Big game day tomorrow:
Storm at Mystics
Stars at Liberty
Sky at Lynx
Sun at Mercury
Dream at Sparks
WNBA team news:
The Lynx are expected to announce Saturday that next year's All-Star game will be in Minneapolis.
WNBA player news:
How Tina Charles saved the life of a man she'd never met.
Natasha Cloud and a voice that carries.
Lynx rookie Alexis Jones deserved more time this year, acknowledges coach Cheryl Reeve.
The Mechelle/Michelle's:
Mechelle Voepel makes her picks for the league's top three teams.
Michelle Smith has some great regular-season memories.
College conference news:
The Big 12 has released its conference schedule.
High school news:
Top prospect Jordan Nixon carries powerful memories into her promising future.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Wings get the seventh playoff spot
Today's game results:
The Wings edged the Sky, 99-96, to clinch their first playoff spot since moving to Dallas.
The Lynx used a strong fourth quarter to top the Fever, 80-69. It's their seventh 25-win season and they are now one game ahead of the Sparks in first place.
Who will get the eighth and final playoff spot? The Storm, the Sky or the Dream?
WNBA team news:
Planned Parenthood Pasadena and the LA Sparks have partnered on a breast health awareness campaign.
The Lynx announced playoff semifinal dates at "The Barn."
Struggling Minnesota could lose their No. 1 seed to Los Angeles.
WNBA player news:
Tiffany Jackson-Jones beat breast cancer and is inspiring the Sparks.
Why Sylvia Fowles should win MVP.
Former WNBA player news:
Simone Edwards: the story of the Jamaican Hurricane.
Hurricane Harvey relief:
WNBA players are raising money for Hurricane Harvey relief.
Sunday is for Houston in Phoenix.
Brittney Griner on Hurricane relief efforts.
College player news:
Freshman guard Haley Troup is leaving South Carolina and will transfer to Missouri.
Stony Brook transfer Davion Wingate has landed at FGCU.
Wisconsin's Kendall Shaw gives a first-person account of Hurricane Harvey.
The Wings edged the Sky, 99-96, to clinch their first playoff spot since moving to Dallas.
The Lynx used a strong fourth quarter to top the Fever, 80-69. It's their seventh 25-win season and they are now one game ahead of the Sparks in first place.
Who will get the eighth and final playoff spot? The Storm, the Sky or the Dream?
WNBA team news:
Planned Parenthood Pasadena and the LA Sparks have partnered on a breast health awareness campaign.
The Lynx announced playoff semifinal dates at "The Barn."
Struggling Minnesota could lose their No. 1 seed to Los Angeles.
WNBA player news:
Tiffany Jackson-Jones beat breast cancer and is inspiring the Sparks.
Why Sylvia Fowles should win MVP.
Former WNBA player news:
Simone Edwards: the story of the Jamaican Hurricane.
Hurricane Harvey relief:
WNBA players are raising money for Hurricane Harvey relief.
Sunday is for Houston in Phoenix.
Brittney Griner on Hurricane relief efforts.
College player news:
Freshman guard Haley Troup is leaving South Carolina and will transfer to Missouri.
Stony Brook transfer Davion Wingate has landed at FGCU.
Wisconsin's Kendall Shaw gives a first-person account of Hurricane Harvey.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Cheap speech killed journalism, and it hurts everyone
Last fall the WNBA Finals came to Staples Center in Los Angeles, as the Sparks battled the Minnesota Lynx in a five-game series. During one of the post-game press conferences, a media member who asked a question was gently ribbed by a WNBA staffer who obviously knew him. He said the reporter’s full name and I perked up; was that who I thought it was?
Afterwards I made my way to the man and introduced myself. Sure enough, he was a well-respected, longtime former writer for a major daily newspaper. He was laid off, with many others, a few years ago as print sales had fallen drastically and the publication was trying to stay afloat. This brilliant writer now does freelance work and doesn’t clear $2,000 per month.
