Madeline Kenney
Madeline Kenney is an experienced reporter who covers women's sports, including the WNBA, NWSL and college hoops.
Background
Madeline has chronicled some of the most thrilling sports moments of the past decades, including Cubs playoff series, an improbable Final Four run and Steph Curry winning his fourth NBA Finals. She graduated from Loyola University of Chicago and has worked at the Chicago Sun-Times, Bay Area News Group and Detroit News over the years. When she’s not working, you can find her browsing sneaker stores or getting upset over Nebraska football.
Latest Articles
Gotham FC looking to 'shock everybody' against NWSL juggernaut in playoff opener
November 8, 2025 | 1:40pmThis iteration of the Current might be the best team to ever grace this league, as Kansas City dominated the field this season.
Giants-Bears brings Jaxson Dart's latest showcase — and a layer of QB drama
November 7, 2025 | 7:45amIt will be the first time the two young quarterbacks face off against one another, though they have history.
Gotham FC locks up their new superstar
November 6, 2025 | 4:34pmGotham got the extension finalized three days before the club opens the NWSL playoffs.
Unrivaled reveals rosters for second season
November 5, 2025 | 7:50pmLiberty stars Breanna Stewart and Natasha Cloud are set to return to the hardwood in the new year with Unrivaled.
Liberty forward talks reunion wish, Sandy Brondello and 'tiny bit' of WNBA labor progress
November 4, 2025 | 9:27pmFor the first time in several years, rehabbing won’t consume Isabelle Harrison in the offseason.
Sandy Brondello getting from Tempo what Liberty wouldn't give her
November 4, 2025 | 6:23pmThroughout her 30-plus minute news conference, Brondello repeated several themes — all things that by the end of her tenure in New York may have deteriorated.
Retooled St. John's women aiming to bounce back as season tipoff awaits
November 2, 2025 | 10:46pmSt. John’s women’s basketball team, which opens its season Monday with a 2 p.m. game against Le Moyne at Carnesecca Arena, looks a lot different than it did a year...
Rejuvenated Gotham FC star readies for NWSL playoff clash vs. ex-team
November 1, 2025 | 7:00amGotham FC coach Juan Carlos Amorós eased Jaedyn Shaw’s nerves earlier this season before a match vs. the Current with a seemingly casual observation.
Women's college basketball rankings: Everyone is chasing UConn
October 31, 2025 | 7:30amMuch was made of the parity in the women’s game last season. Expect more of the same this season.
UConn's new star drawing Maya Moore comparisons as impressive growth continues
October 31, 2025 | 7:00amShe is widely considered one of the nation’s best players. Some even speculate the 6-foot-2 forward could be the second coming of Maya Moore.
Liberty star among WNBA players not returning to Unrivaled in offseason
October 30, 2025 | 9:56pmOn Thursday the 3-on-3 basketball league, co-founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, announced Storm center Dominique Malonga, Sky guard Rebecca Allen and Fever guard Aari McDonald would be taking...
WNBA, players agree to 30-day extension one day before CBA expires
October 30, 2025 | 8:57pmThe agreement, reached Thursday night, postponed the deadline until 11:59 p.m. ET on Nov. 30 and delayed a potential work stoppage.
WNBA mailbag: Liberty coach fits and timetable, expansion draft lists
October 29, 2025 | 1:04pmKristi Toliver is interviewing for the job this week in New York. After that, the decision-making process will begin.
WNBA offers players short-term CBA extension with deadline almost here
October 28, 2025 | 11:22pmThe last time a new CBA was brokered in 2019, the two sides agreed to a 60-day extension and finalized an agreement in January 2020.
Where Liberty's extensive head coaching search stands as last WNBA vacancy
October 28, 2025 | 7:30amThere were five WNBA head coaching jobs up for grabs at the end of this season. Only one remained vacant as of Monday. The Liberty are the last team still...
Knicks star plays like a 'monster' on the boards in his season debut
October 24, 2025 | 11:44pmJosh Hart’s season debut was worth the wait.
In-house Liberty candidate bolts for another head coaching gig in historic hiring
October 24, 2025 | 8:00pmHer historic hiring, first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania, makes her the first Indian-American woman to be a head coach in the WNBA.
Ex-Blazer 'in shock' after Chauncey Billups arrest — what he remembers about benching in 'tank' game
October 24, 2025 | 2:02pmA day after Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups — a Basketball Hall of Famer — and Heat guard Terry Rozier were implicated in a federal sports betting and gambling probe,...
NBA acts quickly on coach, star guard after arrest in gambling, poker schemes
October 23, 2025 | 12:55pm"We are in the process of reviewing the federal indictments announced today," the statement said.
WNBA players union head issues fiery response to Adam Silver as heated talks drag on
October 22, 2025 | 11:09pmThe WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association remain at odds with the current CBA set to expire at the end of this month.