Envisioning a WNBA whose players no longer feel obligated to travel overseas
The end of every WNBA season and the crowning of a champion – in this case, the Chicago Sky, is always a bittersweet occasion…
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Shouting out Black women who shined at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Now that the Olympic flame has been extinguished from the cauldron in Tokyo, it is time to reflect on what an unforgettable Games it…
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Never doubt Team USA basketball – they get it done every time
Atlanta 1996 – Gold. Sydney 2000 – Gold. Athens 2004 – Gold. Beijing 2008 – Gold. London 2012 – Gold. Rio de Janeiro 2016…
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Liz Cambage, Sha’Carri Richardson may have won the Olympics without setting foot in Tokyo
When Sha’Carri Richardson was disqualified from competing in the 100 meters at the Olympics in Tokyo because she smoked weed to cope with a…
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Starting Five: Takeaways from this year’s WNBA All-Star Game
When WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert first announced that this year, despite being an Olympic season, would still feature an All-Star Game, it jogged the…
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A look at Black women preparing to make Olympic debuts for Team USA in Tokyo
If it is one thing the last few years have taught us – it is that Black women are the blueprint – in sports,…
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WNBA players reminded us in 2020 what Naomi Osaka is now – importance of mental health
Apparently, certain individuals did not get the memo from last year that taking care of one’s mental is as vital as taking care of…
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IOC efforts to ban Black Lives Matter message from Tokyo Olympics will fail epically
Referring to many of the suits (and it is mostly a country club-style cluster of suits) who run the International Olympic Committee as visionaries…
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WNBA 2021 schedule released! Notes and notables for this season
The waiting…and waiting…and waiting for the WNBA to release its 2021 schedule may have dragged out like a hit television series that reaches a…
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Katie Lou Samuelson added to USA Basketball 3×3 roster
This WNBA offseason has already produced one noteworthy bit of news involving Katie Lou Samuelson as she was one of many cogs involving that…
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