Maya Moore Sits Out 2019
By Jeffrey Newholm With the Super Bowl rather dull, headlines before and after the Big Game focused on big NBA stories. But no sooner had Greg Zurlein’s kick sailed wide than Maya Moore, four time […]
By Jeffrey Newholm With the Super Bowl rather dull, headlines before and after the Big Game focused on big NBA stories. But no sooner had Greg Zurlein’s kick sailed wide than Maya Moore, four time […]
By Jeffrey Newholm With the WNBA collective bargaining agreement expiring after 2019, some opined the free agency period would be rather quiet this winter. However, two disgruntled stars suddenly provided drama very quickly. Six teams […]
By Jeffrey Newholm We’ve all been there: after the excitement of a championship, the next big sport quickly steals our attention. Hence the paucity of attention to baseball after the Red Sox’s last out. The […]
By Jeffrey Newholm WNBA president Lisa Borders unexpectedly resigned Wednesday, stunning a league still beaming from Seattle’s stirring championship and the US World Cup win. She took the position in 2016 and oversaw a very […]
By Jeffrey Newholm Imagine it’s the morning of your first pro basketball game. After two decades of hard athletic training, the bright lights will shine on your greatest accomplishment. So what did Brittney Griner do […]
By Jeffrey Newholm After the best preliminary playoffs seen yet in the new format, the Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics advance to the WNBA finals, tipping off Friday night. Behind MVP Breanna Stewart and veteran […]
By Jeffrey Newholm The WNBA best of five semifinals, which tip off Sunday afternoon, will feature Atlanta challenging Washington and Seattle fighting Phoenix. The Phoenix Mercury fought through two single-elimination games for the third year […]
By Jeffrey Newholm The Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks emerged victorious in Tuesday’s first round playoff matchups. They advance to face the Connecticut Sun and Washington Mystics, respectively, Thursday (also in single-elimination). The second […]
By Jeffrey Newholm With the WNBA season shortened to accommodate for the upcoming World Cup, it proved to be a sprint to the final horn. But for the four teams forced to play in Tuesday’s […]
By Jeffrey Newholm All-Star games are usually tiring affairs. Players go through half-motions, especially on defense, and the game feels very soft. Saturday’s WNBA All-Star game in Minneapolis was a familiar experience. The league tried […]
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