WNBA

Los Angeles Sparks forming physical, tough identity amid playoff push

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / August 17, 2023

Multiple injuries have forced the Sparks to adopt a tough, gritty identity

Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones (42) speaks with her teammates after the WNBA game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA on August 01, 2023. Photo Credit: Chris Poss

How the Connecticut Sun weathered it all to remain title contenders

By Jacqueline LeBlanc / August 17, 2023

GM Darius Taylor digs into Connecticut’s success

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Lexie Hull talks Indiana Fever rise in WNBA and fall of the Pac-12 

By The Next / August 16, 2023

Howard and Lexie Hull discuss Indiana Fever improvement, the transition from last season to this season, adjusting offensively and more

Beating top three teams a confidence booster for Dallas Wings

By Arie Graham / August 16, 2023

‘We just continue to believe in ourselves’

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Greg Bibb talks Dallas Wings and new partnership with Dallas Mavericks

By The Next / August 15, 2023

Howard and Greg Bibb discuss the new partnership with the Mavericks, rebuilding the team, the leadership group and the young core

Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins shoots a left-handed free throw.

Ariel Atkins signs two-year extension with Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / August 15, 2023

A WNBA champion and All-Star, Atkins has spent her entire career in Washington

Washington Mystics center/forward Shakira Austin raises her left hand over her head and grins during a game against the Phoenix Mercury.

Shakira Austin’s return gives Washington Mystics desperately needed jolt

By Jenn Hatfield / August 14, 2023

Austin’s return, Egbo’s efficiency show how good Mystics’ center rotation can be

Review: ‘FLEX’ provokes in ways that most fictional storytelling around women’s basketball has not

By Jackie Powell / August 13, 2023

Playwright Candrice Jones and director Lileana Blain-Cruz nail the entertaining and heartfelt conflict.

Washington Mystics point guard Natasha Cloud is shown in a close-up photo, gazing down in front of her.

During a trying month, Natasha Cloud adapts as Mystics’ leader

By Jenn Hatfield / August 13, 2023

Washington’s point guard works to balance the fiery and quieter sides of her leadership

Minnesota Lynx big Napheesa Collier releases a jump shot off her fingertips as Las Vegas Aces big A'ja Wilson jumps toward her with an outstretched arm to contest the shot in a WNBA game.

Sunday Notes, Week 11: Napheesa Collier is a star, Azurá Stevens is good again, and more

By Emily Adler / August 13, 2023

It’s your weekly journey into trends and analysis around the WNBA for the week of Aug. 6-12