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New York Liberty forward Leonie Fiebich passes the ball to teammate Breanna Stewart against Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray during a 2024 WNBA semifinal game in Brooklyn, New York, on Sept. 29.
BASKETBALL
Oct 8, 2024
Liberty savors 'brick-by-brick' redemption story in WNBA
Their on-court success has been matched by huge gains in the ledger book, with average regular-season attendance of 12,729.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts during a game against the Mercury in Phoenix on June 30.
BASKETBALL
Oct 4, 2024
Caitlin Clark named WNBA Rookie of the Year
She received 66 of 67 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, with Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese drawing one vote.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark tries to dribble past the Sun's Veronica Burton during Game 2 of their playoff series in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Sep 26, 2024
Fever star Caitlin Clark confident best yet to come following playoff exit
The 22-year-old broke the single-season assists record (337), smashed the rookie scoring record with 769 points.
A game between the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx in Indianapolis earlier this month.
BASKETBALL
Sep 19, 2024
WNBA awards Portland expansion team that will start play in 2026
Portland will be the third expansion franchise the WNBA adds over the next two years with Golden State and Toronto having previously been awarded teams.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 35 points in Indiana's win over Dallas on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Sep 16, 2024
Caitlin Clark sets WNBA rookie scoring record in win over Wings
Clark achieved the feat with 2:54 to play in the third, drilling a 3-pointer that tied the game.
BASKETBALL
Aug 19, 2024
Caitlin Clark sets rookie record as Fever top Storm
Clark finished with 23 points, and her nine assists gave her 231 for the season.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark did not make the U.S. roster for the 2024 Paris Games.
OLYMPICS
Jun 10, 2024
Caitlin Clark has no bitter feelings after being left off U.S. Olympic team
Clark's exclusion prompted a flurry of debate.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark returns the ball against the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
May 15, 2024
Basketball fans flood the stands for Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut
Ticket sales have surged across the WNBA on resale platforms, with Clark's celebrity helping bring attention to the league.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark will begin her WNBA career when the season tips off on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
May 13, 2024
Caitlin Clark prepares for debut as WNBA heads into new era
Clark will make her WNBA debut when the season opens this week.
Caitlin Clark was the top pick in the WNBA draft on April 15.
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2024
Caitlin Clark feeling no pressure as WNBA debut approaches
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is embracing the moment as she brings her super-sized star power from the collegiate game to the pro ranks.
Brittney Griner (center) watches from the bench as the Mercury face the Sky on May 21, 2023. Griner was detained in Russia for nine months after being arrested on drug charges in 2022.
BASKETBALL
May 2, 2024
WNBA star Brittney Griner contemplated suicide while detained in Russia
Griner was jailed in Russia after her arrest on drug charges in 2022.
Former two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker announced her retirement on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 29, 2024
Women's basketball great Candace Parker retires
The 38-year-old power forward, who posted her decision on Instagram, was a two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player.
Caitlin Clark speaks during a news conference after being drafted by the Fever with the top pick in the WNBA draft in New York on April 15.
BASKETBALL
Apr 29, 2024
Caitlin Clark pleased after first WNBA practice with Fever
Fever guard Caitlin Clark said she was pleased after her first WNBA training camp practice on Sunday.
Caitlin Clark poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after she was selected with the No. 1 pick by the Indiana Fever on Monday in New York.
BASKETBALL
Apr 17, 2024
Caitlin Clark helps WNBA obliterate previous draft viewership mark
The audience was more than four times as many viewers when compared to the 2023 draft, which drew 572,000.
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (right) dribbles the ball past South Carolina Gamecocks guard Raven Johnson in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 7.
BASKETBALL
Apr 16, 2024
Indiana Fever select Clark with first pick of WNBA Draft
The pick came as little surprise after the 22 year-old toppled the all-time NCAA scoring record.
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark is widely expected to be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft on Monday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 15, 2024
Caitlin Clark leads way as top star in intriguing WNBA Draft
The Indiana Fever will — barring an unfathomable change of direction — select Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft.
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft.
BASKETBALL
Apr 11, 2024
Caitlin Clark's impact seen in WNBA's TV plans for upcoming season
The Fever own the No. 1 overall pick in Monday's 2024 WNBA Draft and are widely expected to select Iowa superstar and media sensation Caitlin Clark.
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots against the South Carolina Gamecocks in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 9, 2024
'Caitlin Clark Effect' set to transform WNBA
"No one has been able to capture the kind of magic or lightning in a bottle like Caitlin Clark has done," said one academic.
Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark celebrates with her teammates after breaking the NCAA's all-time scoring mark in Iowa City, Iowa, on Feb. 15.
BASKETBALL
Mar 1, 2024
Record-setting Iowa star Caitlin Clark to enter WNBA draft
Clark is the all-time NCAA women's college basketball scoring leader.
A friendly between England and the United States drew a crowd of 78,000 at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 7, 2022.
SPORTS
Jul 20, 2023
Women's sports experiencing steady growth in popularity and value
Women's sports are growing in popularity and value. Better yet, that growth is no longer dependent upon quadrennial events like the Olympics or World Cups.
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
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