WNBA RUMORS & GOSSIP

The WNBA released a new, inspiring ad on Tuesday that would make even your laziest friend hit the gym for once. The video, called “Your Move—Part II”, is a part of the season-long #WatchMeWork campaign, which shows how much work WNBA players put into their training to beat each other when it really matters. “Your Move” features many of the players that will be featured...

NEW YORK (AP) — There will be a lot of fresh faces in Seattle for the All-Star Game this weekend, including reigning rookie of the year Breanna Stewart. The Storm’s leading scorer was one of six reserves announced on Tuesday night who will be playing in their first All-Star contest. She’s joined on the West team by Los Angeles’ Nneka Ogwumike and Chelsea Gray, Dallas’ Skylar...

The WNBA All-Star break is this weekend, but appearances by a number of the game’s key players could be in jeopardy due to a recent rash of injuries over the past few days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CfurZ8DYQQ In the Washington Mystics’ game Friday against the Indiana Fever, Elena Delle Donne rolled her ankle in the first quarter and did not return. She is out...

The WNBA announced its All-Star Game starters recently, with quite a few future Hall of Famers due to run the court in Seattle later this month. As in any other exhibition game for a league, there is usually a player or two who represent a team that has shocked the world a bit, and this year’s game is no exception thanks to the Connecticut Sun.The doormat of the Eastern Conference...

The WNBA Seattle Storm stayed with their game plan to earn a win over the Atlanta Dream 90-84 on July 15th at KeyArena in Seattle. It was the Storm’s (9-10) 13th game where the difference in the final score was 10 points or less. With this win Seattle’s record in those games is 5-8. “We’ve had a lot of close games so at some point I think you hope that the practice pays off...

Stewie named player of the week, but Langhorne unstoppable as Storm down Dream The Seattle Storm have positioned themselves to get back to .500 before the All-Star break, and a combined effort from center Crystal Langhorne and forward Breanna Stewart would see the Green and Gold win 90-84 over the Atlanta Dream. The game appeared to be a runaway win for the Storm early on as an...

Moriah Jefferson and the San Antonio Stars were in town to take on Morgan Tuck and the Connecticut Sun. Here is our photo gallery from the San Antonio Stars vs Connecticut Sun WNBA game at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on July 16, 2017. The Sun beat the Stars 89-75. Former UConn Huskies women’s basketball star Moriah Jefferson had 8 points and 3 assists for San Antonio...

Washington Mystics guard Tayler Hill tore her ACL in her right knee on Friday, and will now miss the remainder of the season. During Washington’s 72-58 win over the Indiana Fever on Friday night, Hill injured her knee with just under six minutes remaining in the third quarter. She was averaging 13.3 points and 2.6 assists per game this season for the Spirit. [More from Excelle...

Washington Mystics starting guard Tayler Hill will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during the third quarter of a win over the Indiana Fever on Friday. Hill, the Mystics’ second-leading scorer, left the court in a wheelchair after landing awkwardly coming down from a layup. She […]

Elena Delle Donne was forced to leave Friday’s game with an injury and more than few people were quick to point out how cruel karma can be.During the first quarter of the Mystics’ game against the Fever, Delle Donne sprained her right ankle and was not able to return to the game. The team announced she would be evaluated on Saturday. Last week, the WNBA star sent out this tweet...

The WNBA Seattle Storm and Connecticut Sun had a game of runs as they each fought for the win in their game on July 12th at KeyArena. In the end, it would be the Sun taking the 83-79 win behind a 21-point season high performance from former Storm player Shekinna Stricklen who came out blazing behind the three-point line making a career high seven shots. “Some teams don’t leave...

WNBA champion and former Tennessee women’s basketball star Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks gave a touching tribute to Pat Summitt at the ESPYS. From crying after winning the WNBA championship to wearing orange shoes for the month of June, Tennessee Lady Vols legend Candace Parker has never stopped honoring Pat Summitt. She continued […] Candace Parker gives touching...

