Latest Breanna Stewart News

Caitlin Clark of Iowa is the AP Player of the Year in women's hoops for the 2nd straight season

Apr. 04, 2024 18:14 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Caitlin Clark is capping her illustrious college career with another record-breaking season and another set of prestigious awards. The star guard from Iowa was honored Thursday as The Associated Press Player of the Year in women’s basketball for the second...

Caitlin Clark thrilled by US national team training camp invite. If Iowa isn't in the Final Four

Mar. 29, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

Caitlin Clark is thrilled to be invited to participate in USA Basketball training camp at the Final Four. Her focus, though, is purely on getting Iowa to Cleveland for a chance at a national championship. “You always want to grow up and be on the Olympic team, but...

Storm CFO Tricia McLean dies at 61

Mar. 21, 2024 20:58 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Tricia McLean, the chief financial officer for the Seattle Storm, has died, the WNBA team said Thursday. She was 61. McLean died Monday in Seattle, according to the Storm. The team did not disclose the manner of death. McLean was hired as the vice...

Caitlin Clark, freshmen JuJu Watkins and Hannah Hidalgo top AP women's All-America team

Mar. 20, 2024 17:10 PM EDT

Caitlin Clark has been a mainstay on The Associated Press All-America team the past few seasons. The NCAA's all-time scoring leader from Iowa was honored for the third straight year Wednesday, becoming the 11th player to earn the distinction three times. She was a unanimous choice...

Reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart re-signs with New York Liberty

Feb. 26, 2024 20:12 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart re-signed with the New York Liberty, the team announced Monday. The Liberty now have their entire starting lineup back from last season's team that lost in the WNBA Finals to the Las Vegas Aces. “It’s a monumental...

Former MVP Nneka Ogwumike becomes second big free agent to sign with the Seattle Storm

Feb. 05, 2024 15:49 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — Former WNBA MVP and eight-time All-Star Nneka Ogwumike signed with the Seattle Storm on Monday, the second big splash in free agency for the franchise. Ogwumike, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 draft, was the 2016 league MVP and spent the first 12 seasons of her...

Liberty bringing back core of last season's WNBA Finals run. Diggins-Smith signs with Storm

Feb. 01, 2024 19:22 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty are bringing their core group back and trying to add another piece with prized free agent Nneka Ogwumike, while Seattle signed Skylar Diggins-Smith as WNBA free agency tipped off Thursday. The Liberty, who made it to the WNBA Finals last season...

US women's basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament

Jan. 22, 2024 12:47 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. women's basketball national team will get together for a few days in New York next month before playing in the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium. The Americans have already qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning the World Cup in...