I wish I could say this kind of scenario was an exception for journalists, but over the last 15 years, it has become the rule. The rise of the Internet has systematically reduced the profession, which for so long has been called the fourth branch of government, to a shadow of itself – and one that is on life support.
In 2001, about 411,800 people worked in the journalism industry. By 2016, that number had dropped below 174,000. Between 2010 and 2015, newspaper print advertising revenue had fallen from $60 billion to $20 billion per year. A 2009 Columbia Journalism Review report concluded that “What is under threat is independent reporting that provides information, investigation, analysis and community knowledge, particularly in the overage of local affairs.” (Data provided by Richard L. Hasen, the Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at UC Irvine, from a forthcoming law review piece, “Cheap speech and what it has done to American Democracy).
Hasen said that the rise of “cheap speech” is “endangering the health of our democracy.”
Cheap speech is also killing the livelihoods, hopes and dreams of journalists, as the ability of anyone to post anything has lowered the bar for the profession considerably. Many who have never had formal writing and/or journalism training are posting stories that read horribly, have an agenda beyond fair reporting, have no AP style or punctuation, and which are biased. Yet, these pieces float around on the Internet and drag down the reputations of good writers with them.
This has resulted in a dearth of jobs for those trained in the journalism discipline. Traditional, ethical, fair journalism has lost ground to blogs and sites that provide “platforms” for any kind of writing; uncensored/inappropriate opinion; and “fan” websites on the sports side.
Young journalists are seeing their careers stagnate, if they ever take off at all. They’re questioning their career choice, wondering what to do with their talents if they can’t use their strengths and gifts.
Older writers are having the same issues, as there are scarcely any jobs to be had at traditional newspapers for us, either. And getting a freelance writing job that pays seems to be an act of God. The way it used to work was that if a writer showed her skill and knowledge, she would get somewhere. But it’s not nearly that easy anymore.
In 2012 I pitched a a story to a large sports news entity and it was accepted immediately. Every story I pitched to them afterwards was rejected, until a couple years ago the editor finally told me that not only do they seldom do stories on female athletes, but that their freelance budget had been shaved to nothing. In other words, don’t bother to pitch.
I had a similar experience with another sports publication, who for a while was paying writers only for stories published in the hard copy; they didn’t pay for pieces featured on their website. Eventually they opted to keep all writing assignments in-house, and no longer hire freelance writers.
There is one major news entity that is like many others in that they don’t pay freelance writers, but they welcome anyone to keep a blog on their website. Similarly, I wrote a story for a new site a couple years ago, for which I received a check. Now they don’t pay writers anymore at all – they welcome anyone to “submit their story as a contribution to the platform,” according to an email I got from one of the editors recently.
I don’t think so. I didn’t go through all that schooling and put work into my craft for the last 27 years to give it up for free.
A writer friend of mine clued me in to a writing job page on Facebook. I found that the ratio of emailing pitches to editors and actually receiving a response was about 25-1 – discouraging odds, even for a vet.
Everyone is competing for the same limited opportunities. Many other experienced writers I’ve talked to have had similar experiences finding paid gigs. Sometimes it feels like better luck would be had mining for gold.
The situation is ironic because the public still relies heavily on news, as they always have. It’s just that now, no one wants to pay for it. And some organizations are having trouble understanding that news entities don’t have the budgets that they once did.
The WNBA has bemoaned the lack of coverage from major news entities, but even ESPN laid off numerous employees earlier this year. Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve criticized the Minneapolis Star Tribune for not sending a reporter to cover the WNBA All-Star game last month, which featured four of her players. The paper said they didn’t have funds to cover the cost of the trip, and I have no doubt that was true. If major online sites won’t pay for writers, traditional newspapers have even more meager budgets.
It is a sad state of affairs for those of us who got into the profession because we love to find, research and tell stories. We did not become writers to get “clicks.” Yet here many of us are, and no one wants to pay us for our skills.
