The third member of the famed Minnesota Lynx “Core four,” Rebekkah Brunson, now has her jersey retired during a post-game on-court ceremony.
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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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Fowles resolves to be more vocal in her last season
‘She’s just one of those unbelievably great pros.’
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Biden administration finally moves to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention
After nearly three months of silence on Brittney Griner, the Biden administration on May 3 declared that Griner had been ‘wrongfully detained.’
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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.’
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Sports report card finds racial hiring up, gender hiring down
‘We’ve been advocating for more diversity, and the NCAA has consistently said that the individual schools won’t agree to it.’
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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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Wolves’ new ‘chief experience officer’ sees endless possibility
Marquise Watts will begin this spring as the organization’s chief experience officer, a newly created and first-of-its-kind position.
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Smith gets back on the field
Minneapolis-born Elerson Smith’s first NFL season was an abbreviated one but now he’s back on the field.
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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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It’s open season for WNBA free agents
The WNBA earlier this month released its official free agent (FA) list. Beginning January 1 to Friday, January 14, teams can send out qualifying offers to restricted or reserved free agents. The four FA categories are: Unrestricted free agent (UFA) – players must have at least five years of service. Restricted free agent – players […]
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2021 a year of progress in pro-sports’ race and gender hiring
The WNBA League Office, owners, head coaches, assistant coaches, managers, senior directors, professional team staff and players all got A+ grades.
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All-Black female ownership group first in line for WNBA expansion
Recently retired WNBA player Alana Beard heads the all-Black female leadership group along with Oakland natives, attorney Jade Smith-Williams, Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, and local entrepreneur Samantha Wise among other notables.
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Another View’s WNBA all-time top 25
Here is our W25 all-time list, is in no particular order.
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Sun outshined Minnesota, snapped Lynx’s 8-game winning streak
The Lynx must regain its momentum to stay among the first four teams, which earns first-round playoff byes in September.
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W at 25: Reflections of a coaching vet
Fred Williams is a WNBA coaching lifer. He has coached professional and collegiate women’s basketball for over three decades.
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Minnesota’s late surge powers win in first post-Olympic break game
Minnesota got late baskets for a 88-78 victory Sunday night over the New York Liberty.
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W at 25: One-on-one with Sylvia Fowles
Sylvia Fowles is one of the WNBA’s greatest centers ever and the focus of this W at 25 column.
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Lynx communications manager helps players tell their stories
Little did Cymonne New know that by accepting a position with the Minnesota Lynx earlier this year she would also become a history maker.