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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

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

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...

New York Liberty forward Sabrina Ionescu (20) drives past Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart (30) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Ellenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Liberty rookie Sabrina Ionescu has Grade 3 left ankle sprain

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 01, 2020 03:13 PM EDT

Stewart, Bird return; Storm beat Liberty in Ionescu's debut

Jul. 25, 2020 03:00 PM EDT
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals in her first WNBA game since helping Seattle win the 2018 championship,...

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's WNBA Finals in Washington. Engelbert believes the measures that the league has taken to ensure the players are safe in the bubble at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
WNBA set to tip off shortened season after delayed start

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 24, 2020 12:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu (20) reacts after her team scored against Stanford during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the Pac-12 women's tournament in Las Vegas. New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu is checking in periodically from the WNBA bubble at IMG Academy. She is offering her thoughts on her rookie season at the WNBA bubble as told to AP Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Liberty rookie Sabrina Ionescu's AP diary: Playing again

By Sabrina Ionescu Jul. 16, 2020 02:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference in Washington. WNBA rookies will start receiving health benefits beginning Friday, May 1, 2020. “Given the unique nature of this crisis, rookies and other new players currently under contract will receive full health benefits beginning on May 1, while veterans, who already receive year-round health benefits, will not have any break in their coverage,” WNBA Commissioner Engelbert told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
WNBA rookies to begin receiving health benefits this week

By Doug Feinberg Apr. 29, 2020 03:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 6, 2020, file photo, Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu (20) plays against Utah in an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Pac-12 women's tournament in Las Vegas. The Associated Press had a panel of WNBA coaches and general managers hold a mock draft. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Ionescu goes No. 1 in WNBA draft to New York Liberty

By Doug Feinberg Apr. 18, 2020 12:03 AM EDT