In a banner year for women’s professional sports, athletes who dominate their game are reaping the financial benefits. The WNBA is a leading example. Last month, it wrapped up a historic season that notched all-time viewership and attendance records while
WNBA greats Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles, Cappie Pondexter and Alana Beard headline the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 that was announced Friday. Also inducted on June 14 will be Mark Campbell, the longtime Union University coach, as
Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, is creating an 850-seat venue in a Miami suburb where teams will begin play in January, it announced Wednesday. The league said it has signed on with Mediapro North America to convert a
The Atlanta Dream have turned to the college ranks for their next head coach. hiring longtime Florida Gulf Coast women’s coach Karl Smesko. He is leaving Florida Gulf Coast immediately, two games into the new season. “Karl is a proven
The Atlanta Dream hired longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead the team Wednesday. Smesko built Florida Gulf Coast into a perennial NCAA Tournament team and has the third highest winning percentage (.829) in women’s college basketball over
After losing to the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals last month, the Minnesota Lynx lost general manager Clare Duwelius and assistant coach Katie Smith to other pursuits. Duwelius, who has worked for the Lynx since 2014, will join
The Dallas Wings named former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Curt Miller as their new general manager and executive vice president on Friday. Miller, 56, coached the Sparks the past two seasons after serving as head coach (2016-22) and general
The Dallas Wings hired Curt Miller as their general manager and executive vice president of basketball operations on Friday. Miller comes to the Wings after spending two years as the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks. Before that, he
Tyler Marsh has been hired as coach of the Chicago Sky, taking over a team that features two of the WNBA’s most promising young players in Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso. Andy Miller, Marsh’s agent, confirmed the move in a