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Showing posts with label WNBA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WNBA. Show all posts
Thursday, October 17, 2024

Chiney Ogwumike signs multi-year extension with ESPN

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ESPN today announced that Chiney Ogwumike has signed a multi-year extension to remain with the company. Her deal is for four years. Chi...
Sunday, September 22, 2024

LAS VEGAS ACES’ A’JA WILSON UNANIMOUSLY WINS 2024 KIA WNBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD

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Las Vegas Aces center-forward A’ja Wilson has been named the 2024 Kia WNBA Most Valuable Player, the WNBA announced today. This marks t...
Saturday, May 11, 2024

Nike announces A'ja Wilson signature shoe

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WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson is a Nike signature shoe. Wilson's shoe will be called "A'One." "It's been incredible...
Saturday, June 10, 2023

WNBA Statement reagarding incident involving Brittney Griner at Dallas Airport

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The WNBA issued the following statement regarding today’s incident involving the Phoenix Mercury’s Brittney Griner: “As we gather additi...
Friday, April 28, 2023

Full press conference: Brittney Griner discusses her return to basketball court with Phoenix Mercury

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WNBA star Brittney Griner discussed her return to the basketball court with the Phoenix Mercury at a press conference Thursday ahead of th...
Sunday, December 11, 2022

Barack Obama Statement On The Release Of Brittney Griner

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Former U.S. President, Barack Obama released the folowing statement on the release of Brittney Griner via Twitter: Grateful for the long...

NAACP Statement On The Release of Brittney Griner

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The NAACP released the folowing statement on the release of Brittney Griner: "The NAACP is elated to hear the news that after 10-mo...
Thursday, December 08, 2022

NBA Player's Association statement on Brittney Griner's release

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The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)ed the following statement on the release of WNBA star, Brittney Griner: We are overwh...

WNBA Statement On The Release Of Brittney Griner

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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert issued the following statement on the release of Brittney Griner: “There has not been a day over the p...
Monday, April 11, 2022

WNBA commissioner's update on Brittney Griner

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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert kicked off Monday's WNBA draft with an update on Phoenix Mercury All-Star Brittney Griner, who rema...
Thursday, March 17, 2022

Brittney Griner detention in Russia extended to May 19

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Russian media reported that the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner was extended until May 19, a development that could see the two-tim...
Saturday, March 05, 2022

Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges

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WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia last month at a Moscow airport after a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges...
Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year

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Candace Parker, 35, helped the Chicago Sky win the franchise's first WNBA championship and capped off 2021 by being named The Associat...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Atlanta Dream name Tanisha Wright as Head Coach

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The Atlanta Dream today announced industry veteran Tanisha Wright will join the team as head coach. As the fifth head coach in franchise ...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

NBA 2K22 Reveals Candace Parker Cover for the WNBA 25th Anniversary Special Edition

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Candace Parker will be the first woman to be on the cover of the NBA 2K. She will be on the cover of the WNBA 25th Anniversary Special Ed...
Monday, October 12, 2020

Barack Obama congratulates the Lakers and Seattle Storm on their championships and social justice work

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On Sunday Brack Obama took to Twitter to congratulate the Los Angeles Lakers and the Seattle Storm on their championships and praised the ...
Thursday, August 27, 2020

Barack Obama statement on NBA & WNBA players boycotting games

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Barack Obama released the following statement via Twitter after the Milwaukee Bucks and other NBA and WNBA teams decided not to play games...
Saturday, July 25, 2020

Mercury players will wear Breonna Taylor's name on jerseys in WNBA opener

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Phoenix Mercury players will wear Breonna Taylor jerseys in WNBA opener. Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot when police...
Saturday, June 20, 2020

WNBA player Renee Montgomery sitting out 2020 WNBA season to fight for social justice

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Renee Montgomery of the WNBA's Atlanta dream has announced that she would sit out the 2020 WNBA season to work on off-court initiative...
Saturday, April 18, 2020

Gianna Bryant & teammates selected as honorary picks at WNBA draft

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Gianna Bryant, Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester, who were among nine killed in a January helicopter crash that also claimed the life of...