Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Women's National Basketball Association published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 679
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-57
•
Next >
-
WNBA gets highest marks among pro sports leagues on gender, racial hiring
Business & Pleasure of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsThe WNBA sets the standard among sport leagues for providing opportunities regardless of race or gender, according to a study at the University of Central Florida. The league received an A+ for race and an A for gender for a......Tags: Major League Baseball, Basketball, College Sports, African Americans, Sports
-
Too many hasty decisions with NBA awards
Yes, it is time for the yearly one-word rant now that the NBA has bestowed all of its annual individual awards: Why? Actually, more to the point, the issue should be: When? As much as anything, it is the Coach of the Year balloting, or,...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Carmelo Anthony, Baseball, Western Conference (NHL), Omer Asik
-
Gay, Lesbian, Does It Really Make A Difference In Recruiting?
The Hartford CourantWhen Brittney Griner, one of the defining players in women's basketball history, came out as gay in April, the sporting world seemed to yawn, offer a collective shrug and forget about it in one news cycle. Nobody cares about women's sports …...Tags: Basketball, Minority Groups, College Basketball, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, College Sports
-
Spotlight On Who Will Hire Jason Collins
The Hartford CourantNow that Jason Collins is out as the first active male athlete in major sports to declare that he is gay, we'll have to watch if the other shoe falls out of the professional sports closet. That would be the professional basketball general manager who...Tags: Basketball, National Basketball Association, Phoenix Suns, Jackie Robinson, Jason Collins
-
At 5-4, point guard carries sky-high dreams
Jaleesa Armstrong grew up with the sound of her three older brothers constantly bouncing their basketballs throughout the family's Englewood neighborhood home. The sound — which was different on the living room carpeting; different on the...
Tags: Basketball, Malcolm X, College Sports, Human Accomplishments, Kidney Infection
-
Acceptance of gay players will be an issue in 'jungle' of male locker room
Jason Collins did the right thing. He did the courageous thing. And he should be applauded and accepted for what he did this week. But do not for a second believe that the uniform message of approval flooding in about Collins being the first openly gay...
Tags: Basketball, National Basketball Association, Jackie Robinson, Baseball, Jason Collins
-
After 6 decades, Mom hangs up the red pen
Nearly 60 years after she first stood in front of a classroom, my mother will retire from teaching Tuesday. She began in 1954 with a freshman English section at Miami University in Ohio where she was a graduate student. She went on to teach nursery...
Tags: Basketball, Students, Schools, University of Delaware, Music
-
DePaul women overcome rash of injuries to earn 10th straight NCAA berth
The injury issues began early for the DePaul women's basketball team.
Senior forward Taylor Pikes, the Big East sixth man of the year in 2011, had not recovered enough from a knee injury in the NCAA tournament last March and subsequent surgery to be...Tags: College Sports, DePaul Blue Demons , South Florida Bulls, Big East Conference, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
-
Suffolk product Sugar Rodgers awaits Monday's WNBA draft
Sugar Rodgers set Georgetown career records for points and steals. She was the nation's No. 4 scorer this season and exited the college game with a 42-point epic in the Big East tournament. So it's no surprise to hear Mike Thibault, the Washington...Tags: Basketball, Mike Thibault, College Sports, Georgetown Hoyas, ESPN2 (tv network)
-
Digest: Rutgers offers Eddie Jordan head coach job
Men's College Basketball Rutgers offers Eddie Jordan head coach job Rutgers has offered its head coaching job to Eddie Jordan and the two sides are in negotiations, according to a report. The Scarlet Knights are looking to replace Mike Rice, who...Tags: Verizon Center, Students, Maryland Terrapins, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Philadelphia 76ers
-
Sports on TV
FRIDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || MLB || Philadelphia@Washington || MASN7 || || Orioles@Toronto || MASN27 || || Yankees@Tampa Bay || MLB7 || || Cubs@Cincinnati || WGN-A7 || || C. base. || ACC Tourn., N.C. State vs. Miami ||...Tags: Major League Baseball, Clemson Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, North Carolina State Wolfpack, Golf
-
Digest: Jockey McCarthy breaks tibia, is out 8-10 weeks
Horse racing Jockey McCarthy breaks tibia, out 8-10 weeks Apprentice rider Trevor McCarthy will miss eight to 10 weeks with a broken left tibia, according to his agent, Scott Silver. McCarthy was injured Thursday morning at Laurel Park during training...Tags: American Football Conference, Basketball, Maryland Terrapins, Colonial Athletic Association, Virginia Cavaliers
Aug 10, 2011
|Blog| Sun-Sentinel
May 11, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 24, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
May 9, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Mar 11, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 30, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 21, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 12, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 14, 2013
|Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Apr 12, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
May 24, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Apr 12, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Original site for Women's National Basketball Association topic gallery.
