LATINAS IN THE WNBA: It’s hard to be a young free agent these days

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For the great celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2022ESPN Deportes presents this special series, Latinas in the WNBA – past, present and future: IT’S DIFFICULT TO BE A YOUNG FREE AGENT TODAY For young players in the WNBA, the dance between being a rookie, for example, and being a free agent is very precarious. None … Read more

LATINAS IN THE WNBA: Rebecca Lobo continues to be an example for Latinas in the league

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For the great celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2022ESPN Deportes presents this special series, Latinas in the WNBA – past, present and future: FAMILY IS FIRST Daughter of RuthAnn and Dennis Lobo. She is the wife of sportswriter Steve Rushin. She is the mother of four children – three are girls – whom she adores. … Read more

Rocky, the NBA mascot who earns almost triple the highest paid player in the WNBA

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How much do pets charge NBA? They undoubtedly represent one of the most iconic figures in the major basketball league, but fans don’t usually know much about them. One of those ‘mysteries’ is his salary, which has been revealed a few weeks before the start of the 2022/2023 season. The portal Sports Business Journal brought … Read more

LATINAS IN THE WNBA: The Legacy of Cuban-American Rebecca Lobo

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For the great celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2022ESPN Deportes presents this special series, Latinas in the WNBA – past, present and future: Getty Images Find out about the most up-to-date topics in the world of women’s sports on our page, espnW. REBECCA LOBO: ICON AND LEGEND Rebecca Lobo with her beloved children, from left. … Read more

US women’s basketball team withdraws Brittney Griner’s number until she is released by Russia

US womens basketball team withdraws Brittney Griners number until she

Brittney Griner was sentenced to 9 years in prison in Russia. Photo: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images The women’s basketball team The United States retired this Wednesday the number 15, the number of Brittney Grineruntil the Phoenix Mercury player, arrested in Russia since last February for drug possession, is released. “No one on ‘Team USA’ wears number … Read more

Swin Cash continues to add to his Hall of Fame resume

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THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR John Doleva was making what has become a routine phone call for him after more than 20 years in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. At the other end of the line was the vice president of basketball operations for the New Orleans Pelicans, SwinCash. Cash had cleared his … Read more

Stewart repeats as AP Women’s Player of the Year

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Breanna Stewart he is always looking for ways to improve his game. This season, his efforts culminated in more milestones in his career. The front of the Seattle Storm led the WNBA in scoring for the first time in her career, averaging 21.8 points, and on Tuesday became the first to repeat as The Associated … Read more

Diggins-Smith to miss last 2 Mercury games

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The All-Star shooting guard Skylar Diggins Smith will miss the last two games of the regular season due to personal reasons, while the phoenixmercury continues to fight for one of the last two playoff spots in the WNBA. The Mercury have suspended Diggins-Smith’s contract, retroactive to Wednesday. The team said on Thursday that it intends … Read more

Blinken: Griner verdict ‘complicates injustice’

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the nine-year sentence imposed on the WNBA star, Brittney Griner“compounds the injustice” he has suffered in Russia since his arrest earlier this year. “It highlights our very significant turnaround with Russia’s legal system and the Russian government’s use of unjust detentions to advance its own agenda by using … Read more

Who is Brittney Griner? WNBA star imprisoned in Russia

Who is Brittney Griner WNBA star imprisoned in Russia

Sentenced to nine years in prison and fined around $16,700 for crimes of possession and transfer of drugs in Russiathe american Brittney Griner (Houston; October 18, 1990) was a player destined for success, she barely took the ball, and all thanks to her impressive physique -2.03 meters tall- and her magnetic personality. The Texan was … Read more