International

Kara Lawson stands with a ball tucked under arm in a red USA Basketball polo

What new head coach Kara Lawson brings to the U.S. national team

By Scott Mammoser / September 23, 2025

USA Basketball introduced Kara Lawson as the new women’s senior national team head coach Tuesday

Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne wears a red Mystics warm-up jacket. She clasps her hands together and looks off to the side.

Elena Delle Donne named Managing Director for USA Basketball 3×3 national team

By Sydney Wingfield / September 16, 2025

Former WNBA player Elena Delle Donne will fill the position of Managing Director for the USA Basketball 3×3 national team

Black-and-white tribute image of basketball player Tiana Mangakahia in a Syracuse uniform, dribbling a basketball. The text on the right reads, "Tiana Mangakahia 1995–2025" with an orange Syracuse logo underneath it.

Former Syracuse basketball player Tiana Mangakahia dies following cancer battle

By Sydney Wingfield / September 12, 2025

The former Syracuse guard and Australian native had been battling breast cancer multiple times since her initial diagnosis in June of 2019

Alissa Pili backs down Dearica Hamby in front of a packed crowd that is blurred in the background.

WNBL Geelong Venom sign two imports to bookend successful free agency

By Lukas Petridis / September 10, 2025

Megan Moody: “We were obviously looking for players that could really complement both Jaz and Shyla’s game and felt Alissa would do just that”

Valkyries Forward Janelle Salaun looks out at the crowd. She is shown from the front with a large but out of focus crowd behind her.

How Janelle Salaün became a basketball star in 11 years

By Matthew Walter / August 30, 2025

Iliana Rupert: ‘She always had this killer mode, but now she’s efficient with it’

Duquesne guard Megan McConnell drives to the basket

Bendigo Spirit lock in championship nucleus, sign McConnell

By Lukas Petridis / August 24, 2025

Abbey Wehrung: ‘You win the championship, you don’t really want to go anywhere’

A wide-angle view of the court and the stands at Rogers Arena before a WNBA game.

Vancouver shows up for the WNBA in the last Canada game before Toronto Tempo debut

By Chelsea Leite / August 16, 2025

Skylar Diggins: ‘It was electric out there’

A row of basketballs in front of Toronto Tempo team logo

WNBA Canada Game 2025 marks historic milestone

By Chelsea Leite / August 15, 2025

Seattle and Atlanta set to compete in Canada’s first WNBA regular season game

Sky guard Sevgi Uzun, wearing a Chicago Sky uniform, brings the ball up the court

Sevgi Uzun settling into her role with Chicago

By Hope Perry / August 6, 2025

Turkish point guard signs rest-of-season contract with the Sky

Washington Mystics guard Lucy Olsen raises her right hand and points up ahead of her. She is alone in the frame, and her mouth is slightly open, like she might be saying something.

Fuel for the Fire: Why Lucy Olsen chose Townsville, Australia, to build on her rookie season in Washington

By Jenn Hatfield / July 28, 2025

Olsen has played sporadic minutes for the Mystics but has stayed confident and ready