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Phoenix Mercury fires head coach Vanessa Nygaard

Phoenix Mercury fires head coach Vanessa Nygaard

The Phoenix Mercury fired head coach Vanessa Nygaard the team announced Sunday. The team has a five-game losing streak and sits at 2-10. The team hired Nygaard on January 24, 2002. She compiled a 17-30…

Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu asks WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert about the league playing in Saudi Arabia

Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu asks WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert about the league playing in Saudi Arabia

Today, during the Bloomberg Invest conference, Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu asked WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert about the possibility of the league playing a game in Saudi Arabia in light of recent news of the merger of…

Baylor women’s basketball meets with Brittney Griner before Phoenix game at Dallas

From Baylor: Ahead of Wednesday’s Phoenix Mercury game against the Dallas Wings, the Baylor women’s basketball team visited with former BU star Brittney Griner and presented her with a commemorative frame featuring the BG42 patch…

2023 WNBA Transactions

2023 WNBA Transactions

2023 WNBA Transactions Friday, May 19 The New York Liberty re-signed guard Epiphanny Prince to a hardship contract. Thursday, May 18 The Los Angeles Sparks signed Karlie Samuelson to a hardship contract. The Chicago Sky…

Las Vegas Aces Top Futures Odds in Sportsbooks for the 2023 Season, New York Liberty Close Behind

Las Vegas Aces Top Futures Odds in Sportsbooks for the 2023 Season, New York Liberty Close Behind

How to Read Futures Odds The WNBA season is set to kick off tomorrow, May 19 with four games. With a stacked roster that includes the additions of veterans Candace Parker and Alysha Clark, the…

WNBA Players Get “Priority Pass” Airport Lounge Memberships To Help Ease Travel Woes

WNBA Players Get “Priority Pass” Airport Lounge Memberships To Help Ease Travel Woes

During the 2023 WNBA season, airport experience company Collinson will provide players membership in its “Priority Pass” program. The pass “provides a comfortable space and a much-needed respite for players while waiting on a pre-…

Video: Brittney Griner Q&A with media, “I’m never playing overseas again unless I’m representing my country at the Olympics.”

Video: Brittney Griner Q&A with media, “I’m never playing overseas again unless I’m representing my country at the Olympics.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhpe8VNAA2s Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner spoke to the media Thursday ahead of her return to play with the three-time WNBA champions. Attendees at the packed press conference in Phoenix included Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs…

Las Vegas Aces Open Dedicated Team Practice and Headquarters Facility

Las Vegas Aces Open Dedicated Team Practice and Headquarters Facility

The Las Vegas Aces announced a “first-of-its-kind” practice and team headquarters facility this week. The venue opens just in time for the beginning of 2023 training camp sessions which begin on April 30. While the…

The WNBA gets a new TV broadcaster; ION set to air games on Friday Nights

The WNBA gets a new TV broadcaster; ION set to air games on Friday Nights

The WNBA announced a multi-year agreement to air regular-season games on Friday nights on national TV network ION. The network is available over the air and on major cable networks. The games will add to…

Results of the 2023 WNBA Draft

Results of the 2023 WNBA Draft

  Round 1 Pick Team Player College/Country 1 Indiana Fever Aliyah Boston South Carolina 2 Minnesota Lynx Diamond Miller Maryland 3 Dallas Wings Maddy Siegrist Villanova 4 Washington Mystics Stephanie Soares Rights traded to Dallas…

FanDuel Odds for the WNBA Draft and Futures Odds for the Championship

FanDuel Odds for the WNBA Draft and Futures Odds for the Championship

Complete Draft Order Sports betting is becoming legal in more and more states. Massachusetts became the latest state to allow state residents to place wagers on sporting events with the opening of retail sportsbooks at…

WNBA to expand charter flights program for the 2023 season

WNBA to expand charter flights program for the 2023 season

The WNBA announced that it will expand its charter flight program for the 2023 season. From the league: The charter program will include flights for all postseason games beginning with the start of 2023 WNBA…

