The Sky's the limit for the New York Liberty, whose future on and off the court looks brighter than it's been in years
Three years after calling a glorified high school gym their home, the Liberty kept up with the reigning WNBA champions and set the stage for future success.
Candace Parker forced a rare own-basket after a bizarre deflection off an opponent ricocheted into the hoop
The improbable bucket was shocking even to Parker, who has scored in nearly every way imaginable over her illustrious 15-year WNBA career.
A professional soccer star faked an injury after scoring to set up an epic twerking goal celebration
Lo'eau LaBonta — a midfielder for the NWSL's Kansas City Current — tricked viewers that she was hurt before running to the end line and twerking.
Dennis Rodman says he's going to Russia to help free Brittney Griner, but hostage negotiators think it's 'a terrible idea'
The former NBA star "is likely to complicate and hinder release efforts" by speaking with Putin, a senior Biden administration official told Insider.
Tiger Woods' secret meeting with top players on the PGA Tour could lead to its next stage of evolution
Tiger Woods led a meeting of the PGA Tour's top players to help unify and strategize against the threat of LIV Golf.
Jordan Spieth refused caddie's advice and then promptly hit his ball into the water
Jordan's Spieth's caddie Michael Greller has the difficult job of talking his player out of shots that are too risky. He doesn't always succeed.
Rory McIlroy stopped his round to toss a fan's remote-controlled golf ball into the water
Rory McIlroy took a moment out of his day on Saturday at the BMW Championship to thwart a remote-controlled menace that had emerged from the crowd.
Transgender athletes in Utah can return to competing in high school sports after judge temporarily blocks the states anti-trans ban
Transgender students in Utah can return to competing in high school athletics after a judge blocked the state's ban barring them from participating.
Kelsey Plum tracked down a fan with Stage IV cancer to give her the WNBA courtside experience of her dreams
The WNBA superstar told Insider that meeting the fan, Ashleigh Ahrens, gave her a renewed understanding that "life is so much bigger than basketball."
Map shows which states show the most support for Brittney Griner as the WNBA star seeks freedom from Russian prison
The embattled WNBA superstar, who was first detained in February, appears to be receiving the most support from a handful of states in the South.
The shorthanded Phoenix Mercury unexpectedly kept up with the WNBA's top team — until yet another stroke of bad luck thwarted their efforts
The Mercury started the playoffs without Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, and Skylar Diggins-Smith. Now, after a brutal injury, they're down another.
A Utah high school dug into a student athlete's records to check if she was transgender after she 'clearly outclassed' her opponents in a sports competition
The school looked at records dating back to kindergarten to see if the student athlete was registered as a female without the knowledge of the student or her parents.
Kahleah Copper capped her meteoric rise to WNBA superstardom with a spot on Gatorade's elite athlete roster
The athletic wing joins stars like Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Lionel Messi, and Sky teammate Candace Parker on Gatorade's star roster.
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Kelsey Plum tracked down a fan with Stage IV cancer to give her the WNBA courtside experience of her dreams
The WNBA superstar told Insider that meeting the fan, Ashleigh Ahrens, gave her a renewed understanding that "life is so much bigger than basketball."
Brittney Griner is set to serve time in one of Russia's penal colonies, where abuse is common, disease is rampant, and labor is forced
Direct descendants of the Soviet Union's Gulag system, Russian penal colonies are prison-labor camps notorious for human-rights abuses and corruption.
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26 professional athletes who identify as LGBTQ
Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib publicly came out in June 2021, making him the first openly gay man to actively play in the NFL.
Brittney Griner appealed her 9-year Russian prison sentence, but the move is unlikely to free the WNBA star
The eight-time WNBA All-Star was convicted of drug smuggling in early August, but the US government maintains that she's wrongfully detained.
NFL insider says Tom Brady's sudden absence from Buccaneers training camp is about 'work-life balance'
Tom Brady was present at the start of training camp, but is now set to miss more than a week of practice with the Buccaneers.