Unrivaled basketball action resumes Monday with the highly anticipated Vinyl BC vs Phantom BC matchup, which will tip off the day’s schedule. This will be both teams’ second game in the tournament. Here’s a preview of the Vinyl BC vs Phantom BC game, set to tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET. Vinyl BC vs Phantom … Read more
Alex Morgan doesn’t like the word retirement. “I’ve been saying ‘post-playing career,’” she said, “because retirement makes it sound like I’m old. It’s definitely more of a transition.” Morgan, 35, announced her retirement in September, along with the news that she’s pregnant with her second child. In her 15-year career, Morgan was prolific on the … Read more
Canada’s new WNBA franchise will be called the Toronto Tempo, a handle officially unveiled with some haste Thursday morning after it was leaked the previous day. The name appeared — briefly — on a team drop-down menu on the league’s official website. Team president Teresa Resch took it all in stride. “Well, nothing ever goes as planned,” … Read more
Golden State Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin has no plans to rent out a conference room for the WNBA expansion draft next week. There will be no need to cater dinner or fill carafes of coffee and tea. And you won’t find her waiting anxiously by the phone to take any last-minute calls. When the … Read more
In a banner year for women’s professional sports, athletes who dominate their game are reaping the financial benefits. The WNBA is a leading example. Last month, it wrapped up a historic season that notched all-time viewership and attendance records while racking up brand deals and corporate sponsorships for its players along the way. On Sunday, … Read more
In her first year in the WNBA, Caitlin Clark has proven herself to be a sports superstar, uninhibited by basketball’s inequalities when it comes to gender. The 22-year-old Point Guard was selected first overall by the Indiana Fever team in this year’s WNBA draft, ending her first season with the WNBA Rookie of the Year award, First … Read more
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS — Bridget Carleton made two free throws with two seconds left, and the Minnesota Lynx forced a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, beating the New York Liberty, 82-80, on Friday night. The teams will meet Sunday night in New York in the first Game 5 in … Read more
While the WNBA is getting sellout crowds for the finals between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx, the league’s owners will not be making a return on their investment for the foreseeable future, sources close to the situation said. The NBA owns nearly 60 percent of the league. When one combines the NBA owners’ … Read more
ATLANTA — Tom Brady has another new role in the NFL: owner. The seven-time Super Bowl champion purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, a deal unanimously approved by NFL team owners on Tuesday at the league’s annual fall meeting. In a lengthy statement on X, Brady said he was “incredibly humbled and … Read more
From her spot in the corner, the same one that Betnijah Laney-Hamilton turned into her signature shot — her go-to location where she could space away from the Liberty’s other stars — during last year’s run to the Finals, Laney-Hamilton had a window. A brief one, but enough to get something off. She could catch … Read more
