The Seattle Storm have two blowout wins this year, but both were against teams that currently have losing records and that were struggling mightily around the time of the contests. On Thursday night at Climate Pledge Arena, they notched their third-highest margin of victory of the season, defeating a good Washington Mystics team 85-71. The … Read more
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Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike, right, drives to the basket past Dallas Wings forward Kayla Thornton during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Friday, July 1, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP) Shafkat Anowar AP The Los Angeles Sparks have been on roll lately, battling their way … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brittney Griner’s coach, Vanessa Nygaard, suggested Monday that the WNBA superstar’s clout may be a factor in why there is not more of an urgency to get her out of a Russian jail. Nygaard said before the team’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks, if LeBron James … Read more
While warming up before a game early this season, Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird approached Las Vegas Aces counterpart Kelsey Plum with a message about their shared performance enhancement specialist, Susan King Borchardt. “Dang, I never should have given you Susan’s number. I should have waited until I retired,” Bird said. “Thank God that … Read more
The WNBA typically takes Monday off, but the Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks put on a show this week for the Fourth of July. After a back-and-forth game that was within a few possessions either way for nearly the entire game, the Sparks escaped with a three-point win to run their winning streak to … Read more
In a handwritten letter from Brittney Griner that was delivered to the White House on Monday, the WNBA player wrote how terrified she is that she may be imprisoned in Russia “forever.” Griner’s wife Cherelle told “CBS Mornings” that when she read the letter, she could feel the fear that Griner was experiencing. “She is … Read more
There’s a succinctness to Rebekkah Brunson – the newest Minnesota Lynx to see her number raised to the Target Center rafters – that endears her to people around her. When Brunson, now a Lynx assistant coach, has something to say, she doesn’t filibuster or talk at you until you stop listening. She’s in and out … Read more
Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner, who remains detained in Russia indefinitely on alleged drug charges, sent a letter to the White House on Monday appealing directly to President Joe Biden to fight for her freedom. On Tuesday, Griner’s wife, Cherelle, told CBS Mornings that it’s been “very disheartening” to not hear from President Biden yet. … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WNBA star Brittney Griner is pleading her case to President Biden, asking if the U.S. can intervene and liberate her from her long-standing Russian detainment amid fears that she may be imprisoned “forever.” In recent weeks, Griner’s wife Cherelle broke her silence as well, calling for the … Read more
