The 1981-82 Cheyney State Lady Wolves team was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as Trailblazers of the Game, representing the first HBCU to compete for an NCAA women’s Division I title.
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A historical first finally immortalizedÂ
The 1981-82 Cheyney State women’s basketball team, an all-Black team coached by an all-Black staff, is being inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as a “Trailblazer of the Game.”
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Seimone joins Lindsay in the rafters
‘Minnesota basically helped me become the woman that I am today.’
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Superstar Seimone retires
The first shocking news of the 2021 WNBA season came the day before the season opener when Seimone Augustus announced her retirement after 15 seasons.
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Seimone is back in LA
Seimone Augustus will return to Los Angeles for her second season with the Sparks. Augustus first signed with L.A. last year as a free agent after 13 seasons in Minnesota. She averaged six points in nearly 16 minutes a game in 21 appearances, shot 49% from the field and 54.5% in three-pointers. She again became […]
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From high school to the pros, Augustus was destined for greatness
Seimone Augustus was among five athletes, three coaches, two administrators, one contributor and an official recently inducted as the 37th National High School Hall of Fame class.
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Pro hoopsters go to Harvard
Harvard Business Administration Professor Anita Elberse, who first started and teaches the semester-long course with NBA players, pairing them with MBA student mentors. This year a new program was opened to WNBA players.
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WNBA rookie Wilson off to a strong start
Amber Stokes is one of two Black female coach/GMs in the WNBA. Now in her second year in Chicago, Stokes told the MSR that she has adjusted to her dual role.
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All-Stars talk about their All-Star games
This series will cover the WNBA’s 21st season with at least one story on the league weekly from the season’s May 13 opening to its closing on September 3 and through the 2017 playoffs. This coming weekend’s WNBA All-Star Game in Seattle has at the outset an old-time Western theme: the younger Eastern Conference vs. […]
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 Three current Lynx players make WNBA Top 20@20 list
The 20 greatest and most influential players in WNBA history were announced today, and three current Minnesota Lynx players, and a former player, are among those chosen by a 15-member committee of Hall of Famers, current and former coaches, and media members. Seimone Augustus, Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen, and former Lynx player Katie Smith, […]
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 Three current Lynx players make WNBA Top 20@20 list
The 20 greatest and most influential players in WNBA history were announced today, and three current Minnesota Lynx players, and a former player, are among those chosen by a 15-member committee of Hall of Famers, current and former coaches, and media members. Seimone Augustus, Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen, and former Lynx player Katie Smith, […]