Latest Women's National Basketball Association Stories

- Bank volunteers and basketball luminaries give San Antonio elementary school students books, fitness lessons and financial know-how SAN ANTONIO, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty BBVA Compass volunteers, a WNBA San Antonio Silver Star and former WNBA and NBA players visited San Antonio's Will Rogers Elementary School today, giving students a morning of financial literacy, fitness and fun. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130416/DA96006) The visit was part of...

NBA great Jalen Rose and former WNBA legend Lisa Leslie partner with the American Federation for Children in effort to promote expanded educational options WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former WNBA star Lisa Leslie and former NBA star Jalen Rose have pledged their support for educational choice and will appear at a host of events in conjunction with National School Choice Week, taking place this week at thousands of locations all across the country. The...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Basketball Association (NBA), the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the NBA Development League, in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association and Sanofi US, today announced the tip-off of the 2013 Dribble to Stop Diabetes initiative, a national campaign designed to encourage fans to live an active, healthy lifestyle and raise awareness about type 2 diabetes prevention and management, along...

MESA, Ariz., Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Students at Roosevelt Elementary School learned some of the finer points of fitness from three basketball luminaries and also got some lessons on financial literacy as part of Team. Works. In Schools, a joint initiative by BBVA Compass and WNBA Cares. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121211/DA28194) NBA legend Felipe Lopez, WNBA legend Bridget Pettis and Phoenix Mercury guard Alexis Hornbuckle guided students through fitness...

PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nancy Lieberman, a pioneer in women's sports, has become a celebrity ambassador for Big Brothers Big Sisters. A Big Sister with the nationwide mentoring network's Lone Star agency, Lieberman has joined the speakers' bureau, offering her motivational speaking services at reduced rates to support the network's 350-local agencies by appearing at fundraisers and volunteer recruiting events. (Photo:...

Basketball hall of famer honored by both ESPN and Sports Illustrated in group that influenced Title IX. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 Basketball Hall of Famer, Nancy Lieberman has been named by both ESPN and Sports Illustrated as one of the top 40 female athletes over the last 40 years. ESPN is counting down its top 40 list once per weekday through June 22 in honor of Title IX’s 40th anniversary. Lieberman has been unveiled as the 29th female athlete in ESPN’s countdown. In...

LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: Basketball legend and team owner, Lisa Leslie in collaboration with the LACity Recreation & Parks, city officials, the community and celebrity friends. WHAT: Lisa Leslie will launch the Lisa Leslie Basketball & Leadership Academy...

NEW YORK, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Partnership at Drugfree.org is pleased to announce the election of Mark Tatum to its Board of Directors. In his role as Executive Vice President of Global Marketing Partnerships for the National Basketball Association (NBA), Tatum oversees marketing partnerships for the NBA, WNBA, NBA Development League and USA Basketball, both domestically and internationally. In this role, Tatum also manages the Business Development and Media...

NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Basketball Association (NBA), the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA Development League (NBA D-League), in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association and Sanofi US, today tipped off the second year of the Dribble to Stop Diabetes campaign, a national multimedia campaign designed to encourage fans to live an active, healthy lifestyle and raise awareness about diabetes prevention, management and the...

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While two NFL teams battle it out for the coveted Lombardi trophy during Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, local aspiring male and female vocalists will have a chance to compete for their own shot at fame during the Soul Search(TM) singing competition. Presented by Jam Sports Productions, in conjunction with Billboard Magazine, the 6th annual Soul Search challenges amateur talent to see if they really have the heart, rhythm and "soul" it...