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☆ 2024 WNBA season: How to watch as a new era of women’s basketball dawns
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Never before has there been such anticipation ahead of a WNBA season. It’ll be a busy opening day of action, with four games on the slate – including Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever debut at 7.30 p.m. 1 pick in April’s 2024 WNBA draft. But now Clark will lace up her shoes for her WNBA debut when she and her Indiana teammates travel to Connecticut to face the Sun. Angel Reese will look to impress in her debut season for the Chicago Sky.

Persons: Caitlin Clark’s Indiana, Clark, TickPick, Caleb Williams, ” Clark, “, Gregory Shamus, Lin Dunn, Los Angeles Sparks –, –, Cameron Brink, Rickea Jackson, Sparks, Jackson, Angel Reese, Melissa Tamez, Kamilla Cardoso, Reese, Cardoso, A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, Alysha Clark, Candance Parker, Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot, Jonquel Jones, Sandy Brondello, Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner, Leila Lacan Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Washington Mystics, New York Liberty, Entertainment, Sports Arena, Mystics, Liberty, ESPN3, ESPN, Amazon Prime, ION, NBA, ABC, CBS Sports Network, CBS, Paramount, NCAA, Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Bears, Sun, Mohegan Sun, Aliyah, Los Angeles Sparks, Los, Chicago Sky, LSU, Aces, Las Vegas Aces, Las, Barclays Center . The Liberty, Vegas, Connecticut Sun Locations: Washington , DC, Indiana, Connecticut, Aliyah Boston, Boston, Clark, Boston , Indiana, Brink, Los Angeles, Chicago, Illinois, South Carolina, Las Vegas, New York, Angers, France

NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are poised for a possible three-peat as WNBA champions and continue one of the greatest runs in league history. They capped off a history-making regular season with a second consecutive championship and their core group of players — WNBA Finals MVP Wilson, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray — are all returning. She stepped up Wednesday when Las Vegas needed her most, playing without Gray and starting center Kiah Stokes. She was a major reason Las Vegas won 34 games in the regular season and went 8-1 in the playoffs. New York should be Las Vegas' biggest obstacle in the Aces bid to three-peat.

Persons: — A’ja Wilson, Wilson, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray —, ”, Gray, Candace Parker, Parker, “, ” Wilson, Cynthia Cooper, Dyke, Sheryl Swoopes, Kiah Stokes, “ We’ve, Alysha Clark, Becky Hammon, She's, Van Chancellor, John Kundla, ___ Organizations: Las Vegas Aces, WNBA, Gray, Aces, The Aces, Los Angeles Sparks, Houston Comets, Sparks, Chicago, of Famers, Las Vegas, Van, Comets, Minneapolis Lakers Locations: Vegas, New York, Las

Las Vegas did it without starters Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes, who were both sidelined with foot injuries suffered in Game 3. Las Vegas was also still missing veteran Candace Parker, who had foot surgery in late July. The Aces got the ball to Wilson on a lob, but Breanna Stewart blocked the shot, giving New York one last chance. After a timeout with 8.8 seconds left, the Liberty got the ball to Stewart, who was double-teamed. The first three games of the WNBA Finals were also routs, with New York winning Game 3 87-73 to stave off elimination.

Persons: A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kiah Stokes, Gray, Candace Parker, “ We’ve, Alysha Clark, ” Wilson, Jackie Young, Courtney Vandersloot, York's, Kelsey Plum, Sabrina Ionescu's, Becky Hammon, Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Stewart, “, we’ve, Sandy Brondello, ” Vandersloot, Betnijah Laney, Hammon, ”, ” Stewart, ” Hammon, Clark, Cayla George, Stokes, George, Ionescu, Sue Bird, Dawn Staley, Wilson —, Vickie Johnson, Sue Wicks, Jennifer Connelly, Issa Rae, Jason Sudeikis, ___ Organizations: Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, The Aces, Los Angeles Sparks, Houston Comets, Las Vegas, Aces, New York, Liberty, ”, Seattle Storm, New, WNBA Locations: Vegas, New, midcourt, New York, South Carolina

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chelsea Gray had 20 points and seven assists, Jackie Young added 18 points and the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 87-59 on Wednesday night to begin a WNBA playoff series. Las Vegas, which had the best record in the league at 34-6, has won all four matchups with Chicago this season. Alysha Clark added 13 points. Plum had a team-high 13 points in the first half and Young added 10 points as Las Vegas led 53-36. Las Vegas extended it to 80-50 after an 8-0 run, including six straight points from Gray.

