Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

Women’s sports have exploded in the last year. In 2025, the WNBA broke viewership records and added new teams, Unrivaled basketball and the PWHL have also exploded in popularity and were able to add ...

Which women's basketball moments have elevated the sport the most since the turn of the century? Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: David Dow, Garrett Ellwood / NBAE, Simon Bruty ...

Athletes train all of their lives for a single moment. From a buzzer-beating, game-winning shot, successful penalty kick to clinch a championship or single second shaved off a personal best time to ...

Amid lineup changes, doubt and a humbling midseason loss, A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces turned turbulence into a third title in four years. [Editor’s note: This article is from Athlon Sports’ ...

DeWanna Bonner started her WNBA career in 2009, and she was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury. She was the fifth pick of that year's draft, and before that, she won SEC Player of the Year. Bonner won a ...

The Connecticut Sun saw one of the most calamitous downfalls in WNBA history this past year, and certainly in franchise history. Finishing the regular season with an 11-33 overall record, the Sun came ...

Aug 25, 2025; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers (22) sets the play while defended by New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) during the second half at Barclays Center. / ...

Team WNBA player Caitlin Clark high fives teammates Kayla McBride and DeWanna Bonner during the WNBA All-Star Game at Footprint Center in Phoenix on July 20, 2024. / Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA ...

Pam Ward has retired from ESPN after nearly 30 years with the network, where she worked as a play-by-play commentator for women’s college basketball, WNBA and college softball. ESPN announced Ward’s ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been open to her unusual marriage dynamic. Leavitt is 32 years younger than her husband, Nicholas Riccio. Though the age difference doesn’t seem to ...

DeWanna Bonner had a successful college career, and that success carried over into the WNBA. Bonner averaged 17.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks. While she played well ...