by admin | May 17, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Over the course of its 27 year history, the WNBA has come to be defined by dynastic superteams and fierce rivalries. It dates back to the league’s humble beginnings in the late 1990s, when the now-defunct Houston Comets won the first four WNBA finals, defeating the...
by admin | May 17, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Eleven players account for 20 triple-doubles in WNBA history, with Sheryl Swoopes — who recorded the first — Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Sabrina Ionescu and Alyssa Thomas repeating the feat more than once. Last summer, Thomas compiled a...
by admin | May 17, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
After a three-months-plus investigation involving more than 30 people, the WNBA said Tuesday it is suspending Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon for two games and taking away the Aces’ 2025 first-round draft pick because the franchise violated league rules...
by admin | May 16, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Ahead of the 2023 WNBA season, Aces coach Becky Hammon addressed the prospect of one day becoming an NBA coach in the aftermath of a report linking her to the Raptors’ vacant head coaching job. Toronto–just two weeks after firing coach Nick Nurse–reportedly received...
by admin | May 16, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Toronto nailed its WNBA expansion audition. As the Chicago Sky took down the Minnesota Lynx 82-74 in preseason action Saturday, the sold-out crowd of nearly 20,000 fans in Scotiabank Arena cheered them on with an “almost ear-splitting” din, Sportsnet reported. Read...
by admin | May 16, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Brittney Griner is officially back on the court. The WNBA player — who missed all of last season while she was imprisoned in Russia for 10 months — played in her first preseason game since her return to the U.S., scoring 10 points and making three rebounds in her...
by admin | May 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Breanna Stewart is going to keep pushing for more charter flights from the WNBA. The league has come under fire in recent seasons for not allowing teams to charter private flights; instead, players are required to take commercial flights to road games. Read...
by admin | May 12, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Not so fun fact: The three top mascots in the NBA—Rocky the Mountain Lion, Harry the Hawk and Benny the Bull—each pull in considerably more money annually than Jackie Young, the highest-paid player in the WNBA. With this statistic in mind, an advocacy group has...
by admin | May 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Emily Engstler caught the ball on the block and went to work Wednesday, flashing the most impressive sequence she has had during a pair of exhibition games with the Washington Mystics. She gave a quick shoulder shimmy toward the paint before spinning baseline to fake...
by admin | May 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
“Coach Paige” became a staple of college basketball this season as UConn’s Paige Bueckers helped guide her teammates from the sidelines. Over the weekend, Coach Paige was back to work, mentoring the country’s top high school players as part of the Overtime Takeover...
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