WNBA
How The Japanese-American Basketball Leagues Built Natalie Nakase | Defector
Natalie Nakase is many things: a 5-foot-2 former walk-on who became the starting point guard for UCLA, a WNBA champion as an assistant coach with the Las Vegas Aces, and “a unifier,” as Golden State Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin put it in an introductory presser last October. When the Valkyries play their season opener…
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Adam Silver Defends WNBA Involvement in Sun Sale
"Once you’re talking about moving it to another city, that’s a league matter," Silver told FOS. "That’s not an individual team matter."
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Chicago Sky: Will the new training facility open by 2026 season?
Despite significant delays — and an unfinished exterior — the Chicago Sky insist the training facility will be completed by April 2026.
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Delle Donne -- New USA hoops role helps me 'grow in the game' - ESPN
Two-time WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne said her new role as USA Basketball's women's 3x3 national team director will allow her to continue to "grow in the game" following her retirement in April.
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Maine's only WNBA player is heading to Australia
Mackenzie Holmes, a Gorham native, will soon be playing in the Women’s National Basketball League in Australia.
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The Golden State Valkyries' Playbook for a Successful WNBA Launch - Business Insider
The Golden State Valkyries have sold out every home game at Chase Center. They're already valued at $500 million, the highest in the league.
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Sparks season review: Slow start, poor defense tough to overcome – Daily News
The Sparks, who missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, are optimistic about the future after winning 13 more games than last season.
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Atlanta Dream’s WNBA playoff chase was part of a ‘progress plan’ - Yahoo Sports
Editor’s note: This article is part of the Program Builders series, focusing on the behind-the-scenes executives and people fueling the future growth of their sports. Early in the third quarter of their seventh game of the season, the Atlanta Dream trailed the Seattle Storm by 17 points on the road. For much of the first half, the Dream played at a slow pace, using a stagnating offense. The ball stuck and players didn’t attack downhill the way first-year WNBA coach Karl Smesko had wanted. Smesko
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Indiana Fever the latest stop in Shey Peddy's pro basketball journey
She was considering a shift to coaching. But the Indiana Fever, beset by injuries to stars like Caitlin Clark, offered her a seven-day hardship contract that she parlayed into a rest-of-season deal.
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Women's Sports
NWSL, WNBA See Growing Pains in Investment, Labor as Values Soar
The NWSL and WNBA are undergoing massive commercial growth. That hasn't come without growing pains around expansion, labor and investment.
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