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.
The Los Angeles Sparks will retire two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker’s No. 3 jersey on June 29, the team announced Thursday. The Sparks will play Parker’s hometown Chicago Sky on that day. Parker will join Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie
The Seattle Storm acquired guard Lexie Brown and a 2025 third-round pick for two second-round draft picks. In the trade, announced Friday, the Sparks received the No. 21 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft in April, as well as
Nneka Ogwumike is returning to the Seattle Storm in 2025, her sister and ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike revealed Friday. Nneka Ogwumike was the 2016 WNBA Most Valuable Player amid a decorated career with the Los Angeles Sparks. In free agency
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
Southern California sophomore JuJu Watkins made an investment in her future, joining the ownership group of Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league that will make its debut in January, Sportico reported Monday. Also joining Unrivaled’s latest $28-million investment round were
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks have hired Utah coach Lynne Roberts to fill their vacant head coach position, the franchise announced Tuesday night. Roberts has spent the last nine-plus seasons at Utah and led the team to