WNBA

Dallas Wings’ Kalani Brown, Teaira McCowan are the ‘Sugar and Spice’ of WNBA playoffs
Dallas Wings centers Kalani Brown and Teaira McCowan are the last bastions of the old-school, back-to-the-basket big the WNBA is leaving behind. Their dynamic...

Lynx believe player development, not roster reconstruction, is path to championship contention – Twin Cities
Minnesota likes the progress it made this season, especially making the WNBA playoffs after an 0-6 start.

WNBA players, coaches share grievances with awards voting
Natasha Cloud had a bone to pick with the WNBA defensive award selections, and she set off a chain reaction of complaints.

Aces vs. Wings: How A'ja Wilson and Las Vegas literally ran away from Dallas en route to a Game 1 win - CBSSports.com
Wilson finished with 34 points, eight rebounds and four blocks

How the Sun beat the Liberty to steal Game 1 of the WNBA semis - ESPN
Connecticut took a 1-0 lead by playing some of its best defense of the season, which led to New York playing some of its worst offense of the season.
Women's Sports

» Kate Fagan’s lively ‘Hoop Muses’ retraces history of women’s basketball history — A Seat in the Bleachers
ALBANY — “Hoop Muses” is a blast.
As a historical record of women’s basketball going back to 19th-century peach-basket days (betcha didn’t know that; I didn’t), by nature it’s a blast from the past.
It’s also a blast of dazzling light on where the game is now, including how embracing social ju

The Asian Games: larger than the Olympics and with an array of regional and global sports | AP News
The Asian Games are an attention grabber. They involve more participants than the Summer Olympics. Organizers say about 12,500 competitors will be entered as the opening ceremony takes place Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.

The Glorious Exuberance of Sha’Carri Richardson’s Hair - The Atlantic
Her exuberant hairstyles are a source of distinction—and a challenge to the criticism other Black women have faced.