I am big on solutions, yet for once, this problem-solver has no solution for this predicament. But know this, younger and older journalists everywhere: you are not alone. We live in a cheap speech world.
Afterwards I made my way to the man and introduced myself. Sure enough, he was a well-respected, longtime former writer for a major daily newspaper. He was laid off, with many others, a few years ago as print sales had fallen drastically and the publication was trying to stay afloat. This brilliant writer now does freelance work and doesn’t clear $2,000 per month.
I wish I could say this kind of scenario was an exception for journalists, but over the last 15 years, it has become the rule. The rise of the Internet has systematically reduced the profession, which for so long has been called the fourth branch of government, to a shadow of itself – and one that is on life support.
In 2001, about 411,800 people worked in the journalism industry. By 2016, that number had dropped below 174,000. Between 2010 and 2015, newspaper print advertising revenue had fallen from $60 billion to $20 billion per year. A 2009 Columbia Journalism Review report concluded that “What is under threat is independent reporting that provides information, investigation, analysis and community knowledge, particularly in the overage of local affairs.” (Data provided by Richard L. Hasen, the Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at UC Irvine, from a forthcoming law review piece, “Cheap speech and what it has done to American Democracy).
Hasen said that the rise of “cheap speech” is “endangering the health of our democracy.”
Cheap speech is also killing the livelihoods, hopes and dreams of journalists, as the ability of anyone to post anything has lowered the bar for the profession considerably. Many who have never had formal writing and/or journalism training are posting stories that read horribly, have an agenda beyond fair reporting, have no AP style or punctuation, and which are biased. Yet, these pieces float around on the Internet and drag down the reputations of good writers with them.
This has resulted in a dearth of jobs for those trained in the journalism discipline. Traditional, ethical, fair journalism has lost ground to blogs and sites that provide “platforms” for any kind of writing; uncensored/inappropriate opinion; and “fan” websites on the sports side.
Young journalists are seeing their careers stagnate, if they ever take off at all. They’re questioning their career choice, wondering what to do with their talents if they can’t use their strengths and gifts.
Older writers are having the same issues, as there are scarcely any jobs to be had at traditional newspapers for us, either. And getting a freelance writing job that pays seems to be an act of God. The way it used to work was that if a writer showed her skill and knowledge, she would get somewhere. But it’s not nearly that easy anymore.
In 2012 I pitched a a story to a large sports news entity and it was accepted immediately. Every story I pitched to them afterwards was rejected, until a couple years ago the editor finally told me that not only do they seldom do stories on female athletes, but that their freelance budget had been shaved to nothing. In other words, don’t bother to pitch.
I had a similar experience with another sports publication, who for a while was paying writers only for stories published in the hard copy; they didn’t pay for pieces featured on their website. Eventually they opted to keep all writing assignments in-house, and no longer hire freelance writers.
There is one major news entity that is like many others in that they don’t pay freelance writers, but they welcome anyone to keep a blog on their website. Similarly, I wrote a story for a new site a couple years ago, for which I received a check. Now they don’t pay writers anymore at all – they welcome anyone to “submit their story as a contribution to the platform,” according to an email I got from one of the editors recently.
I don’t think so. I didn’t go through all that schooling and put work into my craft for the last 27 years to give it up for free.
A writer friend of mine clued me in to a writing job page on Facebook. I found that the ratio of emailing pitches to editors and actually receiving a response was about 25-1 – discouraging odds, even for a vet.
Everyone is competing for the same limited opportunities. Many other experienced writers I’ve talked to have had similar experiences finding paid gigs. Sometimes it feels like better luck would be had mining for gold.
The situation is ironic because the public still relies heavily on news, as they always have. It’s just that now, no one wants to pay for it. And some organizations are having trouble understanding that news entities don’t have the budgets that they once did.
