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Women's National Basketball Association

Type: Organization

Name: Women's National Basketball Association

Nationality: United States

Web Address: http://www.wnba.com/

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Baylor University

What Baylor University And Brittney Griner Tell Us About What It Means To Be “Out Of The Closet”

Brittney Griner, the Baylor University basketball star who made headlines this spring both when Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban offered her a tryout to see if she’d be able to play competitively in the National Basketball Association rather than the ... [Published Think Progress - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Brittney Griner, Gay, Baylor University

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Tusla Shock caps preseason with impressive win over Sparks

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Tulsa Shock gained a split of its West Coast exhibition games Sunday by racing to an 82-67 win over the Los Angeles Sparks.The Shock played without first-round draft choice Skylar Diggins, but received a combined 42 points from ... [Published Tulsa World - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Tulsa, Kristi Toliver, Women's National Basketball Association, Candice Wiggins

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

ESPN

Why Brittney Griner Kept Her Sexuality Quiet

Doug Pensinger /Baylor's Brittney Griner and her coach, Kim Mulkey, embrace during the National Final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship at Pepsi Center on April 3, 2012 in Denver, Colorado.Britney Griner, the former Baylor ... [Published Time - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Brittney Griner, ESPN, Baylor University, Kim Mulkey

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Women's National Basketball Association

Jay-Z Surprised Skylar Diggins With a Brand New Mercedes (Photo)

Skylar Diggins (photo. @skydigg4)Life is good when you’re part of the Roc Nation Agency Family. Remember a few weeks back when we told you that Jay-Z signed Skylar Diggins as one of his first clients for his new sports agency?Apparently, being one of ... [Published Dime Magazine - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Skylar Diggins, Jay-Z, Women's National Basketball Association, Facebook Inc

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

one of his first clients for his new sports agency

Skylar Diggins took a break from her on again/off again courtship over the Lady Mamba title with Kobe Bryant to announce yesterday that she’s signed on with Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation Sports agency. Jigga, as you might recall, is in the process of giving up his ... [Published Dime Magazine - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Skylar Diggins, Billy King, Gerald Wallace

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Griner: Baylor Coach Enforced Closet Policy

Brittney Griner, the out player for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and the league's most recent number one draft pick, said her coach at Baylor University encouraged lesbian players to remain closeted.Griner says Baylor officials, including coach Kim Mulkey, ... [Published Gay.com - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Brittney Griner, Kim Mulkey, Gay, Baylor University, Condonation

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Learning process continues for Sun

Newark, N.J. — Connecticut Sun head coach Anne Donovan found both positives and negatives in her team's 78-67 loss to the New York Liberty in Saturday's preseason game at the Prudential Center."We still have a lot of work to do on defense," Donovan said. ... [Published TheDay.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Ashley Walker, Anne Donovan, Cappie Pondexter, Kara Lawson

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Shock rookie Skylar Diggins talks about life on, off the court

Welcome to Tulsa, Skylar.Almost through the first half of the Tulsa Shock's first exhibition game of the season, a hard collision left the Shock's new point guard, Skylar Diggins, bent over near the sidelines. No foul was called. The game kept moving ... [Published Tulsa World - May 19 2013]

Entities: Skylar Diggins, Tulsa, Women's National Basketball Association

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Brittney Griner: Baylor Coach Urged Players To Keep Sexuality Secret

Brittney Griner said her coach at Baylor University urged gay players to keep their sexuality a secret so it would not hurt recruiting and reflect badly on the program.Griner, the first pick in the WNBA draft this year, said coach Kim Mulkey and the rest ... [Published Inquisitr - May 19 2013]

Entities: Brittney Griner, Gay, Kim Mulkey

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Two-time Eastern Conference Champion Atlanta Dream holds practice at Veterans High School

By BECKY PURSER — bpurser@macon.comKATHLEEN -- Thirteen-year-old Sydney Lambert said she picked up some tips Saturday from watching the two-time Eastern Conference Champion Atlanta Dream practice at Veterans High School.The professional Women’s National ... [Published Macon Telegraph - May 18 2013]

