The WNBA Draft pulled in its second largest television audience Monday with an average of 1.25 million viewers, according to ESPN. The broadcast peaked at 1.46 million viewers and was up 119 percent, on average, from the 2023 WNBA Draft.
Former UConn star Paige Bueckers is signing a three-year deal with the Unrivaled 3-on-3 league, ESPN reported. Bueckers, expected to be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft on Monday, signed a name, image and likeness deal with Unrivaled
The New York Liberty are acquiring guard Natasha Cloud from the Connecticut Sun for a pair of first-round draft picks. The Sun will receive the No. 7 overall selection in the 2025 WNBA Draft and a 2026 first-rounder. Cloud, 33,
The Connecticut Sun are holding on to Marina Mabrey, even after the guard requested to be traded earlier this month. Connecticut shot down that request, prompting Mabrey’s agent, Marcus Crenshaw of The FAM agency, to heavily criticize the Sun and
The Dallas Wings are continuing to reshape their roster, sending the No. 8 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft and guard Jacy Sheldon to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for the No. 12 pick and guard-forward Dijonai Carrington, multiple media
The Phoenix Mercury are acquiring five-time All-Star forward Alyssa Thomas in a trade with the Connecticut Sun, ESPN reported Tuesday. The six-time All-Defensive Team selection has played all 11 of her seasons in the WNBA with the Sun, reaching the
WNBA executives have flocked to Miami for the start of free agency, hoping to open conversations with players taking part in the new Unrivaled league. Teams can begin negotiating with free agents on Tuesday, with contracts eligible to be signed
The first game in Unrivaled history featured Skylar Diggins-Smith making the decisive shot — even though her team was already in the lead. That aspect is one of the many differences between the 3-on-3 women’s league and traditional 5-on-5 play.
Professional women’s basketball returns this week. It’s not the WNBA, and the jerseys will look a bit different, and there will be less players on the court, but the players scoring layups, knocking down deep shots, grabbing gritty rebounds and