by admin | Jul 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
All-star games regularly showcase a combination of a league’s seasoned vets and its promising young stars, but Sunday’s 2022 WNBA All-Star Game at Wintrust Arena — a 134-112 victory for Team Wilson — felt more than most as a passing of the...
by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
A year after Candace Parker was the first WNBA athlete to appear on the cover of an NBA 2K video game, 2K is continuing to celebrate the WNBA by putting two athletes on the face of the NBA 2K23 WNBA Edition. Longtime friends and five-time Olympic gold medalists Sue...
by admin | Jun 30, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
With the Storm pulling away late Wednesday to defeat the WNBA-leading Las Vegas Aces 88-78, Seattle point guard Sue Bird notched her 324th career victory and became the winningest player in league history, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Bird, who...
by admin | Jun 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
WNBA legend and the league’s all-time assists leader Sue Bird announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of the 2022 season. “I’ve decided this will be my final year,” Bird posted on social media. “I have loved every single...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
They are three of the greatest players in women’s basketball history. They have each won multiple WNBA championships and Olympic gold medals, helped grow the league and transcended WNBA records. And one of them turns 40 on Saturday. Read More
by admin | May 12, 2022 | Representation, SEW
With CC out this week, Ryan is joined by WNBA legend Sue Bird to discuss the state of the “W,” her experience so far broadcasting, what it was like to be in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, and more. Read More
by admin | May 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Yesterday SI Swimsuit unveiled another sneak peek into who will be featured in the 2022 issue dropping next week. In case you missed it, five WNBA players – Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, Nneka Ogwumike, Te’a Cooper and DiDi Richards – were photographed for the...
by admin | May 3, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Sue Bird aims to please. That can mean hitting a teammate in a preferred spot with a pass, crisply delivered. That can mean satisfying as many colleagues as possible when playing the equivalent of point guard for the WNBA Players Association. That can mean...
by admin | Apr 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
United States women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe threatened Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with a cease and desist order this week after the XFL unveiled its new branding. Rapinoe called out the XFL co-owner in a tweet Thursday, pointing out the...
by admin | Apr 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Paige Bueckers can add one more accolade to her extensive resumé. On Tuesday, Front Office Sports announced that the guard became the first women’s basketball player to ever reach one million Instagram followers. While Sports Illustrated cannot verify that claim, as...
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