Dallas Wings sophomore guard Arike Ogunbowale made a name for herself back in college at Notre Dame. After hitting a couple of clutch shots in the 2018 Final Four against the University of Connecticut and then in the National Championship against Mississippi State University. When she entered the WNBA last season, she put the league…
Some of the most remarkable women to touch a basketball went to USC and UConn. Players such as Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson, and Pamela McGee, all Trojans, went on into either the Women’s Hall of Fame or the Naismith Hall of Fame. The same could be said for the the University…
The University of Southern California and the University of Connecticut have had some of the most decorated women the game of basketball has ever seen. USC has developed players such as Hall of Famers, Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson, Women’s Hall of Famer Pamela McGee and Paula McGee. Meanwhile, the University of…
Earlier this week, Nets guard Kryie Irving made headlines when it was announced that he would be donating $1.5 million through the KAI Empowerment Initiative to help supplement the WNBA players who decided not to play due to concerns about COVID-19 or taking a stand for social justice reform. The fund was created to help provide players with…
On Tuesday, it was announced that Brooklyn Nets guard, Kyrie Irving is doing his part by making sure the WNBA players that opted to sit out the 2020 season don’t have to worry about missing their paychecks. The six-time All-Star donated $1.5 million to help supplement the WNBA players, who decided not to play due…
The Seattle Storm are gearing up to face the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night in the WNBA bubble Bradenton, Fla. The Storm are coming off a 87-71 victory over the New York Liberty, which featured the debut of the 2020 number one pick Sabrina Ionescu. It also featured the return of both Sue Bird [knee…
Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson are one of the best dynamics do’s the WNBA has ever seen. During their ten seasons together with the Seattle Storm, they won two championships in 2004 and 2010. Throughout their tenure in Seattle, they drew comparisons to other great duos such as John Stockton & Karl Malone, Gary Payton,…
On Tuesday it was announced that Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird would miss eight to ten weeks due to a leg injury as reported by High Post Hoops’ Arielle Chambers. After completing her rehabilitation, there is a chance that the three-time champion and future Hall of Famer “may or may not return” this season.…
This past season the Denver Nuggets management brought in future Hall of Famer Sue Bird as a basketball operations associate. At the time Bird was the latest women to be hired by an NBA franchise, as she joined her peers Becky Hammon, Jenny Boucek, Nancy Lieberman, and Kristi Toliver. “It was really a perfect match…
Percy Allen is a seasoned sports journalist who has been with The Seattle Times for a quarter-century, covering everything you can think of in Seattle’s sports culture. Since 1993, Allen has been a voice that Seattle sports culture can trust. He covered the Seattle SuperSonics’ championship in 1996, which ended with the Chicago Bulls beating…