by admin | May 4, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird, who is getting ready for her 18th WNBA season, said Monday she feels “great” and isn’t bothered by the knee injury that caused her to miss 11 of 22 regular-season games last year. Bird, who turned 40 in October, is...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“ ‘Sup, Pepper?” WNBA superstar Sue Bird asked the only 10-year-old on a press call. That 10-year-old was reporter Pepper Persley, who has quickly made a name for herself as a fixture in the women’s basketball press corps. Bird and Diana Taurasi have been some of the...
by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Fargas has stepped down to pursue another opportunity, the university announced on Saturday. While LSU did not disclose where Fargas was headed next, she has been in negotiations to take over as team president of the...
by admin | Apr 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When the New Orleans Pelicans offered Swin Cash an opportunity to join their front office, she wasn’t completely sure if she should accept. The former WNBA All-Star and Olympian felt comfortable working as the director of franchise development for the New York...
by admin | Apr 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Chelsea Dungee was flying on Thursday, the day of the W.N.B.A. draft. She wasn’t on the court, where the ambidextrous guard is used to getting airtime on both sides of the basket. She was getting on a plane, returning to Fayetteville, Ark. She was also euphoric. “I...
by admin | Apr 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
W.N.B.A. teams covet versatile, two-way play, and scores of players in the N.C.A.A. women’s basketball tournament displayed the skill, basketball I.Q. and strength to thrive in the professional ranks on both ends of the floor. Several players who hope to be picked in...
by admin | Apr 15, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Chiney Ogwumike first made a name for herself when she made three Final Four appearances with Stanford. Since then, some may argue that the two-time WNBA All-Star’s success off the court is as impressive as her presence on it. The No. 1 pick in the 2014 WNBA draft,...
by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When Awak Kuier was growing up in Finland, she would watch highlights of Candace Parker on YouTube. Kuier loved Parker’s versatility – her ability to handle the ball, run the floor, post up, shoot from 3, even dunk. As an aspiring hooper since she was 11 who couldn’t...
by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Natasha Mack already knows she’s going to cry when she hears her name called in Thursday night’s WNBA Draft. It will be a dream come true for the girl who wrote in the third grade: “I want to be a famous basketball player.” Read More
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