Basketball - WNBA Championship
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Championship began in 1997 with eight teams. with two added in 1998 and two more in 1999 to bring the total up to the current 12 franchises, split into Eastern and Western Conferences with the leading eight teams at the end of the regular season competing in the play-offs, which culminate in a best-of-five series between the finalists.
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
| 1997 | HOUSTON COMETS | New York Liberty |
| 1998 | HOUSTON COMETS | Phoenix Mercury |
| 1999 | HOUSTON COMETS | New York Liberty |
| 2000 | HOUSTON COMETS | New York Liberty |
| 2001 | LA SPARKS | Charlotte Sting |
| 2002 | LA SPARKS | New York Liberty |
| 2003 | DETROIT SHOCK | LA Sparks |
| 2004 | SEATTLE STORM | Connecticut Sun |
| 2005 | SACRAMENTO MONARCHS | Connecticut Sun |
| 2006 | DETROIT SHOCK | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 2007 | PHOENIX MERCURY | Detroit Shock |
| 2008 | DETROIT SHOCK | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 2009 | PHOENIX MERCURY | Indiana Fever |
| 2010 | SEATTLE STORM | Atlanta Dream |
| 2011 | MINNESOTA LYNX | Atlanta Dream |
| 2012 | INDIANA FEVER | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2013 | MINNESOTA LYNX | Atlanta Dream |
| 2014 | PHOENIX MERCURY | Chicago Sky |
| 2015 | MINNESOTA LYNX | Indiana Fever |
| 2016 | LA SPARKS | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2017 | MINNESOTA LYNX | LA Sparks |
| 2018 | SEATTLE STORM | Washington Mystics |
| 2019 | WASHINGTON MYSTICS | Connecticut Sun |
| 2020 | SEATTLE STORM | Las Vegas Aces |
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