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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.

With WNBA rosters capped at 11, teams can't afford to carry their own Jeremy Lins, young players who could become stars.

Kate Fagan has never been a fan of the WNBA, though she should fit right in with the league's demographic. In the first of a three-part series to educate herself on the league, Fagan realizes some of the its flaws are, in fact, strengths.

Like most businesses in these difficult economic times, the WNBA has been forced to cut costs and make changes. But, especially because extravagance has never been part of the WNBA, the league continues to grow despite the financial climate.

Page 2's LZ Granderson writes that when you're a 6-foot woman, sometimes basketball is the only thing to help you feel comfortable in your own skin.

In a contest featuring the No. 4 seeds in the Eastern and Western conferences, the Storm shot 70 percent in the third period and Lauren Jackson scored 27 points to help Seattle pull away with an 86-78 win over the Washington Mystics on Thursday night.