by admin | May 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The Los Angeles Sparks enter the 2023 season as a transformed team, with a new coach, a new general manager and a new philosophy. Nneka Ogwumike has noticed the difference. The 32-year-old forward has spent her entire career with the Sparks, from her 2012 Rookie of...
by admin | May 4, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The league instituted a coach’s challenge for the upcoming season, among other rule changes, according to a news release Wednesday. Teams get one challenge per game, including overtime, regardless of whether the challenge is successful. Coaches can challenge a called...
by admin | May 4, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Sheryl Swoopes — the first female athlete with a signature shoe, Nike’s Air Swoopes — is questioning the economics of women’s basketball as NIL potentially makes it more lucrative to play in college than the pros. “I think it’s sad when college players are making more...
by admin | May 4, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Nearly five months after she was released from Russian detention, WNBA star Brittney Griner says it feels “a little overwhelming” to return to public life given the widespread interest in her case. Griner spent nearly 300 days in custody before being released as part...
by admin | May 3, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The Sparks are parting ways with team president Vanessa Shay after nearly a year on the job. Shay, who was in charge of business operations, was hired last May. Her departure was “mutually agreed” upon, the team said Tuesday. Read More
by admin | May 3, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA is set to begin its 27th season this month, following a record-setting NCAA women’s basketball tournament and a near record-setting WNBA draft that saw the Indiana Fever select South Carolina superstar Aliyah Boston with the No. 1 overall pick. Indiana hopes...
by admin | Apr 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Following her stellar college career, Aliyah Boston was picked first by the Indiana Fever in the 2023 WNBADraft. The 21-year-old starred throughout her time playing for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was the unanimous choice to go No. 1 on the big day. The Indiana...
by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA is expanding the use of charter flights to include back-to-back regular-season games during the 2023 season as well as all playoff games, the league said Monday. “One of my main goals has been to enhance the player-first experience,” WNBA...
by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA is sitting on a gold mine. As the league prepares to welcome Aliyah Boston, Diamond Miller and sharpshooter Maddy Siegrist in Monday night’s draft, folks are still talking about Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark and the NCAA women’s tournament that ended a week ago....
by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Is presumptive No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston the player who will lead the Indiana Fever back to contention? Every playoff game Indiana has ever played featured franchise icon Tamika Catchings, who retired in 2016. In the eight seasons the Fever have played without...
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