The WNBA has bemoaned the lack of coverage from major news entities, but even ESPN laid off numerous employees earlier this year. Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve criticized the Minneapolis Star Tribune for not sending a reporter to cover the WNBA All-Star game last month, which featured four of her players. The paper said they didn’t have funds to cover the cost of the trip, and I have no doubt that was true. If major online sites won’t pay for writers, traditional newspapers have even more meager budgets.
It is a sad state of affairs for those of us who got into the profession because we love to find, research and tell stories. We did not become writers to get “clicks.” Yet here many of us are, and no one wants to pay us for our skills.
I am big on solutions, yet for once, this problem-solver has no solution for this predicament. But know this, younger and older journalists everywhere: you are not alone. We live in a cheap speech world.
Tight squeeze
Today's game result:
The Sun topped the Mystics, 86-76, on a ridiculous statistical night for several players.
Jonquel Jones had 14 points and 22 rebounds to become only the second player (after Tina Charles) to grab 20 rebounds in three games in one season.
Alyssa Thomas had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Elena Delle Donne had 24 points and 16 rebounds.
Standings are tight.
WNBA team news:
The league's final regular-season power rankings have the Sparks on top. The Liberty are third and now the Sun are fourth.
The playoff picture is still muddled, as the Sparks sit atop the AP poll.
Former WNBA player news:
Lisa Leslie will coach the New Orleans Gators, which is part of a co-ed professional league.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
With playoff leverage on the line, the Lynx can't look too far ahead against the Fever.
The Wings enter tomorrow's game against the Sky with a chance to make the playoffs for the first time since relocating to Dallas.
College player news:
Mercedes Russell has no regrets about returning to Tennessee.
Cal State Fullerton transfer Iman Lathan has gone to Butler.
Siena transfer Jackie Benitez has landed at James Madison.
Maryville College guard Brittany Johnson was killed yesterday in a single-car accident.
College team news:
Maryland beat Sweden to finish fifth at the World University Games.
DePaul's new basketball arena will bring big changes to campus.
Dayton sent clothes and shoes to Houston flood victims.
College coach news:
Keeshawn Davenport's contract has been extended at New Orleans.
IUPUI coach Austin Parkinson's contract has been extended.
Chanel Murchison is a new assistant coach at William and Mary.
The Sun topped the Mystics, 86-76, on a ridiculous statistical night for several players.
Jonquel Jones had 14 points and 22 rebounds to become only the second player (after Tina Charles) to grab 20 rebounds in three games in one season.
Alyssa Thomas had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Elena Delle Donne had 24 points and 16 rebounds.
Standings are tight.
WNBA team news:
The league's final regular-season power rankings have the Sparks on top. The Liberty are third and now the Sun are fourth.
The playoff picture is still muddled, as the Sparks sit atop the AP poll.
Former WNBA player news:
Lisa Leslie will coach the New Orleans Gators, which is part of a co-ed professional league.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
With playoff leverage on the line, the Lynx can't look too far ahead against the Fever.
The Wings enter tomorrow's game against the Sky with a chance to make the playoffs for the first time since relocating to Dallas.
College player news:
Mercedes Russell has no regrets about returning to Tennessee.
Cal State Fullerton transfer Iman Lathan has gone to Butler.
Siena transfer Jackie Benitez has landed at James Madison.
Maryville College guard Brittany Johnson was killed yesterday in a single-car accident.
College team news:
Maryland beat Sweden to finish fifth at the World University Games.
DePaul's new basketball arena will bring big changes to campus.
Dayton sent clothes and shoes to Houston flood victims.
College coach news:
Keeshawn Davenport's contract has been extended at New Orleans.
IUPUI coach Austin Parkinson's contract has been extended.
Chanel Murchison is a new assistant coach at William and Mary.
Monday, August 28, 2017
Diverse news nuggets
WNBA news:
The WNBA is excited about their success on twitter, streaming to a global audience.
Speaking of exposure:
Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer says TV exposure is a game-changer for women's sports.
