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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

Seattle Storm players stand together on the court

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Seattle Storm eyeing a playoff push

By The IX Basketball / August 20, 2025

Munson: ‘They need to learn from their mistakes, not make them again, and stay focused throughout the game’

Sue Bird sits in front of a microphone with a green Seattle Storm backdrop behind her

From a game in Canada to a statue unveiling, the Storm get busy making history

By Bella Munson / August 20, 2025

A busy stretch on and off the court for the Storm included a win in Canada, a loss at home, and a historic statue reveal

Before a game, Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike jogs with a basketball in her right hand and a slight smile on her face.

How Nneka Ogwumike has continued her impressive form in her 14th season — and rewritten the record books

By Bella Munson / July 5, 2025

Most recently, Ogwumike moved into seventh in WNBA history in career points

Golden State's Temi Fagbenle celebrates a big win over Seattle with teammates Veronica Burton and Kate Martin

‘Not enough roster spots’: Valkyries head coach laments Golden State’s difficult cuts

By Michelle Smith / July 1, 2025

Vanloo, Bibby and Hall released as Salaûn and Zandalasini return from Eurobasket

The WNBA logo is seen on the court at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of a WNBA playoff matchup between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun.

The WNBA’s bubble season reverberates five years later

By Michelle Smith / June 15, 2025

It can be argued that what we are all experiencing now in the WNBA, the national exposure, the television ratings, the sponsors, the Caitlin Clark phenomenon, the expansion of the league in Golden State and the preparation for a game-changing collective bargaining agreement – none of it happens if the league can’t pull off a season in isolation in Florida in 2020.

WNBA legend Sue Bird walks on a court after being named first women's national team managing director.

Sue Bird joins USA Basketball as first managing director

By Emily Caron / May 8, 2025

Bird will be in charge of selecting the women’s national team roster and coaches

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Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles, Maya Moore elected into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

By Sydney Wingfield / April 6, 2025

The Class of 2025 features three WNBA legends

Diana Taurasi sits in front of a Phoenix Mercury backdrop with her arms out

Diana Taurasi reflects on career in retirement press conference

By Tia Reid / March 14, 2025

Taurasi: ‘At the end of the day, I did everything because I wanted to win’

Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird holds the ball away from a defender's arms while looking to pass

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announces eligible candidates for women’s class of 2025

By Sydney Wingfield / December 20, 2024

Finalists will be announced on Feb. 14