This was the first year of the best-of-five Finals format as the Monarchs ... The four titles won by the Houston Comets in the first four seasons of the WNBA was the benchmark for team greatness.

Fran Harris was a member of the 1997 Houston Comets, the team that won the first ever WNBA championship. She only played in the league for two seasons, the inaugural year with Houston and the ...

Cynthia Cooper did not get closure when the Houston Comets folded. One minute, she was a star player on Houston’s four-time championship-winning WNBA team. The next minute, her phone was blowing ...

Of all WNBA franchises defunct and active, the Comets' winning percentage is still unmatched, and Houston's 2000 squad is one ...

The WNBA began play in 1997 and will play its 29 th season this year. Throughout the league’s history, there have been many ...

The WNBA was the first league formed in partnership with the NBA, and was dominated early on by the now-defunct Houston Comets, who won the first four WNBA titles.

In the midst of unprecedented expansion, it's time to revive the WNBA's original dynasty, the Houston Comets, who won the ...

Three new local sports legends were named to the Houston Sports Hall of Fame, including a Pro Football Hall of Famer, a ...

Cooper retired from the WNBA as a player two years ago with three scoring titles, two MVP trophies and four championship rings with the Houston Comets. She coached the Phoenix Mercury for a season ...

Starting off virtually unknown in the WNBA, Cooper slowly rose to domination and led her Houston Comets to their first championship title. It was a dream come true last August for Cooper to ...

WNBA legend Cynthia Cooper throws her support behind Tilman Fertitta's WNBA expansion bid, saying Houston fans would get behind stars like Caitlin Clark or Angel Reese (Credits: IMAGN) While ...