Kia Nurse: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

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After Week 1 of Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball, Crystal Bradford, Maddy Siegrist, Kia Nurse and Ty Harris topped the Leaderboard, making them captains for Week 2.

College Basketball (W) News / Hardwood Heroics / February 6

WNBA Rumors: Paige Bueckers Could Land With LA Sparks With Recent Moves

UConn Huskies star player Paige Bueckers may still have the chance to be part of the Los Angeles Sparks, the WNBA team she has long been rumored to be interested in, as the recent move from the Sparks front office implied that they are expecting a major decision from the college star soon.

Las Vegas Aces News / Swish Appeal / February 5

Alysha Clark, Kia Nurse talk AU season—and more

Hear from the players who will be competing in Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball’s fourth season before the games tip off in Nashville on Feb. 5. Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball will kick off the league’s fourth season in Nashville, TN on Wednesday, February 5.

Connecticut Huskies News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'No. 1 overall WNBA Draft picks' quiz

Since its inception in 1997, the WNBA has seen 28 draft picks go first overall, counting the inaugural season's Elite draft, which selected already graduated players who had already been playing professionally on other American teams or overseas. How many of these 28 players can you name?

The 'WNBA MVP award winners' quiz

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Chicago Sky News / Winsidr / February 1

Kia Nurse Signs with the Chicago Sky

Kia Nurse has agreed to sign a one-year deal to join the Chicago Sky, first reported by Alexa Philippou of ESPN. Nurse comes from the Los Angeles Sparks where she played for the organization for one year, averaging 7.6 PPG, 1.6 RBG, and 1.3 APG shooting 38.8 in field-goal percentage through 40 games.

WNBA News / Silver Screen & Roll / August 17

Los Angeles Sparks lose a tough one against Sky

The Los Angeles Sparks collapsed in the fourth quarter, losing to the Chicago Sky at home. A shaky fourth quarter became doom for the Sparks who lost 90-86, to the Chicago Sky Saturday afternoon.

WNBA News / Silver Screen & Roll / August 7

Stephanie Talbot helps Australia beat Serbia to advance to semifinals

Stephanie Talbot has been a star in her role and now Australia is one of four teams left vying for the gold medal in women’s basketball. With Li Yueru of China and Kia Nurse from Canada both eliminated in the group stage of 5x5 play, Stephanie Talbot is the last Los Angeles Sparks player still competing for the gold medal in women’s basketball.

WNBA News / Burn City Sports / July 5

Kia Nurse persevered through ACL injury in Phoenix, blossoming as leader for Sparks

Just 39 seconds into Game 4 of the 2021 WNBA Semifinals, then-Phoenix Mercury Kia Nurse drove to the paint in transition at Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson for a fast-break layup.

Washington Mystics News / The UConn Blog / July 2

Aaliyah Edwards, Kia Nurse named to Canadian Olympic Team

The pair are the fourth and fifth Huskies heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Former UConn stars Aaliyah Edwards and Kia Nurse are heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics after making Team Canada’s roster.

WNBA News / ESPN / June 4

Weekly fantasy pickups: Kia Nurse thriving in starting role

Kia Nurse and Chennedy Carter are among the players worth adding to rosters in fantasy women's basketball.

WNBA News / ESPN / May 24

WNBA bets and fantasy picks: Can the Sparks fly against the Fever?

Temi Fagbenle, Kia Nurse and Dearica Hambry highlight Friday night's betting tips and fantasy picks in the WNBA.

WNBA News / ESPN / May 21

WNBA bets and fantasy picks: Keep an eye on Kia Nurse

What you need to know to place your WNBA bets and set your fantasy women's basketball lineups for Tuesday night.

WNBA News / Silver Screen & Roll / May 18

Scrappy Sparks come up just short against Aces

The Sparks battled to the finish line but came up just short against the two-time defending champion Aces. The Sparks gave the Aces a tough contest all the way to the final buzzer before coming up short in Las Vegas, 89-82.

WNBA News / Raptors HQ / February 8, 2024

Canada opens up Olympic Qualifiers with a 67-55 win over Hungary

Kayla Alexander’s rebounding and Bridget Carleton’s offensive energy propelled the Canadian Women’s National Team to their first win of the tournament.

WNBA News / The UConn Blog / January 31, 2024

Kia Nurse traded to LA Sparks; Kiah Stokes re-signs with Aces

With WNBA free agency underway, there’s plenty of former Huskies in the news. The Seattle Storm have traded former UConn star Kia Nurse to the LA Sparks, who traded a 2026 first-round pick for Nurse and this year’s fourth overall pick.

Phoenix Mercury News / Yardbarker / October 8, 2021

Mercury's Kia Nurse tears ACL, out for remainder of playoffs

Report: Mercury guard Kia Nurse tears ACL, out for remainder of playoffs

The Phoenix Mercury take on the Las Vegas Aces in Friday night's pivotal Game 5 of their WNBA semifinal series and they'll have to play without the services of all-star guard Kia Nurse.

Diana Taurasi leads Phoenix Mercury past Aces to advance to WNBA Finals

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The 25 best NCAA women's tournament champs of all time

It's not easy to put together a list of the greatest women's NCAA Tournament champions. Each brought something special to the table and was worthy of its greatness. And, we're not just talking Tennessee and Connecticut.