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.
Unrivaled “almost broke even” in the inaugural season of the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, commissioner Micky Lawler said. Lawler told Front Office Sports that the startup circuit, founded and owned by players, earned more than $27 million in revenues in
The Golden State Valkyries are the first WNBA team to sell 10,000 seasons tickets, the expansion team said. The Valkyries are the first team to join the league since 2008 and will begin play May 16 at home against the
Six-time All-Star guard Jewell Loyd and three-time honoree guard Kelsey Plum are on the move in a three-team trade involving the Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces and Los Angeles Sparks, according to multiple media outlets. The transaction, which cannot be
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
Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum has elected not to participate in Unrivaled, delivering a blow to the new 3-on-3 women’s league set to debut Jan. 17. “I’ve decided to not take part in the inaugural season of Unrivaled in
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces, whose two-time championship run ended in a semifinals loss to the New York Liberty, fired general manager Natalie Williams on Saturday. Williams was hired in 2022 as part of a new regime