Persons: — Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, A’ja Wilson, Alysha Clark, Kahleah Copper, Courtney Williams, Wilson, Gray, Plum, Young, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Las Vegas Aces, Chicago Sky, Aces, Chicago, Vegas, Kahleah, Las Vegas Locations: Vegas, Chicago, Las

She finished the regular season second in the league in scoring, averaging a career-best 23 points a game. It’s been a lot of amazing basketball going on this year and makes you feel good going into the playoffs.”Stewart narrowly edged Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson by one vote from the 12-member media. It's the fourth time that an Aces player has won the award with Clark joining Dearica Hamby, who won it twice and Kelsey Plum. Joining them on the first-team are Seattle's Jewell Loyd and Las Vegas' Chelsea Gray. AP WNBA POWER POLLNew York finished atop the power poll with Las Vegas second.

Persons: Breanna Stewart, Stewart, “, ”, It’s, ” Stewart, Wilson, Alyssa Thomas, Thomas, Washington's Brittney Sykes, Alysha Clark, Clark, Dearica Hamby, Kelsey Plum, Connecticut's Stephanie White, Brionna Jones, Achilles, Brittney, Napheesa Collier, Griner, Collier, Satou, Sabally, Grace Berger, Dorka Juhasz, Diamond Miller, Jordan Horston, Haley Jones, Seattle's Jewell Loyd, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Sabrina Ionescu, Arike, Ogunbowale, ___ Organizations: Liberty, Associated, Aces, Las Vegas, AP, WNBA, Sun, Boston, Indiana Fever, Dallas Wings, Diamond Miller of, Las, AP WNBA, New York, Aces ., Phoenix Locations: Seattle, New York, Diamond Miller of Minnesota, Atlanta, Las Vegas, . Connecticut, Dallas, Washington, Aces . Atlanta, Minnesota, Chicago, Los Angeles, Indiana

☆ Griner, 'superteams' in focus as WNBA season kicks off
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Brittney Griner is back in action for the Phoenix Mercury while the New York Liberty and defending champions Las Vegas Aces are expected to usher in the WNBA's "superteam" era when a new season tips off on Friday. "It was cool, and then at the same time, I was sitting there looking around, zoned out a little bit," said Griner, who will open her season on the road against the Sparks on Friday. I mean, these are some of the best players in the league," head coach Sandy Brondello told reporters this week. She will join reigning MVP A'ja Wilson and All-Star Kelsey Plum, along with two-time champion Alysha Clark, who also signed as a free agent. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Aces coach Hammon denies mistreating pregnant player
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The WNBA suspended Hammon for two games on Tuesday, saying she had violated "Respect in the Workplace" policies. The violation "was related to comments made by Hammon to Hamby in connection with Hamby’s recent pregnancy", the league said in a statement. The league also docked the Aces their 2025 first-round pick for offering "impermissible benefits" related to Hamby's contract extension negotiations. Hammon told reporters that while she did ask about Hamby's pregnancy, she never made derogatory remarks and that their relationship was amicable until she informed the former first-round draft pick that she would be traded. She took the reins in early 2022 after eight years as an assistant coach with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs.

☆ Brittney Griner's return could be the unlikely catalyst that forces the WNBA to relent on its most contentious policy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

WNBA free agency is underway, with teams receiving the green light to recruit stars as of this weekend. Top free agent Breanna Stewart has reportedly made charter flights a key issue for teams wooing her. Private flights are not covered by the league's CBA, but Brittney Griner's return may force policy changes. The 2018 MVP took to Twitter to announce that she's prepared to help "subsidize charter travel for the entire WNBA" by offering her "NIL, posts + production hours." Several current WNBA players, including Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike, Elena Delle Donne, Napheesa Collier, Alysha Clark, Erica Wheeler, Kahleah Copper, and Natalie Achonwa, offered their support in the comments.

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