by admin | Mar 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When Athletes Unlimited launched its inaugural basketball league in January, a major selling point of the league was the opportunity for players to compete professionally in the United States as an alternative to playing overseas. As outlined in an official statement,...
by admin | Mar 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two-time WNBA champion Candace Parker remembers seeing the weight-room disparities between the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments last year and thinking, ‘‘It’s a picture and video we’ve all seen a thousand times.’’ Images of the men’s rows and rows of benches, squat...
by admin | Mar 13, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to ESPN for starting some women’s fantasy basketball. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Russia for detaining WNBA superstar, Brittney Griner.
by admin | Mar 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The strange case of Brittney Griner raises all sorts of perplexing questions. Is one of the best women basketball players in the world a political pawn in the standoff between two antagonistic superpowers? Is she being treated like anyone else who allegedly violated...
by admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
U.S. Bank has become the latest company to agree to a multiyear relationship with the WNBA as one of its Changemakers, the league announced Thursday. As part of the deal, U.S. Bank will become the official bank of the WNBA and of the league’s major events, such...
by admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
U.S. congressman Colin Allred (D-Texas) is reportedly working with the State Department to secure the release of Brittney Griner from Russian authorities, according to ESPN’s Mechelle Voepel. Griner has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 after the Russian Federal...
by admin | Mar 9, 2022 | Guest Blogs, Pay Equity, SEW
For years, WNBA players including Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner have traded in rest during the offseason in order to play overseas. Griner, who plays for the Russian basketball team UMMC Ekaterinburg during the offseason, was recently detained in connection...
by admin | Mar 9, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Washington Mystics star has teamed up with TIAA to retire inequality. As she looks to the future, she considers the progress that women in sports have made and the room for more growth. Elena Delle Donne has done it all. Since she was taken second overall in the...
by admin | Mar 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Indiana Fever are trading 2019 lottery pick Teaira McCowan, the No. 7 pick in this year’s draft and a future first-round pick to the Dallas Wingsfor the Nos. 4 and 6 picks this year and a future first-round selection. The Fever are sending Chicago’s...
by admin | Mar 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
ESPN is launching Fantasy Women’s Basketball ahead of the 2022 WNBA season, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It’s the first season-long, full-scale fantasy game dedicated to a major women’s sports league. The game will be available in early April...
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