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.
Friday, August 25, 2017
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.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
A 20th, a snap and some World University Games
Today's game results:
The Sun topped the Wings, 93-87, for their first 20-win season in five years.
Sancho Lyttle and Layshia Clarendon led the Dream past the Storm, 89-83, to snap a nine-game losing streak.
The Liberty eased by the Fever, 71-50, for their sixth straight win.
WNBA team news:
WNBA basketball power index: the Sparks are closing the gap on the Lynx.
Minnesota is a joy on and off the court.
Will the Lynx add top European forward Cecelia Zandalisini for their title drive?
WNBA player news:
Isabelle Harrison tells her story.
Bria Hartley has become the X-factor in the Liberty's surge.
Sylvia Fowles and Cappie Pondexter join the Around the Rim podcast.
The playoffs:
Every game matters down the regular-season stretch.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Sparks at Mercury.
College news:
Basketball is tops for participation among college athletes.
College player news:
Monique Billings takes us on a video voyage of her journey with the U23 team to win gold in Japan.
College coach news:
Megan Straumann is a new assistant coach at Harvard.
Wanisha Smith is Towson's new assistant coach.
World University Games:
Maryland/USA has advanced to the quarterfinals of the WUG.
Coach Brenda Frese delivered an inspiring pre-game speech.
The Sun topped the Wings, 93-87, for their first 20-win season in five years.
Sancho Lyttle and Layshia Clarendon led the Dream past the Storm, 89-83, to snap a nine-game losing streak.
The Liberty eased by the Fever, 71-50, for their sixth straight win.
WNBA team news:
WNBA basketball power index: the Sparks are closing the gap on the Lynx.
Minnesota is a joy on and off the court.
Will the Lynx add top European forward Cecelia Zandalisini for their title drive?
WNBA player news:
Isabelle Harrison tells her story.
Bria Hartley has become the X-factor in the Liberty's surge.
Sylvia Fowles and Cappie Pondexter join the Around the Rim podcast.
The playoffs:
Every game matters down the regular-season stretch.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Sparks at Mercury.
College news:
Basketball is tops for participation among college athletes.
College player news:
Monique Billings takes us on a video voyage of her journey with the U23 team to win gold in Japan.
College coach news:
Megan Straumann is a new assistant coach at Harvard.
Wanisha Smith is Towson's new assistant coach.
World University Games:
Maryland/USA has advanced to the quarterfinals of the WUG.
Coach Brenda Frese delivered an inspiring pre-game speech.
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Story lines of intrigue
Today's game results:
The Lynx gave an all-around effort in their 105-69 thrashing of the Mercury.
The Sparks took care of the Stars, 75-55.
WNBA team news:
From almost first to almost worst, here's what happened to the Indiana Fever.
In the league's weekly power rankings, the Sparks are back on top.
Los Angeles also heads the AP power poll.
WNBA player news:
Imani Boyette said she asked to be traded to the Dream.
Sugar Rodgers feels at home on the driving range.
Sun rookie Brionna Jones is learning from the veterans.
WNBA coach news:
Curt Miller and Cheryl Reeve are battling for coach of the year.
As the playoff race tightens, Reeve has confidence in the team.
College conference news:
The SEC schedule is out!! Oh happy day.
College team news:
South Carolina will encounter hurdles on the path to their fifth straight SEC title.
College coach news:
Colorado State has two new assistant coaches.
The Lynx gave an all-around effort in their 105-69 thrashing of the Mercury.
The Sparks took care of the Stars, 75-55.
WNBA team news:
From almost first to almost worst, here's what happened to the Indiana Fever.
In the league's weekly power rankings, the Sparks are back on top.
Los Angeles also heads the AP power poll.
WNBA player news:
Imani Boyette said she asked to be traded to the Dream.
Sugar Rodgers feels at home on the driving range.
Sun rookie Brionna Jones is learning from the veterans.
WNBA coach news:
Curt Miller and Cheryl Reeve are battling for coach of the year.
As the playoff race tightens, Reeve has confidence in the team.
College conference news:
The SEC schedule is out!! Oh happy day.
College team news:
South Carolina will encounter hurdles on the path to their fifth straight SEC title.
College coach news:
Colorado State has two new assistant coaches.
Monday, August 21, 2017
Johnson suspended one game for throwing a punch
Glory Johnson was suspended one game for throwing a punch at Matee Ajavon during the Wings-Dream game Saturday. She'll sit for Wednesday's match up against the Sun.
Glory Johnson has footage of the incidence, and some comments, on her twitter and instagram.
Started a discussion thread on the topic on our Facebook page.
Playoffs:
If the playoffs started today, here's how the picture would look.
WNBA team news:
The Phoenix Mercury trolled the Connecticut Sun with a great eclipse tweet.
