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

Jan. 28, 2025 22:17 PM EST

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

Jan. 28, 2025 21:40 PM EST

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...

Women's basketball players reflect on Kobe Bryant's impact on their game five years after his death

Jan. 26, 2025 11:18 AM EST

Dearica Hamby still smiles at the memory of Kobe Bryant sitting courtside at WNBA games. She had met him years ago. He came to see her old team, the Las Vegas Aces, play all the time. “I think one of the first things he told me was that I could play defense," Hamby...

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

Jan. 21, 2025 11:23 AM EST

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...

From Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles to a new hockey league, women's sports had a pivotal year

Dec. 17, 2024 08:16 AM EST

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,...