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On the Ground at the 2025 WNBA Draft » Winsidr

1 month ago | winsidr.com | Owen Pence

NEW YORK – “The WNBA Been Poppin”I didn’t say it, though I have many times. This time, the message came courtesy of Saniya Rivers’ bag, a statement that set the tone for the 2025 WNBA Draft and served as a reminder of everything and everyone it took to get to this moment. “Just as the bag says: we’re popping,” Rivers stated on Monday night, soon after the Connecticut Sun selected her with the No. 8 pick.
Dawn Staley’s impact is reflected in coaches past and present

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Owen Pence

By Owen PenceIt says everything about Dawn Staley that I’m equally compelled to write about her, win or lose. The numeric outcome is never the point; it’s the lives she’s changed. The University of Connecticut defeated Staley’s South Carolina 82-59 in the National Championship game on Sunday. A deserving group of Huskies emphatically put their stamp on another wildly successful women’s NCAA Tournament. Despite the loss, Staley’s reach, outlook, and legacy remain as profound as ever.
Kiki Rice Chats with Winsidr About BetterHelp Partnership » Winsidr

1 month ago | winsidr.com | Myles Ehrlich |Owen Pence

March Madness is around the corner, with the field of 64 tipping off this Friday. For fans across the country, these next few weeks of single-elimination chaos teases the highest and lowest of emotional swings. For the participating athletes, those extremes could be even more consuming: from the stress inside the lines to the online harassment that has become all too commonplace.
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus Moves to Las Vegas » Winsidr

Feb 6, 2025 | winsidr.com | Michael Waterloo |Owen Pence

Cheyenne Parker-Tyus has signed a one-year, unguaranteed, veteran minimum contract with the Las Vegas Aces, first reported by Callie Fin of the Las Vegas Review Journal.. Parker-Tyus has been a consistent big in the WNBA since being drafted by the Chicago Sky in 2015. Parker-Tyus spent her first six seasons with the Sky before signing with the Atlanta Dream in 2021, where she spent her last four seasons – including an All-Star appearance in 2023.
Tiffany Hayes Signs with the Golden State Valkyries » Winsidr

Feb 6, 2025 | winsidr.com | Jasmine Harper |Owen Pence

Tiffany Hayes has signed a one-year deal with the Golden State Valkyries, the team has announced. The deal is worth $200,000. Hayes won the Sixth Woman of the Year award in 2024, after unretiring from the WNBA just to play with the Las Vegas Aces. It’s no secret that everyone [secretly]wanted to play with the Aces heading into the 2024 season, but Hayes fit right in, immediately gelling with the team on and off the court.
Pull Up with Myles and Owen

Jan 14, 2025 | podnews.net | Owen Pence

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Liberty Edge Lynx, 80-77, In Another Finals Classic » Winsidr

Oct 17, 2024 | winsidr.com | Owen Pence

Sabrina Ionescu had a searing look in her eyes, and no I don’t mean before the shot. I mean after. This shot was so grand, it zoomed past the need for outward exultation. Ionescu didn’t emit a roar after the ball rattled in, nor did she send jubilant fists flying through the air. She didn’t jump. She didn’t smile. As Breanna Stewart approached her for a chest bump, Ionescu pursed her lips and widened her eyes, evoking a gladiator who just got a whiff of their rival’s demise.
Liberty Respond with Emphasis, Even WNBA Finals 1-1 » Winsidr

Oct 13, 2024 | winsidr.com | Owen Pence

NEW YORK – Before New York general manager Jonathan Kolb assembled a roster overflowing with former MVPs and WNBA champions, before head coach Sandy Brondello packed up her Phoenix home and headed eastward—immense leadership skills in tow—it was Sabrina Ionescu and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton who formed the Liberty heartbeat.
Minnesota Mounts Jaw-Dropping Comeback For Game 1 Win, Williams and Collier Shine » Winsidr

Oct 11, 2024 | winsidr.com | Owen Pence

NEW YORK – There’s no cheering in the press box—a cardinal sports journalism tenet that, if broken, will earn you scathing side eyes—but standing is permitted. And who in the world was sitting for the final five-plus minutes of Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals? A raucous Barclays Center crowd of 17,732 was primed to release the eruption it had stored for hours, days, months… a year. In the early going on Thursday night, the New York Liberty appeased its superb fanbase’s highest hopes.
A’ja Wilson’s Singular Greatness Knows No Bounds » Winsidr

Sep 23, 2024 | winsidr.com | Owen Pence

I’m floundering in the discourse. The “Do Not Disturb” feature has nothing on a social media addiction. I called for help but got the answering machine. An automated voice asked if I might leave my awards ballot at the dial tone. Folks, I don’t mean to be a curmudgeon. Our collective unwillingness to bake sports conversations in anything other than a debate-based batter depresses me, sure, but it’s an inevitable byproduct of the WNBA’s massive and rapid growth.