Breanna Stewart he is always looking for ways to improve his game. This season, his efforts culminated in more milestones in his career. The front of the Seattle Storm led the WNBA in scoring for the first time in her career, averaging 21.8 points, and on Tuesday became the first to repeat as The Associated … Read more
He is one of the great friendships in sports. But the longest rivalry between best friends in WNBA history is coming to an end. Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm, in her 19th and final WNBA season, and Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury, in her 18th season, meet Friday (10 p.m. ET, NBA TV) … Read more
With the Seattle Storm pulling away on Wednesday night to defeat the WNBA-leading Las Vegas Aces 88-78, Seattle’s point guard, Sue Birdposted her 324th career win and became the winningest player in league history, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Bird, who announced earlier this month that this will be his last season in … Read more
They are three of the best players in the history of women’s basketball. Each of them has won multiple WNBA championships and Olympic gold medals, helped grow the league and broke WNBA records. And one of them turns 40 on Saturday. Diana Taurasi, Sylvia Fowles Y Sue Bird have redefined several statistical categories in the … Read more
In what could be his final season in the WNBA, the legendary Seattle Storm point guard, Sue Bird, will play for the league’s veterans’ minimum salary of $72,141, she confirmed at a news conference to announce the deal and her return for a 19th. year with the Storm. “For me, winning championships and being a … Read more
Arike Ogunbowale has agreed to a multiyear extension with the Dallas Wings, Stefanie Dolson is coming home to play for the New York Liberty and the Los Angeles Sparks traded Gabby Williams to Seattle for Katie Lou Samuelson and the Storm’s ninth pick in the draft in a flurry of transactions and moves in the … Read more
The four-time WNBA champion Seattle Storm announced deals Tuesday with shooting guard Jewell Loyd and center Mercedes Russell in a busy first day of free-agent signings in the WNBA. Loyd, the Storm’s first draft pick in 2015, and Russell were both part of the 2018 and 2020 championship teams. Loyd received the nuclear player designation … Read more
The four-time WNBA champion Seattle Storm announced deals Tuesday with shooting guard Jewell Loyd and center Mercedes Russell in a busy first day of free-agent signings in the WNBA. Loyd, the Storm’s first draft pick in 2015, and Russell were both part of the 2018 and 2020 championship teams. Loyd received the nuclear player designation … Read more
Free agent forward Breanna Stewart is headed back to the Seattle Storm for a one-year supermax deal, a source told ESPN on Monday, confirming an earlier report. The WNBA free agency signing window officially begins Tuesday, and the supermax salary for 2022 is $228,094. Stewart, who was the WNBA regular season MVP in 2018 and … Read more
On Wednesday, January 26, the fourth women’s league of Athletes Unlimited (AU) Basketball kicks off in Las Vegas. Each is led by world-class professional athletes. Athletes Unlimited’s motto is: “A shorter season. Much at stake. More chances”. Under the Athletes Unlimited scheme, all matches are played in the same city and in a compact season. … Read more
