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Breanna Stewart won the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award for the second time in her career Tuesday in a very close race.

DeWanna Bonner scored 20 points, Rebecca Allen added 18 and the Connecticut Sun played stellar defense to beat the New York Liberty 78-63 in the first game of their WNBA semifinals series.

Stephanie White was honored as the WNBA’s Coach of the Year on Sunday after guiding the Connecticut Sun to a 27-win season and a No. 3 seed in the playoffs.

The WNBA once again had strong metrics as the league had its most-watched regular season in 21 years and its highest average attendance since 2018.

Breanna Stewart of New York wins AP Player of the Year award for the second straight season.

Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA after nearly 10 months in a Russian prison hasn’t always been the smoothest ride.

Sue Bird is going back to international basketball.

Criminal domestic violence charges have been dropped against Las Vegas Aces player Riquna Williams, and her attorney says Williams hopes to rejoin the team for WNBA playoffs beginning next week.

There are several playoff spots still up for grabs in the final week of the WNBA’s regular season.

Vice President Kamala Harris has praised the 2022 WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces for showing “grit and determination” on and off the court.

The Los Angeles Sparks knew this season was a rebuilding year for a franchise looking to regain its championship pedigree.

WNBA teams are scoring at near record levels thanks in strong part to a quicker pace and some impressive individual efforts.

The New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces are living up to the preseason WNBA hype and will meet for the first time with a championship on the line when they play for the Commissioner’s Cup title on Tuesday night.

Breanna Stewart scored 30 of her 42 points in the first half to help the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 100-89 and set a franchise record for wins in a season.

Brittney Griner had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Mercury set a WNBA record for points in a quarter with 45 in the first before holding off the short-handed Connecticut Sun down the stretch for a 90-84 win.

New York finished off a rough stretch of their schedule that saw the Liberty play 10 games in 18 days on both coasts.

Diana Taurasi received a pass and in an instant, the shot was off her fingertips.

Diana Taurasi is an icon in the world of hoops, and the perennial All-Star known as the “White Mamba” added another milestone to her illustrious WNBA career on Thursday night.

The Phoenix Mercury say All-Star center Brittney Griner will not travel for the team’s next two games so she can focus on her mental health.

As the WNBA tips off the second half of its season, add expansion to the list of topics on the minds of players and the league.

The Las Vegas Aces are on a historic pace heading into the second half of the season.

The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game is headed to Phoenix, setting up as a home game for Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi and a sendoff to the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team.

Brittney Griner didn’t know what to expect when the WNBA season began and how she would respond after the trauma she experienced of being incarcerated in Russia that also forced her off the court for many months.

A’ja Wilson is all too happy to show off her coveted corner locker.

With thunderstorms blanketing the Northeast again, the Seattle Storm had to alter their travel plans to get from New York to Washington for their game against the Mystics on Tuesday.

WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are starting a new women’s basketball league to give top players another option to play in the U.S. in the offseason once the league’s prioritization rules go into effect next year.

The New York Liberty's three-game road trip last week included multiple bus trips, two airplanes and three airports on the way from Connecticut to Las Vegas.

WNBA career triple-double leader Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut was selected an All-Star reserve by the league’s coaches.

Alyssa Thomas has kept the Connecticut Sun competitive with her all-around play.

There was a time in Brittney Griner’s life when a mid-season coaching change might have been tough to handle.

Brittney Griner will be starting in the WNBA All-Star Game a year after she was an honorary choice by the league while she was being detained in Russia.

The last-place Phoenix Mercury have fired coach Vanessa Nygaard and replaced her with assistant Nikki Blue for the remainder of the season.

Recent allegations by WNBA player Dearica Hamby that her coach harassed her for being pregnant have shined a renewed spotlight on one of the biggest challenges that female professional athletes face.

Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks as part of a four-game slate on the first day of the WNBA season.

The WNBA and Scripps have signed a multiyear deal to televise Friday night regular-season games on ION.

Kayana Traylor and Taylor Soule excited for opportunity in WNBA

Aliyah Boston is the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, going to the Indiana Fever.

The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs and back-to-back regular season games this year.

Aliyah Boston headlines the WNBA draft class and is expected to be taken first by Indiana.

March Madness may be the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete.

South Carolina All-American Aliyah Boston has declared for the WNBA draft.

The Hokies are a senior-laden group who has played in a plenty of big games before.

The Las Vegas Aces announced Thursday that seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady has acquired an ownership stake in the WNBA champions.

Nneka Ogwumike not only wants to make the Los Angeles Sparks a championship contender again, but also to get the community excited about women’s basketball and other sports.

Brittney Griner is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury.

Brittney Griner is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury.

Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot have won titles together playing overseas.

The WNBA says it is investigating Dearica Hamby’s allegations against the Las Vegas Aces.

Breanna Stewart is coming to the New York Liberty.

Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA has collided with free agency which has raised questions once again about teams chartering flights.

Former MVP Candace Parker announced Saturday on social media she would sign with the defending champion Las Vegas Aces.

