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WNBA players earn big raises in new CBA deal
WNBA players Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new collective bargaining agreement between the Women’s National Basketball Association and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association to significantly increase base...
Pelicans hire WNBA star Swin Cash for executive position
Just a few days before the NBA draft, the Pelicans continue to stack up their front office with talent, adding former WNBA and Connecticut superstar Swin Cash as VP of...
Rutgers women's coach C. Vivian Stringer reaches 1,000 wins
Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer joined the 1,000-victory club Tuesday night, reaching the milestone when she guided the Scarlet Knights to an easy 73-44 victory over Central Connecticut...
Notre Dame's buzzer-beating hero never doubted shot would go in
Arike Ogunbowale, the Notre Dame shooting guard whose back-to-back buzzer-beaters carried her team through the NCAA Women’s Final Four, wants the girls out there watching to know they can play...
Liberty leaving Madison Square Garden, re-sign two free agents
The Liberty are bringing back two familiar faces as they move to a new home court. The team re-signed Long Island native and restricted free agent Bria Hartley and Kia...
Negro League female icon Mamie 'Peanut' Johnson dead at 82
The first woman pitcher to appear in the Negro Leagues, Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, died Tuesday. She was 82. In 1953, as an ambitious 18-year-old, Johnson attempted to try out for...
Next Liberty coach can't wait to challenge her mentor
Katie Smith, the Liberty’s new head coach, is eagerly anticipating a matchup between the Libs and Bill Laimbeer’s new team. “It will be fun to see him on the other...
What it takes to become the greatest scorer in WNBA history
Diana Taurasi became the WNBA's all-time leading scorer not with a 3, not with any dazzle, but with a simple scoop. It happened on June 17 in Los Angeles, where...
NBA commissioner vows a female head coach is on the way
NBA commissioner Adam Silver emphatically said he has taken on personal responsibility for securing a female head coach in the league "sooner rather than later." "First of all, let me say that...
WNBA players confess the grueling flip side of stardom
For many of the players in the WNBA, the offseason is not quite an offseason. Yes, they can take a few weeks to travel to their favorite vacation spots or finally...
Liberty postseason dream ends in brutal elimination-game loss
Another playoff run was over before it could get started for the Liberty. Diana Taurasi had 30 points, Brittney Griner had 22 points and 10 rebounds and the Phoenix Mercury...
How WNBA playoff format put Liberty in do-or-die situation
Despite a new postseason format, an undaunted Tina Charles vowed the Liberty will rise to the occasion and come out victors at Saturday’s second-round game against the Phoenix Mercury at...
'We need some protection': Sheryl Swoopes' ex-player speaks out
From Hall of Fame to Hall of Shame. WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes recently joined Shaquille O'Neill, Allen Iverson and Yao Ming as Class of 2016 honorees, but now she's under fire as one of...
Here's how the White Sox will make baseball fun again
https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/717822353187684352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw It appears as if the Chicago White Sox are following in the footsteps of the Toronto Raptors and Drake. A tweet by the team on Wednesday showcased a specialty...
New York fans to A-Rod: Your apology was just plain sorry
Alex Rodriguez smacks of phoniness, and unsurprisingly, New Yorkers are seeing right through his latest attempt to set things right: a handwritten apology he published Tuesday afternoon. “I don’t think...
Yankees' Cano has long been a ‘diamond’ star
Robinson Cano hinted at a future affiliation with Jay-Z when he flashed the diamond-shaped hand gesture popularized by the hip-hop star, entertainment mogul and rookie sports agent during a Yankees...
Liberty make it eight straight wins
It was a record-breaking night for the Liberty. They pounded the Phoenix Mercury for their eight straight victory, clinched a playoff spot and scored a franchise high for points in...
Mitchell, Liberty win fifth in a row
The Liberty, who were wearing pink uniforms in honor of breast cancer awareness week, recorded their fifth consecutive win with an 85-77 victory over the Washington Mystics last night at...
Campbell-Brown edges Felix again
Veronica Campbell-Brown gave track and field fans a good show for their money at the Adidas Grand Prix yesterday at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island. In 21.98 seconds, the two-time...
NC CAR CRASH KILLS 4 QNS. KIN
Four members of a churchgoing Queens family -- including two young children -- died in a horrific car wreck yesterday as they drove through North Carolina on their way to...