WNBA

A’ja Wilson is 2020 WNBA MVP

By Bailey Johnson / September 17, 2020

Cheryl Reeve is Coach of the Year; Crystal Dangerfield takes home Rookie of the Year

WNBA playoffs to air on ESPN networks

By Bela Kirpalani / September 9, 2020

Every game of the WNBA playoffs will be available across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and the ESPN App, the sports network announced Tuesday.

Playoff picture: What the Seattle Storm are still competing for

By Derek James / September 7, 2020

Sunday’s win over Minnesota was important in the playoff picture, but Seattle’s week ahead will determine their final standing.

Breaking: No WNBA games again today, Aug. 27

By Howard Megdal / August 27, 2020

In roundtable discussion, players explain what they’re fighting for

Atlanta Dream, WNBA boycott games in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake

By Bailey Johnson / August 27, 2020

The Dream, Mystics, Lynx, Sparks, Sun, and Mercury collectively decided not to play Wednesday night.

News alert: WNBA players sit out Wednesday’s games to protest racial injustice

By Bela Kirpalani / August 26, 2020

The players will sit out all three of the WNBA’s games on Wednesday, according to a statement read by Atlanta Dream player Elizabeth Williams on ESPN.

‘It’s going to take more than us’: WNBA players feel continued weight during fight for justice

By Katie Davidson / August 26, 2020

Simply sticking to writing about basketball isn’t, and hasn’t been, enough.

She Got Next, Episode 3: Pepper Persley talks to Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, Los Angeles Sparks

By Howard Megdal / August 19, 2020

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Mike Thibault keeps 2021 in mind during Washington Mystics’ losing streak

By Jenn Hatfield / August 15, 2020

Player health and development are the priority right now, not the playoffs

Sparks’ depth starting to show in consecutive wins

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / August 15, 2020

Los Angeles benefiting from Kristine Anigwe’s emergence