Chantel Jennings

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Chantel Jennings

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley’s book “Uncommon Favor,” a memoir in which Staley recounts growing up in North Philadelphia, playing college and pro hoops, and coaching in the college ranks, was released this week. read an advanced copy and chatted with Staley about the book. What made now the right time to write this book? People have been asking me to write a book for a very long time. Over the past three years, I’ve thought more about it.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chantel Jennings

MINNEAPOLIS - Ten miles southwest of where Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers received a roaring ovation Wednesday night at the Target Center, she first learned how to shoot a basketball. She was just another anonymous ponytailed kid who spent her winters in the gymnasium. It's a part of the culture here, she says now with the gift of hindsight, and a credit to biting Minnesota snowstorms - basketball blessings in the form of subzero temps and bone-chilling winds.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chantel Jennings

MINNEAPOLIS - The Twin Cities packed the stands of the Target Center on Wednesday night and caused traffic congestion around the arena ahead of and after the Minnesota Lynx' regular season home opener. It's not surprising that Wednesday's game was a hot ticket. The last time the Minnesota Lynx were in the Target Center, they forced a decisive Game 5 against the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals with dazzling performances from their stars.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chantel Jennings

With most transfers having landed at their destinations, it's time to relook at the way-too-early top-25 ranking from the end of the season. A few weeks remain for players to go into the portal, which has seen 1,500 entrants. The rich got richer in many cases (hello, UConn and South Carolina), but a few teams enjoyed successful transfer hauls that ushered them into the top 25 (welcome, Maryland).

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Chantel Jennings

More than 1,500 Division I women's basketball players entered the portal this season, including nearly 300 power conference players - that's an average of four players per power conference team. With most of the top transfers finding their landing spots, it's time to look again at the landscape of the sport. The best players in the portal had a chance to improve their future team's ceilings, locate a better spot for themselves or receive more NIL money.