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Why there’s a basketball fan frenzy over Iowa’s Caitlin Clark

by admin | Feb 6, 2024 | Representation, SEW

News outlets, including CBS Sports, USA Today and The Baltimore Sun, call it the “Caitlin Clark” effect. Both fans and strangers of women’s college basketball alike have been flocking to watch the 22-year-old University of Iowa student...

Natasha Cloud signs with Phoenix Mercury

by admin | Feb 5, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Natasha Cloud is headed to Phoenix. The free agent signed with the Phoenix Mercury, the team announced on Thursday. According to The Next’s Howard Megdal, the deal is worth $400,000 over two years. Read More

Sheryl Swoopes thinks Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are tremendous, but won’t immediately dominate in the WNBA

by admin | Feb 2, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Women’s basketball is seeing a lot of buzz around two young and promising players looking to make the transition to WNBA – Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Clark is currently representing the Iowa Hawkeyes, while Reese plays for the LSU Tigers. WNBA franchises are...

To grow the game, media coverage of the WNBA needs to be supported, taken seriously

by admin | Feb 2, 2024 | Representation, SEW

I think it’s time media companies took WNBA coverage seriously. Before you protest, “Of course she is saying that, she’s an WNBA writer,” I’ll tell you what I ALSO am—a NBA writer. Everyday, I see every network, newspaper and media outlet employ people on a full-time...

Angel City FC exec Jess Smith to head Warriors’ WNBA team

by admin | Feb 1, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

The Golden State Warriors have plucked Jess Smith, the head of revenue for the Angel City Football Club, to be the president of their new WNBA franchise. It’s the first move by the team since the league announced it was expanding to the Bay Area back in July. Smith,...

Baylor to honor Brittney Griner by retiring her No. 42 jersey

by admin | Feb 1, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey will be retired by Baylor when the Bears host Texas Tech on Feb. 18 at the recently opened Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas. The Phoenix Mercury star, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 WNBA draft, twice led Baylor to the Final Four during...

WNBA, NIL, and Final Four Predictions With Arielle Chambers

by admin | Jan 31, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Bakari Sellers is joined by multimedia journalist Arielle Chambers to discuss founding Bleacher Report’s women’s platform, HighlightHER (4:58), check in on the WNBA offseason (6:47), and talk about how NIL and the transfer portal has impacted women’s sports (10:44)....

For these WNBA players, sitting on the bench is a big step forward

by admin | Jan 26, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Coquese Washington never wanted to be a coach. She earned a law degree from Notre Dame and had every intention of practicing law whenever her WNBA playing career ended. Then she got a call from her college coach, Muffet McGraw. Things haven’t been the same since....

Jonquel Jones intends to return to New York Liberty, says agent

by admin | Jan 26, 2024 | Representation, SEW

2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones intends to return to the New York Liberty, her agent, Boris Lelchitski, told ESPN on Tuesday. Jones was a key piece to the Liberty’s run to the WNBA Finals this past season, their first appearance since 2002. New York ultimately fell...

Basketball Legend Sue Bird on the Power of Sharing Her Career Highlights and Coming Out Story in Sundance Doc ‘In the Clutch’

by admin | Jan 25, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

When basketball legend Sue Bird decided to let a team of filmmakers capture her final season after playing 21 years in the WNBA, she wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from watching her career be contextualized on film, but it turned out to be wonderful. “You play...
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