A three-peat once seemed relatively straightforward. But a lawsuit, an investigation and subpar play have complicated the Aces' hopes for a third straight title.
Veteran Courtney Vandersloot passed Sue Bird to become the WNBA's all-time playoff assist leader as the New York Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 83-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
Sparks guard Layshia Clarendon, a leader in the WNBA's social justice initiatives, the league's first openly transgender and nonbinary player and a 2017 All-Star, announced their retirement.
An Oregon man was charged Monday with stalking and harassing UConn women's basketball star Paige Bueckers. The man, Robert Parmalee, was arrested Friday and is being held on $100,000 bond.
Sure it takes speed and stamina to win the 400-meter hurdles. But reigning Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has plenty of other secret tricks.
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting were disqualified from last year's world championships after reportedly failing a gender verification test. Now they are in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics.
After missing the first 12 games of the season, point guard Chelsea Gray needed just 20 seconds to record her first assist as the Aces welcomed her back by defeating the Storm 94-83 on Wednesday night.