#Shoni Schimmel, ex-WNBA star, charged with strangling ex-partner

#Shoni Schimmel, ex-WNBA star, charged with strangling ex-partner

“Shoni Schimmel, ex-WNBA star, charged with strangling ex-partner” Former WNBA All-Star and Liberty player Shoni Schimmel pleaded not guilty to assaulting a former partner following an arrest on Friday in northeastern Oregon. According to The Oregonian, Schimmel has been charged with assault by strangulation of an intimate dating partner and assault resulting in substantial bodily…

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#Emily Engstler to end NYC’s first-round pick drought

#Emily Engstler to end NYC’s first-round pick drought

“Emily Engstler to end NYC’s first-round pick drought” Jessica Villaplana considers Emily Engstler a throwback. From her old-school game to growing up playing pickup on the playground, the multitalented Louisville forward from Roosevelt Island is a different breed of basketball prospect. “She’s an old soul,” Villaplana, Engstler’s former AAU coach and mentor, said in a…

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#Sue Bird, WNBA to relax anthem protest for Olympics

#Sue Bird, WNBA to relax anthem protest for Olympics

“#Sue Bird, WNBA to relax anthem protest for Olympics” WNBA players will remain on the court during the national anthem at the Tokyo Olympics — an about-face defended by Team USA Captain Sue Bird despite the league’s well-documented protests this season. “You are wearing USA jerseys, and it does change the conversation a little bit…

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#Liberty suffer blowout loss in Sabrina Ionescu’s return

#Liberty suffer blowout loss in Sabrina Ionescu’s return

“#Liberty suffer blowout loss in Sabrina Ionescu’s return” Sabrina Ionescu returned to the New York Liberty lineup, but it didn’t make a difference in this one. Kelsey Plum scored 18 points and A’ja Wilson added 17 as the Las Vegas Aces continued their dominance over the Liberty with a 103-76 home victory Thursday. Chelsea Gray…

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#Meet Pepper Persley, the 10-year-old budding NBA broadcaster

#Meet Pepper Persley, the 10-year-old budding NBA broadcaster

“#Meet Pepper Persley, the 10-year-old budding NBA broadcaster” This little baller’s hitting the big time! Upper West Sider Camilla “Pepper” Persley is only 10, but after Game 5 of the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks’ first-round series on Wednesday, she will have called her first NBA playoff game. The fourth-grader, who moonlights as a…

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