Mercury set to open season with Griner detained in Russia Missing star center Brittney Griner, the Phoenix Mercury open the season at home against the Las Vegas Aces The Independent UK · May 6, 2022
WNBA Opening Night: picks against the spread, storylines and more Previewing WNBA Opening Night! USA Today Sports Media Group · May 6, 2022
The WNBA desperately needs to expand in so many different ways and now is the perfect time to do it The WNBA has too much talent without a place for it. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 6, 2022
Why Does Brittney Griner Play Basketball In Russia? The Answer Is $imple WNBA star Brittney Griner is still in a Russian jail after 11 weeks, detained by Russian authorities who claimed they found vape cartridges in her luggage. Currently, the U.S. Benzinga · May 6, 2022
SI:AM | Who, What and How to Watch as the WNBA Season Begins Is this the year that the Sun finally get over the hump? Sports Illustrated · May 6, 2022
WNBA Power Rankings Week 1: Sky, Sun and Storm looking strong ahead of season openers Ranking the WNBA teams 1-12 ahead of Week 1 of the 2022 season. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 6, 2022
Expert Picks, Predictions for 2022 WNBA Season Who will overachieve? Who will underachieve? And who is coming out on top in the Finals? Answering that in more in a preseason roundtable. Sports Illustrated · May 6, 2022
Q&A: Sue Bird is entering her 19th season, so we asked the Storm legend 19 questions When Sue Bird talks, we listen. Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022
Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia weighs heavy on WNBA as new season starts As the WNBA tips off its 2022 season on Friday, uncertainty remains over the future of one of the league’s most beloved stars The Guardian - US · May 6, 2022
See a first look at the WNBA’s on-court logo honoring Brittney Griner What a powerful gesture. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 6, 2022
WNBA’s AD Details Their Multiyear Battle With COVID-19 The illness sidelined the Liberty guard for two seasons. Sports Illustrated · May 5, 2022
The Return and Rebirth of the WNBA’s AD Two years of long-haul COVID. Two seasons missed. For the Liberty's No. 2 pick from 2019, it was a chance to figure out who they are. Sports Illustrated · May 5, 2022
Sparks won the WNBA offseason. What about when the games start? LOS ANGELES — In need of a boost after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2011, the Sparks added a key sharp-shooting wing. Derek Fisher, the team's coach and general manager, moved pieces to get a speedy championship-winning point guard. They added an international star center. Los Angeles Times · May 5, 2022
WNBA Releases Statement In Response to Leaked Roe v. Wade Draft Following a leak of the Supreme Court’s draft on overturning the landmark case, the WNBA said it would “continue to support and advocate for women.” Sports Illustrated · May 5, 2022
Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022 WNBA players and coaches voice issues with hard salary cap, expansion as talented players across league get cut The past few days have been filled with talented players — highly drafted rookies and veterans alike — getting cut from rosters across the WNBA, sparking debate about team salary caps, expansion and more opportunities for development.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 4, 2022 Sky’s Azurá Stevens is ready for whatever is thrown at her Two days before the Sky’s season opener at Wintrust Arena against the Los Angeles Sparks, Stevens is operating at 100%, ready for an expanded role in coach/GM James Wade’s system.
Sports Illustrated · May 4, 2022 Power Rankings: Stacking Up Each Team Ahead of 2022 WNBA Season Do the defending champions Sky hold the advantage heading into the 2022 season? Or does another contender look ripe for a title?
Sports Illustrated · May 4, 2022 Breanna Stewart Says WNBA Is ‘At A Tipping Point’ The former MVP called upon the league to make changes to its current structure ahead of the 2022 season.
Benzinga · May 4, 2022 U.S. Govt Says WNBA Star Brittney Griner Was 'Wrongfully Detained' By Russia, What This Change Of Classification Means More than two months after WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport and accused of having cannabis oil in her luggage, the U.S. State Department finally said on Tuesday said that she had been “wrongfully detained,” signaling a significant shift in how officials will work to get her home.
ABC News · May 4, 2022 Australian Amy Atwell impresses LA Sparks coaches after Liz Cambage is fouled out in WNBA pre-season match All the focus was on Liz Cambage's return to the court as the LA Sparks got their pre-season underway — but it was 23-year-old from Perth that really stole the show.
The Guardian - US · May 3, 2022 Brittney Griner told me her fear of being alone and forgotten. Don’t let it come true Given the US state department’s reclassification of the basketball star as ‘wrongfully detained’ – the moment to speak out is now
Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022 WNBA star Brittney Griner ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia, according to new U.S. designation The Biden administration now believes WNBA star Brittney Griner is being “wrongfully detained” in Russia after allegedly being caught with hashish oil at the airport.
WEKU · May 3, 2022 The U.S. now says Russia is wrongfully detaining WNBA star Brittney Griner Griner was arrested after authorities reportedly found vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage. The shift in language indicates the U.S. will work more aggressively to secure her release.
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 3, 2022 2022 WNBA season MVP futures: favorites, sleepers and predictions Who do you have winning the MVP?
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 3, 2022 US Says Basketball Star ‘Wrongfully Detained’ in Russia The United States said Tuesday that Russia has unjustly detained basketball star Brittney Griner, a finding that steps up efforts to free her more than two months after she was seized in Moscow. "The Department of State has determined that the Russian Federation has wrongfully detained US citizen Brittney Griner,"…