Mid-season projections: All-WNBA Teams
Now that we’ve reached the approximate halfway mark of the 2020 WNBA season, it’s fair to say we have a reasonable sample size to gauge the league’s final standings and awards. Among these projectable results are the All-WNBA First and Second Teams. Last year’s First Team featured league MVP Elena Delle Donne and Defensive Player […]
Storm continue dominance, Sun struggle to persist
It’s hard to believe the WNBA is already past the quarter-way mark of the 2020 season. Given how fast this year has gone by away from the basketball court, it won’t be long until the league crowns its champion in the fall. Here’s a look at each team’s position heading into the trio of games […]
WNBA’s top five moments from Week One
The WNBA saw an action-packed week, on and off the court, after beginning its season on Saturday. Fifteen games have been played already, starting with the Seattle Storm taking an 87-71 win over the New York Liberty. Defending champions Washington Mystics snatched the top of the rankings with their three wins and zero losses. Seattle […]
Seattle poised to take the WNBA by storm as Bird and Stewart return
After the Seattle Storm won the franchise’s third WNBA championship in 2018, a repeat in 2019 wasn’t out of the question. Breanna Stewart—the Storm’s first overall pick in 2016—was the league’s MVP during the regular season and WNBA finals. Veteran point guard Sue Bird was an All-Star and remained a vital player in Seattle’s lineup. […]
Remembering Kobe as a leader in promoting women’s sports
It’s been four months since the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others while on the way to a girls’ basketball game that Bryant was supposed to coach. Since then Bryant has been remembered for his decorated basketball career with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning an Academy Award for Best Animated […]
How No. 1 WNBA draft pick Sabrina Ionescu is changing the world of basketball
First overall in this year’s WNBA draft, 5-11 guard Sabrina Ionescu is about to change the landscape of women’s professional basketball. With a highly decorated career already, Ionescu has no intention of slowing down. Let’s take a look at everything that led her to this moment. First of all, how about we get the name […]
PREVIEW: Sabrina Ionescu to be first overall pick in WNBA draft
While sports events have been cancelled all over the world, the WNBA Draft 2020 presented by State Farm will still take place on Apr. 17th, albeit virtually. The lack of competition allows a greater platform for the draft, which will hopefully draw in more fans for the upcoming season. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the […]
Catchings, Jackson and Cash headline Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame induction
This year marks the 22nd class to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn. The 2020 Inductees to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (WBHOF) will be headlined by Tamika Catchings, Lauren Jackson, and Swin Cash. Also joining will be Debbie Brock, Carol Callan, Sue Donahoe, and Carol Stiff. On June 13th, […]
WNBA 2020 brings television exposure, schedule expansion and Commissioner’s Cup
Photo courtesy of The Wrap. After the announcement of their historic new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the WNBA has announced their 2020 season schedule, and we are hyped! Beginning on May 15th, the next WNBA season will be bigger than ever: for the first time since 2003, the schedule has expanded from 34 to 36 […]
WNBA’s new CBA: players see 53 per cent increase in compensation
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. (Photo courtesy of highposthoops.com.) After months of negotiations, WNBA League Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the WNBA and WNBPA’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Not only is this deal setting the tone for what women deserve in the world of sport, but sets a standard for every workplace that gender equitable policy […]