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Breanna Stewart edges Alyssa Thomas and A'ja Wilson for WNBA MVP award in tight race
Read full article: Breanna Stewart edges Alyssa Thomas and A'ja Wilson for WNBA MVP award in tight raceBreanna Stewart won the WNBAโs Most Valuable Player award for the second time in her career Tuesday in a very close race.
Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletes
Read full article: Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletesRecent allegations by WNBA player Dearica Hamby that her coach harassed her for being pregnant have shined a renewed spotlight on one of the biggest challenges that female professional athletes face.
Summer of Women: Females stole the show at 1996 Olympics
Read full article: Summer of Women: Females stole the show at 1996 OlympicsIt remains the biggest jump at a single Olympics in the number of women competitors. Both wound up being two of the most popular sports at the Atlanta Games. On the other side of that curtain, the U.S. captured its first team gold medal in women's gymnastics with a group that became known as the Magnificent Seven. Then, for the gold medal game, I heard they were scalping tickets. You had some of the biggest, tallest women in the Olympics, and some of the shortest women in the Olympics going by each other.All of them stood tall in Atlanta.
WNBA suspends LA Sparks' Riquna Williams
Read full article: WNBA suspends LA Sparks' Riquna Williams1996: The creation of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is announced at a press conference with Rebecca Lobo, Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoopes in attendance. Riquna Williams is suspended for 10 games, according to a statement on the WNBA's website. The Womens' National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) said it disagrees with the suspension and is filing a grievance. We will provide whatever resources we are allowed to help Riquna learn and grow from this unfortunate situation," the LA Sparks said in a statement. Williams has been with the Sparks since 2016 after playing four seasons with the Tulsa Shock.