A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are returning to court to begin the chase for a coveted WNBA championship with the opening of training camps and last year’s rookie sensation Caitlin Clark begins Year 2 in the league.

JuJu Watkins broke out of a scoring slump with 38 points, helping sixth-ranked USC topple No. 1 UCLA 71-60 and further delivering on her goal of restoring the program to its earlier glory.

The Phoenix Mercury are finalizing a deal to acquire Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Sun.

Kelsey Plum is headed to Los Angeles as part of a three-way trade that will send Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces, according to a person familiar with the deal.

At halftime of its game against Purdue on Saturday, Washington sent its first women’s jersey to the rafters, retiring the No. 10 that Kelsey Plum wore for four years as she rewrote the school — and NCAA — record books.

New York's Breanna Stewart was one of a handful of players who have been given the franchise tag by their WNBA teams, meaning they can’t sign a contract directly with anyone else.

Caitlin Clark's No. 22 will be retired in a ceremony Feb. 2 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

The WNBA and the league’s players union met in person to discuss a new collective bargaining agreement.

Las Vegas Aces standout Kelsey Plum says she won't play in the new, Unrivaled 3-on-3 women's league starting in January.

Breanna Stewart scored 34 points and Sabrina Ionescu had 21 to help the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-77 on Sunday in Game 1 of their semifinals series.

The stage is set for A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces to take on Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty in a star-studded rematch of last year’s WNBA Finals.

Napheesa Collier scored 23 points, Courtney Williams added a season-high 22 and the Minnesota Lynx raced past the Las Vegas Aces 98-87.

WNBA players would like more of a break after the All-Star Game and Olympics before league play resumes.

A’ja Wilson leads Caitlin Clark by just over 1,000 votes in early fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game.

Jackie Young scored 32 points, A’ja Wilson added 27 and the Las Vegas Aces celebrated the return of All-Star point guard Chelsea Gray by defeating the Seattle Storm 94-83.

Los Angeles rookie Cameron Brink tore the ACL in her left knee in the first quarter of the Sparks’ 79-70 loss at Connecticut.

Jonquel Jones scored a career-high 34 points, Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu each had a double-double and the New York Liberty pulled away in the second half to beat the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces 90-82.

USA Basketball says experience was a major reason Caitlin Clark was left off the U.S. Olympic roster that was officially announced Tuesday.

Dearica Hamby finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, Aari McDonald scored 16 off the bench and the Los Angeles Sparks beat two-time defending-champion Las Vegas 96-92 after the Aces scored the first 14 points of the game.

Caitlin Clark won’t be headed to the Paris Olympics, according to a person familiar with the decision.

The WNBA annual Commissioner’s Cup gets underway this week using a new format for the in-season tournament.

Caitlin Clark might be the WNBA’s future, but A’ja Wilson showed why she is arguably the league’s best current player with 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 99-80 over the Indiana Fever.

A'ja Wilson and the “resilient” Las Vegas Aces are healthy and and ready to defend their WNBA crown.

The New York Liberty know how tough it is to put together a talented roster, have players jell in their first year together and win a title.

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Caitlin Clark has been invited to the USA Basketball national team training camp during the Final Four in Cleveland, contingent on Iowa’s season being over.

Caitlin Clark broke three major college basketball scoring records in less than three weeks.

Caitlin Clark knew with Iowa's final regular-season home game looming, it was time to make her decision about whether to enter the WNBA draft or stay in college for a fifth season.

Caitlin Clark has another career record on her astounding resume: the most points by any major college women’s player to ever take the court.

On the same night that Iowa star Caitlin Clark was adding to her NCAA women’s basketball scoring record before a packed house on national television, she was losing ground to the highest-scoring player in her sport.

More scoring records are in sight for Caitlin Clark, but right now the Iowa superstar is looking forward to a break from the chase.

Caitlin Clark wasted no time becoming the NCAA women’s career scoring leader, taking less than three minutes to score the eight points she needed to break Kelsey Plum’s record.

Fans who want to be able to say they were in the arena when Caitlin Clark set the NCAA women’s career scoring record will be paying an unprecedented premium at this point.

Jaz Shelley’s 3-pointer with 30 seconds left gave Nebraska its first lead and the Cornhuskers rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat No. 2 Iowa 82-79.

Caitlin Clark’s pursuit of the NCAA women’s career scoring record will continue for at least four more days after her 31-point performance in No. 2 Iowa’s 82-79 loss to Nebraska.

