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Angel Reese put up the first 20-20 game in Unrivaled history Friday night, then reflected on her journey and where she's going.

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier gave $100,000 of her Unrivaled earnings to training and performance staff, and coaches as a thank you in the league's inuagural season.

Former NBA player Michael Carter-Williams is hoping to get a WNBA franchise in Boston whether it's through expansion or being a destination for a current team that wants to move. The group hasn't submitted a bid to the WNBA although they've talked with the company that the league hired to handle the expansion bids process. “The main objective is to get a team in Boston,” Carter-Williams said in a phone interview Thursday.

TORONTO — As a native Arizonan with plenty of time in California on his resume, Nick U’Ren isn’t used to traversing downtown streets littered with 28 inches of snow — the official number so far in Toronto for February. But the Phoenix Mercury general manager wasn’t going to miss Monica Wright Rogers’ formal introduction as the GM for the Toronto Tempo expansion team. So U’Ren flew in from Phoenix to sit in the front row of a media event in downtown Toronto for his former assistant general manage

Joe Mazzulla shares his thoughts on Gary Washburn's report that an ownership group is preparing an offer for a WNBA team in BostonJoe Mazzulla says a WNBA team in Boston would be ‘huge' originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

Katie Lou Samuelson is headed back to the Seattle Storm, her agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, told The Associated Press on Thursday. Samuelson, who played with the Storm in 2021, agreed to a one-year deal with Seattle. Samuelson missed the 2023 season due to maternity leave after giving birth to daughter Aliya and returned last year, appearing in 37 games for the Fever while averaging 4.3 points.

The pair are part of the Boston Women’s Basketball Partners ownership group.

ESPN is handing out top marks to the Indiana Fever for their offseason moves.

As Fever rookie in 2014, Natasha Howard learned about life in WNBA from Tamika Catchings. Those lessons will be passed onto Indiana's next generation.

Odyssey Sims, Mercedes Russell and Emma Cannon want to help erase the memories of last season and return the Sparks to prominence.

The Connecticut Sun don't plan on trading guard Marina Mabrey after she asked to be dealt earlier this month. Team president Jennifer Rizzotti told The Associated Press in a phone interview Tuesday night that it wasn't in the franchise's best interest to move Mabrey, whom she expects to be a big part of the team's present and future. “Marina is someone we want on our roster,” Rizzotti said.

Seattle Storm general manager Talisa Rhea expressed her full support of head coach Noelle Quinn on Tuesday after allegations of bullying and harassment against the coaching staff this offseason.

Seattle Storm coach Noelle Quinn said it was a “learning experience” to endure an external investigation of her and her coaching staff over allegations of harassment and bullying. The investigation found no wrongdoing, and Quinn's comments to reporters Tuesday were her first since the probe concluded. “I believe that the organization did the right thing,” Quinn said.

The Sun paid up big to trade for Marina Mabrey last seaosn.

The hunt for Caitlin Clark rookie cards has the newest release of WNBA trading cards selling for higher prices than the NBA equivalent for the first time. On Feb. 12, Panini, which currently holds the exclusive trading card licenses for both leagues, released its flagship 2024 Prizm set for the WNBA. Even though the league’s 2024 season is long over, hobby boxes are presently selling for an average of around $1,200 each across retailers, according to Waxstat, which tracks sports card retail pric

Unrivaled’s inaugural season continued Tuesday. The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league nears its postseason.

When La Salle hosted Rider earlier this season, WNBA star Kahleah Copper was on hand. The team says Copper's words are helping it grow.

Over the last few weeks, the Connecticut Sun have entered a new phase, changing the face of a squad that reached the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs last season. The entire 2024 starting lineup has exited via trade or free agency. All-Stars Brionna Jones and DeWanna Bonner signed elsewhere after their contracts came to an …

Now, about halfway through Unrivaled’s first season, with the 1-on-1 tournament in the rearview, let’s look at what's stuck out, who's played well and where there's room for improvement.

Stephanie White is in the middle of one of the unique careers in professional sports. An accomplished WNBA coach — her career record is 92-56 — she was given the on-court keys three months ago to the Indiana Fever, where she will coach the All-Star quartet of DeWanna Bonner, Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell, as well as three-time WNBA champ Natasha Howard. Away from the Fever, she is a basketball analyst for ESPN, calling men’s and women’s college basketball and the NBA. She rece

Jennifer Azzi was named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 2025 class. The Oak Ridge native won a national championship at Stanford.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever announced the signing of forward Brianna Turner, a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a two-time WNBA All-Defensive Team honoree. Turner joins the Fever via free agency, most recently spending the 2024 season with the Chicago Sky. “Throughout her career, Brianna has established herself as an elite defender in the WNBA. She adds depth to our post ...

Brianna Turner, a Notre Dame alum with shot-blocking skills, will be joining the Indiana Fever.