NCAA Players Who Filed For Inclusion in the 2023 WNBA Draft

NCAA Players Who Filed For Inclusion in the 2023 WNBA Draft

The WNBA revealed the updated list of players from colleges and universities who have formally filed for inclusion as candidates for the 2023 WNBA Draft set for April 10 at Spring Studios New York in…

The WNBA Reveals List of College Athletes Who Filed For Inclusion in the 2023 Draft

The WNBA Reveals List of College Athletes Who Filed For Inclusion in the 2023 Draft

The WNBA announced that the following players from colleges and universities have formally filed for inclusion as candidates for the 2023 WNBA Draft scheduled for April 10. Eligibility notes from the league: Since the NCAA…

The WNBA and ESPN announce 25 national broadcasts during the regular season across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2

The WNBA and ESPN announce 25 national broadcasts during the regular season across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2

The WNBA and ESPN revealed a national broadcast schedule across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 during the 2023 regular season. The midseason All-Star game will air for the first time in primetime on ABC on July…

Las Vegas Aces ink deal to have all home games televised

Las Vegas Aces ink deal to have all home games televised

The Las Vegas Aces sealed a deal with Gray Media Group (FOX5/KVVU) to air all 40 of the team’s 2023 regular season games on Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network (SSSEN). Games that are nationally…

WNBA League Pass to include 25 Athletes Unlimited Games

WNBA League Pass to include 25 Athletes Unlimited Games

The WNBA announced the following today: NBA League Pass, the WNBA’s live game streaming platform, will broaden its content offering by providing subscribers at no additional cost access to 25 of the 30 basketball games…

Fifteen Athletes to Attend USA Basketball February Training Camp

Fifteen Athletes to Attend USA Basketball February Training Camp

Fifteen athletes are set to participate in a USA Basketball Women’s National Team training camp Feb. 6-9 in Minneapolis. Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) will lead the camp along with court coaches Curt Miller (Los Angeles…

First-ever WNBA Canada Game Set for May 13 to Feature the Minnesota Lynx vs. the Chicago Sky in Toronto

First-ever WNBA Canada Game Set for May 13 to Feature the Minnesota Lynx vs. the Chicago Sky in Toronto

The WNBA announced today that the first WNBA Canada Game is set for Saturday, May 13, in Toronto, at Scotiabank Arena, the home of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors. The game marks the league’s first-ever preseason…

Las Vegas to host the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game

Las Vegas to host the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game

Las Vegas will host the 2023 WNBA All-Star game on Saturday, July 15 the WNBA announced today. The home of the defending league champions, Michelob Ultra Arena, is set to be the centerpiece of two…

Key Dates for the 2023 WNBA Season

Key Dates for the 2023 WNBA Season

2023 WNBA Season January 11-20: All qualifying offers and core player designations delivered January 21: 2023 Player Negotiating period begins February 1: Player Contracts may be signed March 31 – April 2: NCAA Women’s Final…

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2023

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2023

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2023. The women’s nominees include: WOMEN’S NOMINATIONS Leta Andrews (COA) Jennifer Azzi (PLA) Gary Blair (COA) Doug Bruno (COA)*…

Brittney Griner Says She Will Play for Phoenix in 2023, Thanks Supporters Via Instagram Post

Brittney Griner Says She Will Play for Phoenix in 2023, Thanks Supporters Via Instagram Post

In an Instagram update on Friday, Brittney Griner posted a message filled with gratitude directed at the many people who advocated for her release from imprisonment in Russia. Griner arrived back in the U.S. after…

A collective sigh of relief: Basketball star Brittney Griner released in exchange for Russian arms dealer

A collective sigh of relief: Basketball star Brittney Griner released in exchange for Russian arms dealer

Joe Biden on Brittney Griner’s release: “She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home.” After being detained and then imprisoned in Russia since February, WNBA star Brittney Griner is finally coming home.…

The 2023 WNBA regular season begins Friday, May 19

The 2023 WNBA regular season begins Friday, May 19

The 2023 WNBA regular season begins Friday, May 19. All 12 teams will play 40 games each during the season and will be in action during the league’s opening weekend. The regular season ends Sunday,…

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