It’s Thursday — the workweek’s almost passed! Welcome to The Next’s Daily Briefing, featuring the daily Watch List and Yesterday’s Recap. Day 39 of the WNBA season is here, following New York confirming that its turnaround is for real — and also the All-Star selections! We’ll get to the latter in a second, but first, … Read more
The WNBA has announced it will honor Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner, who is currently detained in Russia, as an honorary All-Star for its upcoming All-Star exhibition game. In a statement on Wednesday, league commissioner Cathy Engelbert said it was the right move to give Griner this honor as the league continues to work on … Read more
UNCASVILLE — Alyssa Thomas wasn’t expecting such a big spectacle. The red carpet was rolled out in a swanky setting at Novelle at Mohegan Sun on Thursday night, complete with Connecticut Sun players, coaches and team personnel all dressed in formal attire. Thomas was a bit camera shy as she posed for photos and walked … Read more
Last August, on an episode of the Tea with A & Phee podcast, Arike Ogunbowale and Napheesa Collier lamented that the new WNBA collective bargaining agreement had yet to affect them. As members of the 2019 draft class, Ogunbowale and Collier — the 2021 All-Star MVP and a Tokyo Olympian, respectively — were two of … Read more
Trevor Reed, a United States Marine Corps veteran who was wrongfully detained in Russia for three years before being released in an April prisoner swap, pressed the government to bring Brittney Griner home at a rally in Houston on Monday. Griner, a seven-time All-Star with the Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team … Read more
I have to begin this week’s power rankings with a shout-out to Sue Bird, who announced on Thursday that 2022 will indeed be her final WNBA season, ahead of Seattle’s final regular-season game in her hometown of New York City on Sunday. I’ve decided this will be my final year. I have loved every single … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Fever plays the Dallas Wings in Dallas Friday night on the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Shayla Sangster, director of marketing for the Fever, will hold a special ceremony for both teams to recognize the law that changed the game for female athletes. Fever staff and players spoke on the … Read more
9:15 AM ET Alexa PhilippouESPN Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer The WNBA coaching carousel has seen quite the activity over the last … Read more
Awak Kuier had been waiting for a clear path on a fast break. The 20-year-old, second-year forward finally got her chance June 10 in the first quarter against the Seattle Storm. Kuier was guarding Breanna Stewart when Stewart flashed toward the top of the key to receive a pass from Sue Bird. But Kuier got … Read more
Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images) As the WNBA season heads for its halfway point, the league announced its 2022 All-Star starters and co-captains. While the 10-name list includes several repeat selections, there are a few young phenoms making their first All-Star appearance. Per a press release provided to The Root, two of the league’s best … Read more
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