Latest Women's National Basketball Association News

Injuries continue to plague WNBA teams. The Sparks and Dream are winless with key players sidelined

Jun. 25, 2024 14:02 PM EDT

The injury bug has bitten several WNBA teams this season with both Los Angeles and Atlanta losing key pieces last week. The Sparks will have to play without prized rookie Cameron Brink for the remainder of the year after she tore the ACL in her left knee. The injury also forced Brink...

Reese, Clark deliver with stars on hand for latest matchup between Sky, Fever

Jun. 23, 2024 20:31 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Angel Reese had just pulled off the best performance of her young career to help the Chicago Sky rally past the Indiana Fever and old college rival Caitlin Clark on Sunday. There was one more thing to do before leaving the court. She shared an embrace with Naismith...

Angel Reese leads Sky to 88-87 win over Fever despite Caitlin Clark's franchise-record 13 assists

Jun. 23, 2024 19:42 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Angel Reese scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat Indiana 88-87 despite 17 points and a franchise-record 13 assists for the Fever's Caitlin Clark on Sunday. Reese has posted a double-double in eight consecutive games,...

A’ja Wilson has 26 points and 16 rebounds as Aces beat Sun 85-74

Jun. 22, 2024 00:28 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 16 rebounds, Kelsey Plum added 18 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Connecticut Sun 85-74 on Friday night, their seventh win in the last nine meetings between the teams including the 2022 WNBA Finals. It was Wilson's fourth game...

A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark lead WNBA All-Star fan vote

Jun. 21, 2024 16:45 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A'ja Wilson leads Caitlin Clark by just over a thousand votes in early fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced Friday. Clark's Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston is third, about 40,000 votes behind the leaders. Wilson is having an...

The Mystics have improved since starting 0-12, but they face an uphill climb to make the playoffs

Jun. 21, 2024 13:50 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It took the Washington Mystics more than a month to win a game — and a few days longer to earn their first victory at home. Coach Eric Thibault understood how tough the wait was. “I’m happy for our crowd," he said after Washington beat the...

Las Vegas Aces become the first WNBA team to sell out every home game in a season

Jun. 21, 2024 08:04 AM EDT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces became the first WNBA team to sell out every home game in a season when the final tickets were claimed Thursday for a Sept. 3 matchup against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky. That game is one of two scheduled for T-Mobile Arena, which is...

Angel Reese sets WNBA rookie record with 7th consecutive double-double and the Sky ease by the Wings

Jun. 20, 2024 14:34 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chennedy Carter and Marina Mabrey scored 19 points each, Angel Reese recorded her seventh consecutive double-double to set a WNBA rookie record and the Chicago Sky eased by the Dallas Wings 83-72 on Thursday to snap a four-game losing streak. Reese finished with 16...

Caitlin Clark and the WNBA are getting a lot of attention. It's about far more than basketball

Jun. 19, 2024 04:03 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Oh, you thought going to a WNBA basketball game might be an escape from the arguments and polarization that are so common in American life these days? Ha, good one. Some of the atmosphere in the public and media that has swirled around the professional women's...

Injuries taking toll on Dallas Wings, who sit near bottom of WNBA standings

Jun. 18, 2024 14:13 PM EDT

The Dallas Wings have been struggling this year, with injuries taking a major toll. The team has dropped eight straight games and plays six of its next seven on the road. Dallas has played all season without star forward Satou Sabally (shoulder) and most of it without Natasha Howard...