The 6-foot-6 French basketball star, and No. 2 overall pick, joins a very experienced roster at the Seattle Storm, who went 25-15 last season.

Stay patient, Seattle. You too, Las Vegas, and every other city awaiting word on whether an NBA franchise could be headed its way.

Whether you're new to the National Women's Soccer League, or you've been a fan for its past 12 seasons, here's a preview of what you should watch out for when play kicks off this weekend.

Brandon Mountour had the fastest goal in NHL overtime history, scoring his second goal of the game four seconds into overtime.

Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles shares her up-and-down journey to the 2024 Paris Games and what happened afterward, in her new memoir, "I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams."

Athletes with connections to Washington state shone in Vancouver and Whistler, while the Games honored Indigenous relations and highlighted the potential of local winter adaptive sports.

Brian Schmetzer is carefully coaching the Seattle soccer team for a rigorous schedule of regular MLS play and tournaments — one of them being global.

In 2021, revelations about sexual misconduct and racism roiled the NWSL and sparked investigations. Now, the women's soccer league will set aside $5 million for victims and implement other reforms.

The NWSL became the first top-tier pro sports league in the United States to eliminate the draft last year as part of its collective-bargaining agreement with players.

Wheelchair rugby was hugely popular at the 2024 Paralympics. That attention trickled down to the Seattle Slam, Washington's only wheelchair rugby club.