Cynthia Cooper

Making a comeback reminiscent of another basketball icon, the two-time MVP of the WNBA returns to the court for the Houston Comets at age 40.

The WNBA's biggest star retires at the top of her game

Overcoming a season filled with adversity, not to mention a stunning buzzer beater, Cynthia Cooper powered the Houston Comets to a third straight WNBA title

FuzzbusterVenus Williams—and, in an optical illusion, her beads—let fly during a second-round doubles match, in which she and sister Serena beat Amanda Coetzer and Ines Gorrochategui 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 at the U.S. Open...

They were women, and we heard them roar. But like the arms of a ref signaling a successful Cynthia Cooper three-pointer, the stems of the ol' Y chromosome cast their shadow over the premiere seasons of two women's...