2022 USA Basketball Women’s World Cup Qualifying Team Finalized

| Following a three-day training camp that featured 17 athletes, the 12-member USA Basketball team that will compete in the Feb. 10-12 FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Washington, D.C., was finalized and includes six athletes with a combined eight Olympic and FIBA World Cup gold medals. The USA team was selected by the USA Basketball […]

NIKE, Inc. Becomes an Investor in the WNBA

What To Know Driven by its commitment to women’s sport, NIKE, Inc. made an equity investment in the WNBA. Through this partnership, Nike and the WNBA will work together to grow the league by deepening WNBA storytelling to create more visibility for WNBA athletes and bring more girls into basketball through additional grassroots opportunities. This […]

WILSON SPORTING GOODS OPENS NYC FLAGSHIP STORE

|||||||| Wilson Flagship celebrates brand’s history in sport and inspires play in NYC photos courtesy of Wilson Wilson Sporting Goods, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-performance sports equipment, today announces the grand opening of its first flagship store in New York City. Located in the heart of SoHo, the Wilson NYC Flagship opens with a celebration […]

Air Jordan XI Cool Grey: Return of an Icon

Now, the legendary silhouette is back in its Cool Grey make-up, which first released in 2001 and was the first Jordan Brand shoe to don the Cool Grey colorway. MJ also rocked them as a member of the Washington Wizards. The iconic model returns boasting its OG specs, including a higher-cut patent leather mudguard and […]

Jordan Brand + Jordan Carranza Design AJ1 FlyEase

In July 2021, the Jordan Brand was connected with 13-year-old Jordan Carranza through Make-A-Wish®. Carranza, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, had a wish to design a shoe that broke down barriers. He selected the Air Jordan 1 Hi FlyEase. Courtesy of Jordan Brand | Campfire Creative When Carranza joined the call with Jordan Brand designers […]

Young Black Audiences Targeted More Than Any Other Group

If you’re Black and 18-34, it’s a good chance that you’ve experienced or will experience racial hate while online according to the latest Online Racial Hate report released earlier this week. This comes at a time when online racial hate speech and sexism towards Black women in the WNBA continues to be an issue. From […]

WOMEN’S AIR JORDAN XI BLACK AND WHITE: ELEVATING AN ICON FOR HER

Just like when MJ first rocked it in 1995, the Air Jordan XI continues to make a statement wherever it shows up. This latest women’s edition is elevated with luxury materials, marked by a variety of screen-printed animal patterns. The colorway, which launches in women’s and kids sizing, comes dressed in contrasting shades of black […]

Brittney Sykes Earns All-Defensive First Team Honors

The WNBA announced today that LA Sparks guard Brittney Sykes earned All-Defensive First Team honors. Members of the All-Defensive Team were selected by a 49-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. This is Sykes’ second All-Defensive Team honor. Last season, Sykes earned Second Team honors. Sykes also received six first-place votes for Defensive Player of the […]

STORM FALL SHORT TO THE MERCURY WITH OT LOSS AGAINST PHOENIX

||| Of course it was going to come down to the final seconds of the game. When it’s the Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury in a WNBA playoff battle, it so often does. On Sunday, those final seconds came in overtime … and they belonged to the Mercury. via: ESPN Katie Lou Samuelson scored 18 points, […]

DIANA TAURASI WINS RECORD-SETTING FIFTH OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL

| Three more gold medals are headed back to the Valley as the Mercury trio of Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and Skylar Diggins-Smith won gold tonight in Tokyo with the USA Women’s National Team. Already the greatest women’s basketball player of all time, Taurasi won her fifth Olympic gold medal (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021), joining […]

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