A 53pt game (and more). A half-court game winner. A triple-double. Records falling left, right and center. A bunch of fragile boys getting their jockey’$ in a twist and others going WTF @espn? ANOTHER half-court shot. A ridiculously fluid playoff forecast?
Honestly, you had me at, “Yo, this is the best W season in history, no doubt.”
News
Albany Herald: CHAUNTE’L POWELL: WNBA players, both young and seasoned, having breakout seasons
Mechelle: From Cambage to Howard, feel-good stories abound in WNBA
Patricia Babcock McGraw: How Sky’s Allie Quigley went from almost giving up on her dream to being an all-star
Swish Appeal: Most Resilient Player in the WNBA: Jessica Breland
Sweet: WNBA stars unite for unforgettable birthday for 12-year-old fan
Chicago Tribune: Jewell Loyd, now a WNBA All-Star, fondly recalls her time at Niles West
Lebanon Democrat: Mt. Juliet’s Clark makes mark in WNBA
Brava: Diggins-Smith Earns Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award
Take note: WNBA Indiana Fever Attendance Strong Despite Poor Record
Mike Anthony: Sue Bird Never Private, Just All Grown Up
All you see now of Bird, all you’ve come to know about her in recent years and particularly in recent months, isn’t the result of a polished new persona she’s worked to perfect or of any pointed realization that she has to embrace the spotlight as one of the top basketball players in the world, the face of a franchise, a standard bearer for a league.
She’s being herself, and she always has. We may view her differently only because we’ve been able to watch long enough, with Bird evolving like any player, like any person, does over a formative stretch of 20 years.
Little cranky they couldn’t arrange the game to happen when I’m in town. Sigh. Rosters Set For Team Delle Donne vs. Team Parker at Verizon WNBA All-Star 2018 –
The past nine months have been a whirlwind for Breanna Stewart. In that time she has shared her story of sexual assault in an article for The Players Tribune, discussed her assault in an “E:60” episode and posed for ESPN’s Body Issue.
It has been a time of vulnerability, opening herself up for the world to see the most intimate parts of her life. In that vulnerability, Stewart has shown incredible strength. For years she rarely discussed her assault, even with her family, but in the past nine months she’s been able to find the strength to talk openly about what she experienced. It’s a triumph for Stewart — something she sees as a sign of maturity and growth, something she sees as a way to move forward and help others.
USA Basketball: USA U17 Women Open with 86-48 Win Against Italy
BTW: The top 12 players to watch at the #FIBAU17 Women’s World Cup 2018
Looking forward to seeing them in Tenerife…maybe in the US. too? USNT exhibition schedule.
- BTW: Women in the Game Conference – Washington, D.C. Sept. 9-10
Conference Features
Presentations from professionals in a variety of fields in the sports industry.
Career development sessions for practical training
Interactive sessions in coaching and event operations
USA Basketball gift items
Catered lunch
Option to apply for acceptance in the on-going mentorship program.
Ticket to the USA Basketball Women’s National Team exhibition game on Sept. 10.
NCAA
Alert: Marquette women’s basketball player Tori McCoy is seeking a kidney donation
You stay put: San Francisco Dons sign basketball coach Molly Goodenbour to extension
You stay put, too: Syracuse basketball: Orange extend Quentin Hillsman through 2024
You stay put, three: Michigan signs women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico to contract extension
No doubt: Notre Dame Women’s Basketball wins ‘Best Play’ at ESPYs
Do you know why this is significant? Former Utah assistant Velaida Harris is named the new basketball coach at Weber State