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FILE - Connecticut Sun guard Yvonne Anderson, left, drives against New York Liberty forward Natasha Howard, right, in the second half during a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in New York. Yvonne Anderson understood that making a WNBA roster as an undrafted rookie was going to be tough and getting that chance a decade after she left college would be even tougher. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Perseverance paying off for older rookies in the WNBA

By Pat Eaton-Robb May. 20, 2022 12:08 PM EDT

FILE - China's Han Xu (15) shoots over Serbia's Tina Krajisnik during a women's basketball quarterfinal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 4, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. After missing the last two seasons while she stayed at home in China, dealing with the COVID lockdowns and training for the Olympics, Han is back in New York. The 22-year-old has grown an inch, standing at 6-foot-10 now and feels more ready to play in the WNBA. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

China's 6-10 Han among international WNBA players to watch

By Doug Feinberg May. 06, 2022 02:20 AM EDT

Stern, Catchings, Cash inducted into Women’s Basketball Hall

By Al Lesar Aug. 21, 2021 08:26 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What David Stern did for the sport of basketball transcended any gender bias and opened a whole new world for women in the game. ...

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird holds the champions trophy after the Commissioner's Cup WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Bird savors trips home to New York, puts off retirement talk

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 18, 2021 02:37 AM EDT

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart holds the MVP trophy after the Commissioner's Cup WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

WNBA teams ready for sprint to the finish of regular season

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 17, 2021 02:04 PM EDT

Nneka Ogwumike returns, helps Sparks beat Fever 75-70

Aug. 15, 2021 11:27 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 12 points in her return from a knee injury to help Los Angeles beat the Indiana Fever 75-70 on Sunday night in the Sparks...

Diggins-Smith scores 19 points, Mercury beats Dream 92-81

Aug. 15, 2021 09:03 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 19 points, Diana Taurasi had 18 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Atlanta Dream 92-81 on Sunday in the first game for...

Storm rout Sun 79-57 to win inaugural Commissioner's Cup

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 13, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

Anastasiia Logunova (11), of the Russian Olympic Committee, and United States' Stefanie Dolson (13) chase a loose ball during a women's 3-on-3 gold medal basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Dolson's Diary: Olympics end with gold medal, meeting Yao

By Stefanie Dolson Jul. 29, 2021 03:00 AM EDT

United States' Stefanie Dolson (13) heads to the basket past Anastasiia Logunova, of the Russian Olympic Committee, during a women's 3-on-3 basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Dolson's Diary: Arriving in Tokyo and meeting the first lady

By Stefanie Dolson Jul. 26, 2021 02:28 AM EDT

Spain's Raquel Carrera Quintana (14) drives to the basket over South Korea's Danbi Kim (23) during women's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Ndour has double-double as Spain beats South Korea 73-69

Jul. 25, 2021 10:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 15, 2021, file photo, Chicago Sky center Stefanie Dolson controls the ball during a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Mystics in Washington. Sky star Dolson is checking in periodically from the Olympics. She is part of the U.S. 3x3 team that will take part in the inaugural competition in that event at the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Dolson's Diary: Pre-Olympic training full of protocols

By Stefanie Dolson Jul. 19, 2021 02:25 AM EDT

Minnesota Lynx guard Layshia Clarendon, right, tries to pass while under pressure from Los Angeles Sparks guard Erica Wheeler during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Los Angeles. The Lynx won 86-61. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Minnesota enters Olympic break riding 7-game winning streak

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 13, 2021 01:38 PM EDT

Indiana Fever's Danielle Robinson celebrates after the Fever defeated the Connecticut Sun in a WNBA basketball game, Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

WNBA teams jockey for position before Olympic break

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 06, 2021 02:49 PM EDT

Ionescu hits 3 with 0.4 left, Liberty beat Fever 90-87

By Doug Feinberg May. 14, 2021 09:59 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu had a dream that she would hit a winning shot in her New York City debut. That dream became reality when...

FILE - Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart (30) gets between Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) and forward Cierra Burdick (11) during the second half of Game 3 of basketball's WNBA Finals in Bradenton, Fla., in this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, file photo. The WNBA will tip off its 25th season on Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

WNBA tips off 25th anniversary season

By Doug Feinberg May. 12, 2021 01:14 PM EDT

US women open 2021 with training camp in Florida

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 06, 2021 04:06 PM EST
Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd have returned after missing most of last year as the U.S. women’s national team prepares to open training camp this weekend in...

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem talk about voting and the upcoming elections in Detroit. NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and college venues are serving various roles in unprecedented ways, including providing space for people to vote while social distancing on Election Day. The Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center and Ford Field, where the Lions play, will provide socially distant space for receiving boards to double check ballots after they are counted at precincts in the Motor City. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Sports venues across country in play on Election Day

By Larry Lage Nov. 04, 2020 04:44 AM EST

FILE- In this July 18, 2020, file photo, Chicago Red Stars' players Sarah Gordon, center, Casey Short (6) and Danielle Colaprico (24) celebrate their 4-3 win in penalty kicks against the OL Reign in an NWSL Challenge Cup soccer match in Herriman, Utah. Gordon aims to go beyond the social media statements, the T-shirts and the platitudes, and do something to lift up Black lives. The 28-year-old has put her focus on mental health for young women of color in launching her nonprofit organization, HoodSpace. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Red Stars' Gordon launches nonprofit to help Black girls

By Anne M. Peterson Sep. 25, 2020 01:46 PM EDT

With face masks in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, Harbor Creek High School soccer players Haylee Wilson, 17, left, and Ali Tobin, 18, right, listen to Harbor Creek School District Superintendent Kelly Hess, not pictured, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, at Paul J. Weitz stadium in Harborcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania prior to the first day of official high school sports practices across the state. Athletes in Pennsylvania are allowed to remove face masks once they begin practicing or playing. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP)

The Latest: University of Arizona suspends athletics

By The Associated Press Sep. 03, 2020 04:48 PM EDT