Basketball Blogs

20 June 2021

• Milwaukee Bucks Beat Nets in Game 7 Overtime
  20 June 2021
  Injuries to the Nets’ stars weighed on the team, which had been favored to win the championship this season.
• Sugar Rodgers Is Rewriting Her Life Story Through the W.N.B.A.
  20 June 2021
  Rodgers used basketball, and later her writing skills, to forge a brighter path after a painful childhood. The former All-Star is now an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Aces.
• Girls athlete of year: Challenge Allison Weidner in anything and be prepared to get her best shot
  20 June 2021
  "You're never going to get another one like her. "No way. You might have one girl in one sport that just really excels. She excels in all three."
• Big performances mean big wins
  20 June 2021

  Today’s results:

  Courtney Vandersloot’s third straight double-double powered the Sky over the Sun, 91-81.

  A big performance from Tina Charles helped the Mystics edge the Fever, 82-77.

  A career-high from Marina Mabrey paced the Wings past the Lynx, 95-77.

  WNBA player news:

  Nneka Ogwumike on activism: we can’t stop now.

  Diamond DeShields brought free eye exams to more than 100 on Chicago’s South side.

  Briann January: Pride starts with self.

  WNBA owner news:

  Sky owner Michael Alter talks about bringing in Candace Parker, expansion and more.

  Another Q&A with Alter.

  College coach news:

  Colorado has extended JR Payne’s contract through 2025-2026, and gave her a raise.

  Q&A with Nicki Collen.

  Deon Thomas is a new assistant coach at St. Louis.

  Former Eastern Washington coach Wendy Schuller is suing the University, alleging age and gender discrimination, and retaliation.

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• American Life in Poetry
  20 June 2021
  In many cultural traditions, an encounter with an owl at night is an ominous sign. But here, in a poem by recent Shelley Memorial Award winner, Arthur Sze, (first published in 1982), there is a wonderful transformation from the purple…
• Brothers set record crossing large gap in park on a highline
  20 June 2021
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two brothers from San Francisco say they have set a record for the longest highline ever walked in both Yosemite National Park and California, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
• Martin, Pulock help Isles top Lightning 3-2 to tie series
  20 June 2021
  UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Matt Martin capped New York's three-goal second period, Ryan Pulock made a diving stop in front of an open goal in the closing seconds and the Islanders held on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 Saturday…
• Martin, Pulock help Isles top Lightning 3-2 to tie series
  20 June 2021
  New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock (6) and teammates celebrate a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of their NHL semifinal Saturday in Uniondale, N.Y.
• Sore knee threatens Bogdanovic's status for Hawks in Game 7
  20 June 2021
  Sore knee threatens Bogdanovic's status for Hawks in Game 7
• Phoenix Suns: 3 Things Learned from the Jazz vs Clippers Series
  20 June 2021

  The Phoenix Suns will make their triumphant return to the Western Conference Finals, even doing so beside a team that has never made it this far: the Los Angeles Clippers. Ready for a Conference Finals built around two teams typically unaccustomed to its grand stage, this bout seems certain to go down as a dog […]

  Phoenix Suns: 3 Things Learned from the Jazz vs Clippers Series - Valley of the Suns - Valley of the Suns - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More