Hannah Stuelke scored a career-high 47 points, and Caitlin Clark had 27 points as No. 2 Iowa defeated Penn State 111-93.

Iowa is back at No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll.

Caitlin Clark had 38 points and 12 assists, and No. 3 Iowa withstood a gritty effort by Maryland, outlasting the Terrapins 93-85.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark moved into second on the NCAA women’s basketball career scoring list, finishing with 35 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in the No. 3 Hawkeyes’ 110-74 victory over Northwestern.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark has moved into second place on the career scoring list for NCAA women’s basketball.

South Carolina remains the clear No. 1 team in the country and No. Kansas State matched its best ranking ever after a chaotic week that saw nearly half of the AP Top 25 lose at least one game.

The U.S. women’s basketball national team will get together for a few days in New York next month before playing in the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium.

South Carolina started the new year where it finished off 2023 — atop The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

Five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner head up the USA Basketball Women’s National Team roster announced Thursday for two exhibition games and training camp in November.

For the second consecutive year, Caitlin Clark of Iowa is a unanimous pick for The Associated Press preseason All-America team in women's basketball.

The Las Vegas Aces celebrated their second consecutive WNBA championship Monday night on the Strip and said they aren’t done.

New York hopes to bring back most of the same team next season that fell just short in the WNBA Finals.

A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are poised for a possible three-peat and continue one of the greatest runs in league history.

The Las Vegas Aces became the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA championships, getting 24 points and 16 rebounds from A’ja Wilson and a defensive stop in the closing seconds to beat the New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 of the Finals.

Jonquel Jones scored 27 points and Breanna Stewart added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-73 and force a Game 4 of the WNBA Finals.

A’ja Wilson scored 26 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces defeated the New York Liberty 104-76 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 series lead in the WNBA Finals.

Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum each scored 26 points and the defending champion Las Vegas Aces pulled away from the New York Liberty in the second half to win 99-82 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.

The highly anticipated WNBA Finals matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty tips off Sunday.

As the WNBA tips off the second half of its season, add expansion to the list of topics on the minds of players and the league.

The Las Vegas Aces are on a historic pace heading into the second half of the season.

Brittney Griner scored 18 points, including two dunks, in her return to the All-Star Game to lead Team Stewart to a 143-127 win over Team Wilson.

WNBA career triple-double leader Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut was selected an All-Star reserve by the league’s coaches.

The Las Vegas Aces celebrated last season’s championship over the weekend and are looking once again like the dominant team in the league.

Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum both scored 23 points, and the Las Vegas Aces opened defense of their WNBA championship with a 105-64 win over the Seattle Storm.

Expectations and intrigue surround the WNBA as the league tips off its 27th season this weekend.

The Las Vegas Aces announced Thursday that seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady has acquired an ownership stake in the WNBA champions.

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport has announced that the WNBA received an A for its overall racial and gender practices for 2022.

The Las Vegas Aces are poised to win multiple championships over the next few years with core players like A'ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray signed to deals that will keep them in Nevada.

Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first WNBA title in a 78-71 road win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 4.

A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.

Kelsey Plum scored 12 of her 24 points in the first quarter as the Las Vegas Aces raced to an early 23-point lead, then held on for a 93-83 victory over the Chicago Sky to win the second WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship.

The Las Vegas Aces have come out of the All-Star break on a roll, winning three road games and scoring more than 100 points in two of victories.

A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and the rest of the WNBA All-Stars wore Brittney Griner’s name and her No. 42 on the back of their jerseys for the second half of Team Wilson’s 134-112 victory over Team Stewart.

Courtney Vandersloot, Kahleah Copper and Emma Meesseman will get a chance to play before their home fans as the trio was selected as reserves for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 10 in Chicago.

Kelsey Plum views her improved play this season to just having more time on the court.

Brittney Griner will have a place at the WNBA All-Star Game.

The New York Liberty are a work in progress.

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon was ready to lead her own team.

Becky Hammon is the next coach of the Las Vegas Aces.

Kevin Durant and Breanna Stewart are the charter members of USA Basketball’s Achilles Comeback Club at the Tokyo Games.

Chicago Sky center Stefanie Dolson is checking in with her final Olympic diary Japan.

The U.S. team of Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young have won the first women’s gold medal in the new Olympic sport of 3-on-3 basketball.