Sue Bird: ‘Our lives are political’
WNBA superstar Sue Bird spoke to MSNBC about why she spearheaded an effort to support the political opponent of the part owner of the Atlanta Dream, Sen. Kelly Loeffler.
By Dawn Ennis | August 9, 2020WNBA superstar Sue Bird spoke to MSNBC about why she spearheaded an effort to support the political opponent of the part owner of the Atlanta Dream, Sen. Kelly Loeffler.
By Dawn Ennis | August 9, 2020The NHL is skating closer to the Stanley Cup playoffs as we look back at the big stories we’ve covered in the past 7 days.
By Dawn Ennis | August 8, 2020The Board of Governors tabled consideration of moving its Boise March Madness tournament games as it reviews its own policy on transgender athletes and awaits the outcome of a federal lawsuit on Idaho’s anti-trans law.
By Dawn Ennis | August 7, 2020WNBA players are wearing shirts this week to support the Democratic challenger to Loeffler’s senate seat.
By Alex Reimer | August 4, 2020Except for the Marlins and 3 other teams, the MLB, NBA, WNBA and now the NHL are back in action as we look back at the big stories we’ve covered in the past 7 days.
By Dawn Ennis | August 1, 2020Wade continues to publicly support his daughter, Zaya, who came out as transgender at 12 years old.
By Alex Reimer | July 30, 2020Powers’ teammate Natasha Cloud and other WNBA players stood in solidarity against Number 28 from the Miami Heat’s reductive comments.
By Brian C. Bell | July 30, 2020As part of the WNBA’s demonstration against police brutality, the Phoenix Mercury star reveals that she won’t be on court for the anthem at any game this year.
By Ken Schultz | July 29, 2020Irving is committing $1.5 million to subsidize the incomes of WNBA players who have opted out of their season.
By Alex Reimer | July 28, 2020Bird co-authored the social justice essay with Nneka Ogwumike.
By Alex Reimer | July 27, 2020Swish Appeal has a preview of the shortened season set to begin today.
By Outsports | July 24, 2020SB Nation and Pete Rogers from the Fake Teams site dream-up new unis for the WNBA’s shortened season.
By Outsports | July 22, 2020Loeffler says she won’t sell her ownership stake in the Atlanta Dream, despite pressure from some of the WNBA’s biggest stars.
By Alex Reimer | July 22, 2020Out WNBA forward Angel McCoughtry is now with the Las Vegas Aces but is a longtime face of the Atlanta Dream. She talked with the Hard Screen podcast about the rich civil rights history the team’s name represents.
By Outsports | July 21, 2020As the nation mourns civil rights hero John Lewis, my weekly list of winners and losers is a tribute to his legacy.
By Dawn Ennis | July 18, 2020In an emotional Players’ Tribune op-ed, Elena Delle Donne discusses how Lyme disease ravages her immune system and should prevent her from playing in a pandemic.
By Ken Schultz | July 15, 2020Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne, who led her team to its first championship in 2019 with three herniated discs in her back and suffers from chronic Lyme disease, says doctors denied her application to opt-out.
By Dawn Ennis | July 14, 2020Briann January and Natisha Hiedeman tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and will miss at least some of training camp.
By Karleigh Webb | July 13, 2020“Our team is united in the Movement for Black Lives,” reads the tweet, signed by the players and tweeted on the team’s official account Friday.
By Dawn Ennis | July 13, 2020WNBA players have been calling for Loeffler to be ousted from the league after her statement condemning Black Lives Matter.
By Alex Reimer | July 9, 2020