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WNBA player survey: Travel, salaries are league’s top issues

by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW

The WNBA is in the last two weeks of its longest-ever regular season (40 games), and the players are focused on finishing strong and preparing for the playoffs. Since the All-Star Game, ESPN asked 34 players — superstars and reserves, veterans and newcomers...

Delle Donne, ‘playing free’ after injury issues, nets team-high 21 in Mystics’ win

by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Playing in her third game since the end of June, Elena Delle Donne led the Washington Mystics past the first-place Las Vegas Aces 78-62 on Saturday. Delle Donne had a team-high 21 points, and she was one of three Mystics players with seven rebounds. She played 22...

Aces set WNBA single-season wins record with 30th victory

by admin | Aug 25, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Led by three players with double-doubles, the Las Vegas Aces erased a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat the Chicago Sky 94-87 Thursday night for their record-setting 30th victory of the season. The Aces’ 30 wins are the most in a season in WNBA history,...

Angel Reese aims to carry her lucrative NIL deals to WNBA

by admin | Aug 24, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Angel Reese became a household name this year when she led LSU to the national championship, and she has capitalized on that fame with partnerships with Amazon and Merecedes Benz, among others. Reese has a name, image and likeness (NIL) valuation of $1.6 million,...

A’ja Wilson ties WNBA record with 53 points in Aces’ win

by admin | Aug 23, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson went off for 53 points, tying the WNBA points record in the process, in a 112-100 win over the Atlanta Dream. The forward has been one of the league’s biggest stars in recent years and has made it into the history books again after this...

This Mystics executive climbed the ladder from ticket sales to assistant GM

by admin | Aug 21, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Maria Giovannetti’s journey with the Washington Mystics almost ended in 2010, when Giovannetti’s now-wife, Veronica Sander, moved to Indianapolis to work for USA Football. “I was like, ‘Listen, we’re not going to make it, [and] you’re my person,’ ” Giovannetti said....

Sabrina Ionescu is living up to her reputation for New York Liberty

by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Representation, SEW

The first half of Sabrina Ionescu’s season was marked with inconsistency. She had multiple single-digit scoring efforts — five points on June 2, and then four on June 4 in two games against Chicago — followed by a 37-point eruption against Atlanta just days later....

Liberty’s Breanna Stewart sets WNBA record with 3rd 40-point game this season

by admin | Aug 14, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Breanna Stewart scored 30 of her 42 points in the first half to help the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 100-89 on Sunday and set a franchise record for wins in a season. New York (24-6) has won six games in a row and 10 of its past 11. Read More

Mercury set WNBA record with 45 first-quarter points, hold off Sun

by admin | Aug 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Mercury set a WNBA record for points in a quarter with 45 in the first before holding off the short-handed Connecticut Sun down the stretch for a 90-84 win on Thursday night. Phoenix broke the record of 44...

Viewership Is Propelling Women’s Sports Betting Interest — and Vice Versa

by admin | Aug 11, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW

The star-studded LSU-Iowa NCAA championship game in April drew 9.9 million viewers to become by far the most-watched women’s college basketball game ever. This summer’s Women’s World Cup has seen record attendance. And the WNBA has continued its steady climb from...
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