Wings Trade Sims To Sparks For No. 4 Draft Pick
Odyssey Sims is going to Los Angeles. The Wings are trading Sims to the Sparks for the No. 4 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft, according to a person with knowledge of the deal on Friday.
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Odyssey Sims is going to Los Angeles. The Wings are trading Sims to the Sparks for the No. 4 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft, according to a person with knowledge of the deal on Friday.
It's already been a busy week in the WNBA, and teams couldn't officially sign free agents until Wednesday. There have been three trades in the last five days, and at least one more is set to be done soon.
Sheryl Swoopes headlines the 12 finalists for the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. The list was announced Monday. The six-member class of 2017 will be revealed Feb. 12 and enshrined this summer.
The Emerald City will host the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time on July 22, the league announced Wednesday. There was no WNBA All-Star Game last season because of the Olympics.
The WNBA playoffs are ready to start with their own version of March Madness. The league changed the playoff format this season, adopting single-elimination games in the first two rounds before going to a best-of-five series in the semifinals.
The Class of 2016 at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame may be one of its best ever.
Tayler Hill made 7 of 8 free throws in the final 2:09 and had 25 points to help the Mystics beat the Wings by a score of 88-83 on Sunday. Hill was 6 of 15 from the field and 9 of 10 from the stripe.
Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 92-85 on Sunday.
Angel McCoughtry had seven of her 27 points in overtime and finished with the sixth triple-double in WNBA history as the Dream beat the Wings in Atlanta by a score of 95-90 on Friday night.
Glory Johnson had 23 points and a WNBA season-high 22 rebounds to help the Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury 77-74 on Tuesday night.
The Los Angeles Sparks rallied from a 22-point deficit to beat the Dallas Wings 89-84 on Tuesday night.
For the second time in four days, the Wings beat Phoenix on Tuesday night, this time by a score of 100-90 at home. Those are the only games that Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson have played against each other since their split last year.
Karima Christmas and Odyssey Sims each scored 17 points as the Dallas Wings snapped a six-game losing streak with an 88-79 victory over the Seattle Storm on Thursday night.
The first 20 minutes of the game were a track meet with New York taking a 56-50 lead at the half. The lead grew to 10 before Dallas rallied to take a four-point advantage in the fourth quarter.
The Fan's Shan & RJ show sent producer Troy Hughes to play a game hoops with members of the WNBA Dallas Wings.
Emma Meesseman scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Washington Mystics past the Dallas Wings 87-79 on Wednesday night.
There was much more at risk for the 1996 women's basketball team than just winning a gold medal in Atlanta. A defeat also could have been a major blow to professional startup leagues looming on the horizon.
Cappie Pondexter scored 18 points to lead six Chicago players in double figures as the Sky beat the Dallas Wings 92-87 on Sunday to end a four-game skid.
Sims scored 23 points, and the Wings celebrated the first women's pro game in the Dallas area in more than 30 years with an 82-77 victory over the San Antonio Stars on Saturday night.
Sugar Rodgers scored a career-best 24 points and Tina Charles added another 24 points to lead New York to a 79-71 win over the Wings on Sunday in the home opener for the Liberty.
Plenette Pierson scored 17 points and the Wings toppled the Fever by a score of 90-79 in the WNBA opener Saturday night. The Wings never trailed after going on a 14-2 run to lead 58-53 in the third quarter.
In the league's 20th season, the WNBA has made it to North Texas. "This is the best market, I think, for the WNBA," said Wings player Plenette Pierson, a Texas native who played at Texas Tech.
The WNBA is expanding its live access, allowing fans to purchase single game or team pass options for the first time, as well as a full-season package. The league will tip off the new service on Saturday with a free trial.
Sue Bird is the prized free agent of this offseason, but she likely won't be going anywhere. Bird is expected to re-sign with the Seattle Storm, the only team she's ever played for in the league.
The WNBA is switching up its playoffs. The league announced Thursday that they will begin taking the top eight teams based on record, as opposed to any conference allegiances.
