Per USA TODAY Sports, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is set to announce the WNBA will be expanding to the Bay Area on Thursday. After months of speculation, the WNBA has been cryptic on social media. An expansion team would mark the thirteenth team in the league. Perhaps there will be two cities announced for expansion....
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Jonathan Taylor and James Harden: Unhappy players in very different situations
So far, James Harden is playing nice for the Philadelphia 76ers at their training camp in Fort Collins, Colo. ESPN’s Tim Bontempts reported that he arrived on Wednesday, the second day of camp, and is “participating in practice.” The 76ers even posted photographs on social media of Harden high-fiving a 76ers employee.… Read more…
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Worries about debt are part of my inheritance
Life & Debt is a series looking at the disproportionate impact of financial debt on the Black community. For my entire adult life, a bar from rapper Kanye West’s 2007 hit “Good Life” with T-Pain has defined how I feel about money. “Whether you broke or rich, you gotta get this / Havin’ money’s not...
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Aliyah Boston chosen as unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year
Drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever in 2023, Aliyah Boston becomes the third South Carolina Gamecock in history to win the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award. Prior to the start of the season, Boston was the favored to win the award with +150 odds. Written and edited by Sara Jane Gamelli Twitter Instagram...
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Five people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State
Five people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting that interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday and prompted an hourslong lockdown of the historically Black college. Students sheltered in place for about four hours, as police went room to room looking for suspects. Classes were canceled for Wednesday....
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Randy Arozarena’s mom’s opening pitch was straight gas
A player’s mom throwing the first pitch at an MLB game, what a sweet story. Add to it the fact that her day at the mound is the first time that she has seen her son play in the big leagues, the story is worthy of a tissue dab to the corner of both eyes....
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New York Liberty defeat Washington Mystics, 90-75 in Game 1 of WNBA Playoffs
In front of an electric crowd, Sabrina Ionescu helped lift the New York Liberty over the Washington Mystics in Game 1 of the playoffs. Written and edited by Sara Jane Gamelli Twitter Instagram (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) On Friday night, the New York Liberty defeated the Washington Mystics in dominant fashion after...
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2023 MLB AL hits leaders
This article is based on data from Sportradar. Text was compiled by an AI engine that was then reviewed and edited by the editorial staff. Read more…
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Laphonza Butler to become the only Black woman in the Senate
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein. In choosing Butler on Sunday, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Feinstein’s seat became...
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Wings vs. Dream: Betting Odds & Predictions: WNBA Playoffs Game 2
The Dallas Wings will matchup against the Atlanta Dream at home for game 2. Here, you will find the WNBA betting odds, stats, trends, player prop bets, and predictions for Tuesday, Sept. 19. Written and Edited by Sara Jane Gamelli Twitter Instagram ARLINGTON, TX -SEPTEMBER 15: Teaira McCowan #7 of the Dallas Wings plays defense during...