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Brittney Griner Appeal Denied, President Joe Biden Responds

In another devastating decision concerning Britney Griner's future and freedom, Russian courts have denied the basketball start's appeal of her nine year-sentence for drug...

WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release still uncertain as her trial begins in a Russian court

Brittney Griner appears at a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on June 27, 2022. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images by Rokeshia Renné Ashley, Florida...

After initial silence, the Biden administration is making moves to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention

by Rokeshia Renné Ashley, Florida International University A week before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Russian authorities arrested American basketball star Brittney Griner...

All-Black female ownership group first in line for WNBA expansion

by Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert insists that any expansion talk won’t begin earlier than next summer.  If so, an all-Black ownership group...

New NCAA endorsement rules could benefit women more than men

College basketball player Paige Bueckers, right, of the Connecticut Huskies, has over 900,000 followers on Instagram as of September 2021. Elsa/Getty Images by Lindsey Darvin,...

Pittsburgh born-and-raised Ashley Battle starred in the WNBA and now embarks on a new career

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer Professional athletes are fully aware that their basketball, football, baseball or hockey careers can’t last forever. COURIER EXCLUSIVE After retirement, some athletes...

Overtine: ‘By Any Means Necessary!’

Message heard loud and clear when many sports leagues protested the shooting of Jacob Blake by Bill Neal For New Pittsburgh Courier All things considered, let us...

Maxine Waters applauds decision by six NBA teams to boycott playoff games following the shooting of Jacob Blake

LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC), issued a statement Friday applauding the players of six...

Arenas slammed for telling WNBA to get rid of ‘ugly players,’ play in revealing outfits

The WNBA is coming out swingin’ at Gilbert Arenas — saying his comments about WNBA players are “repugnant, utterly disrespectful and flat-out wrong.” Gilbert had…

Atlanta Dream’s McCoughtry leads Team USA to win over Italian National Team

The Atlanta Dream’s Angel McCoughtry scored a game-high 19 points on 5-of-11 shooting, including a perfect 9-of-9 clip from the charity stripe, to pace Team…

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