by admin | Jan 24, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer got word Friday afternoon that Vanessa Nygaard is expected to be named the Phoenix Mercury’s new head coach, she was elated. It’s been 24 years since the perpetually upbeat Nygaard played for the Cardinal, but VanDerveer...
by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Having a nuanced stance on an issue shouldn’t seem radical, though in the dominant “take culture” it often seems like it is. For example, this writer’s feelings on Becky Hammon recently leaving the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach to...
by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
New Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon and fellow former WNBA players DeLisha Milton-Jones and Penny Taylor are among 12 finalists for induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday. All three are being nominated as players. Read...
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two-time WNBA champion Sylvia Fowles will return for her 15th WNBA season in 2022, she announced on Instagram late Wednesday. She captioned the post, “home,” with graphics indicating the unrestricted free agent would re-sign with the Minnesota Lynx....
by admin | Jan 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell, two-time WNBA champion Mercedes Russell of the Seattle Storm, and guard Lexie Brown, who played for the champion Chicago Sky last season, lead a group of 11 WNBA players who will compete in Athletes Unlimited Basketball, which...
by admin | Jan 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
WNBA free agency has officially arrived. While no deals can be finalized until Feb. 1, teams were allowed to start talking to players on Jan. 15. And what a group of players this is. There are five former MVPs hitting the market this winter, and seven of the 10...
by admin | Jan 17, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Last year for Martin Luther King Jr Day, I interviewed a group of WNBA players along with Eric Garner’s daughter, Emerald. We spoke about their campaign to unseat Republican Kelly Loeffler, who had been part of the leadership group of the Atlanta Dream, from the US...
by admin | Jan 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When Breanna Stewart signed an exclusive signature sneaker contract with Puma in 2020, the moment was seen as a win for the entire WNBA. Still, people around the league wondered why it took so long for one of the most exciting players in women’s basketball to be...
by admin | Jan 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA’s 25th season was marked by celebrations, the launch of the Commissioner’s Cup and ‘‘The W25,’’ a collection of 25 of the greatest and most influential players in the league’s history. Fans voted Diana Taurasi as the GOAT, and that honor was announced before...
by admin | Jan 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The life and remarkable career of WNBA star Sue Bird will be the subject of a new documentary from Oscar winner Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions and Jay Ellis’s Black Bar Mitzvah. “Sue Bird: In the Clutch” is underway, capturing the final chapter of her 19-year career...
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