WNBA team news:
The Sparks are picking up momentum as the playoffs near.
The Mystics are looking for a little rhythm and luck heading into the playoffs.
WNBA BPI: Can the Wings make a playoff run?
Interview with Dallas rookie Evelyn Akhator.
The Lynx have signed forward Cecelia Zandalasini.
Sun vice president Amber Cox is expanding the team's reach.
WNBA player news:
Candace Parker and Tina Charles are the Western and Eastern Conference players of the week.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Sun at Mystics.....rescheduled from the game postponed due to a leaky roof last month.
NCAA news:
The search is on to find Anucha Browne's replacement.
NCAA leadership provides challenges and joys.
College player news:
Lady Vols Mercedes Russell and Jamie Nared share lessons from their U23 experience.
College coach news:
Joanne McCallie's contract at Duke was extended through 2020-2021.
Ashley Robinson is a new assistant coach at Penn.
Former Texas A&M coach Wanda Bender died.
The WNBA is excited about their success on twitter, streaming to a global audience.
Speaking of exposure:
Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer says TV exposure is a game-changer for women's sports.
WNBA team news:
The Sparks are picking up momentum as the playoffs near.
The Mystics are looking for a little rhythm and luck heading into the playoffs.
WNBA BPI: Can the Wings make a playoff run?
Interview with Dallas rookie Evelyn Akhator.
The Lynx have signed forward Cecelia Zandalasini.
Sun vice president Amber Cox is expanding the team's reach.
WNBA player news:
Candace Parker and Tina Charles are the Western and Eastern Conference players of the week.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Sun at Mystics.....rescheduled from the game postponed due to a leaky roof last month.
NCAA news:
The search is on to find Anucha Browne's replacement.
NCAA leadership provides challenges and joys.
College player news:
Lady Vols Mercedes Russell and Jamie Nared share lessons from their U23 experience.
College coach news:
Joanne McCallie's contract at Duke was extended through 2020-2021.
Ashley Robinson is a new assistant coach at Penn.
Former Texas A&M coach Wanda Bender died.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
More clinching
Today's game results:
The Liberty cruised past the Sky, 92-62, and earned a first-round playoff bye.
The Sparks downed the Lynx, 78-67, and are now only a half game behind them in the standings.
The Mercury slipped past the Storm, 75-71, and secured a playoff berth. Sue Bird didn't break the all-time assists mark; she's still three away.
USA Basketball news:
The Women's National Team will train in Santa Barbara, Sept. 30-Oct 2.
The Liberty cruised past the Sky, 92-62, and earned a first-round playoff bye.
The Sparks downed the Lynx, 78-67, and are now only a half game behind them in the standings.
The Mercury slipped past the Storm, 75-71, and secured a playoff berth. Sue Bird didn't break the all-time assists mark; she's still three away.
USA Basketball news:
The Women's National Team will train in Santa Barbara, Sept. 30-Oct 2.
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Tamika Catchings' Legacy Tour, part II: giving back
As basketball legend Tamika Catchings prepared to retire from the WNBA last season, she raised money in each WNBA city for youth as part of her "Legacy Tour."
The deal was that she'd return to each city and conduct a fitness clinic, and this summer she's been doing just that. Friday afternoon, the Catch the Stars Foundation stopped in Los Angeles and visited the Challengers Boys and Girls Club.
Tamika opened the camp with a talk and some instructions. Her first rule was to have fun. Her stipulation was that no one was allowed to say "I can't" for the duration of the clinic. Anyone heard saying those two words would have to do ten pushups.
"Saying 'I can't' means you won't even try," Tamika told the kids.
I smiled like a Cheshire cat as I had Pat Summitt flashbacks.
Tamika led an icebreaker game that got everyone laughing. Then participants were lined up in age groups for a warm up. Before they began, she asked them how many WNBA teams there were. Everyone started throwing out guesses except a fourth-grader I ended up talking to for a while later, when she came through my station. This girl was looking at the back of the T-shirt on the person in front of her in line, where all the teams were listed, and she was counting them.
