Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Sacagawea to Sheryl Swoopes v. 1
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
Tamika Catchings scored 22 points, and the Indiana Fever avoided elimination with a 79-75 win over the Detroit Shock in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings has been named the WNBA's defensive player of the year for the third time.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
All those tough guys playing on Sunday don't impress Mark Kriegel as much as Kim Clijsters' comeback from the delivery room.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Former Storm forward Sheryl Swoopes is still working out daily, hopeful to land with a playoff-bound WNBA team. She had a lead with Sacramento early this season, but nothing worked out. Swoopes' best bet is to land on a playoff roster after being cut by Seattle last winter, but it's probably more likely for her to make a return next summer.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 21/07/2009
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
The opportunities for female athletes were so minimal back then it was no wonder Lisa Leslie had modest expectations when she ...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/06/2009
The WNBA, which has undergone radical changes in the last six months, can only hope that entering its 13th season with 13 teams will not bring bad luck.
Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 28/05/2009
Diana Taurasi trails only Candace Parker for the most WNBA jersey sales. Based on sales from the WNBA Store in New York and online sales from WNBA.com, Taurasi is closely trailing Parker for the top spot. The three-time WNBA All-Star moves up the list from No. 6 as she heads into her sixth season with the [...]
Conglomerate (Free subscription) | 24/03/2009
I like women's basketball. With only the rare dunker, women's ball tends to be more team ball, more interesting. I...
Mombian (Free subscription) | 14/03/2009
Think of this as Mombian: The Weekend Sports Edition: ESPN the Magazine’s cover story this month features WNBA superstar Candace Parker, with her hands cupping the round curve of . . . her pregnant stomach. It’s a striking picture for a magazine that rarely has females of any sort on the cover. The article asks, “Can Candace [...]
AfterEllen (Free subscription) | 14/02/2009
This week Becca and Michelle go all basketball, all the time, in the first From the Cheap Seats after the NFL post-season. It's a whirlwind trip through WNBA signing and waiving announcements, European post-season action and the NCAA rankings. Sheryl Swoopes The vloggers weigh in on some of the decisions coming out of the WNBA (the 11-person cap, the waiving of Sheryl Swoopes , and Lisa Leslie 's retirement)...
Mombian (Free subscription) | 04/02/2009
The Seattle Storm dropped basketball legend and lesbian mom Sheryl Swoopes from their roster this week, citing the league’s salary cap. (After Ellen reports that the NBA’s cap is $58 million per team, whereas WNBA teams have to make do with $803,000 per year.) The three-time WNBA MVP and three-time Olympic gold medalist said she’s “disappointed,” [...]
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why was it necessary to put her sexuality in this announcement? it has absolutely nothing to do with her basketball career and all that she has accomplished....
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 04/02/2009
Sheryl Swoopes may have played her last game. The Seattle Storm waived the three-time WNBA MVP and three-time Olympic gold medalist a day before her 2009 contract would have become guaranteed. Swoopes, 37, might now pursue something she’s talked about since September — coaching and being a full-time mother.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 24/01/2009
The Los Angeles Sparks’ Candace Parker is carrying a child this year when she was being counted on to carry a league.
SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
by Ryne Nelson The WNBA’s first dynasty is no longer. One of the league’s original eight teams, the Comets claimed the WNBA’s first four championships from 1997-2000. Seven WNBA teams either folded or relocated since 2002. But for a team as ’storied’ as the Comets to fall, this is major news. From the Houston Chronicle : “This is disturbing news,” said Cynthia...
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