PORTLAND, OR — The Sparks finished the preseason. The team went to Portland for a WNBA game for the first time since 2002. The Moda Center crowd was very supportive of the reborn Portland Fire. But in the end, the Sparks took the win and went 2-0 in preseason, 85-75. Advertisement “We’re witnessing the growth….
The WNBA is about to have a new collective bargaining agreement. A’ja Wilson will be one of the first players to cash in. The Las Vegas Aces star is expected to re-sign with the franchise on a supermax contract with a salary of $1.4 million, the new high mark of the new collective bargaining agreement,…
Kelsey Plum scored the game-winning shot for Phantom in a 72-68 win over Rose at Unrivaled on Friday night. The win secured first place for Phantom in the Unrivaled playoffs, which finish the regular season 11-3. With the goal score set at 72 after Phantom finished the third quarter with a 60-56 lead, Rose cut…
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and the players’ union met for a few hours Monday for the first time in weeks to try to move forward stalled collective bargaining negotiations. Union president Nneka Ogwumike left the NBA offices around 1:30 p.m., three hours after arriving there, and said “no, we can’t (talk)” when asked…
Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry will become a sneaker free agent as he and the sportswear company have officially parted ways. Curry left Nike after the first four years of his professional career to sign with Under Armor in August 2013 and immediately became the face of their footwear line. His original contract was…
The Portland Fire has hired Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Alex Sarama as the first coach in franchise history. “Alex represents the next generation of coaches,” Fire general manager Vanja Černivec said in a statement Friday. “He not only teaches the game, he transforms it. His approach to player development, grounded in evidence-based science, research and creativity,…
