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Brittney Griner in a Russian jail cell (left), Elon Musk (right)ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (left) and JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (right) Elon Musk responded to reports of a US-Russia prisoner exchange to free WNBA player Brittney Griner. “Maybe free some people in jail for weed here too?” he tweeted alongside a meme on Sunday. Griner was imprisoned in Russia after officials found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Elon Musk tweeted Sunday in… Source link

Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker doesn’t have much more to accomplish in the WNBA. She’s a six-time All-Star, two-time MVP winner and two-time champion — the last of which came with her hometown team last year. Parker, 36, is in the final year of her contract with the Sky, and said she is treating this year as if it will be her last in the WNBA. That seems like a pretty strong hint at retirement. Parker did not directly use that word, but it seems clear that, at the very least, she’s going… Source link

The WNBA is planning to honor Brittney Griner across the league this season. Each team will have a special floor decal to honor the Phoenix Mercury star, who is still in jail in Russia, according to ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss. The decal will feature No. 42, Griner’s number, and the initials BG. The league announced the news on Tuesday morning. “As we begin the 2022 season, we are keeping Brittney at the forefront of what we do through the game of basketball and in the community,” WNBA… Source link

Yahoo Sports WNBA writer Cassandra Negley recaps all three rounds of excitement from the 2022 WNBA Draft. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] CASSANDRA NEGLEY: The WNBA welcomed 36 new players to its ranks on Monday night for the 2022 WNBA draft. The first was Rhyne Howard out of Kentucky. Atlanta Dream picked her number one after making a trade for that spot last week. Now the first round went off script, if you had followed mock drafts up until this point. And it started with the Indiana Fever,… Source link

The WNBA signed a multi-year deal with Google on Monday to be the presenting partner for the league’s playoffs, part of the technology giant’s efforts to help champion women’s sports. Twenty-five WNBA games will be televised on ABC and ESPN in celebration of the league’s 25th season, with Google as the presenting sponsor. The league will also have 40 games on CBS and CBS Sports Network. The WNBA will also have 12 games streamed on Twitter and 20 on Facebook. Google is the… Source link

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA signed a multiyear deal with Google on Monday to be the presenting partner for the league’s playoffs, part of the technology giant’s efforts to help champion women’s sports. Twenty-five WNBA games will be televised on ABC and ESPN in celebration of the league’s 25th season, with Google as the presenting sponsor. Google is the latest business to join the league as a “WNBA Changemaker,” a program that Commissioner Cathy Engelbert started last year.

Official Release May 3, 2021 – As a WNBA Changemaker, Google Commits to Helping Women’s Basketball and Sports by Developing Innovative Marketing Activations, Robust Storytelling and Enhanced Google Product Experiences – – As Part of the Partnership, Google Collaborates with ESPN and WNBAto Deliver “25 for 25”: 25 Regular Season Games on ESPN networksfor the 25th Season of the WNBA – – Google Becomes Associate Sponsor of ESPN’s… Source link

Former First Lady Michelle Obama planned to meet with NBA and WNBA players on Sunday afternoon to talk about voting, Oklahoma City Thunder star and president of the Players Association Chris Paul said. Obama’s push on voting came just 100 days out from election day in November, part of the “When We All Vote” campaign. She announced on Sunday that they have already registered 100,000 new voters through that campaign, and hope to double that number before November. “We’re gonna talk about… Source link