WNBA basketball

Pro teams bring betting to the game with stadium sportsbooks
By Wayne Parry Feb. 01, 2022 06:16 PM EST

Chicago wins first WNBA title with 80-74 win over Phoenix
By Casey Drottar Oct. 17, 2021 05:27 PM EDT
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Oct. 14, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
Oct. 19
1940 — Alabama snaps Tennessee’s defensive scoreless streak of 71 quarters but still loses 27-12. Tennessee hadn’t allowed a point...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 09, 2021 02:16 PM EDT
Sept. 10
1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. men’s singles title with a 6-3, 11-13, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Australian Jack Crawford.
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Former Falcons executive Shaw Parker named Dream president
Sep. 08, 2021 04:56 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream named former NFL executive Morgan Shaw Parker its president and chief operating officer on Wednesday.
Shaw...

Owner of WNBA's Aces connects franchise's past to present
By Doug Feinberg Aug. 20, 2021 01:43 PM EDT
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
Aug. 23
1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship.
1926 —...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 22
1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod.
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Sky rout Liberty 91-68 for franchise-record 7th straight win
By Doug Feinberg Jun. 24, 2021 08:55 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Sky have been rolling since Candace Parker returned from an ankle injury, setting a franchise record for consecutive wins with...

Breakthroughs come on, off field in 2020 for women's sports
By Eric Olson Dec. 31, 2020 04:08 PM EST