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Brittney Griner’s wife: Effort to free her doesn’t match the rhetoric

by admin | Jul 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, the American basketball star who is being held in Russia, says the actions to bring Griner home have not matched the rhetoric surrounding her situation so far. Read More

The WNBA’s Pride evolution: ‘We’ve learned it’s authenticity that draws people in’

by admin | Jul 1, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

While interviewing to be WNBA president in 2011, Laurel J. Richie had a marketing question for Adam Silver, then the NBA’s deputy commissioner. She thought she knew the right answer but wasn’t sure what the NBA would say. Richie, certain the WNBA needed to...

Candace Parker makes WNBA history by reaching unprecedented milestone

by admin | Jun 30, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Candace Parker became the first player in WNBA history to reach 6,000-plus career points, 3,000-plus rebounds and 1,500-plus assists, as she led the Chicago Sky to a 91-83 win over the Connecticut Sun. The seven-time WNBA All-Star posted 25 points, 11 rebounds and...

Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird becomes winningest player in WNBA history with 324th career victory

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...

Russian court likely to convict, sentence Brittney Griner on drug charge. Then what?

by admin | Jun 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner’s trial for allegedly taking hashish oil into Russia is scheduled to begin Friday. At that point it will have been 134 days since the WNBA star was taken into custody while trying to enter the country through a Moscow-area airport. She faces 10...

Tina Charles joins Seattle Storm for remainder of season

by admin | Jun 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW

After clearing waivers on Monday, former MVP Tina Charles signed a deal Tuesday for the remainder of the WNBA season with the Seattle Storm. Charles, who had signed with the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent in February, agreed to part ways with the team on Saturday by...

Rutgers hires Nikki McCray-Penson as assistant women’s basketball coach

by admin | Jun 29, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Rutgers has hired former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team. Scarlet Knights coach Coquese Washington announced the hiring Tuesday, a day after adding former Rutgers star Tasha Pointer as an assistant coach. Read...

Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard, Aces star A’ja Wilson call for Brittney Griner’s return

by admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson hated what she saw when the first images of her Olympic teammate and Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner were published by the Associated Press on Monday. They showed Griner, who’s been detained in Russia since being...

Brittney Griner to attend preliminary court hearing behind closed doors, lawyer says

by admin | Jun 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW

WNBA star Brittney Griner will attend a preliminary court hearing in the Moscow region Monday, her lawyer Alexander Boykov told CNN. Griner has been held in Russia since February 17 on accusations of alleged attempted drug smuggling and has been officially classified...

Courtney Vandersloot hits wild buzzer-beater to lift Sky past Lynx

by admin | Jun 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Courtney Vandersloot wasn’t going to let the Chicago Sky blow their lead Sunday afternoon. Vandersloot lifted the Sky to an 88-85 win over the Minnesota Lynx with a 3-pointer right at the buzzer. Her shot, which she hit over Minnesota center Sylvia Fowles, was...
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