Late in her career, just two years ago in fact, Taj McWilliams-Franklin learned an important lesson. Bill Laimbeer, the former Detroit Pistons great and then Shock coach, traded away a rookie and a ...

UNCASVILLE – Taj McWilliams-Franklin got off a plane in Connecticut 21 years ago, and immediately noticed one thing. It was cold. She wasn’t in Orlando any longer, and nor was her team. The Orlando ...

UNCASVILLE — With her Dallas Wings team in a fight for the playoffs, there was no time for Taj McWilliams-Franklin to get sentimental. The all-time leading rebounder in Connecticut Sun/Orlando Miracle ...

After grabbing five offensive rebounds in Minnesota's win over San Antonio on Tuesday, Taj McWilliams-Franklin became the all-time leader in that category. David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images The year ...

UNCASVILLE — They showed Taj McWilliams-Franklin on the big video screen Wednesday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena and a cheer went up from the crowd gathered for the Connecticut Sun’s game. “I always ...

New Boston University women’s basketball coach Katy Steding added yet another prestigious assistant coach to her staff Thursday with the announcement that Taj McWilliams-Franklin will join her on the ...

The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has signed veteran free-agent center Taj McWilliams-Franklin. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. "We are very excited to have added ...

Taj McWilliams-Franklin had 50 offers to play Division I basketball as a high school senior in Augusta, Ga. Then she learned she was pregnant. There were college and high school coaches who told her ...

Minnesota Lynx center Taj McWilliams-Franklin had an open look at the basket from 18 feet Thursday night in a playoff-type game that was hanging in the balance. It would have been easy to understand ...

Editor’s note: Seattle Times reporter Jayda Evans will have a weekly conversation with a WNBA newsmaker. This week she speaks with the league’s oldest player, Taj McWilliams-Franklin. Turning 41 in ...