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Layshia Clarendon, WNBA's first openly nonbinary player, retires - ESPN
Los Angeles Sparks guard Layshia Clarendon, a leader in the WNBA's social justice initiatives, the league's first openly transgender and nonbinary player and a 2017 All-Star, announced their retirement on Friday on Instagram.
Fever players credit Caitlin Clark with popularity surge after record WNBA crowd: ‘We appreciate her for this’
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are on a 6-1 run, with Clark seemingly running away with the Rookie of the Year award. Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright ask if the WNBA is doing enough to support Clark's rising stardom.
All-star centre Embiid agrees to 3-year, $193M US extension with 76ers: report
Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medallist, all-star centre Joel Embiid now has until the end of the decade to try to win his first NBA championship with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Mercury's Diana Taurasi emotional in possible final home game - ESPN
PHOENIX — When Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts walked down the sideline to where Diana Taurasi was sitting late in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's 89-70 loss to the Seattle Storm, he had to summon the help of Brittney Griner, Natasha Cloud and Sophie Cunningham to convince the WNBA's all-time leading scorer to go back in for what could be the last home game of her illustrious career.
Caitlin Clark's first season finale is most-attended WNBA game of all time, capping off historic season
Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas dished on Caitlin Clark's skill on OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich."
Kiyan Anthony says Carmelo leaving Syracuse choice up to him - ESPN
Kiyan Anthony knows better than most about his father's legacy at Syracuse, which is one of the finalists for the No. 36 prospect and four-star recruit in the 2025 ESPN 100 rankings.
WNBA rookie rankings: Caitlin Clark beats out Angel Reese - ESPN
The most anticipated regular season for WNBA rookies reaches its conclusion this week, with the final games taking place Thursday. Some of those rookies will be extending their seasons into the first round of the playoffs — and possibly beyond — while others will begin an offseason of recovering from injuries and working on their games.