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Tag: WNBA

  • Kintsugi
  • October 20, 2021October 20, 2021

Diana Taurasi Voted By Fans As WNBA’s Greatest Player of All Time

Official Release October 10, 2021 NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2021 – The WNBA announced today that Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi has been voted by fans as the league’s greatest of all ti

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

Connecticut Sun unveil new jerseys inspired by Mohegan Tribe and late elder and social justice advocate Gladys Tantaquidgeon

By SHAWN MCFARLAND HARTFORD COURANT  |APR 08, 2021 AT 10:03 AM It’s fitting that Gladys Tantaquidgeon — the late Mohegan elder and pioneer for social justice — will h

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Kelly Loeffler Is Done in the Senate. But What About in the W.N.B.A.?

By Sopan Deb and Kevin Draper Jan. 6, 2021, 6:34 p.m. ET W.N.B.A. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told CNN over the summer that she would not force Loeffler to sell her stake,

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

The One Name the W.N.B.A. Won’t Say

Players have united to depose a sitting senator in Georgia, who has clashed with the Black Lives Matter movement and is an owner of the Atlanta Dream and one of the wealthiest members of Congress.

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

Women Take the Lead – Again

In the wake of the shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wis., the Women’s National Basketball Association postponed scheduled games on Wednesday and then again on T

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NY Times

  • 2 Killed in Shooting at High School Hockey Game in Rhode Island
  • Columbia Punishes 2 Who Helped Epstein’s Girlfriend Enter Dental College
  • Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
  • Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies
  • Progress in Guthrie Case Is Fitful as Search Enters Its Third Week

NPR

  • Why do humans kiss?
  • Four people on NASA'S Crew-12 arrive at the International Space Station
  • What monogamy in the animal world tells us about ourselves
  • What elephant whiskers can teach us about touch
  • On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station

The Progressive

  • Surviving in Gaza Through Learning, Writing, and Freelancing
  • The Human Cost of Unregulated AI Tools
  • The Equity Docket: When Only White Bloodshed Moves the Masses
  • U.S. Imperialism Was Built In from the Beginning
  • The Imperialist King Must Return His ‘FIFA Peace Prize’

FactCheck.org

  • Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim
  • Trump Oversells Recent U.S. Economic Growth
  • WHO Didn’t Recommend Lockdowns, Contrary to Health Officials’ Suggestions
  • Manufacturing Construction Spending Declines Under Trump
  • ICE Officers and Bonuses

Snopes.com

  • Did Trump admin say 'we don't know where' sun goes at night?
  • Alleged image of Trump and blindfolded girls isn't what it seems
  • Epstein files don't prove 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory was real. Here's why
  • Don't fall for alleged image of Epstein dining with Chuck Schumer
  • Posts claim photos show Sean Connery and Thomas Brodie-Sangster at age 34. They're almost right

Tradeoffs

  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 1
  • Race to the Bottom: Where's the Cavalry?

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