The Associated Press honored Breanna Stewart before the New York Liberty’s game Tuesday night for being one of the greatest women’s college basketball players during the 50 years of the Top 25 poll.
Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight WNBA All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston.
Las Vegas star Aja Wilson has been ruled out of the Commissioner Cup final against New York on Tuesday night because of a right leg injury.
The Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.
The New York Liberty have made the Commissioner’s Cup championship twice before and each time the team also made the WNBA Finals.
The Chicago Sky got off to a hot start to the season, but the health of young star Rickea Jackson is foremost on their minds after she had a non-contact injury on her left knee in Sunday’s win over Minnesota.
A’ja Wilson had a historic night, putting on an offensive display while scoring from nearly everywhere on the court.
The WNBA’s landmark new collective bargaining agreement is setting a higher standard for player pay and benefits, offering a roadmap for emerging women’s leagues like the WPBL, PWHL and WER.
The WNBA is poised for a historic 30th season after a transformational new collective bargaining agreement was reached in March.
The U.S. women’s basketball team will face China, Italy and the Czech Republic in the women’s FIBA World Cup in September, looking to win its fifth consecutive title.
Cheryl Miller’s impact on women’s basketball spans generations, from dominating on the court at Southern California in the 1980s to making her mark in the broadcast booth.
The intense, all-night negotiations over the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement were new to many on both sides.
The WNBA will have its first million dollar players after the league and its players’ union reached a deal in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning.
Another marathon negotiating session between the WNBA and its players union didn’t end with a new collective bargaining agreement.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says progress is being made towards getting a new collective bargaining agreement done.
Nneka Ogwumike and the other members of the WNBA players’ union executive committee feel that movement is being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement.
The WNBA and players’ union will meet again hours after a marathon negotiating session to get a new collective bargaining agreement deal done.
The WNBA sent a collective bargaining agreement proposal to the union a day after the league received one from the players, a person familiar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press.
Breanna Stewart leads Mist to an Unrivaled championship, adding another title to a packed resume and the league she co-founded.
Breanna Stewart, who teamed with fellow WNBA star Kelsey Plum on a letter to the players’ association this week expressing concerns about the state of labor talks with the league, says she feels better about where things stand and is convinced players are still unified in what they want in the next collective bargaining agreement.
Kelsey Plum scored 31 points to lead short-handed Phantom BC to the Unrivaled championship game as the top seed beat Vinyl 83-75 in the semifinals of the 3-on-3 league at Barclays Center.
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the U.S. women’s basketball World Cup qualifying roster that will play next month in Puerto Rico.
The WNBA and the players’ union met for a few hours Monday for the first time in several weeks to try to move the stalled collective bargaining negotiations forward.
Natasha Cloud, a New York Liberty standout, plays in Philadelphia for the first time professionally.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors have returned to the court after their game was postponed following the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers.
The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams.
WNBPA vice president Breanna Stewart says the players’ union and WNBA will not agree to another collective bargaining agreement extension after the deadline passes Friday night.
Napheesa Collier sat on the bench at Sephora Arena laughing with her Unrivaled teammate Skylar Diggins moments before tipoff between the Lunar Owls and Rose BC.
Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier will have surgery on both ankles and is expected to be sidelined four to six months, including the upcoming Unrivaled season.
There’s a youth movement at USA Basketball camp this weekend with young WNBA players Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese making their debuts with the senior national team.
Cheryl Miller, Diana Taurasi and Candace Parker are among a select group named the best to ever play the game during the 50 years of the women's basketball poll.
Napheesa Collier, a Minnesota Lynx player and vice president of the WNBA players union, is preparing for tense negotiations with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
Southern California star JuJu Watkins announced on social media that she will be sidelined for the season after suffering an ACL injury in the NCAA Tournament last season.
All-Star center Aliyah Boston finished with 24 points and 15 rebounds while Kelsey Mitchell scored 25 points to help the Indiana Fever avoid elimination in the WNBA semifinals with a 90-83 victory over the second-seeded Las Vegas Aces on Sunday.
Alyssa Thomas had a 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in her fifth career playoff triple-double, and the Phoenix Mercury advanced to the second round of the WNBA playoffs by eliminating the defending champion New York Liberty 79-73 in Game 3 on Friday night.
Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas each scored 15 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 86-60 in Game 2 on Wednesday night.
After much speculation about her condition, Breanna Stewart was on the court Wednesday night for the Liberty’s lopsided 86-60 loss to the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of their first round series.
