Tag: WNBA
Biden Weighs in on Caitlin Clark Salary Debate After WNBA Draft
President Biden’s remarks on the issue came shortly after Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa basketball star, was selected first in the W.N.B.A. dr [...]
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley calls for women’s sports investment
Dawn Staley just finished leading South Carolina's undefeated season and witnessing the end of Caitlin Clark's record-breaking college career — and sh [...]
Russian court will hear WNBA star Brittney Griner’s appeal on Tuesday
US' Women's National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charg [...]
Robert Sarver to sell Phoenix Suns, Mercury after harassment report
Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver attends Game Two of the 2021 WNBA Finals at Footprint Center on October 13, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona.Chri [...]
WNBA Center Brittney Griner Is Detained in Russia
WASHINGTON — Russia said on Saturday that it had detained an American basketball player — quickly identified as Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner [...]
WNBA raises $75 million in first-ever funding round, valuing league at $1 billion
The WNBA on Thursday announced it completed its first-ever capital raise, bringing in a host of big-name investors including Nike and former U.S. Secr [...]
The rise of Major League Soccer
Soccer in the U.S. has not always had the best track record. Its popularity fluctuates, and interest is usually tied to significant events, such as [...]
Proshares’ Bitcoin ETF sees $1B in first day volume, BTC price hits new high, and Coinbase partners with NBA and WNBA: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 17-23
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, [...]
WNBA Finals ratings
Candace Parker #3 of the Chicago Sky celebrates with her teammates after winning Game Four of the 2021 WNBA Finals against the Phoenix Mercury on O [...]
Coinbase announces multiyear partnership with NBA and WNBA
Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has inked a deal with the National Basketball Association giving the platform the opportunity to educate bas [...]
Spurs’ Becky Hammon appears to ‘subsequent step’ in pursuit of constructing extra NBA historical past
San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, left, talks to Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, proper, on the court docket throughout a timeout wi [...]
Jerry West displays on the life and legacy of Kobe Bryant
Jerry West stands out as the man whose silhouette graces the Nationwide Basketball Affiliation emblem, however he is additionally the person charge [...]
CarMax adverts with Sue Chicken, Steph Curry go viral, spotlight gender bias
Sue Chicken of the Seattle Storm celebrates in the course of the sport towards the Las Vegas Aces in Recreation Three of the WNBA Finals on October [...]
The Atlanta Dream’s Elizabeth Williams: How the WNBA helped flip Georgia blue
On our first nationally televised sport of the 2020 WNBA season, my staff — the Atlanta Dream — determined to grab the second. We walked into th [...]
A W.N.B.A. crew co-owned by Loeffler helped Warnock defeat her. What occurs now?
On Tuesday morning, the Rev. Raphael Warnock made a remaining pitch to voters in Georgia with a video launched on social media that prominently fea [...]