Rebecca Lobo signs multi-year extension with ESPN as lead women’s basketball analyst
Lobo will continue her since-2004 run with ESPN.
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Bleacher Report announces Dwyane Wade-hosted “Next 25” series, looking at the future of the NBA and WNBA
The series will see Wade talk with Scottie Barnes, Obi Toppin, Tyrese Haliburton, Napheesa Collier, and other special guests about the future of the NBA and WNBA.
ESPN will offer fantasy WNBA option for the first time
Considering ESPN's interest in growing the WNBA audience, this move feels overdue if anything.
Mispronunciation of WNBA players’ names by broadcasters and in-arena announcers is leading to calls for change
Despite team-issued pronunciation guides, there have been plenty of mispronunciations on WNBA broadcasts and in WNBA arenas this year.
WNBA suspends Connecticut Sun HC/GM Curt Miller after Liz Cambage blasted his “She’s 300 pounds!” comment to ref
"The next time you try to call out a referee, trying to get a call, being like 'C'mon, she's 300 pounds!', I'm going to need you to get it right, baby! Cause I'm 6'8'', and I just double-checked, because I love to be correct and get facts, I'm weighing 235 pounds."
Amazon picks up rights to stream 16 WNBA games per season in multi-year deal
Amazon Prime Video has streaming rights for specific games with the NFL, New York Yankees, and Seattle Sounders....
ESPN’s upcoming WNBA bubble documentary ‘144’ will premiere May 13
The film will premiere on May 13, with footage from inside last season's pandemic necessitated bubble.
The Athletic expands WNBA coverage with a beat writer for every team, including some prominent names
The Athletic has dramatically expanded their WNBA coverage, announcing that they now have 12 beat writers (one for each team) and two national WNBA writers.
NBA and Facebook Watch secure highlight rights deal
Highlights from NBA, WNBA, G League and 2K League will be shown on Facebook Watch.
LeBron James has yet another show in the works at NBC, and this one is a WNBA-inspired drama
How many shows can one man produce while also being one of the best basketball players alive?
Skylar Diggins dunked on Twitter Moments’ claim NBA prospects were “the first basketball players to sign with PUMA since 1998”
Diggins rightly took exception to Twitter Moments' claim that these NBA prospects were "the first basketball players" PUMA had signed since 1998.
Amid cancer treatments, Holly Rowe to call WNBA play-by-play for first time
Two decades into her career at ESPN, Rowe is taking on a new assignment.
Facebook’s video platform debuts with over 30 new shows including sports-related videos
Over 30 series will premiere this week including live sports and unscripted shows
Twitter boasts 1.1 million unique viewers watched WNBA live-stream, but what counts as a view?
Do we call this Twitter math? Or a broader social media math?
Watch: Rebecca Lobo drops Trump’s “nasty woman” line on ESPN2
Donald Trump calling Hillary Clinton a “nasty woman” during Wednesday’s final presidential debate has exploded into a meme...
Candace Parker and Holly Rowe have emotional moment remembering Pat Summitt
Famed Tennessee basketball coach Pat Summitt’s passing Tuesday morning made a huge impact on the world of sports,...
This week in sports television, 06/26 — 07/02/2016
Can you believe that at the end of this week, we’ll be in the second half of the...
