WASHINGTON (AP) — Two-time WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne signed a four-year contract Tuesday to stay with the Washington Mystics after leading the team to its first league championship.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne has been named 2019 WNBA MVP in a near-unanimous vote.
Delle Donne received 41 of 43 first-place votes after leading Washington to a...
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream are back in the WNBA playoffs, led by the coach of the year but missing the face of the franchise.
When the Dream face the Washington Mystics in a best-of-five semifinal series that begins Sunday in Atlanta, they'll be without star Angel McCoughtry. The 31-year-old went down late in the season with a knee injury.
NEW YORK (AP) — With the WNBA All-Star break in the rearview mirror teams are ready for the sprint to the of the regular season.
All 12 teams will play eight or nine games over the next few weeks setting the stage for what should be of the most exciting final few weeks of the regular season in league history. There are only four losses separating second place Atlanta and ninth-place Las Vegas.
NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA player Elena Delle Donne has always tried to give back and help others. So it's no surprise that her wedding to Amanda Clifton on Nov. 3 will have a charitable component to it.
The floral arrangements will be donated to nearby senior centers and women's shelters, and the wedding registry will benefit Delle Donne's foundation. Her foundation supports the Special Olympics and people with Lyme disease.
NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA player Elena Delle Donne has always tried to give back and help others. So it's no surprise that her wedding to Amanda Clifton on Nov. 3 will have a charitable component to it.
The floral arrangements will be donated to nearby senior centers and women's shelters, and the wedding registry will benefit Delle Donne's foundation. Her foundation supports the Special Olympics and people with Lyme disease.
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a tough week of injuries in the WNBA with both Brittney Griner and Elena Delle Donne getting sidelined.
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Thibault preached patience to his team and its fans after making a huge offseason splash by trading for Elena Delle Donne and signing Kristi Toliver.
So far so good for the Mystics, who are 5-2 and have the second best record in the WNBA.
NEW YORK (AP) — Washington got another shooter while New York re-signed two guards on a busy day in WNBA free agency.
The Mystics signed free agent Kristi Toliver on Tuesday to cap a busy week for Washington after the team traded for Elena Delle Donne on Thursday and sent Kia Vaughn and Bria Hartley to New York.
Elena Delle Donne is headed to Washington in one of the biggest trades in the WNBA's history.
The 2015 MVP is joining the Mystics after being traded from the Chicago Sky on Thursday for Stefanie Dolson, Kahleah Copper and the No. 2 pick in this year's draft.
NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA free agency began and Elena Delle Donne is still in Chicago — for now.
A few teams signed players Wednesday, but the biggest name on the move soon could be Delle Donne. The 2015 MVP is set to be traded to Washington, according to two people familiar with the situation. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been finalized yet.
NEW YORK (AP) — Elena Delle Donne's first experience playing basketball in a foreign league ended quickly.
She is returning home from China days after she got there because of a flare up of Lyme disease.
The WNBA All-Star went over to the Asian country earlier this week to join Shanxi in the Chinese Basketball league for the playoffs. She announced in a news conference Wednesday that she would be coming back to the United States.
NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike topped the All-WNBA First Team.
The Los Angeles Sparks forward was the only unanimous pick, receiving 39 first-place votes and 195 points from the media panel.
New York center Tina Charles was second with 38 first-team votes and 193 points. Guards Maya Moore of Minnesota and Sue Bird of Seattle, and forward Elena Delle Donne completed the first team.
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Courtney Vandersloot scored 17 points and the Chicago Sky held off the Los Angeles Sparks 70-66 on Sunday to force a Game 4 in the WNBA semifinals.
Imani Boyette added 13 points and Clarissa Dos Santos had 10 for the fourth-seeded Sky, who have been playing without leading scorer and rebounder Elena Delle Donne. The 2015 league MVP underwent right thumb surgery on Sept. 13.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With the Olympics in the rearview mirror, the WNBA is ready to restart its season after a month-long break.
There should be quite the sprint to the finish over the league's final weeks.
"Very excited to get the back end of the season going," WNBA President Lisa Borders said. "You think about the format changes, top eight teams make the playoffs, doesn't matter what your geography is, it matters what your record is."
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A visit to Rio wouldn't be complete without a trip to see the famous Christ the Redeemer statue.
The U.S. women's basketball team visited one of the new seven Wonders of the World after practice Thursday. They were in awe of the breathtaking views offered from the top of Mount Corcovado. The men's basketball team had gone to see the statue a few days earlier.
"Going up there I had no idea it was going to be that huge in person," Elena Delle...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It's been an impressive start to the Rio Games for the three Olympic rookies on the U.S. women's basketball team.
Elena Delle Donne, Breanna Stewart and Brittney Griner have all had stretches when they have taken over games as the U.S. has won its first two contests in dominating fashion. There probably isn't another country that could have the reigning WNBA MVP coming off the bench, but that's the role Delle Donne has played so far. She actually...