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WNBA teams allowed to protect up to six players for upcoming expansion draft for Golden State
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will have its first expansion draft in 16 years in December as the Golden State Valkyries start to fill out their roster. The draft will be on Dec. 6 and the Valkyries will begin play next season. Teams will be able to protect a maximum of...
Marina Mabrey's six 3s lift Sun to 73-70 win over Lynx in Game 1 of WNBA playoffs semifinal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Alyssa Thomas added 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Connecticut Sun defeated the Minnesota Lynx 73-70 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their semifinals series. DiJonai Carrington had 13 points and DeWanna Bonner had...
Minnesota's Napheesa Collier is Defensive Player of the Year and Cheryl Reeve is Coach of the Year
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier was voted the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year and Cheryl Reeve earned the Coach of the Year award on Sunday. Collier won the defensive award for the first time, receiving 36 votes from a 67-person national media panel. A'ja Wilson finished...
Stewart and Ionescu lead New York Liberty to 87-77 Game 1 win over the Las Vegas Aces in semifinals
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart knows she wasn't at her best last year in the Finals when the Las Vegas Aces knocked off the New York Liberty. She made sure she that wouldn't happen in Game 1 of their semifinals series this year, scoring 34 points to help the Liberty beat the Aces...
Aces and Liberty set to meet in the WNBA semifinals after playing for the title last year
NEW YORK (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty met for the title last season. Now they are playing in the postseason one round earlier, vying for the opportunity to reach the WNBA Finals. The Liberty have said they are using last season's loss as motivation this year, but...
Napheesa Collier and the Lynx will find scoring harder to come by against the Sun in the semifinals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After Napheesa Collier carried the Minnesota Lynx to victory with 38 points in their opener in the WNBA playoffs, coach Cheryl Reeve implored Collier's teammates to bring even more intensity for the second game of the series. “I told the team before the game:...
Chicago Sky fire coach Teresa Weatherspoon after 1 season, reports say
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sky fired coach Teresa Weatherspoon after one season, reports said Thursday. The Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune cited unidentified sources in reporting that Weatherspoon had been let go. The Sky did not immediately return a message...
WNBA semifinals feature marquee players, a finals rematch and teams looking for first titles
NEW YORK (AP) — Star power, a quest for a three-peat and two franchises looking for their first championships highlight the WNBA semifinals that begin Sunday. The Las Vegas Aces will face the New York Liberty in a WNBA Finals rematch from last season while the Connecticut Sun play...
Alyssa Thomas and Stephanie White say social media vitriol toward WNBA players needs to end
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas and Stephanie White said racist and homophobic comments directed at WNBA players need to stop. The Connecticut Sun star and coach commented after their team finished off a sweep of the Indiana Fever in the opening round of the playoffs on...
Napheesa Collier scores 42 to tie a WNBA playoff record for points, and the Lynx swept the Mercury
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 42 to tie a WNBA playoff record for points in a game, and the Minnesota Lynx swept the Phoenix Mercury 101-88 on Wednesday night. Collier tied Breanna Stewart and Angel McCoughtry for the 42-point record when she made 1 of 2 free throws...
