Caitlin Clark salary criticism a ‘false narrative’: WNBA commissioner

The excitement around Caitlin Clark being drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft led 2.45 million viewers to tune in, eclipsing the league’s previous high for a draft by 307%, another indication of the impact that the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer in both men’s and women’s basketball will have on … Read more

Kingston, Ont.’s Aaliyah Edwards selected by the Washington Mystics at WNBA Draft

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Kingston, Ont.’s Aaliyah Edwards is headed to the WNBA. The University of Connecticut Senior was selected 6th overall by the Washington Mystics in Monday night’s draft in Brooklyn, New York. She is the first-ever Kingstonian to be selected in the WNBA Draft. It was a historic night … Read more

Canadian rising star Aaliyah Edwards poised for WNBA draft spotlight

It’s been a whirlwind week for Kingston, Ont.’s Aaliyah Edwards. Last Friday she made her third appearance in the NCAA Women’s Final Four, where her UConn Huskies lost a heart-breaker to Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes. Just a few days later, Edwards and her teammates were back in Storrs, Conn., to take graduation pictures together as … Read more

Barclays, New York Liberty jersey patch deal a sign of WNBA popularity

Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty participates in the three-point challenge during the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Feb. 17, 2024. Stacy Revere | Getty Images Barclays is the latest big corporation to align itself with the Women’s National Basketball Association, signing a multiyear deal with … Read more