Steve Smith is an Australian writer who has covered men's and women's sports for more than a decade. A gangly, almost painfully shy Lauren Jackson was about to play in her first world championship for ...

Kara Braxton, a former WNBA All-Star who played 10 years in the league, has died, the league announced on social media. The cause of death was not given. She was 43. "It is with profound sadness that ...

WNBA mourns the tragic passing of Detroit Shock legend and two-time champion Kara Braxton. The WNBA has been really challenging over the past few months. And the community is mourning the loss of Kara ...

Kara Braxton — a former WNBA All-Star who played 10 years in the league, including with the Detroit Shock — has died, the league announced on social media. The cause of death was not given. She was 43 ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Mystics announced on Wednesday its 2026 preseason schedule and more ticket information for the upcoming season. The Mystics will take on the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday, ...

DETROIT – Feb. 26, 2026 – The Detroit Pistons announced today that the planned 20th anniversary celebration for the 2006 WNBA Champion Detroit Shock, scheduled for the March 7 game against Brooklyn, ...

Longtime WNBA forward Kara Braxton, who won a pair of titles with the Detroit Shock, died on Saturday, the league and her former teams confirmed on Sunday. She was 43. Braxton was driving alone on ...

Kara Braxton — a former WNBA All-Star who played 10 years in the league, including with the Detroit Shock — has died, the league announced on social media. The cause of death was not given. She was 43 ...

Two-time WNBA champion, former Detroit Shock center and Jackson native Kara Braxton has died at 43. Braxton was killed in a car accident over the weekend in Atlanta, according to several reports, ...

FILE - Kara Braxton, left, holds up a Detroit Shock jersey with WNBA President Donna Orender after the Shock selected her as their first round pick, seventh overall in the WNBA draft, April 16, 2005, ...

The WNBA has been really challenging over the past few months. And the community is mourning the loss of Kara Braxton, a former All-Star and two-time champion whose decade-long career included a ...