WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on Friday the league "has to do better" to make players feel valued after sharp criticism from the Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/04/basketball/wnba-commissioner-collier-criticism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #napheesacollier #cathyengelbert #lasvegasaces #phoenixmercury
Caitlin Clark said that she supports fellow WNBA player Napheesa Collier ahead of upcoming labor negotiations and that the players are headed toward a moment they need "to capitalize on." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/03/basketball/clark-supports-collier-wnba-criticism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #napheesacollier #wnba #cathyengelbert
Minnesota guard Napheesa Collier blasted WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert for "the worst leadership in the world" in a resounding statement sending shockwaves around the league on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/01/basketball/napheesa-collier-wnba-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #napheesacollier #wnba #minnesotalynx
Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson won a record fourth WNBA Most Valuable Player award, and second in a row, on Sunday in one of the tightest ever races. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/22/basketball/wnba-wilson-mvp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #lasvegasaces #a039jawilson
The timeline for Caitlin Clark to return to the Indiana Fever might be pushed back after the star guard sustained a left ankle bone bruise earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/21/basketball/caitlin-clark-injury-setback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #indianafever #wnba
The Indiana Fever's injury woes continued after guard Sophie Cunningham was ruled out for rest of the season Tuesday because of a right knee injury. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/basketball/sophie-cunningham-injury-ends-season/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #indianafever #sophiecunningham
Jonathan Schofield
boosted
The Indiana Fever have yet to clear star guard Caitlin Clark to return to practice as she continues her recovery from a right groin injury. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/12/basketball/caitlin-clark-injury-recovery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #indianafever #wnba
WNBA Incidents Expose Misogyny in Sports Culture
As a coach, an uncle, and a son, I believe we must speak out against the normalization of misogyny. This is bigger than sports—it’s about the dignity and humanity of every woman.
Silence teaches the next generation that power means domination.
#culture #discrimination#Equality #SportsNews #womenrights#WNBA #fitnessindustry #coaching#Boston #athletes #equity #misogyny #business #personaltrainer #womeninsports #genderequality
🧵1/2 📣 Rejecting #Misogyny is #Patriotism
🗣️As a #coach, an uncle, and a son, I have a responsibility to speak out against this culture of disrespect and misogyny. I call upon others in the sports and #fitness industry to do the same—not tomorrow, but today.
🚨The sexualization of #WNBA athletes, the rhetoric from elected leaders, and the constant mockery of women’s dignity by social media influencers are not isolated incidents. These are deliberate, dehumanizing actions, reflected in
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… in their homes, workplaces, and public spaces.
🎯Silence teaches the next generation that power means domination.
➡️ We must reject this unequivocally—not just with words, but with our actions. Because true leadership is defined by integrity, and the dignity, safety, and humanity of women are non-negotiable.
#misogyny #womenrights #equality #sports #fitness #integrity #leadership #wnba #athletes #coaching #patriotism #fitnessindustry #womeninsports #personaltrainer
🧵1/2 📣 Rejecting #Misogyny is #Patriotism
🗣️As a #coach, an uncle, and a son, I have a responsibility to speak out against this culture of disrespect and misogyny. I call upon others in the sports and #fitness industry to do the same—not tomorrow, but today.
🚨The sexualization of #WNBA athletes, the rhetoric from elected leaders, and the constant mockery of women’s dignity by social media influencers are not isolated incidents. These are deliberate, dehumanizing actions, reflected in
A pair of reports published Thursday linked the recent rise of sex toys being thrown onto WNBA courts to a cryptocurrency group pushing a memecoin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/08/basketball/wnba-sex-toy-incidents-memecoins/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba#memecoins #cryptocurrency #sophiecunningham
A 55-year-old Texas man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after admitting to stalking and harassing Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/29/basketball/caitlin-clark-stalker-jailed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #indianafever #wnba
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is out until further notice, with no timetable for her return from a right groin injury. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/25/basketball/caitlin-clark-injury-timeline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #indianafever #caitlinclark
Angela Antunovic
and 2 others
boosted
Pay equity isn’t about profit. It’s about value.
And it’s time we start recognizing who gets to be seen as valuable—and why.
#PayEquity#WNBA#ValueNotProfit#EquityInSports#GenderJustice#MisogynyAtWork#ProfitWithoutOppression#TheFutureIsFREE#PWOCommunity
Pay equity isn’t about profit. It’s about value.
And it’s time we start recognizing who gets to be seen as valuable—and why.
#PayEquity#WNBA#ValueNotProfit#EquityInSports#GenderJustice#MisogynyAtWork#ProfitWithoutOppression#TheFutureIsFREE#PWOCommunity
Indiana Fever sensation Caitlin Clark called for better pay in the WNBA on Saturday as labor negotiations between the league and players intensify. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/20/basketball/wnba-clark-pay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #cathyengelbert #caitlinclark #unions