by admin | May 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Last season, I put together a ranking of the young cores in the WNBA, from the team that I saw as having the worst young core (the Connecticut Sun, a take I was very much wrong about because I wasn’t giving Brionna Jones enough credit) to the team with the best young...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The world number one stretched her winning streak to 28 matches –– surpassing Serena Williams’ run of 27 straight wins between 2014 and 2015. Venus Williams currently holds the record for the most wins in a row since 2000, having achieved 35 victories on the bounce in...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When Washington Mystics rookie guard Katie Benzan played two minutes in her team’s win against the Minnesota Lynx, she didn’t score a point. But she made WNBA history as the first player of Dominican origin to play in the league. Read More
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Tip-off for the 2022 season came with great anticipation. But it’s been overshadowed by trepidation. In February Brittney Griner, a seven-time WNBA All-Star with the Phoenix Mercury—and a two-time Olympic gold medalist—was arrested at a Moscow-area airport, for...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Pay Equity, SEW
Discussions around player pay and related benefits are regularly top-of-mind around the WNBA. So, how much do WNBA players make? What’s this season’s max salary? What’s the salary cap threshold for each team? Let’s break it down. Read...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Diamond DeShields made her first WNBA All-Star game in just her second season in the league. Six months later, she found herself on an operating room table. And the day after that, the ridiculously athletic wing with seemingly unlimited upside was faced with the...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
Amelia Cline can still remember what she loved about gymnastics; the 32-year-old Canadian says it was the chance to explore the limits of gravity. “I was fearless,” she told CNN from her home in Vancouver. “Every child likes to learn how to flip, all...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Natasha Hastings wakes up 30 minutes before her toddler in the mornings, says a prayer and recites “I am” affirmations to show up as her best self daily. “I am smart, I am beautiful, I am loved.” Read More
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Everything’s a blur for Atlanta Dream veteran Monique Billings. The WNBA’s 2022 season is nearing, and after a grueling schedule of two-a-day practices, adjusting to a new coach, and “mama bear”-ing a host of star rookies, the forward is taking a breather to get her...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Rivalries go a long way in defining a sport. It is what the fans long for while watching any sport. Over the years, there have been many notable rivalries in tennis. Amongst them was the keenly fought battle between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Read More
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