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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 7 - The Untold Story

The Aces Are Just Super Fun

Las Vegas keeps rolling ahead of the WNBA playoffs—and their bond off the court is one reason why.

Sports Illustrated

American-Russian Pro Basketball Coach Becky Hammon Appeals To Putin To 'Do The Right Thing' And Free Brittney Griner

Becky Hammon, an American-Russian professional basketball coach and a six-time WNBA all-star player who represented Russia at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, made a plea to President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release Brittney Griner.

Benzinga

Exclusive-Coach Hammon, once a star in Russia, urges Putin to free Brittney Griner

A top coach for U.S. women's pro basketball who once represented Russia at the Olympics has made a plea for Russian President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release American star player Brittney Griner

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Aces Defense Shows Up Against Sky in Commissioner’s Cup Victory

In what could be a potential WNBA finals preview, Las Vegas set the tone early with a strong defensive outing.

Sports Illustrated

Aces win second annual Commissioner’s Cup Championship, stifling Sky’s offense in the first quarter

The Sky went 0-for-8 from deep in the first quarter. (Their most attempts without connecting in any quarter before Tuesday was seven.) They finished shooting 20% from three-point range and gave up 18 points off 13 turnovers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky’s James Wade adds WNBA All-Star Game to his coaching resume

Wade will coach Team Stewart, and Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon will coach Team Wilson.

Chicago Sun-Times

50th anniversary of Title IX exposes how much work remains

The anniversary of landmark legislation is worth celebrating, but true gender equity remains elusive

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50th anniversary of Title IX exposes how much work remains

The anniversary of landmark legislation is worth celebrating, but true gender equity remains elusive

Chicago Sun-Times

Scott Fowler: The Hornets’ perfect solution at head coach? Dawn Staley, and here’s why.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets’ coaching search is a mess. The team fired James Borrego on April 22, got left at the altar by Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson last week and has now been rudderless for two months.

Tribune News Service

The Aces Look Damn Near Unstoppable Under Becky Hammon

At 9–1, the first-year coach has set the record for the best 10-game start to a WNBA coaching career. And she’s just getting started in Las Vegas.

Sports Illustrated

Former Aces HC Bill Laimbeer Explains Why He Won't Coach Again

He retired from coaching after the 2021 season.

Sports Illustrated

The Las Vegas Aces doused Becky Hammon with water bottles after she made history with her first WNBA coaching win

Becky Hammon might really have something special going on in Vegas

USA Today Sports Media Group

Expert Picks, Predictions for 2022 WNBA Season

Who will overachieve? Who will underachieve? And who is coming out on top in the Finals? Answering that in more in a preseason roundtable.

Sports Illustrated

Power Rankings: Stacking Up Each Team Ahead of 2022 WNBA Season

Do the defending champions Sky hold the advantage heading into the 2022 season? Or does another contender look ripe for a title?

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Five Biggest Questions Ahead of 2022 WNBA Season

Will Seattle be the team to beat? Or will a healthy Elena Delle Donne vault Washington up the standings? Evaluating that and more ahead of the 2022 season.

Sports Illustrated

2022 WNBA Fantasy Preview

Top 10 players, key sleepers and rookies to target in your WNBA fantasy draft.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky are going for back-to-back titles in WNBA’s 26th season

The Sky are trying to become the third team in WNBA history to win back-to-back titles, and the first since the Sparks in 2001-2002. To accomplish that, they will have to go through a league that will see even more parity in 2022.

Sports Illustrated

The Winners and Losers of the 2022 WNBA Draft

Winner: Mid-majors and HBCUs. Loser: the mock drafts.

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Team Needs, Prospect Fits Ahead of 2022 WNBA Draft

Before Monday’s draft, here’s a breakdown of what each team might be looking for in the next wave of WNBA players.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Liz Cambage has a perfectly good reason for wanting to change the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement

Liz Cambage is absolutely right.

Chicago Sun-Times

DePaul coach Doug Bruno joins Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022

Becky Hammon and Penny Taylor are also among this year’s group of inductees.

Tribune News Service

Sarah Valenzuela: Becky Hammon’s $1 million salary shows how far WNBA still has to go in paying its players

NEW YORK — When Las Vegas Aces (and Raiders) owner Mark Davis proudly announced that new head coach Becky Hammon would be the first WNBA coach to earn an estimated $1 million salary — for a reported five years — there was reason to celebrate.

Sports Illustrated

Becky Hammon Headlines Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists

One official, two contributors, four coaches and five players make up the group of potential Class of 2022 inductees.

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