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Cappie Pondexter leads a talented group of players who are expected to vie for the 2013 WNBA MVP trophy.

ESPN and the WNBA have extended their agreement through the 2022 season, it was announced at a news conference in New York City on Thursday.

The defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever will open the 2013 season against the San Antonio Silver Stars on May 24.

Atlanta and Minnesota made the WNBA Finals last season but face tough Game 3 tests Tuesday just to reach this year's conference finals.

In her latest "I'm Just Askin'" column, Adena Andrews has a hurry-up attack of questions after the first week of the NFL season.

With the league's best record and a pair of MVP candidates, defending champion Minnesota is the favorite when the 2012 WNBA playoffs open Thursday.

Defense will determine an Eastern Conference finals rematch from last season.

WNBA commissioner Laurel Richie hopes the U.S. women's basketball team winning gold means more eyes will be on her league in the second half of the season and into the playoffs.

The WNBA just had a month-long break, but the playoff push will be intense from the get-go when games resume Thursday.

Every team in the WNBA's Eastern Conference has some definite positives. But it's unclear who really might be the best.

The start of any WNBA season hinges on how quickly teams jell with new combinations and how players perform after their overseas experiences. But which teams deal best after the monthlong break for the Olympics might have the biggest impact this season.

Tamika Catchings, the WNBA's most valuable player, is joined by Angel McCoughtry, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles and Lindsay Whalen on the All-WNBA first team, the league announced Tuesday.

Tamika Catchings, who had to be carried off the court Sunday with an injury to her right foot, didn't start Game 3 Tuesday, but she subbed in with six minutes to play in the first quarter.

After finally capturing the MVP award, it looked like Tamika Catchings might be closing in on that first elusive WNBA title, too. But adversity and injury once again struck the Fever star.

Role players have stepped up in both games so far in the East finals. If Tamika Catchings can't play Tuesday, Indiana must again find someone to help Katie Douglas.

Iziane Castro Marques scored 30 points Sunday to help Atlanta even the East finals with Indiana, which lost Tamika Catchings in the second half to what appears to be a foot injury.