The Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx will take the court Tuesday night, two days after Game 1 of their WNBA playoffs semifinals was postponed because of inconclusive COVID-19 tests.
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The opener of the WNBA playoff series between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx was postponed nearly 90 minutes before its scheduled tipoff Sunday because of...
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Rookie of the year Crystal Dangerfield scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half and Minnesota beat Phoenix 80-79 on Thursday night to advance to the semifinals of the...
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Rookie of the year Crystal Dangerfield scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half and Minnesota beat Phoenix 80-79 on Thursday night to advance to the semifinals of the...
A'ja Wilson doesn't remember much after figuring out that WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was surprising her with the league's MVP award.
A'ja Wilson has been the cornerstone of the Las Vegas franchise since she was drafted and took her game to another level this season, earning her The Associated Press WNBA player of the year...
The WNBA playoff field is finally set and will tipoff Tuesday now that the league's abridged 22-game season has come to an end.
The postseason will begin Tuesday with the defending champion...
With less than two weeks left in the regular season, the WNBA playoff picture is becoming clearer.
Seattle, Las Vegas and Los Angeles have already clinched spots in the postseason with...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks fired general manager Penny Toler on Friday, a move that followed a postgame tirade when the team lost Game 2 in the second round of the WNBA...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Lynx general manager and coach Cheryl Reeve has been chosen WNBA basketball executive of the year after steering the team to a ninth straight appearance in the...
NEW YORK (AP) — After a wild regular season, the WNBA postseason gets underway with a pair of first-round games.
Top seeds Washington and Connecticut don't play for another week, as the...
Candace Parker knows what she'll be doing after the WNBA season.
The Los Angeles Sparks star is remaining with Turner Sports after signing a multiyear deal. She will remain part of the...
The WNBA playoff picture is slowly coming into focus.
With a few weeks left in the season it seems there are three teams in contention for the coveted double-bye in the postseason....
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dawn Staley told the U.S. national team players, many returning to college soon, to keep working and improving no matter who is on the court.
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.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — When it comes to winner-take-all games in the WNBA playoffs, Diana Taurasi takes them all.
Taurasi put on quite a show in a single-elimination matchup Thursday night, helping the Phoenix Mercury advance to the semifinals by scoring 27 points in a win at Connecticut.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Diana Taurasi has made a career of playing her best on the biggest stage.
The Phoenix star improved to 13-0 in playoff-deciding games, scoring 27 points in the Mercury's 96-86 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Thursday in the second round of the WNBA playoffs.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne had 19 points and 12 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics rout the Los Angeles Sparks 96-64 on Thursday night in the second round of the WNBA playoffs.
Los Angeles and Minnesota — the past three WNBA champions — have both been eliminated from the postseason.
The Mystics (23-12) start a best-of-five series against Atlanta on Sunday, aiming for their first WNBA Finals appearance.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chelsea Gray scored 26 points, helping the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Minnesota Lynx 75-68 Tuesday night to advance to the second round of the WNBA playoffs.
It was the fourth straight year Los Angeles and Minnesota have met in an elimination playoff game — with each team winning the past two WNBA championships. The Lynx hadn't been eliminated in the first round since 2004.
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoffs are set after a wild, unpredictable regular season came to an end Sunday.
As expected, Los Angeles and Minnesota will meet in the postseason for a third straight year. Unexpectedly, it's in the first round.
The two-time WNBA finalists finished a surprising sixth and seventh in the regular season and will face off in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 22 points and 15 rebounds and the Seattle Storm beat the New York Liberty 85-77 on Friday night to secure the top seed in the WNBA playoffs.
Seattle (25-8) has won 15 of its last 18 games and has home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA's final week of the regular season is shaping up to be a wild dash to the finish.
Playoff seeding and the final playoff spot are still up for grab.
About the only thing that has been decided when it comes to the postseason is Seattle will have a bye to the semifinals. Atlanta is close to wrapping up a top two seed, but finishes the season with two more games on the road. Washington, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Minnesota are all jockeying for a first-round bye.
NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Moore and the Minnesota Lynx are back in the postseason. The defending champions still have a long way to go to get a bye or two in the first round.
The Lynx reached the playoffs for the eighth consecutive year with Thursday night's win over Las Vegas. Seven teams have clinched playoff berths while Dallas isn't far off from claiming that final position despite losing six consecutive games. The Wings still hold a 2 1/2 game lead over Las Vegas.
NEW YORK (AP) — Phoenix and Washington don't have much time to rest after pulling off double-digit comebacks to advance in the WNBA playoffs.
Both teams open the semifinals on the road Tuesday night with the fifth-seeded Mercury visiting No. 2 Los Angeles and the sixth-seeded Mystics at No. 1 Minnesota.
NEW YORK (AP) — Phoenix and Washington don't have much time to rest after pulling off double-digit comebacks to advance in the WNBA playoffs.
Both teams open the semifinals on the road Tuesday night with the fifth-seeded Mercury visiting No. 2 Los Angeles and the sixth-seeded Mystics at No. 1 Minnesota.
NEW YORK (AP) — There's definitely star power with veterans Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird and young phenoms Skylar Diggins and Breanna Stewart playing in the two single-elimination games to start the WNBA playoffs.
The WNBA playoffs open Wednesday when Washington hosts Dallas and Seattle visits Phoenix. There's added wattage with Brittney Griner and Elena Delle Donne participating in the opening round.