Gabby Williams seemingly will be returning to the Seattle Storm after the franchise cored her, though it remains to be seen what the team intends to do with the star this season

Williams, widely considered one of the sport’s elite defenders, signed with the Storm mid-season after spending the first half of the season with the French national team, which culminated in an Olympic silver medal. In 12 games with the Storm, she averaged a career-high 10.3 points, as well as 4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Gabby Williams, who averaged a career-high 10.3 points last season, was designated as the Storm's core player and will not become an unrestricted free agent.

The Seattle Storm extended a core qualifying offer to Gabby Williams, sources told ESPN's Kevin Pelton.The designation allows Williams to sign a one-year qualifying offer at the WNBA's highest salary ($249,

Gabby Williams will reportedly not become an unrestricted free agent, and the Storm will use their core designation on the sixth-year forward.

Arizona women's basketball coach Adia Barnes and Jada Williams connected through WNBA great Betty Lennox. Lennox was Barnes' teammate on Storm championship team and Williams' first coach/trainer in third grade.

Jackie Powell and Seerat Sohi discuss WNBA free agency and what each team might need heading into it next week.

Oct 16, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots against the Minnesota Lynx during the second half of game three of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

The Texas A&M women's basketball team struggled against Georgia for three and a half quarters, but won a game it just had to win.

In a game that had all the makings of a statement win, Georgia watched as an eight-point lead in the fourth quarter slipped away, allowing Texas A&M to storm back

Madness officially has a women's revenue-sharing system, after the NCAA approved the compensation program on Wednesday.

A win over the 16th-ranked Zags would not only keep OSU within shouting distance of the conference top spot, but also send a notice the recent additions, both 13-5 overall and 3-2 in the WCC, are going to be tough outs in their gyms.