"I'm using my resources," the girl explained when I asked her what she was doing.
I told her to keep it up; that she would take over the world someday.
We then broke out into five stations, where myself and four other coaches guided participants through drills and exercise for about an hour. Tamika's assistant told the woman running the layup station that No. 24 would probably find her way there first, because she's very particular about layups and how they are taught. Sure enough, that was Tamika's first stop. But she made it around to all the stations and jumped in for a bit to add to the instruction.
Tamika is great with young people. She has a friendly, warm manner that is expertly mixed with high expectations. She puts kids at ease, yet pushes them to be their best at the same time. It is something to behold.
Participants and coaches at the conclusion of Tamika Catchings' Legacy Tour Clinic Friday.
The coaches, with Tamika Catchings and an LA Sparks staff member, right.
After the event Tamika talked to us coaches for a few minutes and then started cleaning up shop. She and her assistant knelt on the floor and repacked the leftover camp T-shirts into a USA Basketball suitcase that looked like it might have gone to both London and Rio. They left in their own rental car to go back to the airport.
It is said that character is revealed by your actions when no one is watching. As Tamika always showed great character on court, she is exhibiting even more off of it. In her retirement from basketball, she's expanding the reach of her 13-year-old non-profit foundation to other cities, and she makes it happen with no fanfare. Los Angeles was the eleventh stop on part II of the Legacy Tour, as she has quietly visited other cities to bring awareness and raise money. She does it because it's the right thing to do.
How many other retired professional athletes have chosen this career path? And one of the best that's ever played the game of basketball? I'd venture to say, not many.
Last year, as her final season wound down, I was worried about missing Tamika on the court. For her hustle, her leadership, her selflessness, her statistical dominance in multiple categories, she is my favorite player ever to suit up for the WNBA, hands down. But last night after the clinic, I reconciled two things.
The first was that Tamika will always be around. She's everywhere, has multiple projects in many places, and she is not the kind of person to just disappear into the sunset. She likes to help people. The second thing was that all the things Tamika used to do for fans with her intense drive and commitment, she now does for a different audience: kids. I can live with that.
Donating to Catch the Stars is as easy as going here.
The deal was that she'd return to each city and conduct a fitness clinic, and this summer she's been doing just that. Friday afternoon, the Catch the Stars Foundation stopped in Los Angeles and visited the Challengers Boys and Girls Club.
Tamika opened the camp with a talk and some instructions. Her first rule was to have fun. Her stipulation was that no one was allowed to say "I can't" for the duration of the clinic. Anyone heard saying those two words would have to do ten pushups.
"Saying 'I can't' means you won't even try," Tamika told the kids.
I smiled like a Cheshire cat as I had Pat Summitt flashbacks.
Tamika led an icebreaker game that got everyone laughing. Then participants were lined up in age groups for a warm up. Before they began, she asked them how many WNBA teams there were. Everyone started throwing out guesses except a fourth-grader I ended up talking to for a while later, when she came through my station. This girl was looking at the back of the T-shirt on the person in front of her in line, where all the teams were listed, and she was counting them.
"I'm using my resources," the girl explained when I asked her what she was doing.
I told her to keep it up; that she would take over the world someday.
We then broke out into five stations, where myself and four other coaches guided participants through drills and exercise for about an hour. Tamika's assistant told the woman running the layup station that No. 24 would probably find her way there first, because she's very particular about layups and how they are taught. Sure enough, that was Tamika's first stop. But she made it around to all the stations and jumped in for a bit to add to the instruction.
Tamika is great with young people. She has a friendly, warm manner that is expertly mixed with high expectations. She puts kids at ease, yet pushes them to be their best at the same time. It is something to behold.
Participants and coaches at the conclusion of Tamika Catchings' Legacy Tour Clinic Friday.
