Tag: Women’s National Basketball Association
Aces sit atop AP preseason WNBA power poll
NEW YORK — The Las Vegas Aces fell just short of the WNBA championship last season while missing three key players.
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Dream add Frett, La-Force to interim coach Petersen’s staff
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Dream have hired La’Keshia Frett and Daynia La-Force as assistant coaches on interim coach Mike Petersen’s staff.
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Chicago Sky trade Gabby Williams to Los Angeles Sparks
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Sparks acquired Gabby Williams from the Chicago Sky for rookie Stephanie Watts and the rights to German guard...
NBA ref diagnosed with cancer, will miss rest of season
NEW YORK — Veteran referee Tony Brown, who worked his first NBA Finals last season, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and will miss...
Collen ‘going to be me’ taking over Baylor women’s program
Nicki Collen knows she has taken a different and more meandering path than a lot of coaches. The latest step to becoming coach of...
Petersen surprised to land new role as Dream interim coach
ATLANTA — Mike Petersen's day planner for Monday was missing an important detail.
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Google signs deal with WNBA to help champion women’s sports
NEW YORK — The WNBA signed a multiyear deal with Google on Monday to be the presenting partner for the league's playoffs, part of...
Baylor names WNBA’s Collen to replace Mulkey for Lady Bears
WACO, Texas — WNBA coach Nicki Collen has been hired as the new Baylor women’s coach, taking over a program that won three national...
Ionescu excited to return to court after 8 months away
NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu is excited to be playing basketball again nearly eight months after spraining her ankle 21/2 games into her rookie...
Jacki Gemelos goes from court to coach as Liberty assistant
NEW YORK — It didn't take long for Jacki Gemelos to get a job after she announced her retirement from playing last month.
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