The WNBA just days before the start of the 2018 season announced a partnership with six national organizations that primarily work on behalf of girls and women.
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Shifting the WNBA season to fall/winter a bad idea
Since assuming office in 2014, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver seemingly likes to sow seeds of doubts about the WNBA’s future at inopportune times.
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Cheryl Reeve: Lynx have ‘lots of things’ to improve (audio)
“We have lots of things that we can improve on, ” Minnesota Lynx General Manager and Head Coach Cheryl Reeve told Larry Fitzgerald in a recent interview. Click the link below to find out what Coach Reeve said the four-time champs needs to do this season to be successful.
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Being on both sides of the whistle
A seasoned Coach Staley advises new Coach Whalen New Gopher Women’s Basketball Coach Lindsay Whalen said in last week’s “View” that she soon would “reach out” to South Carolina and U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley. Staley in 2000 became the first WNBA player to take a Division I head coaching job (at Temple) […]
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Whalen named new Gopher coach after ‘whirlwind’ search
Will she be more successful recruiting local Black athletes? I love Lindsay Whalen. I’ve known her since her freshman year at Minnesota and throughout her stellar WNBA career. “You saw this coming?” a local reporter asked yours truly, the longest-tenured Gopher women’s basketball beat reporter, of my thoughts on perhaps the quickest coaching search since […]
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It’s WNBA Draft time!
The perennially underreported WNBA Draft is Thursday. It typically is barely discussed by the sports media, unlike the exhaustedly long NFL and oft-overhyped NBA drafts. “I think the draft has definitely been talked about more over the years,” ESPN’s LaChina Robinson told the MSR during the April 6 pre-draft media call. “Even this call right now — […]
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‘Bye’ week gives Gopher women a timely rest
A scheduling quirk has the Minnesota Gophers women’s basketball team off until next week. The Gophers improved to 16-5 (5-3, Big Ten) after a five-point win Sunday over Iowa at Williams Arena. After their “bye” week, Minnesota’s next game is on the road January 31 at Wisconsin, followed by a rematch at Iowa (February 4) […]
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Women’s sports slapped down again
The 2017 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Final Four this weekend is in Kansas City, Missouri, but finding news on it is virtually impossible unless you know exactly where to go to find it. You certainly won’t find it on the eight most popular sports websites, according to eBizMBA, and definitely not on NBC Sports that “gives […]
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WNBA again earns top grades for gender and racial diversity
The WNBA has since its inception been the sports industry leader for racial and gender hiring practices. It recently got an A for its overall race, gender and combined grades for the 13th consecutive year from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES). The league received five A-plus grades in five categories for […]
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Major League Baseball builds ‘diversity pipeline’
Fourth in an occasional series Longtime columnist William C. Rhoden has written on The Undefeated.com about the “blinding Whiteness in virtually every sector” of college sport, including key leadership and other essential positions, calling it the “diversity conundrum.” MSR’s multi-part series expands on Rhoden’s observation. This week…WANTED: male or female of color looking to break […]
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Tribute to the dynasty
The Minnesota Lynx have reached their league’s finals six of the past seven seasons — they are the WNBA’s current dynasty. Only five sports franchises have reached their championship series or game in the same fashion as the Lynx: in the NBA (Boston and Los Angeles Lakers); the NHL (Montreal), Major League Baseball (New York […]
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Former prep stars and current player give Lynx nothing but praise
After watching the Minnesota Lynx capture their fourth WNBA championship this decade —winning their previous three in 2011, ’13 and ’15 — former girls basketball prep stars Tamara Moore, Carolyn Blair-Mobley, Rikiee Ellis, Tyrai Ross, and Dee Buford as well as former Golden Gophers player Crystal Flint, and current prep player Taylor-Tidwell, had nothing but […]
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Lynx achieve dynasty status
Not since the Minneapolis Lakers played here in the 1950s, and not since the Minnesota Twins’ two successful World Series trips in 1987 and 1991, have the Twin Cities seen such a successful pro team as the Minnesota Lynx. This nearly unparalleled record of success reached a new plateau in the team’s thrilling triumph over […]
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Lynx practice squad gets team in fighting shape
More than human crash-test dummies Winning a championship, or winning four in seven tries as the Minnesota Lynx have done, involves more than the players and coaches. There are countless behind-the-scenes folk who are just as integral in the team’s success: the Minnesota Lynx practice squad for example. “We get a few elbows. We’ve broken […]
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Photo gallery | Lynx victorious over Sparks, win fourth title
On October 4, in front of a thunderous, sell-out crowd at Williams Arena, the Minnesota Lynx outlasted the L.A. Sparks to clinch the 2017 WNBA Championship title. With the win, the Lynx make league history by tying the Houston Comets with four titles — their fourth in seven seasons. A championship parade is scheduled for today […]
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Devoted Lynx fan offers home-cooked gumbo as victory reward
This series will cover the WNBA’s 21st season with at least one story on the league weekly from the season’s May 13 opening to its closing on September 3 and through the 2017 playoffs. This is Taiheicheiaian Celestine-Lloyd’s second WNBA Finals appearance in as many seasons. As the series now moves to Los Angeles, she […]
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Lynx come close but unable to clinch win against Sparks in Game 1
Four lead changes in the final two minutes. Was it the sixth game of last year’s Los Angeles-Minnesota WNBA Finals? “We wanted to come out like it was game six,” Lynx center Sylvia Fowles told the MSR after Sunday’s 85-84 loss to give the visiting Sparks a 1-0 advantage in this year’s championship series. At […]
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WNBA Finals preview
This series will cover the WNBA’s 21st season with at least one story on the league weekly from the season’s May 13 opening to its closing on September 3 and through the 2017 playoffs. The Minnesota Lynx’s sixth WNBA Finals appearance in seven seasons is in less than seven days. This is the first Finals rematch […]
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Fowles MVP of the league, Whalen MVP of Game 2 semifinals
Sylvia Fowles is the league’s MVP — she received the huge trophy before Thursday’s game from President Lisa Borders, and led her squad with 25 points. But Lindsay Whalen was the game’s MIP (most impactful player) in Minnesota’s 93-83 win to take a 2-0 lead over Washington. “Tonight really belonged to Lindsay Whalen,” LaChina Robinson, […]
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Lynx dominate Washington to win Game 1
Getting the first game out of the way was just as important as winning it, said Minnesota Lynx players. The hosts’ 8-0 run to end the first quarter finally shook off whatever rust that might have built up as the Lynx took a 1-0 lead Tuesday with a 101-81 victory over Washington. “I thought we […]