Unrivaled set to crown 1-on-1 champion with $250,000 given to winner

Unrivaled will crown its first one-on-one champion on Feb. 14. The new 3-on-3 women's basketball league announced the rules for the tournament that will be played over three days. Thirty players will be divided into four pods with the eventual champion winning $250,000. The runner-up...

Brittney Griner plans to sign with the Atlanta Dream, ending her 11-year run with Phoenix

Brittney Griner plans to sign with the Atlanta Dream, marking the end of her 11-year career with the Phoenix Mercury. Griner announced the move in a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday night, and her agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, confirmed to The Associated Press that the star...

Alyssa Thomas heading to Mercury from Sun in trade, AP source says

The Phoenix Mercury were finalizing a deal to acquire Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Sun, a person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The Sun also will send Ty Harris to Phoenix, while Connecticut will receive Natasha Cloud, Rebecca Allen and the...

WNBA star Brittney Griner plans to sign with Atlanta Dream, AP source says

Brittney Griner to test the market for the first time in career as WNBA free agency opens

MIAMI (AP) — Brittney Griner is testing the free agent market for the first time in her career. The All-Star center is taking meetings starting Tuesday with multiple teams, according to her agent. WNBA executives were in Miami for the opening of Unrivaled to talk with Griner and...

Breanna Stewart scores first basket in Unrivaled history in debut of 3-on-3 women's league

MIAMI (AP) — Unrivaled shined brightly on its opening night. The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier debuted Friday night. The two squared off in the opening game and fittingly Stewart scored the first basket in league...

Brittney Griner and other WNBA players happy to be playing in US during their offseason

MIAMI (AP) — Brittney Griner is embracing the opportunity to play again during the WNBA offseason without having to go overseas. The 6-foot-9 WNBA All-Star said she would never play abroad again except with USA Basketball after spending 10 months in a Russian prison in 2022 when...

Unrivaled women’s basketball league is setting a new standard for salaries before it even tips off

MIAMI (AP) — Unrivaled is setting a new standard for women's basketball before one game has been played in the upstart league. In a word: Salaries. The 3-on-3 league by Olympic gold medalists Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart debuts Friday featuring 36 players...

Breanna Stewart given franchise tag by New York Liberty for second straight year

New York's Breanna Stewart was one of a handful of players given the franchise tag by their WNBA teams, meaning they can't sign a contract directly with anyone else. Other players receiving the franchise player designation include Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas), Satou Sabally (Dallas) and...

Sabrina Ionescu is joining Unrivaled as the new 3-on-3 league's final player

Sabrina Ionescu was thrilled to be part of Unrivaled — the new 3-on-3 league. The Liberty star guard who helped New York win the first championship in franchise history earlier this year signed a historic agreement on Monday with the league. She'll join the Phantom BC that made a...