September 28, 2021 | ESPN.com WHEN A’JA WILSON stepped into the Las Vegas Aces’ meeting room in the WNBA bubble in Bradenton, Florida, she thought she was attending a meeting with referees ahead of the 2020 WNBA Finals. She had finished … Continue reading WNBA playoffs give Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson chance to cement her status as an icon
September 1, 2021 | ESPN.com BECKY PEPPER-JACKSON slides her toes into her running shoes as the sun sets behind the Appalachian Mountains. She likes to run at the end of the day, when the summer heat has broken and she’s done … Continue reading Young transgender athletes caught in middle of states’ debates
June 24, 2021 | ESPN.com Layshia Clarendon wrapped their hand around the back of the fussy newborn looking up at them in the maternity recovery room at a Bay Area hospital. A nurse had just shown Layshia how to cradle … Continue reading The Power of Layshia Clarendon
May 25, 2021 | ESPN.com WITH A WIDE smile and a clap of her hands, Sylvia Fowles brings her Minnesota Lynx teammates together in a dark tunnel that leads to their home court at Target Center. “Take care of each other; protect each … Continue reading In the shadow of George Floyd Square, the Minnesota Lynx remain steadfast in the fight for racial justice
March 18, 2021 | ESPN.com JALEN SUGGS PACES in front of the television in his hotel room in Provo, Utah. The minutes are ticking down to tipoff for Gonzaga’s nationally televised men’s basketball game on Feb. 8 against BYU, but in Storrs, … Continue reading Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs, UConn’s Paige Bueckers and the friendship that fuels March Madness
February 25, 2021 on ESPN.com The only thing Azzi Fudd can bring herself to look at is the falling snow. She can’t look at her mother, Katie, who’s sitting in the passenger seat, too distraught to drive. And she won’t … Continue reading Azzi Fudd is unbreakable
May 28, 2018 on ESPN.com Mack Beggs steps from his house in Euless, Texas, gripping the leash attached to Dani, who, at 94 pounds, is the largest of his seven dogs. Mack, only 20 pounds heavier than his bullador, strains … Continue reading They Are the Champions
May 4, 2018 on ESPN.com LAS VEGAS — Maggie Borland stood on the sand in the Neon Museum’s North Gallery in early March with her arms folded across her chest and waited for her cue from the cameraman. Her Overwatch … Continue reading Bright lights hit Maggie Borland
January 4, 2018 on ESPN.com Ginny Baker was destined to be in Cooperstown. In the fictional world of the now-canceled Fox television show “Pitch,” it didn’t matter when Baker, who was played by Kylie Bunbury, retired. As the MLB’s first woman … Continue reading A year later, ‘Pitch’ and Ginny Baker’s influence lives on
January 10, 2018 on ESPN.com Jessica Platt learned to skate in a backyard ice rink her family built in a neighbor’s yard. She called it a back-rink. For as long as she can remember — so, since she was about … Continue reading CWHL’s first transgender woman finds comfort, confidence in professional hockey
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