The coaches, with Tamika Catchings and an LA Sparks staff member, right.
After the event Tamika talked to us coaches for a few minutes and then started cleaning up shop. She and her assistant knelt on the floor and repacked the leftover camp T-shirts into a USA Basketball suitcase that looked like it might have gone to both London and Rio. They left in their own rental car to go back to the airport.
It is said that character is revealed by your actions when no one is watching. As Tamika always showed great character on court, she is exhibiting even more off of it. In her retirement from basketball, she's expanding the reach of her 13-year-old non-profit foundation to other cities, and she makes it happen with no fanfare. Los Angeles was the eleventh stop on part II of the Legacy Tour, as she has quietly visited other cities to bring awareness and raise money. She does it because it's the right thing to do.
How many other retired professional athletes have chosen this career path? And one of the best that's ever played the game of basketball? I'd venture to say, not many.
Last year, as her final season wound down, I was worried about missing Tamika on the court. For her hustle, her leadership, her selflessness, her statistical dominance in multiple categories, she is my favorite player ever to suit up for the WNBA, hands down. But last night after the clinic, I reconciled two things.
The first was that Tamika will always be around. She's everywhere, has multiple projects in many places, and she is not the kind of person to just disappear into the sunset. She likes to help people. The second thing was that all the things Tamika used to do for fans with her intense drive and commitment, she now does for a different audience: kids. I can live with that.
Donating to Catch the Stars is as easy as going here.
The race for the final playoff spots should be hot
Today's game results:
The Dream edged the Fever in overtime, 79-74, to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
The Wings got past the Mystics, 83-78. Dallas has playoff hopes too.
Liberties:
The WNBA is going to let teams choose how they stand for the National Anthem for the rest of the season.
WNBA team news:
The Lynx are defending their postseason position with LA breathing down their necks.
Chiney Ogwumike breaks down the Sparks' defensive prowess.
The tired Sun are ready for a little break.
WNBA player news:
Elena Delle Donne's Air Swoopes-inspired Nike Hyperdunk PE will release this fall.
Who should win Rookie of the Year? Allisha Gray or Brittney Sykes? You can vote in my twitter poll.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Sky at Liberty
Lynx at Sparks.......this should be a goody.
Mercury at Storm
College team news:
Jamie Nared says the Lady Vols have a completely different feel this year.
South Carolina could play Notre Dame in the Gulf Coast Showcase Tournament Thanksgiving week.
The Dream edged the Fever in overtime, 79-74, to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
The Wings got past the Mystics, 83-78. Dallas has playoff hopes too.
Liberties:
The WNBA is going to let teams choose how they stand for the National Anthem for the rest of the season.
WNBA team news:
The Lynx are defending their postseason position with LA breathing down their necks.
Chiney Ogwumike breaks down the Sparks' defensive prowess.
The tired Sun are ready for a little break.
WNBA player news:
Elena Delle Donne's Air Swoopes-inspired Nike Hyperdunk PE will release this fall.
Who should win Rookie of the Year? Allisha Gray or Brittney Sykes? You can vote in my twitter poll.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Sky at Liberty
Lynx at Sparks.......this should be a goody.
Mercury at Storm
College team news:
Jamie Nared says the Lady Vols have a completely different feel this year.
South Carolina could play Notre Dame in the Gulf Coast Showcase Tournament Thanksgiving week.
Friday, August 25, 2017
Honors, and at least one surprising result
Today's game results:
The Sky used a balanced approach to top the Sun, 96-83.
The Lynx's 89-70 rout of the Stars secures their place in the playoff semifinals.
Despite the return of Elena Delle Donne from injury, the Liberty beat the Mystics, 74-66.
About the other night:
'Fight, fight, fight, every day': Gabby Giffords speaks to fans at Phoenix Mercury game.
WNBA player news:
Ivory Latta won the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award. Her reaction to receiving the award was touching.
