Erica
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queer mixed Black, Minneapolis heart + Detroit soul, Michigan engineer, digital do-gooder, Minnesota Lynx & WNBA fan, Enneagram 6w5, rooting for everybody Black
The WNBA countered with a 3-week extension but the WNBPA got their 6 weeks.
Assuming no further extensions, this will end in basically the same time frame as most other CBA negotiations, albeit with a little more offseason business still needing to be conducted, with the 2-team expansion draft.
Assuming no further extensions, this will end in basically the same time frame as most other CBA negotiations, albeit with a little more offseason business still needing to be conducted, with the 2-team expansion draft.
Statement to ESPN from the WNBA: “The WNBA and WNBPA have agreed to extend the current CBA through January 9, 2026, with either party having the option to terminate the extension with 48 hours’ advance notice. The WNBA and WNBPA are continuing to work toward a new agreement.”
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The WNBA countered with a 3-week extension but the WNBPA got their 6 weeks.
Assuming no further extensions, this will end in basically the same time frame as most other CBA negotiations, albeit with a little more offseason business still needing to be conducted, with the 2-team expansion draft.
Assuming no further extensions, this will end in basically the same time frame as most other CBA negotiations, albeit with a little more offseason business still needing to be conducted, with the 2-team expansion draft.
While we’re discussing… fair.org/home/sports-...
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
While we’re discussing… fair.org/home/sports-...
Re-watched Wicked last night and then saw Wicked: For Good in the theater today.
We don’t see movies in the theater often; this pair was totally worth it.
We don’t see movies in the theater often; this pair was totally worth it.
November 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Re-watched Wicked last night and then saw Wicked: For Good in the theater today.
We don’t see movies in the theater often; this pair was totally worth it.
We don’t see movies in the theater often; this pair was totally worth it.
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The Seattle Torrent had the on-ice portion of their historic and record setting home opener spoiled by the Minnesota Frost, who shut out the Torrent at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday.
More: thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
More: thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
Fans Loud And Loyal In Seattle Despite The Torrent Being Shut Out 3-0
The Seattle Torrent had the on-ice portion of their historic and record setting home opener spoiled by the Minnesota Frost, who shut out the Torrent at Climate Pledge Arena.
thehockeynews.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The Seattle Torrent had the on-ice portion of their historic and record setting home opener spoiled by the Minnesota Frost, who shut out the Torrent at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday.
More: thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
More: thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
ICYMI
Statement from President VanDassor on the actions of HSI in St Paul this morning
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
ICYMI
Yay Frost but also that Seattle color scheme is gorgeous.
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Yay Frost but also that Seattle color scheme is gorgeous.
My wife is somehow opposed to the concept of car napkins and I don’t understand it.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My wife is somehow opposed to the concept of car napkins and I don’t understand it.
The FIBA feed for this 3x3 Americup tournament is in Portuguese and even this guy is saying “Shakira Shakira” whenever he mentions Shakira Austin.
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The FIBA feed for this 3x3 Americup tournament is in Portuguese and even this guy is saying “Shakira Shakira” whenever he mentions Shakira Austin.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you, like me, care very much how sports—for better or for worse—reflect so many aspects of culture and society, especially if you’re bipoc/queer/trans (or care about people who are!), you will get it all in Frankie’s newsletter. Putting my indie media money where my mouth is.
Super not happy with this pattern of people getting voted out on Survivor. Again.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Super not happy with this pattern of people getting voted out on Survivor. Again.
We weren’t planning to be home for Thanksgiving (that storm yesterday landed at the precise wrong time for our road trip), but since we are, we have Kamala’s cornbread dressing, two sleepy boops, and most of the xmas decorations up.
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We weren’t planning to be home for Thanksgiving (that storm yesterday landed at the precise wrong time for our road trip), but since we are, we have Kamala’s cornbread dressing, two sleepy boops, and most of the xmas decorations up.
One of our dogs likes to eat shit and now that it’s below freezing and everything’s a poopsicle she’s having a fucking field day.
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
One of our dogs likes to eat shit and now that it’s below freezing and everything’s a poopsicle she’s having a fucking field day.
Have already watched several times. Saw some of my faves in there!
Every year I see this remix with just men’s sports, so… Happy Thanksgiving from Good Game with Sarah Spain! 🫘🫛🥔🍅
P.S. Check out the editing skills on yer girl. Watch out world, I’m starting to figure out this whole content creator thing…
P.S. Check out the editing skills on yer girl. Watch out world, I’m starting to figure out this whole content creator thing…
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Have already watched several times. Saw some of my faves in there!
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MPR reported earlier today that the number of Somali people in the entire *country* with TPS is 705.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
MPR reported earlier today that the number of Somali people in the entire *country* with TPS is 705.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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No. 2️⃣!
Entering the WNBA Draft Lottery with the 2nd-best odds at the top pick, the Lynx earned the No. 2 selection for the 2026 WNBA Draft in April.
@hansen13.bsky.social has the lottery results, draft order, Minnesota's history of drafting at No. 2 and more! www.canishoopus.com/minnesota-ly...
Entering the WNBA Draft Lottery with the 2nd-best odds at the top pick, the Lynx earned the No. 2 selection for the 2026 WNBA Draft in April.
