basketball

What Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia tells us about basketball’s gender pay gap

"The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players…

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Aussies Jade Melbourne, Amy Atwell picked up in WNBA draft

Jade Melbourne will have two fellow Opals for company after being drafted by the WNBA's Seattle Storm, while Perth product…

4 years ago

College basketball teams with the most WNBA 1st-round draft picks

Connecticut leads all women's college basketball programs with 25 players taken in the first round of the WNBA draft.

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WNBA drafts its first player from an HBCU in 20 years

No player from a historically Black college or university has been drafted into the WNBA since 2002. On Monday night,…

4 years ago

WNBA commissioner voices support for Brittney Griner

Ahead of Monday's WNBA draft, league commissioner Cathy Engelbert reaffirmed the league's commitment to helping bring Phoenix Mercury star Brittney…

4 years ago

The Winners and Losers of the 2022 WNBA Draft

Winner: Mid-majors and HBCUs. Loser: the mock drafts.

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‘Betting on Myself Was a Great Decision’: Shakira Austin’s Journey to the WNBA Draft

The Ole Miss center was a top-three pick in this year’s draft.

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Angel McCoughtry Brings Her Story to Life

The Atlanta Dream own the No. 1 overall pick in 2022 WNBA Draft on Monday night. The last time the…

4 years ago

Rapinoe threatens The Rock with legal action over XFL rebrand

United States women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe threatened Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson with a cease and desist order this week…

4 years ago

April 4 – April 10, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

👍 This week our highlight goes to Dawn Staley who led South Carolina to an NCAA Championship and shared the…

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