by admin | Aug 28, 2024 | Representation, SEW
In a ceremony Monday outside Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell announced that the city is renaming a section of street leading up to the arena the legendary guard called home as a member of the Seattle Storm for more than two decades “Sue Bird...
by admin | Aug 23, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The Fever have looked as good as any team in basketball since returning from the Olympic break. Caitlin Clark & Co. have strung together back-to-back wins to kick off WNBA basketball’s post-Olympic slate. They’ve done so with relative ease, too,...
by admin | Aug 13, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The 6-foot-1, former Division I college center-turned-entrepreneur just dropped a new collection featuring the U.S. women’s basketball team, who are currently chasing their eighth straight gold medal in Paris. Before that, she was in Phoenix for WNBA All-Star...
by admin | May 1, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Sue Bird helped the Seattle Storm to four WNBA titles. Now, she will continue guiding the franchise as one of its owners. Team owners, Force 10 Hoops, said Wednesday that Bird has joined the ownership group. No financial details were provided about the transaction....
by admin | Apr 10, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
One day earlier this spring, I walk into a restaurant in lower Manhattan and find one of the most decorated basketball players in the history of the sport sitting comfortably by herself. We’re a few days out from the release of a documentary that tells the story of...
by admin | Mar 13, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The documentary “Sue Bird: In the Clutch,” about the basketball legend’s final WNBA season and her impact on sports, has been acquired following its buzzy Sundance debut. Wolfe Releasing, the largest exclusive distributor of LGBTQ+ films, has picked up the North...
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...
by admin | Jan 22, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In a perfect world, Sue Bird’s extraordinary achievements on and off the basketball court would have already been celebrated on the big screen. Bird is the WNBA’s all-time winningest player; she also has five Olympic gold medals (one of only two basketball players...
by admin | Dec 21, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are taking their show to the NBA. The two WNBA stalwarts will host their first NBA game together on ESPN, bringing back a programming concept that has proven popular during the network’s coverage of the NCAA women’s final four tournament....
by admin | Dec 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Almost everywhere Caitlin Clark plays, fans flock to the arena to see her. Clark’s scoring ability and flashy but easy playing style draw crowds to women’s basketball games across the country. And sometimes, those crowds contain recognizable faces. Read...
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