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Unrivaled Basketball Season 2: Who All’s Gay in Tamper Bay?

Eight women’s basketball clubs will be battling it out in Florida this winter — here’s what to expect and who…

Natalie

Jan 5, 2026

Brittney Griner reacts with a smile as her jersey is retired at Baylor University. Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

sports

Brittney Griner’s Jersey Retired at Baylor in an Overdue Homecoming Fitting of Her Greatness

Every outtake from the weekend, every interview, showcased Griner’s eyes shining brightly. The joy were palpable. It felt like an amends was made: the place that Griner had once loved,…

Natalie

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Feb 20, 2024

sports

“Under Pressure” Re-Centers the Identity of the U.S. Women’s World Cup Team

Netflix’s “Under Pressure” begins the work of re-establishing the USWNT as more than just pawns in someone else’s narrative. And to that, I can only say: LFG.

Natalie

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Dec 21, 2023

A thumbnail collage of various WNBA Team's 2024 season rollout video.

sports

Every WNBA Team’s 2024 Season Rollout Promo, as Ranked by Brittney Griner Dunks

This week, each of the league’s 12 teams dropped their schedules for the 2024 season — and some of them were 🔥🔥🔥

Natalie and Carmen Phillips

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Dec 20, 2023

Candace Parker and wife Ana Petrakova announce pregnancy. The collage has three images of Candace Parker's announcement instagram, which show the Parker family on a basketball court with Anna Petrakova-Parker visibly pregnant.

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Candace Parker and Wife Anna Petrakova-Parker Are Having Another Baby, Basketball Wives Takeover Nearly Complete

I am so happy to see the GOAT living her truth out loud. I am so happy for her family.

Carmen Phillips

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Dec 14, 2023

jess & tziarra at their wedding, megan rapinoe, ali krieger and sue bird a tthe wedding

sports

BREAKING: Jess Fishlock and Tziarra King Got Married in a Soccer-Star-Studded Wales Wedding

OL Reign teammates Jess Fishlock and Tziarra King got married this week and Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird and Ali Krieger flew all the way to Wales to witness this epic…

Riese

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Dec 13, 2023

sports

My First Powerlifting Meet Confirmed It’s a Sport for Misfits Like Me

In my experiences in strength sports so far, I’ve seen nothing but kindness and compassion and enthusiasm for fellow competitors.

Stef Rubino

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Nov 30, 2023

The Syd + TP Show: WNBA Stars Theresa Plaisance, a tall white brunette with curly hair, and Sydney Colson, a Black woman with hair in a ponytail, are both in bathrobes lounging on blue pool chairs.

tv feature

Syd Colson and TP Are Laughing All the Way To Becoming the Faces of the WNBA

Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance started their sketch comedy “The Syd + TP Show” to become the faces of the league. We got together to talk about how that’s… worked…

Carmen Phillips

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Nov 18, 2023

The author's strength coach Vinny, the author's friend Brendan, and the author Stef Rubino at the gym posing

health

I Never Thought I’d Love Powerlifting; Now I’m Training for My First Competition

Tomorrow, I take the platform to see what year and some change has done to my body, my drive, and my spirit.

Stef Rubino

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Nov 17, 2023

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Unrivaled Basketball Season 2: Who All’s Gay in Tamper Bay?

Brittney Griner’s Jersey Retired at Baylor in an Overdue Homecoming Fitting of Her Greatness

“Under Pressure” Re-Centers the Identity of the U.S. Women’s World Cup Team

Every WNBA Team’s 2024 Season Rollout Promo, as Ranked by Brittney Griner Dunks

Candace Parker and Wife Anna Petrakova-Parker Are Having Another Baby, Basketball Wives Takeover Nearly Complete

BREAKING: Jess Fishlock and Tziarra King Got Married in a Soccer-Star-Studded Wales Wedding

My First Powerlifting Meet Confirmed It’s a Sport for Misfits Like Me

Syd Colson and TP Are Laughing All the Way To Becoming the Faces of the WNBA

I Never Thought I’d Love Powerlifting; Now I’m Training for My First Competition

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