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  • News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, UncategorizedNovember 8, 2020

    NBA 2k21 expands its slate of WNBA-related content

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  • News & Lifestyle, Off The CourtNovember 8, 2020

    Where are they now? Former WNBA president Laurel Richie named to Hasbro’s Board of Directors

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  • News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, Philanthropy & Events, UncategorizedOctober 22, 2020

    #WVotes2020: Seattle Storm endorse Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

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  • News & Lifestyle, Off The CourtOctober 22, 2020

    Candace Parker announced as investor in LA’s NWSL team

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East and West, News & Lifestyle, On The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJuly 20, 2025

WNBA All-Star 2025: ‘MVPhee’ for Napheesa Collier as Her Team Prevails 151-131 over Team Clark

One of the themes of the 2025 WNBA season has been the redemption tour that the Minnesota Lynx have embarked on.  Following a heartbreaking…

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Beauty & Fashion, East and West, News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, On The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJuly 20, 2025

WNBA All-Star Epilogue: From StudBudz to WNBPA, Players Reminded The W of Its True Identity

It was nearly a year ago when the WNBA first announced that the 2025 All-Star weekend would be hosted by Indianapolis for the first…

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East and West, News & Lifestyle, On The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJuly 19, 2025

Liberty Sweep WNBA All-Star Friday as Ionescu Wins Second 3-Point Contest, Cloud Claims Skills Challenge

At last year’s All-Star Friday at PHX Arena, both the Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest were swept by one player – Allisha Gray of…

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East and West, News & Lifestyle, On The CourtJuly 18, 2025

WNBA All-Star: Midseason Report Cards for 2025 Season

With the entirety of the WNBA universe converging on Indianapolis for this year’s All-Star festivities, we have reached the “official” midway point of the…

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East and West, News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, On The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJuly 18, 2025

WNBA All-Star 2025: Where the W Should Stage its Next Three Midseason Weekends

One of the storylines of every WNBA All-Star weekend is where the ensuing weekend’s festivities shall take place. Of course, the W has taken…

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East and West, News & Lifestyle, On The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJuly 18, 2025

WNBA All-Star 2025: Rename 3-Point Contest Trophy After Allie Quigley

Part of the growth of WNBA All-Star from merely a standalone game that may not have drawn plenty of buzz into an entire weekend’s…

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East and West, News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJuly 18, 2025

Starting Five: Thoughts on Revival of Portland Fire as WNBA’s 15th Franchise

What is old is apparently new again in today’s WNBA.  It is only fitting that the Portland WNBA franchise would choose the 15th of July…

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News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJuly 10, 2025

WNBPA Has Plenty of Leverage – And Then Some – In CBA Talks with WNBA

The first half of the 2025 WNBA season has once again produced its fair share of storylines.  The Minnesota Lynx being on a revenge…

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News & Lifestyle, On The CourtJuly 9, 2025

Phoenix Mercury Put Rest of WNBA on Notice Right Before All-Star

The Phoenix Mercury’s message to the rest of the WNBA is short, sweet and to the point – you’re in danger, girl.  Last season’s…

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East and West, News & Lifestyle, On The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJuly 7, 2025

Starting Five: Notable Snubs from This Year’s WNBA All-Star Game

The full field for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis has been revealed now that we know the reserves that will be en…

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News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, On The CourtJuly 1, 2025

Starting Five: Thoughts on WNBA Expansion to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia

When Portland was announced some time ago as the home city for the WNBA’s 15th franchise, there was immediately plenty of chatter about where the…

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News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, On The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJuly 1, 2025

Candace Parker’s LA Sparks Jersey Retirement a Watershed Moment for WNBA

The end of one’s career is something that arrives for every athlete – even the greatest of the greatest.  It is anything but an…

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News & Lifestyle, On The Court, Philanthropy & Events, RookiesJuly 1, 2025

WNBA All-Star 2025: Napheesa Collier, Caitlin Clark Announced as Team Captains, Starters Unveiled

Slowly, but surely we are beginning to see a much clearer picture as to what All-Star weekend in Indianapolis will resemble this year.  If…

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News & Lifestyle, On The CourtJune 24, 2025

These Five WNBA Coaches Appear to be Coach of the Year Frontrunners

As of late June this 2025 WNBA season, roughly more than a fourth of the season has been played regarding our 13 teams.  And…

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News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, On The CourtJune 24, 2025

Angel Reese Deserves to be at All-Star – She Does Not Deserve Everything That Seems to Come With Indy Nowadays

When the 2025 WNBA season tipped off, plenty of WNBA prognosticators (including us) were very bullish on the Chicago Sky’s chances of making the…

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Beauty & Fashion, News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJune 16, 2025

Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles, Lucille Kyvallos Among 2025 Inductees of Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

Every year, the intersection of Clinch Avenue and South Gay Street in downtown Knoxville becomes a focal point for the women’s basketball fan as…

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News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, On The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJune 16, 2025

WNBA Unveils Line ‘Em Up Campaign at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 2

One of the WNBA’s latest initiatives involves it planting its orange flag on park courts across the nation – or should we say its…

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News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, On The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJune 10, 2025

Pride Month: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ in WNBA, Women’s Sports Has Never Been More Important

June. Pride Month. And while there are well-monied forces afoot effectively trying to drive those who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community back into…

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News & Lifestyle, Off The Court, On The Court, Philanthropy & EventsJune 10, 2025

New York Liberty Understand the Assignment – On and Off-Court

The upward trajectory the New York Liberty – the WNBA’s flagship franchise – has been on since being purchased by Clara Wu Tsai and…

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News & Lifestyle, On The CourtJune 10, 2025

Hoosier Mystics: Washington Ought to be Well-Represented at All-Star in Indy

At the outset of the 2025 regular season, many a WNBA viewer had a rather bearish view of the Washington Mystics.  After all, the…

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