by admin | Nov 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Recovering after a WNBA season is different for every player. Some fly overseas almost immediately after their season concludes. Brittney Griner, for example, played her first game for UMMC Ekaterinburg this season five days after the Phoenix Mercury lost to the Sky...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA issued suspensions to former Atlanta Dream teammates Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford for their roles in an altercation outside of an Atlanta-area club in May and for related health and safety protocol violations, the league announced Tuesday. Williams’...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
What other city has had four WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks — Nneke Ogwumike (Cy-Fair), Chiney Ogwumike (Cy-Fair), Brittney Griner (Nimitz) and Charli Collier (Barbers Hill) — dating back to the beginning of the WNBA in 1997? None. The Houston Comets won the first...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA Board of Governors voted to change its playoff format to eliminate single-elimination games and top-seeded byes beginning with the 2022 postseason, the league announced Thursday.The new format will be three rounds of series play that uses a best-of-3-5-5...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
If it was a movie script, Candace Parker’s life this past year could easily be an Oscar-nominated production. After an illustrious 13-year run for the Los Angeles Sparks, a championship, five All-Star appearances and countless other accolades, Parker made an...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
After a pandemic year that upended athletics as much as any industry, 2021 saw the gradual return of fans to the sports they love. Tokyo hosted the 2020 Olympics (without spectators) on a one-year delay, professional teams implemented Covid-19 vaccine requirements and...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Two-time WNBA champion Renee Montgomery shook the sports world last year when the Atlanta Dream point guard opted out of her 12th season to turn her attention full time to social justice reform. Through the Renee Montgomery Foundation, she launched the Remember the...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
As more athletes use their platforms to raise awareness of social issues, the sports landscape is becoming more accepting of its athletes’ activism initiatives. At Adweek’s Brandweek Sports Marketing summit, sports icons Candace Parker and Allyson Felix spoke with...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Renee Montgomery is looking forward to a time when more athletes will be able to take leadership roles after dedicating years to the sport they love. In February, Montgomery, 34, became the first former player to be both a co-owner and executive of a WNBA team. In...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Just moments after the Game 4 victory made Dana Evans and her teammates world champions, former President Barack Obama tweeted, “Congrats to our new WNBA champs, the Chicago Sky! I couldn’t be prouder of this team—they worked hard for this moment and have...
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