Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese out for rest of the season due to injury
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese is out for the rest of the year due to a season-ending wrist injury.
Caitlin Clark, Wilson team up for signature basketball line
WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark joins Michael Jordan as the only athletes to collaborate with Wilson Sporting Goods, according to reports.
Caitlin Clark's salary: How does it compare to men in the NBA?
Caitlin Clark went No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft, but the money she will earn now as a professional athlete has sparked a debate on social media.
NFL star Russell Wilson calls for WNBA players to get paid more after Caitlin Clark's rookie salary revealed
Caitlin Clark, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, will make just over $76,500 in her first season with the Indiana Fever.
Brittney Griner, teammates confronted at airport by ‘provocateur,’ WNBA says
The league said in a statement it was looking into the team’s run-in with a “social media figure" whose “actions were inappropriate and unfortunate."
LSU unveils first female-athlete statue in honor of Seimone Augustus
Augustus, who led the Tigers to three women’s Final Four appearances before starring in the WNBA and in international play, became LSU’s first female student-athlete to be immortalized with a statue on campus Sunday.
Rule change: WNBA to allow coaches challenge next season
The WNBA will allow coaches to challenge one play a game next season, and the league is also heightening the penalty for transition take fouls.
Brittney Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence
A penal colony is a common type of Russian prison where detainees work for minimal pay.
Russian court rejects Brittney Griner's appeal against 9-year sentence
The Moscow region court also ruled that Brittney Griner’s sentence will be recalculated to around eight years in prison, after taking her time in pre-trial detention into account.
Russian court sets Brittney Griner appeal for later this month
Griner, an eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.
WNBA: Las Vegas Aces wins first title as Chelsea Gray named MVP
Gray went 9 of 13 from the floor, and was named Finals MVP after averaging 18.3 points in the series.
Former UN ambassador visits Moscow as Griner, Whelan remain jailed
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in July that the U.S. had made a "substantial proposal" to Russia to facilitate a swap.
Dennis Rodman says he received permission to go to Russia to advocate for Brittney Griner's release from jail
Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Russia confirms prisoner exchange talks with US following Brittney Griner sentencing
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ivan Nechayev confirmed that prisoner swap negotiations for Brittney Griner were underway.
Russia says it’s ready to talk swapping Brittney Griner for another prisoner
There may be some hope for Houston native Brittney Griner after Russia says it's ready to discuss prisoner swaps with the U.S. Government after the WNBA star was found guilty of drug charges and sentenced to nine years in prison.
Was Brittney Griner's 9-year prison sentence in Russia too harsh?
Houston Native and WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to spend nine years in a Russian prison on drug possession charges, now some of her supporters are making the case that her punishment was too harsh. We asked our legal analyst and defense attorney Charles Adams to get some answers.
WNBA's Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison on drug charges
Brittney Griner reacted with little emotion. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as “unacceptable.”
Russian prosecutors seek 9 1/2-year sentence for Griner
Russian prosecutors asked a court outside Moscow to sentence American basketball star Brittney Griner to 9 1/2 years in prison as closing arguments in her cannabis possession trial were made Thursday.
Brittney Griner back in Russian court on cannabis charge
Brittney Griner was back in court on Tuesday for her trial for cannabis possession amid U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure her release.
Brittney Griner's trial in Russia: Houston expert weighs in on International exchange talks
The latest moves between the Russian government and the White House could possibly set a new standard in international prisoner exchanges, according to a Houston-based expert.