Women's Sports
WNBPA issues statement of solidarity, rejects latest league proposal
The WNBPA executive committee issued a joint statement Wednesday claiming they are not divided despite recent criticism from their inner circle and that a recent player survey reaffirmed the league’s latest proposal remains inadequate.
Wings eye naming rights deal for practice facility, vow revenue share to city
Wings leaders “hope they can sell naming rights” for their new training facility in the West Oak Cliff section of Dallas, and they are pledging to “give the city a significant cut of the revenue,” according to Mike Albanese of the DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL. The Dallas Park and Recreation Board on Thur...
Unrivaled’s tech-forward performance group seeks to set the industry standard
The Unrivaled season is a three-month sprint, but the size of its performance staff and tech stack are robust enough for a yearlong schedule -- and they are making an impact beyond its own league.
Plum, Stewart hint at player unrest within WNBPA
A week before a league-imposed deadline to finalize a deal or expect a disrupted WNBA season, two marquee players on the WNBPA’s executive committee -- Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart -- sent a letter out of frustration Monday to Exec Dir Terri Jackson, exposing a schism between the union and its pl...
Plum, Stewart at odds with WNBPA, hint at player unrest leaguewide
A week before a league-imposed deadline to finalize a deal or expect a disrupted WNBA season, two marquee players on the WNBPA’s executive committee -- Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart -- sent a letter out of frustration Monday to Exec Dir Terri Jackson, exposing a schism between the union and its pl...
‘Caught on like wildfire’: NCAA preps for first women’s wrestling championships
Women’s wrestling is taking center stage in college sports this week.
Goldeneyes lead PWHL average attendance going into homestand
The Vancouver Goldeneyes “strengthened their hold atop the PWHL attendance column” Sunday in their first game back from the Olympic break, with an “announced crowd of 13,264″ at the Pacific Coliseum for their game against the Toronto Sceptres, according to Steve Ewen of the Vancouver PROVINCE. There...
NCAA warns of March Madness charter flight shortages
The NCAA on Feb. 24 sent a memo to its Div. I schools “cautioning against the possibility” that the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball tournaments could “see some travel struggles due to myriad factors in play” across the U.S., according to Matt Norlander of CBSSPORTS.com. In a statement the NCAA...
Geico signs first female athlete sponsorship deal with UConn’s Azzi Fudd
Geico has signed UConn G Azzi Fudd as its first female athlete endorser, unveiling the deal with “virtual billboards around Madison Square Garden” before UConn’s game against St. John’s on Sunday, according to Maggie Vanoni of the NEW HAVEN REGISTER. Fudd’s deal with Geico is expected to “continue b...
A’ja Wilson debuts second signature shoe model, expanded apparel collection
Aces C A’ja Wilson on Monday “debuted the A’Two sneaker and an expanded apparel collection” during her global tour in Paris with Nike Basketball, “marking the latest installment from her signature line.” The A’Twos “build on the A’Ones’ silhouette.” The Nike A’Two and Wilson’s expanded collection wi...
Unrivaled semifinal games at Barclays Center draw sellout crowd
Unrivaled’s two semifinal games on Monday night “welcomed a sellout crowd” of 18,261 at Barclays Center, with “plenty of stars in attendance,” including two-time Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knight, Basketball HOFer Carmelo Anthony, former soccer player Alex Morgan and actors Ashton Kutcher and Issa...
What I’m watching: TNT wants more Unrivaled outside its Miami home in Year 3
The Unrivaled semifinals are Monday night at Barclays Center, marking the second time the women’s 3-on-3 hoops league has moved to a larger venue (Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena was the first earlier this season). In talking to TNT Sports’ Craig Barry last week about what he wants for Season 3,...
Report: WNBA’s latest CBA proposal features early max deals for players
The WNBA’s latest CBA proposal to the players’ union includes “allowing some of its young stars” like Fever G Caitlin Clark and Wings G Paige Bueckers a chance to “earn a maximum salary quicker,” according to sources cited by the AP. The new offer, which came two days after the latest CBA proposal f...
Unrivaled set for semifinal games at Barclays Center following ‘last-minute’ pivot
Unrivaled co-founder & Liberty F Breanna Stewart said that having Barclays Center host to the league’s two playoff semifinal games on Monday was “a very last-minute type of decision,” according to Madeline Kenney of the N.Y. POST. Even before Unrivaled’s record-setting stop in Philadelphia at th...
Wings CEO: American Airlines Center not a viable long-term option for team
Extended “delays and significant cost overruns have continued to soil” the Wings’ planned move to a new practice facility and downtown arena, but the WNBA team “won’t accept a consolation prize from the City of Dallas,” according to Myah Taylor of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Three Dallas City Council m...
Major League Volleyball appoints Jaime Weston as first commissioner
Major League Volleyball has named Jaime Weston as its first commissioner, a move toward centralized league leadership as growth comes into focus.
Haslam ownership group explores NWSL Columbus expansion
Crew owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam are “exploring bringing an NWSL team to Columbus.” Along with the Haslams, the “potential ownership group could include” Columbus-based insurance company Nationwide, Crew minority-owner Dr. Pete Edwards and Haslam Sports Group managing partners J.W. Johnson and Whitn...
Report: WNBPA counterproposal has revenue, housing concessions
The WNBPA “submitted a new counterproposal to the WNBA on Friday evening with some concessions on revenue share and housing,” according to sources cited by ESPN. In the new proposal, the union is “asking for players to receive 26% of gross revenue (defined as revenue before deducting expenses) over ...
Seattle Torrent set U.S. women’s hockey attendance record
The Seattle Torrent set a new U.S. arena record for a women’s hockey game with 17,335 fans at their first-ever Climate Pledge Arena sellout of Friday night against the Toronto Sceptres. This is the third time the PWHL has broken the U.S. arena attendance record this season. PWHL attendance is up 17%...
WNBPA not planning new strike authorization vote amid player pushback
The WNBPA is not immediately planning a new strike authorization vote, sources said Friday, even though a perceived loud minority of players this week began to rethink a potential work stoppage.
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A nice little campfire makes you feel warm. You got marshmallows and s’mores. But if it turns into a wildfire -- that kind of feels like where we are right now. I don’t know how you rein it back in.-- Rockets G and NBPA President Fred VanVleet, on how the ubiquity of sports gambling has impacted NBA players.
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