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The Taurasi-Griner combo is working for one more deep WNBA playoff run with Phoenix Mercury

by admin | Aug 29, 2024 | Representation, SEW

They have become the faces of the Phoenix Mercury through a dozen years together, sharing the elation of a WNBA championship in 2014, the pride of winning three Olympic gold medals together and the heartbreak of losses, injuries and off-the-court issues. Diana Taurasi...

On the medal stand, Brittney Griner’s tears said everything

by admin | Aug 22, 2024 | Representation, SEW

“The Star-Spangled Banner” was climbing to its conclusion, and Brittney Griner couldn’t stop the tears. Because her right hand was over her heart and she held a Paris Olympicsposter in a cardboard box in her left, Griner had no way to wipe her reddened, wet eyes. She...

Paris 2024 Women’s Basketball: Team USA Narrowly Beat France to Take Historic Gold

by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Team USA won its eighth straight Olympic gold medal in a row after beating France 67-66 in a pulsating final at the Bercy Arena on Sunday, 11 August. The win for establishes the U.S. as the best dynasty in team sports in the Olympics. They are the first team,...

Brittney Griner Tears Up Remembering Her Suicidal Thoughts in Prison in Clip from First Interview (Exclusive)

by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner will open up in detail about her Russian detainment for the first time in a new interview airing during a special edition of 20/20 on May 1. The WNBA star, 33, has answered questions about her detainment before, but she has yet to agree to a sit-down...

Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury ahead of Team USA training camp

by admin | Apr 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner has re-signed with her longtime WNBA team, the Phoenix Mercury, ahead of this year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris. “Phoenix is home,” Griner said in a Mercury press release Thursday. “The love and support my wife and I have received from the...

Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey officially retired by Baylor women’s basketball

by admin | Feb 22, 2024 | Representation, SEW

The Baylor women’s basketball program retired Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey in a pre-game ceremony at the Foster Pavilion, Texas, on Sunday. Griner, who was wearing a letterman jacket, was met with loud cheers as she walked onto the court. Fans in attendance were...

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...

USA Basketball names women’s roster for camp five months before Olympics

by admin | Jan 23, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner, A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart headline an 18-player roster for a USA Basketball women’s minicamp camp next week. The camp, led by national team head coach Cheryl Reeve in Brooklyn, New York, will determine a 12-player roster for a...

Caitlin Clark passes Brittney Griner for fourth on NCAA all-time scoring leaderboard in 96-50 blowout win

by admin | Jan 19, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark moved into fourth place on the NCAA women’s basketball career scoring list on Tuesday, passing former Baylor standout Brittney Griner. Clark scored a game-high 32 points and a team-high six 3-pointers in No. 2 Iowa’s 96-50 win over Wisconsin. She...

Brittney Griner’s return, Aces win back-to-back titles and more: Top 10 WNBA moments that fueled our fandom in 2023

by admin | Dec 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW

The WNBA had plenty of moments that fueled our fandom in 2023, from Brittney Griner’s return to the court to the Aces’ back-to-back titles to league expansion. Here are the top 10 moments of 2023. Read More
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