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...level ever, according to a recent study by two retired Brooklyn College professors. In 1972, the year Title IX outlawed gender discrimination in school sports and any other federally funded education program, that proportion was higher than 90%. The trend has even carried over to the pros. When the WNBA started in 1997, seven of its eight head coaches were women. Now nine of its 13 coaches are men. "Just as opportunities are opening up for women coaches, [these jobs] seem to be escaping them," says NCAA president Myles Brand. "It's ironic, even a bit cruel...
...LONG after her debut with the WNBA's Washington Mystics in 1999, six-time All-Star forward Chamique Holdsclaw, 29, was dubbed the "female Michael Jordan." The Olympic gold medalist, who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks, jolted teammates by announcing she was retiring, effective immediately. "I'm not depressed or anything," she said. "I just want to kind of kick back...
...course, All-American Allison Feaster ’98, the architect of Harvard’s legendary upset, was long gone from the collegiate ranks, having moved on to the WNBA...
...does this mean you're a WNBA fan? I can't necessarily say I'm a fan, because I don't get to watch television. Period. I'm a fan of the NBA, but I don't even get to watch that...
...Knights to their first-ever NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to No. 6-ranked Tennessee in the first round; following an episode of irregular heartbeat, after collapsing; in Valhalla, New York. At the urging of her older brother, Pittsburgh men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon, the onetime WNBA hopeful took up coaching after failing to win a spot on the Los Angeles Sparks. The siblings are thought to be the first to coach at the NCAA tournaments in the same year...