by admin | May 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Allisha Gray scored 23 points, No. 1 overall pick Charli Collier had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Dallas beat the new-look Los Angeles Sparks 94-71 on Friday night for coach Vickie Johnson’s first victory with the Wings. Collier, a rookie from Texas, was...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
LET THE RECORD show that I came prepared for my interview with Tamika Catchings. I whiled away days on Lexis Nexis and pored over hazy box scores hoping they’d whisper something new. I did my job — until I didn’t. Fourteen minutes and 52 seconds in,...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
These next eight days are going to be the most exciting of Tabitha Turner’s life. On Friday, she will call the Atlanta Dream season-opener as part of an all-Black, all-female broadcasting crew the team announced earlier this week. And next Sunday, she will be married...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
I am a quiet queer. Except when I’m watching Sue Bird. In 2018, when the WNBA superstar buried three-pointer after three-pointer to lead the Seattle Storm to a dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Phoenix Mercury in the crucial last game of the semifinals, I...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
I love the month of May. I was born this month and something I love starts this month. This WNBA is back and the 2021 season is special because it’s the league’s 25th season. I’ve been a fan of “The W” since it proclaimed “We Got...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Seimone Augustus, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women’s basketball team, is hanging up her sneakers. The 37-year-old announced her retirement Thursday and will become an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks, for whom she played in her final...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Still seething from a heated disagreement with the referee, Gregg Popovich pointed to one of his assistant coaches, Becky Hammon, and said, “You got ‘em.” There was 3:56 remaining in the second quarter when Popovich was ejected with his San Antonio Spurs trailing the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
As the WNBA season starts Friday, players not only have a championship at stake, but also a spot on the most exclusive team in the sport. For the first time since 2008, the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball roster has not been announced before the start of the WNBA...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Let’s start here: my house, a couple of months ago, a good friend over for dinner and the conversation turning toward the article you’ve just started. This friend played sports at a high level, and he asked me, tentatively, whether he could explain why he...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Right now – as a result of COVID-19 protocols – WNBA teams are going without male practice players for a second straight season. In their absence, coaches are rethinking how to structure practices so as to not wear down their players. “[Practice players] allow us to...
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