Tina Charles' record night lifts Atlanta Dream into postseason with 78-67 win over New York Liberty

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Charles had a record night to lift the Atlanta Dream into the WNBA playoffs with a 78-67 win over the New York Liberty on Thursday. Charles finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds, breaking the league records for both career rebounds and double-doubles. Rhyne...

WNBA playoff field and matchups set with Atlanta clinching the final spot

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoffs are set with the Atlanta Dream getting the eighth seed on Thursday night. The postseason begins Sunday with four best-of-three matchups. The Dream face the top-seeded New York Liberty. The Minnesota Lynx, the No. 2 seed, will host the No. 7 seed...

Tina Charles becomes WNBA all-time rebounds leader, passing Sylvia Fowles

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Charles passed Sylvia Fowles to become the WNBA's all-time rebounding leader with 4,007 in her career on Thursday night. Charles needed three rebounds coming into the game and got them quickly in the first quarter of the Atlanta Dream's game against the New...

Tina Charles breaks the WNBA record for career rebounds, passing Sylvia Fowles' mark of 4,006

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese change the WNBA's landscape, and its future

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Year 1 of the Clark & Reese Show has been unlike anything the WNBA has ever seen. Sure, this season’s final chapter is still unscripted with the playoffs set to start Sunday. But the rookie seasons and attention Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have had makes...

WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026

The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon's biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play in 2026. The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, who also own the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer...

Griner ejected after scuffle with Jackson before Mercury rally in second half to beat Sparks 85-81

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 14 points before being ejected after a scuffle, Natasha Cloud had 13 points and 12 assists, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 85-81 on Tuesday night. Griner and Sparks standout rookie Rickea Jackson were thrown out after...

Wilson scores 21, sets rebounding mark and Las Vegas Aces defeat Seattle Storm 85-72

SEATTLE (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 21 points and set the WNBA record for most rebounds in a season as the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Seattle Storm 85-72 on Tuesday night. Her seven rebounds moved her past Chicago rookie Angel Reese for the most in a season with 451. Reese’s...

WNBA playoff picture starting to come into focus as Liberty clinch top seed and Minnesota second

More than half of the WNBA playoff seeds are set with the New York Liberty clinching the No. 1 seed on Tuesday night. The rest of the postseason matchups will be determined when the regular season closes out on Thursday night. The Liberty topped the Washington Mystics...

Tina Charles has 16 points and 14 rebounds to tie WNBA double-double record, Dream beats Sky 86-70

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Jordin Canada scored 18 points, Tina Charles finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds to tie the WNBA record with the 193rd double-double of her career and the Atlanta Dream beat the Chicago Sky 86-70 on Tuesday night to move into the eighth playoff spot with one game...