It was an election year. An Olympic year. A year of brats and cowboys, witches and swans. Amid it all, these people, characters and things stood out.
Category: Staley, Dawn
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Togethxr’s ‘Everyone Watches Women’s Sports’ T-shirts Go Viral
A black-and-white shirt by the brand Togethxr has become the unofficial uniform of a breakthrough moment for women’s basketball.
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Aliyah Boston of the Indiana Fever Has Officially Arrived
Boston, the Indiana Fever rookie forward and center, has already become a face of the W.N.B.A. just months into her professional career.
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WNBA Draft: Aliyah Boston Goes No. 1 to Indiana Fever
Boston, a senior forward from the University of South Carolina, was the second-ever top pick from her college.
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How Iowa Ended South Carolina’s Storied Perfect Season
The New York Times – Sports:South Carolina had fielded the nation’s toughest defense, but couldn’t stop the offensive fireworks of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark.
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Caitlin Clark and Iowa Topple South Carolina in Final Four
The New York Times – Sports:The Gamecocks were considered a heavy favorite to repeat as champions. But Clark and the Hawkeyes delivered, all the way to the championship game against Louisiana State.
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Women’s Sports Are Raking in Investments. The Final Four Shows Why.
The New York Times – Sports:With stars, story lines and skill, the TV rights for the women’s Division I basketball tournament could be worth over $80 million, part of a larger wave of investors flocking to women’s sports.
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The South Carolina Player Taking Basketball to Girls in West Africa
The New York Times – Sports:“I’ve never coached anybody that comes with that much determination,” Coach Dawn Staley said of Laeticia Amihere.
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South Carolina Tops N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament Field
The New York Times – Sports:There are challengers, of course, but no team is tougher on paper than the undefeated, reigning champion Gamecocks.
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South Carolina Reasserts Itself Atop Women’s Hoops With L.S.U. Win
The New York Times – Sports:The undefeated teams played on Super Bowl Sunday, giving women’s college basketball its latest showcase game.
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South Carolina Hopes Success Begets More Success
The New York Times – Sports:The short-handed Huskies put up a stronger resistance than they did in last year’s national title game, but the Gamecocks won to remain undefeated as they look toward more tournament glory.
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WNBA and More Sports Figures Celebrate Brittney Griner’s Release
The New York Times – Sports:Brianna Turner, a Phoenix Mercury teammate, thanked “every single person that kept Brittney Griner’s name alive.” Another teammate, Shey Peddy, said the situation went from “FREE BG to BG is FREE!!”