Tag Archives: WNBA

WNBA All-Star Sue Bird leads effort to support Kelly Loeffler’s Senate opponent 

Four-time Olympic gold medalist and current Seattle Storm Point Guard Sue Bird is leading an effort to vocalize support for Rev. Raphael Warnock, the U.S. Senate Candidate running against Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who is also a co-owner of the WNBA

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WNBA Players Escalate Protest of Anti-BLM Team Owner, Kelly Loeffler 

Led by the members of the Atlanta Dream, players have begun wearing T-shirts supporting a political opponent of Senator Kelly Loeffler, who co-owns the Dream and has spoken against the Black Lives Matter movement.

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WNBA players arrived at games wearing shirts opposing Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler 

The players wore shirts saying “Vote Warnock” in support of Loeffler’s opponent in race for a Georgia senate seat

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Liberty rookie Sabrina Ionescu’s AP diary: Playing again 

New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu is checking in periodically from the WNBA bubble at IMG Academy

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Athletes honor America by refusing to stick to sports 

Narrated by two-time WNBA champion and activist Renee Montgomery, Yahoo Sports celebrates Independence Day by examining sports through the lens of athletes overcoming and evolving in the fight for American justice and equality.

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Exclusive: NBA, WNBA To Celebrate First Juneteenth Company Holiday With Day Of Civil Rights Education 

The NBA family of businesses joins the Atlanta Hawks and Dream, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings and others across American pro sports in establishing Juneteenth as a paid holiday.

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