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...

Minnesota Lynx advance to WNBA semifinals with 2-game sweep of Phoenix Mercury

Connecticut Sun advance to WNBA semifinals with 2-game sweep ending the postseason for the Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark

Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington wins WNBA Most Improved Player award

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington won the WNBA's Most Improved Player award, the league announced Wednesday. Carrington received 28 of the 67 votes from a national media panel. Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby finished second with 18 votes....

Familiar foes: Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty set for WNBA Finals rematch in playoff semifinals

NEW YORK (AP) — The stage is set for A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces to take on Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty in a star-studded rematch of last year’s WNBA Finals. This time it's a round sooner. The Liberty and Aces swept their first-round...