Women's National Basketball Association

FILE - Japan's Rui Machida (13) drives around United States's Brittney Griner (15) and Breanna Stewart (10), right, during the women's basketball gold medal game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. Machida is a 29-year-old rookie on the WNBA Washington Mystics. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Perseverance paying off for older rookies in the WNBA

By Pat Eaton-Robb May. 20, 2022 12:08 PM EDT

FILE - Belgium's Emma Meesseman (11) drives to the basket between China's Siyu Wang, left, and Yueru Li, right, during a women's basketball preliminary game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 2, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. Meesseman, the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP, decided to join the league's reigning champion Chicago Sky as a free agent. Meesseman missed last season while helping Belgium prep for the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

China's 6-10 Han among international WNBA players to watch

By Doug Feinberg May. 06, 2022 02:20 AM EDT

Davidson guard Hyunjung Lee (1) shootsover Virginia Commonwealth guard KeShawn Curry (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Davidson, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

Asian players Lee, Padilla making case for NBA, WNBA looks

By Steve Reed Feb. 08, 2022 02:09 AM EST

Ginobili, Chambers, Whalen among 1st-time hoop hall nominees

Dec. 21, 2021 05:08 PM EST
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Former San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili, SuperSonics and Suns forward Tom Chambers and Olympic and WNBA champion Lindsay Whalen are...

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve poses with her ceremonial jersey during a press conference to announce she'd been named the head coach of women's USA Basketball, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)

Cheryl Reeve named USA Basketball women's team coach

By Doug Feinberg Dec. 07, 2021 08:22 PM EST

Stern, Catchings, Cash inducted into Women’s Basketball Hall

By Al Lesar Aug. 21, 2021 08:26 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What David Stern did for the sport of basketball transcended any gender bias and opened a whole new world for women in the game. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
Aug. 24 1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 —...

Connecticut Sun guard Jasmine Thomas (5) drives as Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) defends during the second half of the Commissioner's Cup WNBA basketball game, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Bird savors trips home to New York, puts off retirement talk

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 18, 2021 02:37 AM EDT

United States' head coach Dawn Staley gestures to the players during women's basketball gold medal game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

South Carolina's Staley opens the door for Olympic return

Aug. 17, 2021 05:30 PM EDT

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart holds the MVP trophy after the Commissioner's Cup WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

WNBA teams ready for sprint to the finish of regular season

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 17, 2021 02:04 PM EDT

Nneka Ogwumike returns, helps Sparks beat Fever 75-70

Aug. 15, 2021 11:27 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 12 points in her return from a knee injury to help Los Angeles beat the Indiana Fever 75-70 on Sunday night in the Sparks...

Diggins-Smith scores 19 points, Mercury beats Dream 92-81

Aug. 15, 2021 09:03 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 19 points, Diana Taurasi had 18 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Atlanta Dream 92-81 on Sunday in the first game for...