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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’: 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.

Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas deserves a damn chair

NBC Sports Boston had a chance to showcase during its pregame coverage of the Celtics-76ers NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals just how easy it would be to equitably cover women's sports. They blew it.

Ali Wong, ‘Beef’: A Stark Reminder of the Violence of Silence

Silence among Ali Wong and showrunners for the Netflix show 'Beef' exacerbates the violent words and deeds of cast member David Choe. Their tight-lipped response is a cynical assault on the intelligence of viewers, art lovers, creative communities of color, and sexual assault survivors everywhere. To finish watching the 10-episode series was not an option.

NCAA Uses Racially-Biased Image of Aliyah Boston in Naismith POY Voting Graphic

NCAA Women's Basketball on Tuesday announced the finalists for the Naismith Player of the Year Award and its depiction of Aliyah Boston left much to be desired. In fact, it has sparked accusations of racial bias.

Home-Court Advantage? WNBA Teams Still Booted from Arenas During Playoffs

Every year, a WNBA team or two loses its home arena during the playoffs: the time of year a team needs familiarity and consistency most. In 2021, the No. 5 Phoenix Mercury will play their first-round single-elimination game against the No. 8 New York Liberty on Thursday (Sept. 23) at Grand Canyon University (GCU) Arena because of what the team is calling a "scheduling conflict" at the team's home arena. But there is more to this recurring theme of disrespect.

Announcing ‘The W25’ and Determining the WNBA’s All-time GOAT

In celebrating the WNBA's 25th season, the league on Sunday (Sept. 5) revealed during halftime of the hotly-awaited matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and the Chicago Sky (ABC) "The W25" -- or the 25 best players in the league's storied history. Here are the players who made the exclusive list.

More Trash Graphics in a WNBA Broadcast

Accurately naming the two teams playing against each other is as basic as it gets in terms of duties related to televising a basketball game. When it comes to coverage of the WNBA, however, the task apparently isn't so simple.

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