Aces star A'ja Wilson breaks WNBA single season scoring record as Aces beat Fever

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A'ja Wilson broke the WNBA single season scoring record with her 941st point just before the first half of the Las Vegas Aces' game against the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night. Wilson hit a jumper from the free throw line with 26.4 seconds left in the second...

A’ja Wilson becomes the WNBA’s single-season scoring leader, Aces beat Fever for 14th straight time

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A’ja Wilson became the WNBA’s single-season scoring leader and finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 86-75 on Wednesday night for their 14th straight win in the series. Wilson passed Jewell Loyd’s total...

WNBA players and union speak out against commissioner after she failed to condemn fan racism

WNBA players and their union spoke out against Commissioner Cathy Engelbert's recent comments on a TV show that failed to condemn racist and bitter criticism from fans toward the Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese rivalry. Engelbert made an appearance on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” on Monday...

Angel Reese uses social media to explain wrist injury that will sideline her the rest of WNBA season

Angel Reese took to social media to explain her season-ending injury — a small crack in a bone in her wrist that required surgery. “I fell on my hand when I got the and-one, when I fell back (and) fell on my hand and it is a small crack in my bone,” Reese said in a video posted...

WNBA playoff picture still jumbled as Chicago, Atlanta, Washington vying for 8th seed

The WNBA playoff picture is still jumbled with the final postseason spot coming down to three teams — Chicago, Atlanta and Washington. All three teams will play each other at least once over the last nine days of the season. The Mystics face both the Sky and Dream this week,...

AU Pro Basketball for women will play 2025 season in Nashville after stops in Las Vegas, Dallas

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Athletes Unlimited will play its fourth women's basketball season in Nashville starting Feb. 5 through March 2, league officials announced Monday. AU Pro Basketball debuted in Las Vegas in 2022 and played the 2023 and 2024 seasons in Dallas. The 2025 season...

Ionescu has big fourth quarter as Liberty beat short-handed Aces 75-71

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty have been saying all season long that they are a new team this year. On Sunday they showed it. Facing a Las Vegas squad that was missing star A'ja Wilson, the Liberty blew a 20-point lead, but still found a way to win. Last year, they might not...

Star athletes from across sports offer accolades as Alex Morgan prepares for last pro match

WNBA star Caitlin Clark used the word “legend.” Gymnast Simone Biles offered thanks for elevating women's sports. As Alex Morgan prepared for her final professional match on Sunday, the accolades for the retiring U.S. soccer star came from across the sports landscape — from...

Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese out for the rest of the WNBA season due to a wrist injury

CHICAGO (AP) — Angel Reese's historic rookie season is over. The Chicago Sky forward said on social media Saturday night that she has a season-ending injury, which the team confirmed was to her wrist. “What a year. I never would have imagined the last bucket of my...

Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese says on social media she will miss the rest of the WNBA season due to injury