Diana Taurasi

Photo: APSkylar Diggins-Smith, Shey Peddy, Sophie Cunningham, and Brianna Turner kept the Mercury’s emotional 2022 season alive: battling on the hardwood while campaigning for the freedom of the team’s biggest star, Griner, who spent most…

That felt like the March Madness we know and crave. Upsets are fantastic, certainly, and Iowa beating South Carolina was an upset, but only because of the Gamecocks’ perfect 36-0 record and 42-game winning streak overall. This wasn’t David…

There’s a big phenomenon when conversing about sports to find the next big thing, or who a younger athlete could become when she or he reaches their potential. Kobe Bryant or LeBron James having a Michael Jordan-like arch dominated…

A’ja Wilson against the Seattle Storm during the third quarter in Game Four of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs semifinals.Image: Getty ImagesCandace Parker’s repeat bid being squashed by the Connecticut Sun in Friday evening’s winner-take-all Game 5…

Megan Gustafson #10 of the Phoenix Mercury and Iliana Rupert # 21 of the Las Vegas Aces compete for a jump ball in the first quarter of Game Two of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs first round at Michelob ULTRA Arena on August 20, 2022 in Las Vegas,…

Tina CharlesPhoto: Getty ImagesSuperteams are having a tough go of it in 2022. Tina Charles’ “contract divorce” with the Phoenix Mercury was the type of clean, drama-free breakaway from an underwhelming superteam Kyrie Irving could only…

Abby Wambach (l.) and Megan RapinoePhoto: Getty ImagesSo much inclusion in sports can be attributed to Title IX. The passing of that law gave women inroads into sports, and they have used those routes to bring added representation of not…

Photo: APFor the first time this year, the NCAA Women’s Tournament will expand to 68 teams, matching the men’s showcase, which expanded to that number of teams chasing a national championship in 2011. That’s more chances for a longshot to…

Oh, to be a pro athlete that is expected to fly coach.Image: Getty ImagesThe WNBA is apparently trying to compete with the MLB for how much it can hate its own players.According to a report from Sports Illustrated earlier today, the owners…

Diana Taurasi beefed with the refs frequently during the WNBA Finals.Image: Getty ImagesWhat if I told you that a hometown kid would come home and help deliver a championship to their city — for a franchise that has never won a championship…