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...Does Allison Feaster have the talent to play in the WNBA...

Author: By Ethan G. Drogin, | Title: Behind the Eight Ball | 10/2/1997 | See Source »

...genre of religious-themed TV shows appearing this fall. His verdict? "It's a pretty well-paced, watchable show," he says. "Besides, that Irish angel is kind of hot." Stein recently joined our staff after two years as sports editor at Time Out New York, where he profiled WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes, thigh-mistress Suzanne Somers and that other icon of athleticism, Howard Stern. Stein seems perplexed by his welcome to TIME: "Everyone here is so nice; they say hi in the cafeteria." Stein has also contributed articles on weird Websites and video-game champions for TIME DIGITAL. He found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Contributors: Sep. 22, 1997 | 9/22/1997 | See Source »

...sport for girls, with more than 13.5 million regularly playing. That compounded by the fact that women bought almost half of the $3 billion NBA merchandise last year gives the league hope. It certainly provides some inspiration to the NBA, which is launching its own women's league, the WNBA, next summer. But the ABL faces formidable challenges, with no national television exposure, no national ad campaign, and just one major sponsor, Reebok. Still, the success of the U.S. women's Olympic basketball team, which drew sellout crowds in Atlanta, and continually improving television ratings for college games like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ABA Takes To The Court | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

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