FAMU’s Thailan Payne worked WNBA All-Star Weekend as an HBCU intern, and even met Barack Obama.
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WNBA All-Star game in Chi-town
The WNBA becomes the first U.S. pro sports league to host events at the Obama Presidential Center as All-Star Weekend returns to Chicago. Sports columnist Charles Hallman and broadcaster Cindy Brunson break down a surprising first half of the season.
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Victor Glover: From football to the moon
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, the first Black man assigned to a lunar mission, visited Indianapolis during WNBA All-Star Weekend to speak with kids about STEM, teamwork, and what it takes to fly to the Moon.
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Thornton and Burton Lead Valkyries’ historic first season
The Golden State Valkyries are breaking records and defying expectations in their first WNBA season — and they’re just getting started.
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WNBA All-Star Game backstories
‘I feel I worked very hard this season, and to finally be named an All-Star is a great feeling.’
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The W’s second half
If the first half was any indication, the next nine games or so of the 2018 WNBA regular season will perhaps go down as the most unpredictable season in league history.
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The Only One in the Emerald City: 2017 WNBA All-Star Game
This column continues the Only One series in which this reporter shares his experiences as the only African American journalist on the scene. SEATTLE — The stars were out Saturday afternoon in Key Arena. Hall of Famers Bill Russell and Lenny Wilkens; Seattle Seahawks’ Richard Sherman and other notables watched Maya Moore’s second consecutive mid-season […]