New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu and Las Vegas Raiders center Hroniss Grasu’s wedding on Sunday was crashed by a special guest: the Oregon Duck mascot. Since both Ionescu and Grasu were Oregon athletes, it makes sense that the giant duck mascot would be a guest of honor at the celebrations. The Duck did have to travel a bit to make it to the wedding, though, as the ceremony and reception took place in Laguna Beach, Calif. Ionescu included some fun photos of the duck dancing during the reception in her wedding Instagram post. The mascot seemed to be havin ..read more

Top-ranked South Carolina preserved its undefeated season Saturday when center Kamilla Cardoso knocked down a buzzer-beating three-pointer to defeat Tennessee 74–73 in the SEC tournament semifinals. It was Cardoso’s first three-pointer of her four-year collegiate career. Among those watching was A’ja Wilson, the two-time WNBA MVP and proud Gamecocks alum. She made sure to talk smack to Las Vegas Aces teammate and Volunteers legend Candace Parker, who briefly thought her alma mater was heading to the SEC championship before Cardoso banked in the triple. @Candace_Parker called me ..read more

For the first time in WNBA history, a team’s season ticket packages sold out for an entire season as the reigning champion Las Vegas Aces accomplished this feat on Thursday. The team sold around 8,600 season ticket packages ahead of the 2024 campaign in order to sell out for the season. The Aces play their first game May 14 against the Phoenix Mercury at Michelob Ultra Arena. Last season, in which the Aces won their second consecutive WNBA title, the team held the highest average attendance rate in the league at 9,551 fans per game and sold out nine individual con ..read more

Since entering the WNBA in 2000, the Indiana Fever have lived a fairly low-key existence. They won a title in 2012 and produced one of the league’s great players in forward Tamika Catchings, but never quite found the name recognition of dynasties like the Los Angeles Sparks or Minnesota Lynx. That is about to change—and soon. According to VividSeats, Iowa guard Caitlin Clark—the presumptive No. 1 pick by the Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft—has already sent Indiana ticket prices skyrocketing. The ticketing website said Friday that tickets to Fever games are alrea ..read more

With the end of one of college sports’ great careers in sight, Iowa guard Caitlin Clark is eyeing her next chapter ..read more

Can Iowa star Caitlin Clark make the WNBA All-Star team as a rookie? Retired basketball star Sue Bird doesn’t see why not. “I think if she plays up to her potential, yes, that’s realistic,” Bird told the Sports Media with Richard Deitsch podcast. “And by the way, that’s not a knock on anyone in the WNBA. It’s going to be hard, but I think she can do it.” Bird emphasized that Clark’s penchant for shooting the ball from distance—a trait that has made her extremely difficult to cover in college—would be the skill that would catapult her into the All-Star conversation as a rook ..read more

Steph Curry isn't taking WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu lightly ahead of the Stephen vs. Sabrina Three-Point Challenge competition on Saturday night, but the NBA's greatest shooter of all-time also has a great deal of confidence in himself.  The Golden State Warriors star gave a matter-of-fact answer when asked to predict how he’ll fare in the contest. “There’s only one outcome,” Curry said during an interview on NBA TV. “It’s that I win.”  “There’s only one outcome, it’s that I win.” Steph Curry places his prediction for his shootout with Sabrina Ionescu ?pic.twitter.com/zVqQ ..read more

The Las Vegas Aces are looking to become the first team to win three consecutive WNBA championships since 2000, and they’ve agreed to a deal to re-up with one of the league’s most renowned players.  Coming off of back-to-back WNBA Finals victories, the Aces and superstar forward Candace Parker have agreed to a new contract, the team announced Wednesday. Parker made the move to Las Vegas ahead of the 2023 season. She featured in 18 games last year, but missed out on the team’s title run due to a fractured foot. Parker reportedly dealt with the injury throughout the season, fighti ..read more

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is as excited about his 3-point contest against New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu as the rest of us. Curry and Ionescu will go head-to-head in a 3-point challenge during All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis on Feb. 17 in an NBA-WNBA competition that’s the first of its kind. After the Warriors’ 119–107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, Curry was asked how he felt about the upcoming 3-point contest, and without hesitating he called it “the coolest thing ever.” “[It’s] the coolest thing ever,” Curry said in a post ..read more

After 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, Nneka Ogwumike informed the team on Wednesday that she plans to enter free agency this offseason. Ogwumike was drafted No. 1 by the Sparks in 2012. She helped the team win the WNBA title in 2016, and she also won the WNBA MVP award that season. “I want to thank Nneka Ogwumike for 12 incredible seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks,” Sparks managing partner Eric Holoman told ESPN. “Nneka has been a leader and changemaker for the Sparks, the city of Los Angeles, the WNBA, and women’s sports. From drafting her No. 1 in 2012, to her game-w ..read more