WNBA playoffs begin
Previews: Mystics-Wings preview. Storm-Mercury preview. Karima Christmas-Kelly sees similarities between the 2012 Fever Championship team and the Dallas Wings. Why Dallas and Phoenix are first-round favorites. Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi each take a record-breaking season into a … [Read more...]
Tamika Catchings’ Legacy Tour, Part II: Giving Back
As basketball legend Tamika Catchings prepared to retire from the WNBA last season, she raised money in each WNBA city for youth as part of her+ACI-Legacy Tour.+ACI The deal was that she'd return to each city and conduct a fitness clinic, and this summer she's been doing just that. Friday afternoon, the … [Read more...]
Griner has a career night in Mercury’s OT win
Today's game results: The Liberty defeated the Dream, 76-61. The Mercury out ran the Fever in overtime, 98-90. Brittney Griner posted a career-high 38 points. WNBA team news: How are the Mystics winning without Emma Meesseman? All-access with Nneka Ogwumike and the Sparks. The … [Read more...]
Women’s basketball fans should stay strong to help build back up
Progress is not linear, it is made in starts and stops, with a few steps forward and a few steps backwards. Such is the case with women in sports right now - heck, women in general. As we see reflected back from arts and culture, the acceptance of women in sport is in decline now, following a … [Read more...]
ATLANTA DREAM GIVEAWAY
This past Sunday, GladiatHers was on hand for the 2017 WNBA Season Home Opener for the Atlanta Dream. In addition to being the home opener, it also marked the 10th Anniversary for the Dream. The excitement in McCamish Pavilion was electrifying. The Dream didnt pull off a win against the Chicago Sky, … [Read more...]
Comparing female athletes to male athletes, revisited
Today the WNBA unveiled their latest +ACI-Watch Me Work+ACI promo spot, which features star NBA players proclaiming their love for the league and its athletes: NBA stars show their love for the WNBA This afternoon ESPN posted a story by Michelle Smith called +ACI-The pros and cons of male athletes … [Read more...]
Stars beat Wings in league preseason opener
Season opener between Dallas and San Antonio: Rookies steal the show in Stars win over Wings. The rookies on both teams showed out a bit in the Stars' 87-81 win over the Wings. Box score. Thoughts from SportsDay. WNBA team news: With the core four in place, Sun coach Curt Miller says … [Read more...]
Washington hires Jody Wynn as new head coach
Washington's new coach is Jody Wynn. More college coach news: Vanderbilt coach Stephanie White will join the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame. Delisha Milton-Jones: from hoops star to head coach. UNCW is searching for their next coach. Emerging coaching opportunities for women … [Read more...]
Baylor & culture
As investigators from the Office of Civil Rights prepare for a trip to Waco, Texas to investigate Baylor University, employees of the school continue to make headlines for making very ill-advised comments. Kim Mulkey, the women's basketball coach, verbalized the frustration many at Baylor have … [Read more...]