Grit Media posted this video of Chiney Ogwumike giving her thoughts on the WNBA Draft and other matters. Heads up to Daniel Sun and Grit Media for mailing me this YouTube clip of Chiney Ogwumike talking about the WNBA Draft. Some quotes from the video: Chiney on turning 23 this year: … [Read more...]
Jasmine Thomas re-signs with the Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream take one more step in solidifying their roster this season by re-signing point guard Jasmine Thomas. Restricted free agent point guard Jasmine Thomas is now off the list of players that might be signed by other teams.?? The Atlanta Dream has re-signed Thomas to a multi-year … [Read more...]
Atlanta Dream signs Nadia Colhado and Roneeka Hodges
Atlanta continues to add to its pre-season roster by resigning Nadia Colhado and picking up unrestricted free agent Roneeka Hodges. It looks like today is a big day for Dream signings.?? Hot after announcing that Erika de Souza has signed a new contract with the Dream, the Dream re-sign one … [Read more...]
Round 14: Midseason changes, Perfumerias falls again to Girona
With play starting up again in the Liga Femenina after the Christmas break, fans got to see new rosters and new sponsors. Meanwhile Perfumerias fell for the second time to Girona in their regular-season rematch. Even though there was a gap between the end of Round 13 and the beginning of Round … [Read more...]
Dream executives consider ownership stake in Hawks
Atlanta Dream owners Mary Brock and Kelly Loeffler, along with their husbands, are exploring an ownership stake in the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle and Maria Saporta, there are four people in Atlanta exploring an ownership stake in the Atlanta Hawks.?? Those … [Read more...]
WNBA collective bargaining agreement posted at player website
After lots of waiting and no response from just about anybody, the 2014 collective bargaining agreement between the WNBA and WNBPA is finally posted at the WNBPA website. With absolutely zero fanfare whatsoever, the document of the 2014 WNBA collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the … [Read more...]
The State of the WNBA: 2014 Version
The year is almost over, and with people recovering from the Christmas holiday and looking forward to the resumption of the women's college basketball season, Swish Appeal takes its annual look at how the league is doing and how it might do next year. When I last wrote the State of the WNBA for … [Read more...]
Most popular women’s basketball YouTube videos: the 2014 edition
The year 2014 is almost over, and we take a look at the most popular videos posted on YouTube in 2014 that involve women's basketball. Every day, I like to head to YouTube and see what they have under the category of women's basketball.?? It's a good way to keep up with game action, and you don't … [Read more...]
Spanish League Round 13: Coaching change before Christmas
As the American players of the Liga Femenina prepare for a long Christmas break at the halfway point of the American season, one team decides to make a coaching change. The end of Round 13 marks the half-way point in the Spanish League.?? The regular season is 1/2 over and all of the games going … [Read more...]
New York Gossip: Dolan to sell Liberty
PageSix.com's Richard Johnson reports at the gossip website that James Dolan and Madison Square Garden executives wish to sell the New York Liberty. PageSix.com, a website linked to by the New York Post and names after the Post's legendary gossip page, reports that James Dolan wishes to sell the … [Read more...]