Half of the players voted to start joined the league after four years in Storrs. On Tuesday morning, the WNBA revealed the starters for the 2017 All-Star Game, taking place on July 22 at KeyArena in Seattle. Five of the 10 starters across the East and West teams are UConn graduates while no other school had more than one. Tina Charles and Tiffany Hayes will be starting for the...

If you’ve ever been to a WNBA Seattle Storm game you know what they mean by home court advantage. Last Saturday it was consistent, focused play by the Storm and, according to the team, the energy of the crowd that helped them win 81-69 against the defending champion Los Angeles Sparks. “I think it felt amazing,” said Storm forward Breanna Stewart. “Just the way we played...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Renee Montgomery scored a season-high 20 points, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 88-77 on Thursday night in a rematch of the WNBA Finals. Los Angeles won the title last year, taking the deciding fifth game in Minnesota on Nneka Ogwumike’s short jumper with 3.1 seconds left. On Thursday, Minnesota...

ARLINGTON, TX (College Park Center)–WNBA Rookie of the Month for June, Allisha Gray, capped off another impressive performance with a four-point play to put her team up eight with 1:28 left. Gray finished with 20 points to help lead the Dallas Wings to a 94-84 victory over the Atlanta Dream. Skylar Diggins-Smith had 21 points and […]

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The WNBA’s Indiana Fever retired the jersey number of former Tennessee Lady Volunteers star Tamika Catchings Saturday night. She was a legend with the Tennessee Lady Vols as part of the greatest team in NCAA women’s basketball history. Now, Tamika Catchings is a legend with the Indiana Fever, where she spent her entire 15-year professional […] Indiana Fever retire former Tennessee...

Diana Taurasi made significant history over the weekend, as she became the all-time leading scorer in WNBA history. It was just the latest accomplishment for the Phoenix Mercury guard in a career that is chock full of them. If she is not the best women's player of all-time, she is certainly on the short list. She is a marquee name both at home and overseas. In fact, she is so good...

She scored her first points for the Phoenix Mercury on May 20, 2004, by cutting around defenders in the perimeter for an open three-pointer. Adrian Williams-Strong was sitting in the post against Sacramento Monarchs center Yolanda Griffith when she saw the dynamic rookie guard out of UConn in her purview. A quick flick of the wrist was the start of a career that would shatter records...

Diana Taurasi is a surefire Hall of Famer, and she achieved yet another huge milestone on Sunday, in a big way.Taurasi passed Tina Thompson (7,488 points) on the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer list, and did so in fitting fashion.Here she is doing what she’s always excelled in — driving to the hoop and finishing at the rim. One of the all-time greats.

Kelsey Plum was picked No. 1 overall by the San Antonio Stars in the WNBA Draft last month. She’s the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer on the women’s side and fell just short of Pete Maravich’s scoring record on the men’s side. And she’s also won a gold medal with USA Basketball. While many people appreciate what Plum accomplished in college, many others have been held...

The 21st WNBA season is set to begin this weekend and in building off of a celebratory twentieth season that showcased great players from coast to coast, the 2017 campaign couldn’t come soon enough. Many teams have reloaded through the draft while the biggest trade in league history catapulted a long-time also-ran into the championship conversation for the first time ever.While...

On Thursday night, former LSU running back Leonard Fournette was selected with the fourth pick of the NFL Draft.Fournette is represented by Roc Nation Sports, the agency run by Jay Z, a fact ESPN’s Darren Rovell shared Thursday, as part of a nice little draft-related tidbit. There was one problem with this fun fact, however: Roc Nation Sports doesn’t only rep NBA and NFL...

Washington point guard Markelle Fultz is the favorite to be picked No. 1 overall in June’s NBA Draft, but Thursday it was his friend and fellow Huskies star Kelsey Plum who heard her name called first.Plum, the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer, was selected by the San Antonio Stars with the first pick in the WNBA Draft. She will provide an immediate offensive boost to a team...