Natasha Cloud of the Washington Mystics attempts to get past Jonquel Jones of the Connecticut Sun during the 2019 season. | Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
On Monday, Jonquel Jones of the Connecticut Sun and L…
Month: June 2020
Tari Phillips was one of the first stars of the New York Liberty, a team whose championship aspirations in the late 90s and early 2000s went unfulfilled. | Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images
Former New York Liberty star Tari P…
Jonquel Jones averaged 14.6 points and 9.7 rebounds in 2019. | Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images
Jonquel Jones of the Connecticut Sun has decided to sit out the 2020 season due to concerns about the coronavirus. Today the Connecticut Sun anno…
WNBA news:The WNBA played its first regular-season game on this day in 1997.College player news:Indiana’s Jaelynn Penn is speaking up in her hometown of Louisville.Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard could be the nation’s top college player next season.College coa…
The Washington Mystics celebrate Pride Night during the 2019 season. | Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images
In 2014, the WNBA became the first pro sports league to establish a formal Pride campaign. Since then, the league’s players …
WNBA team news:WNBA activism began after shootings in 2016.The Liberty hosted a virtual Juneteenth panel.The Sun have introduced a platform for social reform.WNBA player news:Players continue to fight for social justice, and plan many ways to protest.S…
Dawn Staley is one of the best point guards in WNBA history.
Dawn Staley tops the list of best WNBA players ever to be picked ninth, despite some of her contemporaries having lengthier careers. Dawn Staley, a point guard out of Virginia…
The Washington Mystics led a Juneteenth March with the Washington Wizards. | Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Juneteenth was amplified this year compared to past celebrations. The WNBA was no exception as the community continues to …
Will there be a WNBA season? COVID-19 cases in Florida have broken records for two consecutive days.WNBA news:The WNBA could be the first pro sport to return out of the pandemic.Bubble league disparities show there’s work to do to catch the WNBA up wit…
Aerial Powers is a fiery player on the court and when she’s playing NBA2K. | Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Aerial Powers of the defending WNBA champion Washington Mystics will help guide and entertain viewers through the final rounds of the…
Layshia Clarendon, first vice president of the players’ association, is one of the most outspoken social justice advocates in the WNBA. | Photo by Michael J. LeBrecht II/NBAE via Getty Images
Yet, so many Black women are cast to the shad…
Times are a-changin’:The SEC commissioner says there won’t be any SEC championships in Mississippi until the state flag changes (it currently includes the Confederate flag in its design).Florida has put an end to the “Gator Bait” cheer song.The WNBA em…
Renee Montgomery, an 11-year veteran, has a career scoring average of 9.7 points per game. She was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft. | Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Atlanta Dream guard Renee Mo…
Rebekkah Brunson flashes the fire that made her one of the most prolific rebounders — and winners — in WNBA history. | Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images
Count the rings! With five titles, Rebekkah Brunson is the WNBA’s queen of…
WNBA team news:The Sun is ready to begin a delayed season.Without fans, the Wings are looking for a way to activate sponsorships.The Dream is gearing for a condensed season.The Lynx have signed Megan Huff to replace Cecelia Zandalasini, who will miss t…