Entities: Natalie White, Middle School, Women's National Basketball Association, University of Georgia, Organism

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Se Acelera el Impulso de DocuSign ya que Más Empresas Utilizan DocuSign para Mantener el Negocio Digital (Keep Business Digital™)

DocuSign, el estándar mundial para firma electrónica (eSignature®), dio la bienvenida a más de 1.000 clientes, clientes potenciales, socios y desarrolladores en su conferencia anual DocuSign MOMENTUM. En el evento se destacaron las conferencias magistrales ... [Published HP Developer's Journal - May 18 2013]

Entities: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Angie's List Inc, Life Insurance, BYOD Bring Your Own Device, Hewlett-Packard Company

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Tina Thompson leads Storm to 63-59 exhibition win over Shock

Thompson scored 19 points as Seattle won its final exhibition game before the regular season.Seattle Times staff reporterPREV of NEXTDEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMESTemeka Johnson, middle, is defended at the basket by Tulsa's Kayla Pederson, right, and ... [Published Seattle Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: Tina Thompson, Temeka Johnson, Noelle Quinn, Tanisha Wright

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"Glory's much improved," Kloppenburg said. "She's hitting her 15- to 17-foot jumper consistently, playing tough defense and really rebounding well."

Tusla Shock caps preseason with impressive win over Sparks [Published Tulsa World - 4 hours ago]

..."Baylor continues to omit sexual orientation from its nondiscrimination policy," the Times writes. "More recently, Baylor has refused formal recognition to Sexual Identity forum, a group of L G B T and ‘questioning’ students."

Why Brittney Griner Kept Her Sexuality Quiet [Published Time - 6 hours ago]

..."The coaches thought that if it seemed like they condoned it, people wouldn't let their kids come play for Baylor," Griner told ESPN.com. "It was more of a unwritten law [not to discuss being gay]... it was just kind of, like, one of those things, you know. Just don't do it. They kind of tried to make it, like, 'Why put your business out on the street like that?'"

Griner: Baylor Coach Enforced Closet Policy [Published Gay.com - 17 hours ago]

"They both offer the same things," Donovan said. "They shoot the three well and they can handle themselves inside. Defensively, they are both a little bit undersized, especially against the Liberty, but they can handle themselves defensively and that helps. There are a lot of great things I saw today."

Learning process continues for Sun [Published TheDay.com - May 19 2013]

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Griner: Baylor Coach Enforced Closet Policy [Published Gay.com - 17 hours ago]
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What Baylor University And Brittney Griner Tell... [Published Think Progress - 1 hour ago] Brittney Griner, the Baylor University basketball star who made headlines this spring both when Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban offered her a tryout to see if she’d be able to play competitively in the National Basketball Association rather than the ...
11 Of The Many, Many Things That Have Happened ... [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - May 15 2013] It’s been a while for the ‘Bockers. Via: Al Bello / Getty Images The Knicks play Game 4 of their second-round playoff series against the Pacers tonight. This might not seem to be a particularly noteworthy accomplishment. After all, eight teams make ...
WNBA Player Puts on Astonishing Shooting Show [Published Mashable! - May 12 2013] Even LeBron James and Kobe Bryant probably can't match this. Watch a former women's college-basketball player sink 132 out of 135 three-pointers in just five minutes Her name is Laurie Koehn, and she played for Kansas State back in the early ...
The Daily Agenda for Friday, May 10 [Published Box Turtle Bulletin - May 10 2013] TODAY’S AGENDA: Events This Weekend: Pride Bergen , Norway; Boston LGBT Film Festival , Boston, MA; BeachBear Weekend , Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Houston Splash , Houston, TX; BigHorn Rodeo , Las Vegas, NV; Pride Maspalomas, Gran Canaria; Pride ...
Why are hedge fund titans so upset about the st... [Published Ezra Klein - May 09 2013] We can argue all day long about whether quantitative easing policies from the world’s central banks are doing much to help the economy. But this much is for darn sure: It is boosting a wide range of financial markets. The stock market is the one most ...

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Leadership Skills Learned in the Girl Scouts [Published FOX Business - Video - May 08 2013]

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