1. Home
  2. News

Category: WNBA

Seattle Storm unveils championship ring designed by Blue Nile

The reigning WNBA champions, the Seattle Storm, unveiled their championship rings Wednesday. Online jeweler Blue Nile designed the keepsake, named “The Arena.” It commemorates the team’s relationship to its loyal fans and the Storm’s record-setting…

Three-team trade sends veteran Katie Smith to the Seattle Storm

Two-time WNBA champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Smith is no longer a player for the Washington Mystics. She joins the Seattle Storm after a three-team trade that also involved the Indiana Fever. The…

Tulsa Shock to hold open tryouts

Like many other WNBA teams, the Tulsa Shock will hold open tryouts for players who want to compete for a chance at a training camp spot. Fifty women will participate in the event on Friday,…

New WNBA president Laurel Richie does not see lack of basketball background as an issue in marketing the league

Last week the WNBA ended speculation surrounding the appointment of a new leader when the league announced veteran marketing executive Laurel J. Richie as the new president of the 15 year-old organization. Richie, the Girl…

Seattle Storm Star Lauren Jackson to miss 1st half of 2012 season to train for the Olympics

Lauren Jackson, a star forward for the Seattle Storm, is putting her country first in 2012. She announced that she would miss the first three months of the WNBA season next year in order to…

Brittney Griner, Courtney Vandersloot added to USA Basketball Women’s National Team Training Camp roster

22 USA Women’s National Team Members Set To Attend May 10-12 Training Camp In Las Vegas From USA Basketball: Twenty-two members of the 2009-12 USA Basketball Women’s National Team, including all 12 who aided the…

Veteran marketing executive Laurel Richie named WNBA president

Photo courtesy of WNBA Who is Laurel Richie? Less than a month before preseason games begin, the WNBA announced veteran marketing executive Laurel J. Richie as the league’s new president. She comes to the league…

No surprises in early draft picks, several trades at conclusion of draft

As expected Connecticut senior Maya Moore went first in the 2011 WNBA draft held Monday, picked by the Minnesota Lynx. Elizabeth Cambage, a 19 year-old 6-8 center from Australia, was the second pick and is…

WNBA Draft – in progress

#1 Maya Moore (UConn), 19.7 ppg in 2010-11 season. UConn Playerfile: http://j.mp/dO6s5l #2 Elizabeth Cambage (Cam-BEIGE) of Australia, 2011 WNBL MVP (Bulleen Boomers), led the league in scoring, blocks and field-goal percentage. WNBL Playerfile: http://j.mp/eCyfGS…

Maya Moore expected to go first in WNBA draft, 36 players await their fate

WNBA Draft Team Draft Overviews Draft History April 11, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN On Monday afternoon, 36 college seniors and foreign players will learn their WNBA fate when the league holds its annual draft. Connecticut…

Sheryl Swoopes’ Facebook message to fans about returning to the WNBA to play for Tulsa

Posted Sunday evening: Thank you everyone for all of the birthday wishes and for wishing me luck this upcoming season in Tulsa! It is so good to know that there are so many people out…

Official WNBA announcement about 2011 All-Star game

The WNBA announced the location of this year’s All-Star game today. Here is the official release: The San Antonio Silver Stars will host the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game in San Antonio for the first time…

WNBA All-Star Game coming to San Antonio for 2011

According to a report in the San Antonio Express-News, the WNBA All-Star Game is set for July 23 in San Antonio at the AT&T Center. On Wednesday, the league sent out a press release that…

Slideshow: Post-NBA All-Star Game, WNBA players host clinic for kids

Slideshow: Post-NBA All-Star Game, WNBA players Tina Thompson and Katie Smith host clinic for kids on Monday, February 21, 2011.

Slideshow: WNBA players at Saturday’s NBA All-Star Jam Session

WNBA players participated in several NBA All-Star activities this past week including the Jam Session on February 18-21 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It featured player meet-and-greets, fitness clinics and autograph sessions. The slideshow…

Video: WNBA unveils 2011 season promo during NBA All-Star festivities, “Basketball is basketball”

With the WNBA celebrating its historic 15th Season this summer, the League will unveiled its new promotional spot during NBA All-Star 2011, reaching millions of basketball fans on TNT.

Diana Taurasi speaks about “the greatest sigh of relief” and clearing her name of doping allegations

Around the world, students were on vacation, workers were looking forward to having at least a day or two off during the Christmas holiday and many U.S.-based professional women’s basketball players were enjoying time away…

Diana Taurasi’s defense against doping ban helps clear her name

The Turkish basketball federation lifted a provisional doping ban on basketball star Diana Taurasi Wednesday according to Fenerbahce, the club she plays for in Turkey. A Turkish-based World Anti-Doping Agency anti-doping control lab first reported…

Phoenix Suns and Mercury Managing Partner Robert Sarver issues statement on Diana Taurasi

Phoenix Suns and Mercury Managing Partner Robert Sarver issued a statement about Diana Taurasi today. The Mercury star tested positive in December for the banned stimulant modafinil while playing overseas in Turkey. “Throughout the time…

LA Sparks guard Andrea Riley is pregnant

Los Angeles Sparks guard Andrea Riley is pregnant. The former Oklahoma State star who entered the WNBA last season indicated via Twitter in messages to her teammates Ticha Penicheiro and Tina Thompson that the baby…

Official results of Taurasi’s “B” sample: positive. Fenerbahce terminates her contract.

The official results of Diana Taurasi’s “B” sample are positive for the banned stimulant modafinil according to the Turkish Federation. The organization posted the outcome of the drug test on its website and said no…

Report: Taurasi’s “B” sample is positive, teammates resist tests

According to the Associated Press, a Turkish television report says WNBA star Diana Taurasi’s “B” sample for a doping test is positive for the banned stimulant modafinil. Taurasi tested positive for the substance last month…

Just the facts: Taurasi and Modafinil

Speculation, fan outrage and unsubstantiated claims have made the rounds of the women’s basketball world after news broke Thursday that WNBA star and former UConn standout Diana Taurasi tested positive for the drug modafinil while…

Phoenix Mercury player Diana Taurasi tests positive for banned substance

Update: The Turkish Sports Federation identified the substance Friday as modafinil, a sleep disorder medication. Taurasi’s “B” sample will not be tested until January 2 at the earliest because of the holidays. Phoenix Mercury guard…

Data powered by Oddspedia