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WEB4 days ago — Start your morning off right with Just Women’s Sports’ free, 5x-a-week newsletter. On the latest episode of 'Fast Friends,' Kelley O'Hara and Lisa Leslie chat WNBA semis, Marina Mabrey's rising star, and NWSL playoff predictions. Sequel is the first-ever tampon brand to enter an official collaboration with a college athletic program in …
Kelsey Plum’s untold story: a journey to happiness
WEBJul 25, 2022 — At 9 years old, Kelsey Plum found herself on the couch, locked into an infamous rivalry game between UConn and Tennessee on TV. Something about the prestige of the matchup, the competitiveness of the game and the aura of Diana Taurasi instantly grabbed her focus. “At that moment, I started playing basketball,” she says.
WNBA projects $200 million in 2023 revenue, per report
WEBApr 26, 2023 — The WNBA is projecting record revenue growth in 2023. with profits in the 2023 season nearly doubling those from 2019. Currently, the league is projected to bring in between $180 million and $200 million in combined team and league revenue, up from roughly $102 million in 2019. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert called the league’s 27th …
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Photo leak of Wisconsin volleyball players under investigation
WEBOct 21, 2022 — Wisconsin’s Anna Smrek (14) attempts to make a block against Florida’s Sophia Victoria during the teams’ match at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. on Friday Sept. 16, 2022. The University of Wisconsin athletic department is investigating a recent leak of private photos and video of its women’s volleyball players.
Three decades of fighting: The stories behind the girls wrestling …
WEBJul 14, 2022 — A mere two weeks before Aymi told her story in Des Moines, Ballard voted to create a girls wrestling team, and Aymi’s no longer ashamed to disguise the identity she’s been hiding since changing her name. It’s the story of Amy Foell — pronounced “fell” — Ballard’s first female wrestler, Class of 1994.
The 25 best WNBA players of all time - Just Women's Sports
WEBSep 7, 2021 — Over the weekend, the WNBA unveiled “The W25,” a list of the 25 greatest and most influential players in league history as voted on by media members and women’s basketball pioneers selected by the WNBA.. The list included ten current and 15 former players. The current players honored were Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Elena Delle Donne, …
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WEBThis is for the legends. The game changers and barrier breakers. The women who paved the way one hard-won battle at a time. The champions and Hall of Famers who never let the world put a ceiling on their ambitions.
Kelsey Plum corrects ‘huge misconception’ about WNBA pay gap
WEBNov 29, 2022 — Kelsey Plum had a career year for the Las Vegas Aces in 2022. (Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) wants to correct the narrative around the WNBA’s fight for equal pay. WNBA players aren’t looking for the same salaries as their NBA counterparts. They’re looking to earn an equal percentage of their league’s shared revenue, as Plum …
Ranking the top 25 players in women’s college basketball
WEBNov 7, 2022 — The college basketball talent pool is as deep as ever this 2022-23 season, despite a few star players going down with injuries in the offseason, including UConn’s Paige Bueckers and Oregon’s Sedona Prince.. Before the games tip off Monday, Just Women’s Sports ranks the top 25 players in the women’s game.Get ready for the …