The WNBA players’ union says it will review Dearica Hamby’s complaints about Las Vegas management after the Aces traded the two-time All-Star to the Los Angeles Sparks.

Maya Moore has decided to retire officially from playing basketball.

The New York Liberty traded for 2021 MVP Jonquel Jones as part of a three-team deal with the Connecticut Sun and Dallas Wings.

Brittney Griner said she’s “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury.

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport has announced that the WNBA received an A for its overall racial and gender practices for 2022.

More than half of WNBA players are competing abroad this winter to supplement their incomes.

Senator Tim Kaine shares his joy at hearing of Griner's release.

Brittney Griner’s loved ones and extended basketball family were ecstatic when news broke about her release from a Russian prison and that she was on her way back to the United States.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States is confident that Finland and Sweden will be approved soon for membership in NATO despite ratification delays in allies Turkey and Hungary.

WNBA star Brittney Griner’s 10-month imprisonment in Russia on drug charges came to an end on Thursday, spreading relief and joy across the sports world and beyond.

WNBA star Brittney Griner this week began serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony.

The Kremlin has reiterated that any discussions about a possible swap involving U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner who is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia for drug possession must be strictly confidential.

New York has long been known as a melting pot.

Top WNBA players are finding other places to compete this winter, not wanting to go back to Russia after the arrest and conviction of Brittney Griner on drug possession charges and the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Diamond DeShields will be chronicling her journey with USA Basketball as they prep for and play in the FIBA World Cup in Australia.

Jewell Loyd scored 26 points, including Seattle’s final six, and the Storm edged the Las Vegas Aces 76-73 to take a 1-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals.

Kahleah Copper scored 20 points and Courtney Vandersloot added 16 to help Chicago to a record rout of New York 100-62 to even the first-round WNBA playoffs series and force a decisive Game 3.

The U.S. women’s basketball team will have a lot of new faces when the Americans play in the FIBA World Cup next month in Australia.

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart is the first two-time winner of The Associated Press WNBA Player of the Year award.

Liz Cambage announced on social media she is stepping away from the WNBA “for the time being.”.

Sabrina Ionescu had 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Sami Whitcomb added 15 points and the New York Liberty stayed in the playoff race with a 91-73 victory over the Dallas Wings.

Lauren Jackson has been named on her fifth FIBA World Cup roster for Australia in a comeback to international basketball.

A timeline of key events in Brittney Griner’s career on and off the basketball court:

Sue Bird knows she made the right decision announcing publicly what she knew inside — that this would be her last WNBA season.

Following Brittney Griner’s sentencing in Russia to nine years in prison Thursday, WNBA players, coaches and fans locked arms and tried to send the American basketball star strength during a moment of silence.

A Russian judge found WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty Thursday morning. She has been sentenced to nine years.

The WNBA playoff picture is still unclear with two weeks left in the regular season.

Kelsey Plum scored 12 of her 24 points in the first quarter as the Las Vegas Aces raced to an early 23-point lead, then held on for a 93-83 victory over the Chicago Sky to win the second WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship.

The New York Liberty are currently two games out of a spot in the WNBA playoffs.

The spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry says the United States has shown disrespect for Russian law by characterizing basketball star Brittney Griner’s jailing on drug charges as “wrongful detention.”.

The Las Vegas Aces have come out of the All-Star break on a roll, winning three road games and scoring more than 100 points in two of victories.

A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner at her drug possession trial has given a Russian court a letter from a U.S. doctor recommending she use cannabis to treat pain.

Minnesota Lynx star Sylvia Fowles is checking in periodically during her final season in the WNBA with The Associated Press.

WNBA enters final month of the season with 11 of 12 teams in contention for playoff spots and five franchises within three games of each other atop the standings.

Allie Quigley has won the WNBA 3-Point Contest for a record fourth time by putting together a perfect final rack.

Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles are playing in the WNBA All-Star Game for the last time.

Nneka Ogwumike says Brittney Griner is an American hero.

Brittney Griner's guilty plea has not lessened the support the Olympic gold medalist continues to receive from her WNBA peers.

They shared laughs, smiles, memories.

Courtney Vandersloot, Kahleah Copper and Emma Meesseman will get a chance to play before their home fans as the trio was selected as reserves for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 10 in Chicago.

U.S. national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe is among a group of leading sports figures who have expressed anger over the Supreme Court’s decision to strip the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion, decrying an erosion of rights that women have had for a generation.

Brittney Griner will have a place at the WNBA All-Star Game.

WNBA co-owner Ginny Gilder says fighting for equal treatment as a rower at Yale 46 years ago radicalized her.

Gabby Williams scored a season-high 23 points in Seattle’s 81-72 win over the New York Liberty in what was Storm guard Sue Bird’s final regular-season game in her hometown.

Arike Ogunbowale hit six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, Teaira McCowan had 17 points and 10 rebounds — both season highs — and the Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury 93-88.

Penny Taylor used her induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame to call for the release of her former WNBA Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner, noting it’s been 114 days since the seven-time WNBA All-Star was detained.

The New York Liberty are a work in progress.

Brittney Griner hasn’t been forgotten at the NBA Finals.