Elena Delle Donne has taken on a new role as USA Basketball's first managing director of the 3-on-3 women's national team.
Liberty star Breanna Stewart’s status for Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs against the Mercury is questionable after she injured her left knee in overtime of the postseason opener.
The New York Liberty are finally healthy heading into the playoffs and the defending champions have confidence they can win another title.
Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart's 3-on-3 women's basketball league, Unrivaled, has gained significant investment from big names in sports.
The New York Liberty are finally getting healthy and hope to make a run at getting at least a top four seed and homecourt advantage for the first round of the playoffs.
Even with many of its top stars sidelined, the WNBA has still had strong ratings and attendance numbers this season.
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has a bone bruise in her right knee, and the team has no timetable for her return.
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart avoided a significant injury when she hurt her right leg in a game Saturday night, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The WNBA players union and league officials have much to discuss when they sit down this week for their first in-person talks as a group since December about the new collective bargaining agreement.
Caitlin Clark has picked Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston No. 1 while Napheesa Collier took her Unrivaled business partner Breanna Stewart first in the WNBA All-Star Game draft.
Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will be making their All-Star debuts in Indianapolis later this month as they were all chosen on Sunday as reserves for the game.
Paige Bueckers will play in her first WNBA All-Star Game while Nneka Ogwumike has earned her 10th selection.
Caitlin Clark made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 32 points in her return from a five-game absence, and the Indiana Fever handed the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty their first loss of the season with a 102-88 victory Saturday.
The New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx picked up right where they left off last season when reaching the WNBA Finals.
Jonquel Jones had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Sabrina Ionescu added 23 points, including the winning free throws with 2.9 seconds left, to lead the New York Liberty over the Indiana Fever 90-88.
Caitlin Clark's star power and the Indiana Fever’s offseason moves to bolster an already competitive roster around her is drawing strong betting interest.
There are no shortages of challengers to the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty or star power across the league.
When Brittney Griner became the first WNBA player to attend the Met Gala in 2023, just months after being released from a Russian prison in a high-profile prisoner swap, she wowed in a custom-made Calvin Klein suit.
WNBA training camps just opened and there already are so many eyes on the 2026 season when more than 100 players will be free agents.
A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are returning to court to begin the chase for a coveted WNBA championship with the opening of training camps and last year’s rookie sensation Caitlin Clark begins Year 2 in the league.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced shortly before the draft on Monday that the league has assembled a dedicated task force to help combat online hate and vitriol directed toward players and teams.
The WNBA will have its inaugural Rivals Week in August tipping off with Caitlin Clark and Indiana facing Angel Reese and Chicago in prime time.
Paige Bueckers will receive roughly the same salary that Caitlin Clark got last year as the top pick in the WNBA draft as player salaries continue to be a topic of conversation.
Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd didn’t even need much help from superstar Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the national title game, leading the Huskies to a remarkably easy 85-51 victory over UCLA in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
JuJu Watkins, the sensational sophomore who led Southern California to its best season in nearly 40 years, is The Associated Press women’s college basketball Player of the Year.
Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, is eyeing a sustained future in women’s sports after concluding its inaugural season in Miami.
Brittney Sykes knocked down the game-winning free-throw and Rose beat Vinyl in the Unrivaled championship game, capping the inaugural season of the women’s 3-on-3 basketball league.
Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart set out to give superstar players an offseason option to develop their skills when they co-founded Unrivaled.
Napheesa Collier of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx took home $200,000 after she beat Washington Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards in the final of Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 tournament.
Eighth-seeded Aaliyah Edwards advanced to the semifinals of the Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament beating Allisha Gray in the quarterfinals.
Aaliyah Edwards pulled off the stunner of the opening round of the Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament beating top-seeded Breanna Stewart 12-0.
Five years after NBA great Kobe Bryant, 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in California, several women’s basketball players reflected on what he meant to their game and how he championed it.
On the eve of its debut, Unrivaled held a security meeting with its players about their safety.
New York's Breanna Stewart was one of a handful of players who have been given the franchise tag by their WNBA teams, meaning they can’t sign a contract directly with anyone else.
Las Vegas Aces standout Kelsey Plum says she won't play in the new, Unrivaled 3-on-3 women's league starting in January.
Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and their New York teammates were showered with confetti as the Liberty celebrated winning the WNBA title in the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan.
The WNBA outlook seems promising heading into the offseason following a banner season with record ratings, attendance and a first-time champion in New York.
Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said the WNBA championship was “stolen” from the Lynx during her complaints about the officiating.