More on the Liberty's Unity game yesterday.
New York is continuing their commitment to racial justice.
WNBA player news:
DeWanna Bonner is busy with babies as the Mercury try to clinch a playoff spot.
WNBA coach news:
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve sees her team weathering the storm.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Mercury at Lynx.
Stars at Sparks.
Glory Johnson has footage of the incidence, and some comments, on her twitter and instagram.
Started a discussion thread on the topic on our Facebook page.
Playoffs:
If the playoffs started today, here's how the picture would look.
WNBA team news:
The Phoenix Mercury trolled the Connecticut Sun with a great eclipse tweet.
More on the Liberty's Unity game yesterday.
New York is continuing their commitment to racial justice.
WNBA player news:
DeWanna Bonner is busy with babies as the Mercury try to clinch a playoff spot.
WNBA coach news:
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve sees her team weathering the storm.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Mercury at Lynx.
Stars at Sparks.
Just your typical Monday news
WNBA team news:
The Liberty look to keep their momentum going against the surging Sun.
WNBA player news:
Briann January will miss the final two weeks of the season with a torn meniscus.
Angel McCoughtry has no regrets about sitting out the season.
Maya Moore is the biggest supporter of Sylvia Fowles' career year.
San Antiono has signed Cierra Burdick for the rest of the season.
Breanna Stewart and Tina Charles are the Western and Eastern Conference players of the week.
WNBA coach and GM news:
Amber Cox has lifted Connecticut's popularity.
Resurrecting the Sun has been an award-worthy feat for Curt Miller.
World University Games:
Maryland cruised past Uganda in the opening round.
College team news:
Rhode Island has decided to postpone a Barcelona trip in the wake of last week's terrorist attack.
The Liberty look to keep their momentum going against the surging Sun.
WNBA player news:
Briann January will miss the final two weeks of the season with a torn meniscus.
Angel McCoughtry has no regrets about sitting out the season.
Maya Moore is the biggest supporter of Sylvia Fowles' career year.
San Antiono has signed Cierra Burdick for the rest of the season.
Breanna Stewart and Tina Charles are the Western and Eastern Conference players of the week.
WNBA coach and GM news:
Amber Cox has lifted Connecticut's popularity.
Resurrecting the Sun has been an award-worthy feat for Curt Miller.
World University Games:
Maryland cruised past Uganda in the opening round.
College team news:
Rhode Island has decided to postpone a Barcelona trip in the wake of last week's terrorist attack.
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Liberty, Mystics clinch playoff spots
Today's game results:
The Sun pummeled the Mercury, 94-66. Connecticut wants that trophy. Watch out. They've also guaranteed themselves home court advantage.
The Liberty used a strong fourth quarter to beat the Lynx, 70-61. New York clinched a playoff spot and have now won five in a row. Minnesota has lost four of their last six games.
The Mystics nudged the Fever, 87-82, to clinch a playoff spot. Indiana is now out of the running, ending 11 straight years of playoff appearances.
The Storm just quenched the Sky, 103-66. Those Seattle women are on fire since they changed coaches.
WNBA player news:
Plenette Pierson will retire after this season.
Taking a stand:
WNBA players aren't afraid to take a stand. In the NFL, things are different.
Kia Vaughn shared a message on Unity Day: "let love win."
The game showed that black and white players need to be on the same team.
College team news:
UConn lost the final game of their Italy tour, without an injured Napheesa Collier.
The Sun pummeled the Mercury, 94-66. Connecticut wants that trophy. Watch out. They've also guaranteed themselves home court advantage.
The Liberty used a strong fourth quarter to beat the Lynx, 70-61. New York clinched a playoff spot and have now won five in a row. Minnesota has lost four of their last six games.
The Mystics nudged the Fever, 87-82, to clinch a playoff spot. Indiana is now out of the running, ending 11 straight years of playoff appearances.
The Storm just quenched the Sky, 103-66. Those Seattle women are on fire since they changed coaches.
WNBA player news:
Plenette Pierson will retire after this season.
Taking a stand:
WNBA players aren't afraid to take a stand. In the NFL, things are different.
Kia Vaughn shared a message on Unity Day: "let love win."
The game showed that black and white players need to be on the same team.
College team news:
UConn lost the final game of their Italy tour, without an injured Napheesa Collier.
"Strong is the new pretty"
Somehow I missed the release of Kate T. Parker's book, "Strong is the new pretty" last March. The photographer traveled the country talking to girls about what makes them feel strong, and taking pictures. The results is an insightful photo essay book. Parker was interviewed by CNN about her motivations for producing the work. Here are some of the highlights:
Wild girls should be allowed to be wild. Introspective girls should be allowed to be quiet. Funny girls should be allowed to be funny. Girls who are all these things should be all these things and should be allowed to find out who and what they are without boundaries........