Kansas City's chances of scoring a Women's National Basketball Association team sooner rather than later have dimmed.

The Indiana Fever inked a two-time All-WNBA Defensive Team selection as part of its latest bit of roster retooling.

The Indiana Fever continued their offseason overhaul Tuesday by signing free agent forward Brianna Turner, a two-time WNBA all-defensive selection. Turner is the latest addition to a roster that consists of five All-Stars and the WNBA's last two Rookies of the Year, guard Caitlin Clark and forward Aliyah Boston. Adding Turner also follows a trend the Fever have followed throughout the offseason — brining in veterans with postseason experience.

The Fever knew they lacked in one area in 2024: playoff experience. With multiple free agency signings, Indiana remedied that.

The Rockers, a Cleveland WNBA team that folded in 2003 because of low attendance — Caitlin Clark was 1 year old — are making a comeback, according to a report published Feb. 16 in Sports Business Journal. The Rockers would become the WNBA’s 16th team and begin play in 2028, according to the story by Tom Friend. The WNBA consisted of 12 teams in 2024. Clark, a rookie with the Indiana Fever last ...

Jennifer Azzi was named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 2025 class. The Oak Ridge native won a national championship at Stanford.

Cleveland has reportedly been tabbed as the city for the next WNBA expansion team over Detroit. But there's still hope. Here's why.

Cleveland has reportedly been tabbed as the city for the next WNBA expansion team over Detroit. But there's still hope. Here's why.

After Cleveland’s looming WNBA expansion announcement, Houston and Tilman Fertitta appear to be next in line, the Sports Business Journal reports.

The Indiana Fever have signed forward Brianna Turner. A six-year league veteran, Turner will likely play a depth role for the Fever in 2025.

The city of Cleveland is one of several cities bidding for a WNBA franchise as the league looks to expand.

Draymond Green proudly rocks a Golden State Valkyries No. 25 jersey, signifying the WNBA's return to Northern California in 2025. Warriors coach Steve Kerr regularly takes the podium for interviews wearing the expansion franchise's signature purple T-shirts. With 5-year-old Chase Center under the spotlight during NBA All-Star Weekend, many eyes are also on the women’s game.

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum shares why he's eager to invest in women's sports as part of the bid to bring a WNBA team to St. Louis.

Hang it in the rafters, DeTrina White and Sheri Sam have their jerseys retired at alma mater Acadiana.

What hasn’t gone right for Napheesa Collier at Unrivaled? She is one of the league co-founders. Her team, the Lunar Owls, is 8-0 and the last unbeaten club. She’s the league’s leading scorer (29.4 points) and grabs 11.5 rebounds per game. And Friday night, Collier made Unrivaled history, winning its inaugural one-on-one tournament, which comes with a $200,000 prize. Collier’s final basket in the third game of her finals matchup against Aaliyah Edwards came on a patented Phee fadeaway. It was fit

Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird was named as one of 17 finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 on Friday.

Napheesa Collier of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx took home $200,000 on Friday after she beat Washington Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards in the final of Unrivaled's 1-on-1 tournament. The winner's check was the largest one-day prize in women's basketball history, Unrivaled commissioner Micky Lawler said, a big payday that was among the goals of Collier and fellow WNBA star Breanna Stewart when they founded the 3-on-3 league.

SAN FRANCISCO — A swath cutting across all levels of basketball marked the finalists for the 2025 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class, along with award winners already selected and announced Friday afternoon at Chase Center. Marquee names abounded, led by Carmelo Anthony, the 10-time All-Star with the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks, who scored more than 28,000 points in his 19-year pro career and who won three gold medals as one of the most impactful U.S. men’s basketball players

The Seattle Storm have acquired guard Lexie Brown and a 2025 third-round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a pair of draft choices in a trade announced on Friday afternoon.

Sixteen individuals and one team are finalists to be enshrined in Springfield, while veteran basketball reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is honored with a Gowdy Award.

WNBA legend Lisa Leslie offers to help Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, one of last season's top rookies, in one of the few areas she needs to improve — layups.

The Unrivaled 1-on-1 women’s basketball tournament concluded Friday night. League co-founder Napheesa Collier came out on top.

Napheesa Collier, founder of Unrivaled basketball, joins Yahoo Sports to give her take on how the Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament is changing the culture of women’s basketball and gaining popularity among players and fans.

After two seasons with the Indiana Fever, one of the Fever fets has signed with another WNBA franchise in free agency.

Mackenzie Holmes was drafted No. 26 overall by the Seattle Storm in 2024, but missed the entire season after a knee surgery.

“Sydney is a proven veteran in our league and throughout her career, delivered for her teams in many big moments. She brings a championship pedigree."

Steph Curry, Sabrina Ionescu will not run it back during this weekend’s festivities in San Francisco.