WNBA Fans Slam Los Angeles Sparks Over “Inappropriate” Photo of Rookie Sarah Ashlee Barker The Los Angeles Sparks are under fire from WNBA fans this week after a social media post featuring rookie guard Sarah Ashlee Barker sparked backlash for what many are calling “inappropriate” and “tone-deaf” marketing. Ahead of their Tuesday night matchup against the Seattle Storm, the Sparks’ official account shared a promotional ... Read more
Azura Stevens Catches Fire From Deep, Drains Career-High Five Threes to Pull the Sparks Out of Their Slump.BT
ARLINGTON, Texas — Azura Stevens had 21 points including a career-high five 3-pointers, Dearica Hamby added 20 points, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Dallas Wings 93-79 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Hamby and Stevens each reached 20-plus points for the fourth time this season. Odyssey Sims, who was coming off a 32-point performance in an 85-80 loss to Phoenix on Sunday, added 19 points and three ... Read more
From Sour Skittles to Stardom: The Unexpected Story of Breanna Stewart’s Rise to Greatness.BT
As I have alluded to in the past, my buddy, Dom Amore, who covers the UConn men’s basketball team, and I, who writes about the women’s team, have been very busy lately putting together a bunch of stories for our always boffo college basketball preview section. It will be published at some point, in the Hartford Courant, before the start of the season on Nov. 14; if they can find enough paper to fit all these ... Read more
Breanna Stewart Just Did What No One Thought Possible—Leading UConn to a Historic Fourth Straight Title.BT
INDIANAPOLIS — Breanna Stewart and UConn stand alone. Geno Auriemma, too, after another flawless season by the dominating Huskies. UConn won an unprecedented fourth straight national championship Tuesday night, capping another perfect season by routing Syracuse 82-51. Until now, only the UCLA men’s team had won four in a row in Division I, rolling to seven consecutive championships (1967-73) under John Wooden. With ... Read more
How Becoming a Naturalized Citizen Turned Megan Gustafson Into an Olympic Game-Changer.BT
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — Megan Gustafson has been The Associated Press women's college basketball player of the year, a WNBA draft pick and played basketball around the world. The native of Port Wing, Wisconsin, and now backup on the Las Vegas Aces is an Olympian. With a victory to boot. Not for the United States, the country so deep in women's talent that the Americans could fill a starting unit from their ... Read more