Cappie Pondexter will be inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
Sue Bird raised the 12th man flag for the Seahawks tonight.
Bird is six assists away from becoming the WNBA's all-time assists leader.
Tiffany Jackson-Jones is the definition of role model.
Not a single WNBA star has a shoe line to call her own.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Fever at Dream
Wings at Mystics
College team news:
UConn has reloaded with new faces.
USA Basketball:
New court coaches for Women's National Team training camp this fall include Michelle Clark-Heard, Jennifer Rizzotti, Sue Semrau and Jeff Walz.
The Sky used a balanced approach to top the Sun, 96-83.
The Lynx's 89-70 rout of the Stars secures their place in the playoff semifinals.
Despite the return of Elena Delle Donne from injury, the Liberty beat the Mystics, 74-66.
About the other night:
'Fight, fight, fight, every day': Gabby Giffords speaks to fans at Phoenix Mercury game.
WNBA player news:
Ivory Latta won the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award. Her reaction to receiving the award was touching.
Cappie Pondexter will be inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
Sue Bird raised the 12th man flag for the Seahawks tonight.
Bird is six assists away from becoming the WNBA's all-time assists leader.
Tiffany Jackson-Jones is the definition of role model.
Not a single WNBA star has a shoe line to call her own.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Fever at Dream
Wings at Mystics
College team news:
UConn has reloaded with new faces.
USA Basketball:
New court coaches for Women's National Team training camp this fall include Michelle Clark-Heard, Jennifer Rizzotti, Sue Semrau and Jeff Walz.
Thursday, August 24, 2017
No change in playoff standings, but.......
.....now Los Angeles is only one game behind Minnesota.
Today's game result:
The Sparks ran over the Mercury, 82-67, as Diana Taurasi sat to rest.
WNBA team news:
The Los Angeles Sparks aren't sorry.
It's playoffs or bust for the Storm.
WNBA player news:
Why Alana Beard should win defensive player of the year.
Faced with one loss after another, Candice Dupree keeps it together.
Jordan Hooper keeps shooting for the Sky in a roller coaster season.
Sun rookie Brionna Jones likes getting physical.
Kayla Pedersen and Connecticut are enjoying their winning ways.
The Sky have signed Bashaara Graves for the rest of the season.
Tina Charles is the main challenger for Sylvia Fowles as MVP.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Time isn't on the Sky's side as they head into tomorrow's match up with the Sun.
Mystics at Liberty.
Lynx at Stars.
College program news:
A new Title IX lawsuit against Baylor alleges failures after implementation of new policies.
College coach news:
Billie Wilson is a new assistant coach at Towson.
Broadcasting:
Pac-12 Networks: The inside story of the DirecTV impasse.
High school news:
Native American twins Kyarrah and Kyannah Grant are budding stars.
Today's game result:
The Sparks ran over the Mercury, 82-67, as Diana Taurasi sat to rest.
WNBA team news:
The Los Angeles Sparks aren't sorry.
It's playoffs or bust for the Storm.
WNBA player news:
Why Alana Beard should win defensive player of the year.
Faced with one loss after another, Candice Dupree keeps it together.
Jordan Hooper keeps shooting for the Sky in a roller coaster season.
Sun rookie Brionna Jones likes getting physical.
Kayla Pedersen and Connecticut are enjoying their winning ways.
The Sky have signed Bashaara Graves for the rest of the season.
Tina Charles is the main challenger for Sylvia Fowles as MVP.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Time isn't on the Sky's side as they head into tomorrow's match up with the Sun.
Mystics at Liberty.
Lynx at Stars.
College program news:
A new Title IX lawsuit against Baylor alleges failures after implementation of new policies.
College coach news:
Billie Wilson is a new assistant coach at Towson.
Broadcasting:
Pac-12 Networks: The inside story of the DirecTV impasse.
High school news:
Native American twins Kyarrah and Kyannah Grant are budding stars.
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