Even today, girls are told that they should be quiet and sit down to allow space for the boys to take charge. That makes me so angry. I want our girls to know that who they are, just as they are, is enough.
Too often, our strength is taught or discouraged out of us as we grow up, but it's like a muscle that needs exercise. The more you use it, the easier and more natural it becomes -- even if you have to start by pretending. While on the journey -- you can do this even as an adult -- start small by trying things you normally wouldn't and go from there.
I hope that this message grows. I hope girls and women believe -- and retain that belief -- that they are amazing and strong and powerful. I hope our government hears this, and I hope my daughters and their daughters don't have to keep fighting this same fight.
And the key:
Women and girls are strong. That's not new. But convincing them that their strength has value and is worth expressing is something that can take some work.
Beauty and power and strength come from being confident in your own worth, but it's a message that bears repeating. While every generation of girls is dealing with similar stereotypes, this generation of young girls are facing new pressures from the internet and social media to look, act and be perfect. No one is happy all the time, that no one's life is perfect, and we are all just in this together trying to figure it all out.
Wild girls should be allowed to be wild. Introspective girls should be allowed to be quiet. Funny girls should be allowed to be funny. Girls who are all these things should be all these things and should be allowed to find out who and what they are without boundaries........
Even today, girls are told that they should be quiet and sit down to allow space for the boys to take charge. That makes me so angry. I want our girls to know that who they are, just as they are, is enough.
Too often, our strength is taught or discouraged out of us as we grow up, but it's like a muscle that needs exercise. The more you use it, the easier and more natural it becomes -- even if you have to start by pretending. While on the journey -- you can do this even as an adult -- start small by trying things you normally wouldn't and go from there.
I hope that this message grows. I hope girls and women believe -- and retain that belief -- that they are amazing and strong and powerful. I hope our government hears this, and I hope my daughters and their daughters don't have to keep fighting this same fight.
And the key:
Women and girls are strong. That's not new. But convincing them that their strength has value and is worth expressing is something that can take some work.
Beauty and power and strength come from being confident in your own worth, but it's a message that bears repeating. While every generation of girls is dealing with similar stereotypes, this generation of young girls are facing new pressures from the internet and social media to look, act and be perfect. No one is happy all the time, that no one's life is perfect, and we are all just in this together trying to figure it all out.
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Wings rising
Today's game result:
Glory Johnson led the Wings past the Dream, 90-86, with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Dallas is sitting in the seventh spot right now, while the loss is Atlanta's eleventh straight.
Look how tight these standings are right now.
WNBA team news:
Life without Lindsay Whalen isn't so great for the Lynx.
WNBA player news:
Skylar Diggins-Smith has Dallas one step closer to the playoffs.
Allisha Gray should be a unanimous choice for ROY, coach Fred Williams says.
Taking a stand:
Liberty players band together as MSG, team deliver anti-hate/unity message to America.
WNBA players continue to be active on social issues.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Mercury at Sun, where they look to avenge a one-point loss.
Lynx at Liberty.
Mystics at Fever
Storm at Sky
College program news:
The definition of a student-athlete is at stake in the North Carolina case.
College team news:
Maryland will represent the U.S. in Taiwan at the World University Games.
College player news:
Former USC guard Valerie Higgins has transferred to Pacific.
Glory Johnson led the Wings past the Dream, 90-86, with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Dallas is sitting in the seventh spot right now, while the loss is Atlanta's eleventh straight.
Look how tight these standings are right now.
WNBA team news:
Life without Lindsay Whalen isn't so great for the Lynx.
WNBA player news:
Skylar Diggins-Smith has Dallas one step closer to the playoffs.
Allisha Gray should be a unanimous choice for ROY, coach Fred Williams says.
Taking a stand:
Liberty players band together as MSG, team deliver anti-hate/unity message to America.
WNBA players continue to be active on social issues.
Tomorrow's game schedule:
Mercury at Sun, where they look to avenge a one-point loss.
Lynx at Liberty.
Mystics at Fever
Storm at Sky
College program news:
The definition of a student-athlete is at stake in the North Carolina case.
College team news:
Maryland will represent the U.S. in Taiwan at the World University Games.
College player news:
Former USC guard Valerie Higgins has transferred to Pacific.
Kick start the day
About last night:
Where was Jewell Loyd after last night's Storm win? Putting up shots.
Today's game schedule:
Dream at Wings.
College player news:
Brianna Turner is on the mend.
UConn's Crystal Dangerfield is ready to step up in her sophomore season.
Where was Jewell Loyd after last night's Storm win? Putting up shots.
Today's game schedule:
Dream at Wings.
College player news:
Brianna Turner is on the mend.
UConn's Crystal Dangerfield is ready to step up in her sophomore season.
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