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The WNBA head coaching situation, in Black and whiteWhen the WNBA tips off the 2023 season on May 19, it will be with two Black women head coaches on the sidelines of courts on which 79 percent* of the league’s players are Black women and other women of color. (This figure is accurate as of March 2023, when six of the WNBA’s 12 teams had more than 12...

America begs Dennis Rodman to sit this one outYou may have missed it but for a brief moment, former NBA player Dennis Rodman was back and ready to schmooze concessions out of another authoritarian....

The WNBA just finished a legendary season — now they have to address the drama the Atlanta Dream and Phoenix Mercury createdWhat if I told you that a hometown kid would come home and help deliver a championship to their city — for a franchise that has never won a championship — against the very same team that prevented that hometown team from winning a title seven years ago?...

Sports world hails guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin

The sports world took to twitter before and after the Derek Chauvin verdict was announced Tuesday. Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was found guilty on all counts, which included second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree mansla...

Welcome to The Ladies Room, a Deadspin Sports podcast ... this week, Lesley Visser talks being the first, and the GOAT, at everything

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Renee Montgomery owning the Atlanta Dream is the latest example of Black women taking over Georgia

With Black History Month in our rearview mirrors, and as we enter a month dedicated to celebrating the history of women, it has become quite apparent that the months of February and March are being merged by the actions of Black women like Renee Montgomery, Stacey Abrams, and even Keisha Lance Botto...

Kelly Loeffler out as Renee Montgomery and investor group buy Atlanta Dream

Kelly Loeffler, Deadspin’s Idiot of the Year, is out of the WNBA....

Renee Montgomery Opted Out to Focus on Activism. Two Months Later, She Has No Regrets

If you were to tell Renee Montgomery in January that this year she would start racial justice initiatives, join a voting rights group, co-host a TMZ show, appear in countless media outlets, all while not playing basketball, she would call you a “troll.” At least, that’s what she called me when I ask...