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[PODCAST] Welcome to ‘The W’ — the Book by Tamryn Spruill!

Oct 1, 2026

Welcome to 'The W'-- the book by HARD SCREEN founder and host Tamryn Spruill. In episode one of the relaunched HARD SCREEN podcast, Spruill discusses her new book 'The W: A History of the WNBA' (Abrams Press) with Amy Littlefield, author of Killers of Roe.

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The WNBA’s Backlash Blues

In its thirtieth season, the WNBA has never been more visible—or more vulnerable. The reasons are as complicated as the league's history overall.

Renaming Trinity Rodman

ION Television referenced NWSL star Trinity Rodman as "Tiffany" during a recent broadcast. It wasn't an innocent mistake or an oversight, but a micro-assault against the league's biggest and highest pai-d star.

Cathy Engelbert trolls Celtics, Boston basketball fans at WNBA Draft?

Getting rid of the only professional women's basketball team in New England doesn't grow the WNBA. It does, however, reveal the arrogance of WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and her disrespect for people, this time fans, without whom the league wouldn't exist. The players, namely Napheesa Collier, warned us.

Cathy Engelbert, WNBA Betray Boston over Sale of Sun to Houston

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert stripped New England of its only team despite its success and wouldn't allow the Mohegan Tribe to sell to Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca to keep the franchise in Boston. It's a betrayal that the city's fervent sports fans won't soon forget—or forgive.

Keesuk Pride: The Tribe That Saved a WNBA Franchise

In 2003, the Mohegan Tribe saved a WNBA franchise from an imminent demise. The Tribe has never gotten enough credit for transforming the Orlando Miracle into the Connecticut Sun and operating it successfully for more than two decades. Amid the league's disrespectful treatment of the Mohegan Tribe, we extend some flowers.

What to Make of the WNBA’s After-Hours Dribble of News Regarding Sun Sale to Houston

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert stripped New England of its only team despite the Connecticut Sun's two decades of success. The WNBA Board of Governors should not approve any deal that excludes an entire geographic region and removing a successful franchise should be disallowed. In Part I of our series "Stripping New England of Its Only WNBA Team Doesn't Grow the League," we examine the motives and optics of the league's after-hours news dribble.

‘I Want to Be Just Like Her’

Stephen Curry's GOAT movie is one for the boys. At an early-access screening in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Saturday, during the beginnings of yet another snowfall, a diverse mix of parents and children—many boys among them, some wearing Curry jerseys or Patriots apparel—filled the 285-capacity theater. They watched as Will Harris, a young goat, sought and won a roster spot with his hometown Thorns, only to have to enter into another battle for playing time. All the while, Will’s exposure to his...

‘I Want to Be Just Like Her’: Curry’s ‘GOAT’ Is One for the Boys

The film GOAT, from Sony Pictures Animation, opens nationwide on Friday. Its themes flip toxic social narratives about women on their head--proving that its producer, Stephen Curry, is out to change more than the game of basketball.

2024 WNBA All-Star Voting: Skimming the Crème de la Crème from the Cream of the Crop

Choosing six frontcourt players and four backcourt players for the WNBA All-Star Game is never an easy task and casting a media ballot in 2024 feels almost daunting. To separate the cream from the very elite crop, we did not consider players who led the league in turnovers or personal fouls for games. Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston of the Indiana Fever were early cuts.

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