Nia Coffey recently spoke to reporters, including the MSR, as the Sparks announced her signing.
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Seimone is back in LA
Seimone Augustus will return to Los Angeles for her second season with the Sparks. Augustus first signed with L.A. last year as a free agent after 13 seasons in Minnesota. She averaged six points in nearly 16 minutes a game in 21 appearances, shot 49% from the field and 54.5% in three-pointers. She again became […]
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New Dream co-owner: ‘Atlanta welcomes powerful women’
The WNBA’s Atlanta Dream is now owned and operated by a three-member investor group, which includes recently retired WNBA player Renee Montgomery.
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First-time WNBA free agents say uncertainty takes a toll
In Minnesota, in order to make room for signing three free agents, the Lynx made a couple of trades.
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New Lynx signee also an avid esports gamer
‘I came home one day [and] my dad was playing the NBA [2K] and he’d never really been with 2K. He’s playing as me.’
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Fearless Wheeler fights her way to the top
‘Women are like superwomen. We figure things out.’
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WNBA collective bargaining prompts more player movement
Minnesota inked Kayla McBride, a three-time All-Star from Las Vegas, and Natalie Achonwa from Indiana.
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Women in sport ‘on the precipice’ of a new future
Black women stood tall in 2020, especially in sports. WNBA players, for example, played a huge part in getting Rev. Raphael Warnock elected as U.S. senator from Georgia, defeating former senator and Atlanta Dream part-owner Kelly Loeffler after her disparaging remarks about their social justice efforts and season-long Black Lives Matter emphasis last summer. Hudl, […]
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Lynx roster in review
The Minnesota Lynx earlier this month ended the 2020 WNBA Wubble season in the league’s semifinals, falling to eventual champion Seattle. Here’s a look a closer look at the roster’s prospects.
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Pandemic led to unprecedented WNBA media coverage
Once the season typically ends, the W essentially becomes an out-of-sight, out-of-mind league until the springtime.
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Lakers Win It! Tie Celtics!
The Lakers won the championship four games to two over Miami to capture the franchise’s 17th NBA Championship.
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As WNBA season nears its end, players say activism will go on
For keeping alive the drive for justice for Taylor and others who died at the hands of police, the WNBA players were honored last week in a historic move.
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W starts history’s first ‘Wubble’ post-season
This has been the WNBA players’ season-long focus as they advocate for systemic change in this country.
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WNBA was first to protest injustice
The WNBA players were among the first athletes to outwardly recognize the social injustice that continues to exist in this country.
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The day the sports world stopped
Black players flexed their power, left their scheduled games without playing, and took a collective deep breath that spread throughout the sports world.
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‘Bubble-Wubble’ contrast a dirty shame
Whether starting later than usual or playing a season under unprecedented circumstances even for the COVID-19 era, the WNBA keeps getting slighted.
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Newest Lynx player makes quick turnaround from Atlanta
Erica McCall became the newest Minnesota Lynx on July 30. ‘The experience was crazy,’ she recalled.
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NBA and WNBA lead in diversity and inclusion
The WNBA and the NBA have for several years set the standard for diversity and inclusion in pro sport, consistently getting high marks in racial and gender hiring.
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WNBA finally starts
This weekend the W becomes the first domestic league dedicating its entire season to Black Lives Matter as well as honoring Blacks who have died at the hands of police.
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Introducing the 2020 Lynx draftees
All three Minnesota Lynx 2020 WNBA Draft picks were all sistahs for the first time since 2015.