Tag: women’s basketball
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Are Angel Reese’s Fans Taking Things Too Far?
Anger, strife and bullying brought to you by the number 5. Did you know that no other WNBA player other than Angel Reese should dare to wear the number 5 in any form on any team which she has played — past or present — including and not limited to jerseys and chains/necklaces. Well, fans…
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Who Died and Left You Boss?: Chicago Sky’s Courtney Vandersloot Shadow GM?
So, if my lying eyes and deceitful ears are to be believed, it looks like the Chicago Sky has a new GM — veteran point guard and Chicago Sky role player Courtney “Sloot” Vandersloot. During media availability on the first day of training camp with a barrage of “we” statements — both stated and implied…
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Oh, It’s Olivia Miles to the Lynx
I, and my fellow Minnesota Lynx shade tree GMs came to the conclusion that we wanted UCLA’s Lauren Betts or Spain’s Awa Fam as our choice for the #2 pick of the WNBA Draft. After crunching on chips rather than numbers, I, the most casual of fans decided we need more height and rim protection…
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Love This So Bad: Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams Re-Sign with Minnesota Lynx for Over $2 Million
During the first days of free agency under the new CBA, Minnesota Lynx fans were losing their collective minds as they watched other teams fill their rosters with the team’s now former players. Players pilfered from Lynx coffers include: Aussie Alana Smith now with the Dallas Wings; Natisha Hiedeman now with the Seattle Storm; and…
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Must Be The Money: Studbudz Split as Natisha Hiedeman Heads to Seattle Storm
Cue Boyz 2 Men “End of the Road” and follow it up with “It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.” The WNBA’s most dynamic and fun-loving duo, the Studbudz, have split. Natisha Hiedeman has left the Minnesota Lynx for greener pastures (as in money “green”) in Seattle with the Seattle Storm where she will get…
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Senior Moments: UCLA Defeats South Carolina to Win 1st NCAA Championship
UCLA’s senior squad looked almost supernatural against the University of South Carolina in the women’s 2026 D1 basketball National Championship Game. It was BTA (“belt to a**” for the underinformed) from beginning to end as the glass from southern Cal handed the Dawn Staley-led team their second consecutive title game loss by a 20-plus point…
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Yo, It’s March Madness: Ole Miss Loses to Minnesota and Fans Lose Their Minds
The win by little-known and widely disrespected Minnesota over emotional favorites Ole Miss (FYI: Odds makers had Minny winning) to advance to the Sweet 16 had many fans in their feelings and lashing out on social media in the most malicious and maniacal ways. It’s as if they forgot about the maddening part of March…
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Where’s the Bear?
I guess I’m not supposed to believe my lying eyes as I was in The Barn (Williams Arena) for the March Madness first round game Ole Miss versus Gonzaga. During the post game press conference, Gonzaga head coach Lisa Fortier spoke about the “physicality” of the game and said that one of her players was…
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The Moment We’ve Been Waiting for: The WNBA has a New CBA
It’s official. March 18 is Happy CBA Day for all who celebrate. After 17 months and an eight-day marathon where the parties — WNBA and the WNPBA logged over 100+ hours — a verbal agreement has been reached which can easily be deemed as historic and transformational. We won’t know the exact details of the…
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ESPN Ready to Hit a Home Run with “Women’s Sports Sunday”
Women’s sports…Wait, let me correct that…Sports played by women are finally getting their turn at bat and are primed to hit it out of the park. ESPN recently announced that after 36 seasons it’s replacing its “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast with “Women’s Sports Sunday” which will cover games and highlights from the WNBA and NWSL over…