Meet the Minnesota journalist who pioneered covering women's sports
Thank you Charles Hallman for all of your hard work and dedication to uplifting women in sports!
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In 1997, 39-year-old Nancy Lieberman was fined $500 by the WNBA for grabbing Los Angeles Sparks guard Jamila Wideman by the neck at halftime as the players walked off the court. She then protested the fine saying,"The punishment didn't fit the crime."
San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon to interview for the head coaching jobs with the Orlando Magic and the Portland Trail Blazers, confirmed by our sources.
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Congratulations to Zaila Avant-garde, an elite middle school basketball player who is the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion! She is the first winner from Louisiana and the first African-American to take the title! She won with the word murraya.
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@ChicagoSky
's Dana Evans is the only rookie in the
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Finals. Her thoughts:
"It's a blessing to be here, learning from the best of the best, playing against the best...I'm learning, & I'm just taking everything in & continuing to watch film, and just get better."
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Vanderbilt names Candice Storey Lee full-time athletics director, drops interim tag. She becomes the 1st African-American woman to lead an SEC program.
LSU's Kim Mulkey on some of what she told Jackson St.'s Tomekia Reed postgame:
"You ain't gonna be at Jackson State long if they don't pay you. I'm not her agent. I'm not her best friend. I just know talent and I respect talent."
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New contract, pay raise coming for Dawn Staley at South Carolina (The State)
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"the new deal is expected to bump her annual earnings over the $2 million mark"
Weber State: Velaida Harris named head coach
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Harris is the first African-American woman to ever to be a Division I collegiate head coach of any sport in the state of Utah.
Rest in Peace Daedra Charles-Furlow
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#Train
๐ Pat Summitt in Sum It Up: "She was a muscled six-three center from Detroit, Michigan, whom we called 'Train,' which was short for 'Night Train,' because she was so forceful around the basket."
Caitlin Clark in
@IndianaFever
presser today when asked what's her go-to music before games: "I don't listen to music before games...I like silence." ๐
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Thread: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert in a presser this morning:
*"We delivered our most-watched season since 2008."
*Also, viewership up 51% over ABC, CBS, ESPN and ESPN2
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Niele Ivey
@IrishCoachIvey
to return to Notre Dame as head coach succeeding Muffet McGraw: "I am so honored to be able to follow in the legacy that Coach McGraw built here at Notre Dame."
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Geno Auriemma on
@AdiaBarnes
' success in 5 seasons, returning to Arizona as the coach & reaching the
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: "You can't help but be impressed because you know how much goes into it." She did it "without compromising who she is and what kind of player she's looking for"
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Womenโs National Team director Carol Callan elected as the 11th president of
@FIBA
Americas becoming the first female president of a FIBA zone
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Heartfelt reply from
@ecambage
when asked by
@Candace_Parker
about Lauren Jackson's
@laurenej15
impact on basketball: "Australia needs to wake up and realize that Lauren was the greatest athlete that touched the ball for Australia."
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2019 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player Chloe Jackson on her performance: "My teammates and my coaches, they believe in me so much." And for LC [Lauren Cox], she got us here and we had to finish the job for her."
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Wishing you all the best and a healthy recovery
@TashaButts
! ๐๐พ๐๐พ
Nell Fortner: "Tasha is a strong woman who has every intention of beating this diagnosis, and we will be with her every step of the way."
Full statement from
@GTWBB
:
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2019
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All-Star MVP Erica Wheeler describes herself as a "never give up person" in her post-game remarks. Her words: "What I do, I do it for my mom." She said she was talking to her mother as she accepted the award to say thanks.
It was fun running into
@ArizonaWBB
coach
@AdiaBarnes
earlier today. All smiles from Barnes, who is serving as a court coach for the USA Womenโs National Team training camp this week in Minneapolis, an opportunity she loves.
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The Atlanta Dream "announced tonightโs home opener against the LA Sparks tipping off at 7:00pm is officially sold out, and close to a sell out for Fridayโs game against the Las Vegas Aces."
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Sami Whitcomb
@SamBam32
joins the
@SeattleStorm
from quarantine in a Sydney hotel, awaiting the birth of her son, understates her importance in the league: "I came into the league as a nobody and will probably leave a nobody, but I'll be a nobody with two championships."
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@StanfordWBB
coach Tara VanDerveer: "We won with our defense." She then gives a shoutout to associate head coach
@KatePaye
for the scouting report on Oregon.
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After hearing Auriemma's praise, Barnes described the type of player she wants at Arizona: "I can't coach you & motivate you. If I have to sit & motivate you & beg you to play hard. I can't coach you. I want to coach players that are intrinsically motivated."
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Geno Auriemma on
@AdiaBarnes
' success in 5 seasons, returning to Arizona as the coach & reaching the
#FinalFour
: "You can't help but be impressed because you know how much goes into it." She did it "without compromising who she is and what kind of player she's looking for"
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Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer on meeting a "Cinderella" of the tournament, Missouri State, in the Sweet 16 in Chicago: "Hope it's a late game, at midnight and Cinderella goes home."
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@RutgersWBB
travels to
@GamecockWBB
for an exhibition game, Sun, Oct. 22, to honor Nikki McCray-Penson, who served as an asst. coach on both staffs during her coaching career. Entry is free, tipoff is at 1pm ET at Colonial Life Arena โฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธ
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Oregon coach Kelly Graves on Sabrina Ionescu's health today: "She has the flu, she didn't come out to warm up until about the 10-minute mark." He added that she was trying to eat today but couldn't keep anything down, vomiting pregame.
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Connecticut to pay nearly $250,000 to 7 women, including 4 members of Geno Auriemma's 2014 staff, after the U.S. Labor Department found they had been underpaid when compared with men in similar jobs (AP)
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Also from Sami on name suggestions for her son from Alysha Clark and Breanna Stewart: "AC wants me to name him Clarkson and I won't be. Stewie wants me to name him Stewie and I won't be." ๐๐๐
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Just hours before Sue Bird serves as a flag bearer during the opening ceremony, the 2nd
@SeattleStorm
player to do so for their country. Lauren Jackson carried the Australian flag for
#London2012
. In a presser just now, Bird says she received a congratulatory text from Jackson.
San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon to interview for the head coaching jobs with the Orlando Magic and the Portland Trail Blazers, confirmed by our sources.
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This ๐ฅjacket is so much more impressive in person. A custom fit, arrived on a redeye from the East Coast, landing on Stanford's campus on Thursday. Apparently, there are tally marks in the pocket as well.
U.S. national team assistant coach Jennifer Rizzotti on witnessing Sue Bird hear about being named a flag bearer from Diana Taurasi: "Diana was the only one that knew....It was a surprise to all of us. It was really special...a kind of intimate moment for our group."
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Diana Taurasi on team ownership: "I'm so disappointed in the women who have a lot of money....Where are the women with a lot of money who want to invest in women's basketball?"
Angel Baker and Madison Scott discuss having success with a Black woman as a head coach at Ole Miss....Baker: "One of the reasons why I came to Ole Miss because I wanted to be under a coach that looked like me."
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Seattle Storm's
@Alysha_Clark
on surviving the bubble, jokes "a lot of wine was involved." Team chemistry was key: "We just really enjoy spending time with each other." Even on their off days, they wanted to be around each other, and per Clark, "that's rare."
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