Box Score Game 1 Recap Game 2 Recap LOS ANGELES – The last time the Los Angeles Sparks won back-to-back WNBA titles was 2001 and 2002. The Sparks are just one win away earning from consecutive championships again after defeating…
Series tied: 1-1 Game 1 – Los Angeles 85, Minnesota 84 Game 2 – Minnesota 70, Los Angeles 68 Game 3 – Friday, September 29, Minnesota at Los Angeles, 6:00 p.m. local, 9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2 Game 4 – Sunday, October 1*…
The Women’s National Basketball Players Association selected four charities to receive grants funded by fines and suspensions assessed to players during the last two seasons. The following organizations received a $35,000 grant. Girls Who Code Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund/Greater Houston…
The Minnesota Lynx recovered from a game one loss in the WNBA Finals to take down the Los Angeles Sparks 70-68 in a thrilling game two that came down to a key defensive stop in the final seconds at Williams…
WNBA Rookie of the Year Allisha Gray of the Dallas Wings leads the 2017 WNBA All-Rookie Team. The All-Rookie Team also features San Antonio Stars guard Kelsey Plum, Atlanta Dream guard Brittney Sykes, Wings guard Kaela Davis and Washington Mystics guard…
Game 1 Recap || Finals Schedule From the league: Game 1 of the 2017 WNBA Finals, which aired Sunday, Sept. 24, on ABC delivered a 0.6 overnight rating, the best overnight ever for a Game 1 on the ESPN networks.…
Photos © Lee Michaelson, all rights reserved. Replay of Game 1 Box Score Overnight ratings For the first ten minutes of game one of the WNBA Finals, it seemed as if the Los Angeles Sparks would come away with a…
#WNBA Finals Schedule https://t.co/GAZdmQznnx Play begins Sun. Sept. 24, Sparks @ Lynx, TV: ABC -> Lynx-Sparks #WNBA Finals provides another chapter in the riveting rivalry (Pioneer Press) https://t.co/kV0z3rCKLr -> Lynx aim for a Barn burner, prep to face Sparks again…
With additional reporting by Lee Michaelson Today, before the tip off of game one of the WNBA Finals, players from the Los Angeles Sparks decided to returns to the locker room during the national anthem in solidarity with their professional…
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. EDT, TV: ABC Full Playoffs Schedule The Minnesota Lynx and the Los Angeles Sparks face each other in the WNBA Finals for the second season in a row. Game one tips off today in…
The WNBA announced the referees who earned spots to officiate the 2017 Finals. The championship series between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Minnesota Lynx tips off Sunday, Sept. 24 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Finals officials were selected…
The Minnesota Lynx and Washington Mystics player Elena Delle Donne sit in the top spots on the WNBA’s most popular team merchandise and jerseys lists, respectively for the 2017 season. The rankings are based on overall sales on WNBAStore.com. The other…
Dallas Wings guard Allisha Gray is the 2017 WNBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced today. Gray received 30 votes from a national panel of 40 sportswriters and broadcasters. Atlanta Dream guard Brittney Sykes received the other 10 votes. Gray,…
Minnesota 81, Washington 70 The Minnesota Lynx advanced to the WNBA Finals for the sixth time in seven seasons after sweeping the Washington Mystics in the semifinals after a 81-70 victory on Sunday at Capital One Arena in D.C. Washington…
Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week of 9-04-2017 https://t.co/uOKgnKCtHr #ncaaw #wnba -> Los Angeles Sparks: Head coach Brian Agler signs a multi-year contract extension https://t.co/TVFfU9vlH2 #wnba -> #WNBA Playoffs best-of-five semifinals begin tomorrow details:…
Full Playoffs Schedule Minnesota 93, Washington 83 The Minnesota Lynx moved a step closer to reaching the WNBA Finals with a 91-80 defeat of the Washington Mystics in game two of the playoffs semifinals series between the teams. The Lynx…
Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles is the 2017 WNBA Most Valuable Player. A 10-year veteran, Fowles earned her first-ever MVP award. She is the second winner for the Lynx, joining teammate Maya Moore (2014). Fowles received 35 of 40 first-place…
LOS ANGELES – With rapper Biz Markie spinning tunes in the courtside DJ booth, the Los Angeles Sparks won the first battle in the best-of-five semifinal series between the two teams, 79-66, at Staples Center Tuesday night. Nneka Ogwumike led…
Los Angeles Sparks head coach Brian Agler signed a a multi-year contract extension announced the team’s executive vice president/general manager Penny Toler on Monday. “I am extremely excited that head coach Brian Agler will have a long future with the…
Atlanta Dream fires head coach Michael Cooper https://t.co/ysruosvHPJ #wnba -> Bill Laimbeer named #WNBA Coach of the month https://t.co/1SBowzzs9Y -> Atlanta’s Brittney Sykes named #WNBA Rookie of the Month for August https://t.co/xMioiKNsMG -> Brittney Griner, Jonquel Jones & Courtney Vandersloot…
Phoenix 88, Connecticut 83 The Phoenix Mercury took down the Connecticut Sun 88-83 after overcoming a 17-point second quarter deficit. The Mercury trailed the Sun 20-15 after the first quarter, led by Alyssa Thomas and the rebounding prowess of Jonquel…
From the league: New York Liberty guard Sugar Rodgers has been named the 2017 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year, the WNBA announced today. The fifth-year guard earned the award as the league’s top reserve for the first time. The…
The WNBA announced today that Connecticut Sun head coach Curt Miller, who guided the team to its first playoff berth in five years, is the league’s 2017 Coach of the Year. He was also named the inaugural WNBA Basketball Executive…
From the league: Connecticut Sun forward/center Jonquel Jones, who produced a record-setting rebounding season, has been named the 2017 WNBA Most Improved Player, the WNBA announced today. The second-year pro is the third Sun player to earn the honor since…
Washington 86, Dallas 76 In the first game of the WNBA playoffs, a single-elimination contest, the Washington Mystics held off the Dallas Wings 86-76 Wednesday night at Capital One Arena in front of 6,483 fans. Led by Elena Delle Donne…