Basketball, Bargaining, Bubbles and Black Lives Matter: WNBA in 2020
The year 2020 may have (finally) drawn to a close with a 2021 season (the WNBA’s 25th looming), but even with all of the…
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Column: If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that women’s sports are the future
One would be hard-pressed to find someone who is not happy that 2020 is in the rear-view mirror and we can now turn our…
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Jocelyn Willoughby launches ‘Read What You Sow’ virtual book club
In 2020, the New York Liberty fielded a roster that consisted of rookies comprising roughly half of the team. One of those rookies was…
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Fran Harris to pitch Electra Sports Drink on upcoming ‘Shark Tank’ episode
If one notices the Electra Sports Drink while shopping around a local supermarket, dollar store, or nutrition store, know that the CEO of Electra…
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Lauren Jackson, Val Ackerman, Yolanda Griffith among candidates for Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021
If things go according to plan, the ceremonies for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021 will occur in September of…
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Maya Moore named Inspiration of the Year at SI Awards
Breanna Stewart (one of the Sportspersons of the Year) was not the only WNBA luminary to be honored at the Sports Illustrated Awards. Maya…
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Obama talks WNBA, Maya Moore with Bakari Sellers on Bill Simmons’ podcast
Social activism from the Florida wubble to the streets of Minneapolis, Atlanta and lots of other places defined the WNBA’s place as having an…
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Diana Taurasi: ‘My sole objective is to be on the court and to be badass’
One of the WNBA’s GOATs – if not THE GOAT – just said everyone who is already writing the obituary to her career to…
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Joe, Clara Wu Tsai announce first five recipients of Social Justice Fund grants
Remember when Joe and Clara Wu Tsai announced a $50 million commitment over 10 years to benefit BIPOC equality and social justice initiatives? .@nyliberty…
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Chiney Ogwumike featured in ‘She’s Connected’ video for AT&T
Remember when the WNBA and the WNBPA shook hands on its historic collective bargaining agreement at the beginning of the year? We know –…
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