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Golden State Valkyries reach historic milestone, eclipse 15,000 season ticket deposits

Golden State Valkyries reach historic milestone, eclipse 15,000 season ticket deposits

The Golden State Valkyries have eclipsed 15,000 season ticket deposits, becoming the first team in women’s sports history to do so. The franchise, which marks the first WNBA expansion team since 2008, will begin playing…

WNBA Announces Landmark Deals With Disney, Amazon Prime, and NBCUniversal

WNBA Announces Landmark Deals With Disney, Amazon Prime, and NBCUniversal

The WNBA announced the renewal of its partnerships with The Walt Disney Company and Amazon Prime Video, as well as a new agreement with NBCUniversal (NBCU). The league is expected to add additional media partners…

DraftKings Becomes An Official Sports Betting And Daily Fantasy Partner Of The WNBA

DraftKings Becomes An Official Sports Betting And Daily Fantasy Partner Of The WNBA

With the backdrop of the WNBA All-Star Game this weekend and an increase in women’s sports betting, the league and DraftKings announced a new partnership. The digital sports entertainment and gaming company is now an…

Las Vegas Aces Star A’ja Wilson Leads Early Returns In Fan Votes For 2024 WNBA All-Stars

Las Vegas Aces Star A’ja Wilson Leads Early Returns In Fan Votes For 2024 WNBA All-Stars

 Two-time WNBA MVP, five-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA champion A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces and 2024 No. 1 overall draft pick Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever lead the voting after the first round of…

WNBA Sets Viewing and Attendance Records to Begin 2024

WNBA Sets Viewing and Attendance Records to Begin 2024

The WNBA’s expansion continues as the league, which kicked off its 28th season on May 14th, concluded May with its highest-attended opening month in 26 years and its most-watched start of the season. The league…

WNBA and Wilson Introduce Unique Ball for the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup  Tournament

WNBA and Wilson Introduce Unique Ball for the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Tournament

The WNBA and Wilson Sporting Goods unveiled the official game ball that will be in use throughout the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup in-season tournament. The event tips off Saturday, June 1 when the Chicago Sky, led…

The WNBA Announces Details of New Charter Flight Program

The WNBA Announces Details of New Charter Flight Program

Earlier this week, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert revealed that the league would institute a charter flight program for players beginning this season. The league tips off its regular season on Tuesday, May 14. “The goal…

WNBA Players Say Goodbye to Cramped Commercial Flights, League Commits to Charter Planes

WNBA Players Say Goodbye to Cramped Commercial Flights, League Commits to Charter Planes

After years of player advocacy and fan pressure, the WNBA is making a major change in team travel. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the league’s commitment to providing full-time charter flights for all WNBA teams starting…

A Legendary Career Comes to an End: Candace Parker Announces Retirement

A Legendary Career Comes to an End: Candace Parker Announces Retirement

Career Honors and Rankings The WNBA bids farewell to one of its all-time greats. Candace Parker, a titan of the game,  officially retired after a groundbreaking 16-year career. Fans of women’s basketball will always remember…

USA Basketball Announces Rosters for 2024 FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series

USA Basketball Announces Rosters for 2024 FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series

USA Basketball Gears Up for 2024 FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series USA Basketball unveiled the two teams that will compete at the 2024 FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series in Springfield, MA. The event is set to take…

WNBA Golden State secures over 6,000 season ticket deposits

WNBA Golden State secures over 6,000 season ticket deposits

WNBA Golden State has secured over 6,000 season ticket deposits since the franchise was announced last October. The expansion team, scheduled to begin play during the 2025 season, is the WNBA affiliate of the  NBA…

Results of the 2024 WNBA Draft: Caitlin Clark heads to Indiana as the first pick: “This is a great day for the Indiana Fever”

Results of the 2024 WNBA Draft: Caitlin Clark heads to Indiana as the first pick: “This is a great day for the Indiana Fever”

When Caitlin Clark announced earlier this year that she would enter the WNBA Draft, fans in Indiana rejoiced. Local businesses and artists let their elation show via marquees and a mural in the city. Today,…

WNBA Announces List Of 15 Prospects Attending The 2024 Draft in Brooklyn

WNBA Announces List Of 15 Prospects Attending The 2024 Draft in Brooklyn

2024 WNBA Draft Attendees The WNBA announced the list of 15 prospects who will attend the 2024 draft on Monday, April 15 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York. League commissioner Cathy…

