Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament coming to town in March
‘Playing in NBA arenas is actually something that we’d love to do with our tournament.’
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Lynx, Sky to play preseason game in Canada
‘We are looking forward to participating in this historic game for the WNBA.’
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Brittney Griner: ‘I intend to play basketball for the WNBA this season’
WNBA star Brittney Griner has broken her silence.
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Lynx HC Reeve optimistic on league prospects
Cheryl Reeve recently spoke with the MSR about her new job and other pertinent topics.
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Russian court upholds Brittney Griner conviction
WNBA Star Brittney Griner will remain in a Russian prison and serve the bulk of her 9-year sentence following the Moscow Regional Court’s decision on Tuesday.
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Wolves/Lynx sponsor events to encourage voting
‘Take a stand for the things that you like or don’t like.’
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Black women rise to C-Suite leadership roles
Las Vegas Aces Team President Nikki Fargas is the only Black executive to hold such a title in the WNBA.
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Sportswriter completes his Hall of Fame grand slam
This year’s 13-member 2022 class going into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend includes two former Minnesota Golden Gophers: Lou Hudson and Lindsay Whalen.
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Local umpires awarded at inaugural Jimmy Lee Awards
Veteran local baseball official Duane Reed is one of seven recipients of the first-ever Jimmy Lee Umpire Awards given by the St. Paul Saints.
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Sweet Syl swan song
Minnesota’s league-leading 11-straight playoff appearance streak was snapped, and Sylvia Fowles’ 15-year WNBA career as one of the best centers in league history came to an end at the same time last Sunday in Connecticut.
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Where’s the WNBA travel money?
Why can’t the NBA teams that have private planes not being used during the summer make them available to their poorer sisters?
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Retiring W stars get unequal media love
‘Fowles and Bird are both all-time greats. They’re first-ballot Hall of Famers.’
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Black media still comes up short on W access
‘You talk about partnering up with Black-owned businesses and minority-owned businesses. Well, media companies are businesses as well.’
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Black head coaches now lead half the WNBA
‘I think it’s important for the league to recognize Black coaches, give them opportunities, give us opportunities in high positions.’
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Moore gets ‘chance of a lifetime’
Tamara Tee Moore will serve as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics Summer League team in Las Vegas.
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Seimone joins Lindsay in the rafters
‘Minnesota basically helped me become the woman that I am today.’
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Black women are local leaders in sports activism
‘I think the W does have a critical lens on what it looks like to walk through the world as a Black woman.’
Black women are local leaders in sports activism Read More The W receives historic capital raise
The WNBA now is infused with the largest ever capital raise—$75 million—in women’s pro sports history.
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Fowles returns for one last season
The 2022 Minnesota Lynx roster is all but set as veteran center Sylvia Fowles has re-upped for her 15th and final WNBA season.
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No HBCU players in the WNBA
‘There are a ton of women’s basketball players in the HBCU community either still in college or are recent graduates that are more than qualified for a shot to play in the WNBA.’
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