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Brittney Griner's detainment in Russia is 'hard for all of us,' WNBA All-Stars, league commissioner say
"We are not whole without her," WNBA superstar and 2020 league MVP A'ja Wilson said of Griner after…
Meredith Cash
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Brittney Griner is stuck in Russia 'because of a gender issue,' a WNBA superstar says
WNBA Players Association President Nneka Ogwumike cited "pay inequity" as part of the reason why WN…
Meredith Cash
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Candace Parker said she was 'more angry' at USA Basketball over a former teammate's Olympic snub than her own
Candace Parker was famously snubbed from USA Basketball's 2016 Olympic team. This year, a similar s…
Meredith Cash
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The WNBA players union is kicking off a partnership with Pepsi to back local causes 'the players care about'
Nneka Ogwumike told Insider that seeing a brand like Pepsi back the players union's initiatives is …
Meredith Cash
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A WNBA superstar was cut from the US Olympics squad despite winning MVP of the qualifying tournament and leading scoring in 2020
After Nneka Ogwumike was left off Team USA's Olympics roster, her sister - fellow WNBA star Chiney …
Meredith Cash
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The WNBA players' union has a new strategy to get its players paid and increase investment in women's sports
Announced on Women's Equality Day, the WNBPA's partnership with Parity aims to connect players with…
Meredith Cash
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A WNBA superstar teared up about feeling 'unvaluable' following her highly-discussed Tokyo Olympics snub
"They always say that in trials, you grow stronger, and that what is inside of you is exacerbated,"…
Meredith Cash
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No, we shouldn't lower the rim for more dunks in women's basketball
Basketball isn't all about dunks - just ask Steph Curry. So why should we force women's basketball …
Meredith Cash
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How a 25-year-old former college baseball player became a leading fashion designer for women's sports stars
25-year-old John Thomas has created pieces for WNBA superstars, Olympic medalists, and coaching leg…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA superstars like Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart, and Candace Parker are signing for less than market value. Here's why.
The top players in women's basketball are choosing between earning maximum salaries and competing f…
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Serena Williams is 'really proud' that her star-studded Super Bowl commercial features an equal number of male and female athletes
Serena Williams is the star of Michelob Ultra's new golf-themed commercial for Super Bowl LVII. She…
Meredith Cash
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Andrew Luck shouted out the 'incredible women' Stanford inducted into its Hall of Fame during a rare TV interview
The retired NFL QB, who walked away from football in 2019, has two daughters. "I want my girls to h…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA players were forced to sleep in an airport after their team's flight was delayed, reinvigorating the debate over commercial travel
The Los Angeles Sparks' travel woes came at the end of the regular season as the team fights for on…
Meredith Cash
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Steph Curry and Megan Rapinoe call for Brittney Griner's release from Russian detainment at the ESPYS: 'She's one of us'
Curry urged "the entire global sports community to continue to stay energized on her behalf," while…
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Liz Cambage accused of calling Nigeria players 'monkeys' in an on-camera exchange that ended her Australia basketball career, per report
The WNBA star and Australia native denied using "the racial slur" and insisted that she "unintentio…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA stars posed for Sports Illustrated's iconic Swimsuit Issue as the brand champions pay equity efforts
WNBA players Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, Te'a Cooper, Nneka Ogwumike, and DiDi Richards posed in the…
Meredith Cash
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The US now considers Brittney Griner 'wrongfully detained' by Russia, and experts say it could be a good sign for her release
A legal expert and a hostage-crisis negotiator explained to Insider how the US government's shift i…
Meredith Cash
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Geno Auriemma jokes there's 'less than zero' chance he'll watch Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi's NCAA championship show
"When you've been around those two as long as I have, I really, truly have no interest in hearing a…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA players bashed Texas' 6-week abortion ban with a full-page New York Times ad
"Join us in speaking out against oppressive laws - and lawmakers - that dehumanize us [and] deny ou…
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US soccer and WNBA superstars joined 500+ women's athletes in asking the Supreme Court to protect Roe v. Wade
Diana Taurasi, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Breanna Stewart signed an amicus brie…