Latest Women's National Basketball Association News
Eight new WNBA coaches now in place. In 2025, 7 women and 6 men will be in charge on the bench
The WNBA now has all of its head coaching spots filled after there were eight open positions this offseason. Dallas named Chris Koclanes as its head coach on Monday and then an hour later Washington hired Sydney Johnson as its new head, rounding out the seven hirings. ...
Caitlin Clark honored as AP Female Athlete of the Year following her impact on women's sports
Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women's basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and Tuesday she was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for her impact on and off the court. After leading Iowa to the national championship game, Clark was the...
Dallas Wings hire USC assistant Chris Koclanes as head coach
The Dallas Wings hired Chris Koclanes as the franchise's new head coach, the team announced Monday. Koclanes has more than a decade of experience as an assistant coach in the WNBA and Division I women's basketball. “We are thrilled to welcome Chris Koclanes as the...
Washington Mystics hire Jamila Wideman as general manager, Sydney Johnson as coach
The Washington Mystics hired Jamila Wideman as the franchise's new general manager and Sydney Johnson as the team's coach on Monday. Wideman joins the Mystics after spending six years at the NBA league office, where she most recently served as senior vice president of player...
Caitlin Clark effect hasn't reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participation
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Plunging participation in girls basketball led one of Nebraska's largest high schools to cancel its varsity team for the year. The decision by Grand Island Senior High School — the state's third-largest with more than 2,600 students — reflects a national...
'Front-row seats to something amazing': In 2024, the sports world, again, had unforgettable moments
Patrick Mahomes threw a walk-off pass to win the Super Bowl. Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam to win a World Series game. Stephen Curry said “nuit, nuit” to win an Olympic basketball title in Paris, Noah Lyles won 100-meter gold by about the smallest margin possible, and Sabrina...
The darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment
NEW YORK (AP) — For Djaniele Taylor, attending WNBA games was the perfect way to rediscover a sense of community coming out of the long slog of pandemic-era lockdowns. The 38-year-old Evanston, Illinois, resident has regularly attended Chicago Sky games for the last three seasons,...
From Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles to a new hockey league, women's sports had a pivotal year
Record numbers of basketball fans filled arenas to watch the rookie seasons of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unfold. Simone Biles captivated the world at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Coco Gauff made women's tennis history. It was all part of a pivotal year for women in sports,...
Atlanta and Seattle to play first WNBA regular season game in Canada in August
The WNBA will stage its first regular season game outside the U.S. when Atlanta and Seattle play in Vancouver on Aug. 15, the league announced Monday. The league has had two exhibition games in Canada, including one played by Seattle in Edmonton this past season. The Toronto Tempo...
Las Vegas already seems part of the NBA world, which makes expansion decision feel inevitable
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers has heard and seen enough. He's convinced there will be an NBA team in Las Vegas. “Yeah, they're going to get it,” Rivers said. It's no secret that when NBA expansion happens — nobody has revealed exactly when that...
