WNBA

• Meet Aaliyah Edwards. She is striving to be Canada’s next WNBA star

  Aaliyah Edwards is one of the best in NCAA women's basketball, and now the Kingston, Ont. native is hoping to reach the next level by playing in the WNBA.

  Sports

  May 24
  
• WNBA lands in Toronto for first game ever on Canadian soil

  Come Saturday, the Minnesota Lynx and the Chicago Sky will face off at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto for the first ever WNBA game to be played on Canadian soil.

  Sports

  May 12
  
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• Montreal’s Olivier-Maxence Prosper inches close to NBA dream while helping star sis Cassandre

  Olivier-Maxence Prosper is a junior forward for the Marquette Golden Eagles while sister Cassandre recently joined the seventh-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

  Sports

  Jan 24
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• First-ever WNBA game in Canada to be played in Toronto

  The Minnesota Lynx will play the Chicago Sky at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena in a pre-season matchup on May 13, the first WNBA game ever played in Canada.

  Sports

  Jan 18
• WNBA star Brittney Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve nine-year sentence

  American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said.

  World

  Nov 9, 2022
• Ahead of FIBA World Cup, Nurse recalls ‘hard to play’ WNBA season without Griner

  Hamilton basketball star Kia Nurse says a knee injury and news of teammate Britney Griner's detention in Russia has made this past year the toughest of her career.

  Sports

  Sep 19, 2022
• Achonwa among names headlining Canada’s basketball roster for World Cup training

  It's the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic the Canadian women have gathered in Edmonton, which has been their base since 2013.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2022
• Brittney Griner conviction: Russia ready to discuss prisoner swap with U.S.

  The Russian foreign minister said President Putin and U.S. President Biden had previously agreed on a diplomatic channel that should be used to discuss possible prisoner exchanges.

  Sports

  Aug 5, 2022
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• Brittney Griner trial: Russian prosecutors seek 9 1/2 years cannabis sentence

  The trial is nearing its end nearly six months after Brittney Griner's arrest at a Moscow airport and subsequent detention, a case that has reached the highest levels of diplomacy.

  Sports

  Aug 4, 2022
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• Brittney Griner trial: Closing statements set as WNBA star faces cannabis charge

  If convicted, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) star and two-time Olympic gold medalist could face 10 years in prison.

  Sports

  Aug 2, 2022