Connecticut Sun have lost only once since July 9, and the No. 8-seeded New York Liberty have won just twice during that same period. Such is the gulf between…
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…
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…