WNBA releases details on national TV Schedule for 2024

WNBA releases details on national TV Schedule for 2024

Key Dates The WNBA announced details on its schedule of games that will be broadcasted and streamed nationally during the 2024 regular season. The league’s 28th season tips off on Tuesday, May 14, and runs…

NCAA’s winningest basketball coach, Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer announces her retirement

NCAA’s winningest basketball coach, Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer announces her retirement

After 38 seasons, the winningest coach in NCAA college basketball announced her retirement.  Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer is stepping down and her last day will be May 8, the 39th anniversary of her hiring. Associate head…

TNT Sports and WNBA reach a multi-year agreement to broadcast games in the UK and Ireland

TNT Sports and WNBA reach a multi-year agreement to broadcast games in the UK and Ireland

The WNBA entered a multi-year agreement with TNT Sports to broadcast at least 16 regular-season games each season in the UK and Ireland. The deal also includes the All-Star Game, the playoffs, and the finals.…

Final Four Set, NCAA Tournament Results

Final Four Set, NCAA Tournament Results

  Bracket 2024 March Madness women’s TV times and schedule (all times ET) Friday, April 5 — Final Four (1) South Carolina vs. (3) NC State | 7 p.m. | ESPN (1) Iowa vs. (3) UConn | 9:30…

Stanford Survives Iowa State in Overtime to Advance to the Sweet 16

Stanford Survives Iowa State in Overtime to Advance to the Sweet 16

Social media recap on Threads STANFORD, Calif. – No. 2-seeded Stanford (30-5,15-3 Pac-12) fought off a talented No. 7 Iowa State (21-12, 12-6 Big 12) squad in overtime to earn a trip to the Sweet…

2024 March Madness: NCAA tournament schedule

2024 March Madness: NCAA tournament schedule

2024 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament schedule Brackets: Blank bracket (.PDF file) || Interactive bracket Round City Venue Dates Host Sweet 16/Elite Eight Albany, N.Y. MVP Arena March 29 – April 1 MAAC Sweet…

2024 NCAA Division I Conference Tournament Schedule

2024 NCAA Division I Conference Tournament Schedule

2024 NCAA Division I Tournament Schedule TV Schedule Conference Schedule Automatic Bid Location America East Quarterfinals: March 8Semifinals: March 11Championship: 5 p.m. March 15 on ESPNU TBD Higher seed American Athletic First round: March 9Second round:…

No Clear Favorite to Win Pac-12 Tournament in League’s Last Season

No Clear Favorite to Win Pac-12 Tournament in League’s Last Season

The Pac-12 women’s basketball postseason begins today in Las Vegas with a competitive slate of teams in the conference tournament. The intense competition of the league, in its last year, makes the event ripe for…

No. 3 Stanford clinches share of Pac-12 title with 81-67 win over Arizona State

No. 3 Stanford clinches share of Pac-12 title with 81-67 win over Arizona State

STANFORD, Calif. – With Senior Day as the backdrop, No. 3 Stanford (24-4, 13-3 Pac-12) recovered from a Friday loss against Arizona to beat Arizona State 81-67 Sunday afternoon at Maples Pavilion. With the victory,…

Led by Jada Williams, Arizona shocks No. 3 Stanford on the road

Led by Jada Williams, Arizona shocks No. 3 Stanford on the road

Social media recap on Threads STANFORD, Calif. – The last time Arizona (15-12, 7-8 Pac-12) won at Stanford was in 2001, 15 years before current head coach and alumna Adia Barnes took the helm. Friday…

USA Basketball Reveals 2024 Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Roster

USA Basketball Reveals 2024 Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Roster

USA Basketball revealed the 2024 USA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Team after a training camp spanning three days in Brooklyn, New York. The team is set to participate in the 2024 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying…

JuJu Watkins scorches No. 4 Stanford with 51 points as No. 15 USC gets 67-58 road win

JuJu Watkins scorches No. 4 Stanford with 51 points as No. 15 USC gets 67-58 road win

STANFORD, Calif. – It was the best of times for JuJu Watkins Friday night when the sensational USC freshman wrecked No. 15 Stanford (19-3, 8-2 Pac-12) offensively, scoring a program-record 51 points as the No.…

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