by admin | Feb 1, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Golden State Warriors have plucked Jess Smith, the head of revenue for the Angel City Football Club, to be the president of their new WNBA franchise. It’s the first move by the team since the league announced it was expanding to the Bay Area back in July. Smith,...
by admin | Feb 1, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey will be retired by Baylor when the Bears host Texas Tech on Feb. 18 at the recently opened Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas. The Phoenix Mercury star, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 WNBA draft, twice led Baylor to the Final Four during...
by admin | Jan 31, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Bakari Sellers is joined by multimedia journalist Arielle Chambers to discuss founding Bleacher Report’s women’s platform, HighlightHER (4:58), check in on the WNBA offseason (6:47), and talk about how NIL and the transfer portal has impacted women’s sports (10:44)....
by admin | Jan 26, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Coquese Washington never wanted to be a coach. She earned a law degree from Notre Dame and had every intention of practicing law whenever her WNBA playing career ended. Then she got a call from her college coach, Muffet McGraw. Things haven’t been the same since....
by admin | Jan 26, 2024 | Representation, SEW
2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones intends to return to the New York Liberty, her agent, Boris Lelchitski, told ESPN on Tuesday. Jones was a key piece to the Liberty’s run to the WNBA Finals this past season, their first appearance since 2002. New York ultimately fell...
by admin | Jan 25, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When basketball legend Sue Bird decided to let a team of filmmakers capture her final season after playing 21 years in the WNBA, she wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from watching her career be contextualized on film, but it turned out to be wonderful. “You play...
by admin | Jan 25, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Just six years into her professional career, A’ja Wilson has already become one of the most decorated stars the WNBA has ever seen. With a ROY award, two MVPs, two DPOYs, two championships, and a Finals MVP, Wilson has established herself as the dominant force in the...
by admin | Jan 22, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In a perfect world, Sue Bird’s extraordinary achievements on and off the basketball court would have already been celebrated on the big screen. Bird is the WNBA’s all-time winningest player; she also has five Olympic gold medals (one of only two basketball players...
by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The Washington Mystics aren’t letting Elena Delle Donne go just yet. Per the WNBA’s transactions page, the Mystics extended a core qualifying offer to the forward. It comes after a report from The Next Hoops last week that Delle Donne was going to sign with another...
by admin | Jan 17, 2024 | Representation, SEW
It’s almost time for WNBA free agency to begin again. The annual signing period will get underway on Jan. 21, when teams are allowed to begin negotiating with players. Nothing can be made official until the moratorium comes to an end on Feb. 1, however, and any...
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