EuroLeague Women: UMMC Ekaterinburg adds Stewart in bid to be unbeatable
After a multi-week hiatus during which qualifying tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were played, EuroLeague Women is back, and with another star player: Breanna Stewart. She’ll be playing for — surprise! — Russian super team UMMC Ekaterinburg, which needed an American replacement for Jamierra Faulkner after the point …
Breanna Stewart ready ‘to be the best player in the world again’ after Achilles injury
Breanna Stewart is finally back to playing basketball again, more than nine months after the former WNBA MVP ruptured her Achilles in the EuroLeague championship game last April. Yet the Seattle Storm star isn’t content just being out on the court. She’s ready to get back to where …
Breanna Stewart ‘in a good place’ after Achilles injury
HARTFORD, Conn. — Breanna Stewart, the 2018 WNBA MVP who missed the past season because of a right Achilles tendon injury, is looking forward to testing herself against her alma mater, UConn, on Monday. Stewart, a Seattle Storm forward, is part of the USA team that will play …
Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart detail fertility journey to ‘normalize’ egg freezing
Seattle Storm superstars Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird had some unexpected time off after their 2018 WNBA championship. So they froze their eggs while rehabbing injuries that kept them away from the game. The teammates, who are nearly 15 years apart, detailed their fertility process to the Washington Post’s …
Breanna Stewart targeting Team USA game vs. UConn for return to hoops
Breanna Stewart is targeting her return to basketball on Jan. 27 in an exhibition game with Team USA against the Connecticut Huskies. The 25-year-old spoke of her intentions at the Wasserman Athlete Exchange Summit in L.A. on Wednesday, and her agent confirmed her plan to SB …
Breanna Stewart Shows the Toll of Pro Women’s Basketball’s Never-Ending Grind
When Breanna Stewart, the reigning W.N.B.A. most valuable player, was carried off the floor of the Euroleague championship game in Hungary last weekend with a ruptured Achilles’ tendon, her pain was not just her own. “I love Stewie and was heartbroken to hear about her …
Storm removes Breanna Stewart from roster, WNBA hires her as ambassador in unprecedented move
The Storm temporarily severed ties with Breanna Stewart and placed its injured star on the suspended list before finalizing its 2019 roster Thursday afternoon. Soon after, the WNBA hired the reigning MVP as an ambassador in a move that’s unprecedented in recent history. Stewart is …
How social media helped Breanna Stewart realize her power
The first time I met Breanna Stewart, in 2012, she was sitting in the stands at the Women’s Final Four in Denver after participating in the WBCA High School All-America Game. She was a gangly teenager more interested in eating her french fries than talking …
A look at Breanna Stewart’s year of empowerment, success
After the year she’s had, it’s fitting that UConn alum Breanna Stewart felt the need to tweet lyrics to an Ariana Grande song that’s become an anthem of female empowerment and positivity. Stewart has had a banner year, winning a WNBA championship, snagging multiple MVP …
WNBA title proves to be Breanna Stewart’s destiny
UConn coach Geno Auriemma couldn’t stop grinning. The player who led his Huskies to four consecutive NCAA titles had just won her first WNBA championship at the age of 24. And after winning the regular-season MVP, Breanna Stewart became the sixth player in league history …