by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Penny Toler grew up in Washington D.C., started college basketball in San Diego, transferred and became a star at Long Beach State, and then went overseas to have a professional basketball career. This was the late 1980s, and whatever dream she had then of competing...
by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s basketball team has a few questions surrounding its roster as the Americans prepare to make a run at a seventh consecutive gold medal in the Olympics. There are six returning Olympians — Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Sylvia Fowles, Brittney Griner, Breanna...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Two of the original WNBA franchises will tip-off this weekend. The contest between the New York Liberty and the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday marks 24 years, almost to the day, since the teams kicked-off the inaugural season in Inglewood, California. To mark the...
by admin | Jun 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Allie Quigley scored a season-high 23 points, Courtney Vandersloot became the fourth player in WNBA history with 2,000 career assists and the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 105-89 on Tuesday night. Vandersloot joined Sue Bird, Ticha Penicheiro and Lindsay Whalen...
by admin | Jun 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA All-Star Game will be held on July 14 at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the league announced Monday. The game will match the All-Stars voted in who are members of the U.S. women’s national team (called Team USA) vs....
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Minnesota Lynx today announced the franchise will retire the jersey numbers of both Rebekkah Brunson and Seimone Augustus during the 2022 WNBA season. Brunson’s number 32 and Augustus’ number 33 will be the second and third numbers officially retired in franchise...
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Walk into any arena around the country, professional, collegiate or high school, and you’ll see a trophy case, retired jerseys and scores of memorabilia. It’s a mini-museum of history ahead of a sporting event. That isn’t the case for the Houston...
by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
We call them clutch. Some say they have ice in their veins. They’re the players who step up big on the biggest of stages. And despite this 2021 WNBA seasonbarely being a month old, we’ve already seen an unusual amount of game-winning shots. Through...
by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Chiney Ogwumike’s busy schedule is about to get even busier. The athlete, who already pulls double duty as a WNBA All-Star and an host for ESPN Radio, is getting her own podcast. Doing it all, she tells PEOPLE, is just part of her daily “chaos.”...
by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Tina Charles is on a tear. The 6’4 big is thriving in her first year in Washington scoring at a more prolific and efficient clip than ever, spreading the floor like never before, and giving D.C. fans hope that the team’s 2019 championship run was just a taste of...
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