@hansen13.bsky.social has the lottery results, draft order, Minnesota's history of drafting at No. 2 and more! www.canishoopus.com/minnesota-ly...
Minnesota Lynx Land No. 2 Pick in 2026 WNBA Draft
Entering the WNBA Draft Lottery with the second-best odds at the top pick, the Lynx earned the No. 2 selection for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
www.canishoopus.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
No. 2️⃣!
Entering the WNBA Draft Lottery with the 2nd-best odds at the top pick, the Lynx earned the No. 2 selection for the 2026 WNBA Draft in April.
@hansen13.bsky.social has the lottery results, draft order, Minnesota's history of drafting at No. 2 and more! www.canishoopus.com/minnesota-ly...
Entering the WNBA Draft Lottery with the 2nd-best odds at the top pick, the Lynx earned the No. 2 selection for the 2026 WNBA Draft in April.
@hansen13.bsky.social has the lottery results, draft order, Minnesota's history of drafting at No. 2 and more! www.canishoopus.com/minnesota-ly...
Seems like it’s less “be gay, move to Philly” and more “find a partner who shares household responsibilities better and live somewhere more affordable with less commute.”
Also! Have def wrestled with this in my household.
Also! Have def wrestled with this in my household.
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Seems like it’s less “be gay, move to Philly” and more “find a partner who shares household responsibilities better and live somewhere more affordable with less commute.”
Also! Have def wrestled with this in my household.
Also! Have def wrestled with this in my household.
Evergreen: Be extremely skeptical of comments about CBA negotiations based on “league sources.”
Players are workers. Even when they are extremely rich themselves, they’re advocating for their fair share of the value they create and care needed to protect those assets, against literal billionaires.
Players are workers. Even when they are extremely rich themselves, they’re advocating for their fair share of the value they create and care needed to protect those assets, against literal billionaires.
“The owners' previous negotiating tactic, loudly screaming at anyone in earshot about how the WNBA is a money-losing venture and they are basically only doing this out of the goodness of their hearts, doesn't fly in the age of billion-dollar TV deals and expansion.”
The WNBA's Million-Dollar Offer Is A Misdirection | Defector
There’s no way to know exactly what goes on during a CBA negotiation between a sports league and it’s players’ union. All we have to rely on is information that gets strategically shared to plugged-in...
defector.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Evergreen: Be extremely skeptical of comments about CBA negotiations based on “league sources.”
Players are workers. Even when they are extremely rich themselves, they’re advocating for their fair share of the value they create and care needed to protect those assets, against literal billionaires.
Players are workers. Even when they are extremely rich themselves, they’re advocating for their fair share of the value they create and care needed to protect those assets, against literal billionaires.
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"Women are tasked with nurturing children & society reinforces the idea that their lives should be dedicated to that job—whether by not participating in sports so they can birth them or by playing sports so they can inspire them. Everything they do has to be in service of the next generation."
Can we tell the pro women’s sports people that it would be absolutely ok if the players are fulfilling their own dreams and not just “doing it for the next generation?” I wrote about this once lol
Haterade: "do it for the little girls" is just sexism by another name
also, some bonus links!
www.thefrankiedlc.news
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
"Women are tasked with nurturing children & society reinforces the idea that their lives should be dedicated to that job—whether by not participating in sports so they can birth them or by playing sports so they can inspire them. Everything they do has to be in service of the next generation."
The latest update includes only the salary figures that the league has offered, with no rev share details, and the assertion that league business is already being impacted. So clearly the league chose to leak this info on purpose to pressure public opinion. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
What we're hearing on the WNBA's CBA negotiations
With the Nov. 30 WNBA deadline looming for a new CBA, where do talks stand?
www.espn.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The latest update includes only the salary figures that the league has offered, with no rev share details, and the assertion that league business is already being impacted. So clearly the league chose to leak this info on purpose to pressure public opinion. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
The 9% of revenue David Berri calculated that WNBA players currently get (that’s backed out, not prescribed in the CBA) has really gotten traction in the ongoing discussion.
One caveat on the percentages is that he’s doing his math on all revenue, not BRI. Gender disparity is still huge, though!
One caveat on the percentages is that he’s doing his math on all revenue, not BRI. Gender disparity is still huge, though!
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The 9% of revenue David Berri calculated that WNBA players currently get (that’s backed out, not prescribed in the CBA) has really gotten traction in the ongoing discussion.
One caveat on the percentages is that he’s doing his math on all revenue, not BRI. Gender disparity is still huge, though!
One caveat on the percentages is that he’s doing his math on all revenue, not BRI. Gender disparity is still huge, though!
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Everyone’s favorite sports economist is back! And he even did the math for us.
“So, if this offer was accepted the WNBA players would be getting a “substantial” increase in pay from less than 7% of revenue to only 17% of revenue.”
“So, if this offer was accepted the WNBA players would be getting a “substantial” increase in pay from less than 7% of revenue to only 17% of revenue.”
The NBA's latest offer to the WNBA players is "highly lucrative". For the NBA owners!!
Really... this deal promises to make the NBA owners millions!!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/highly-luc...
Really... this deal promises to make the NBA owners millions!!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/highly-luc...
Highly Lucrative for the NBA!
The latest offer to the WNBA players is a great deal for the owners of the NBA!
wagesofwins.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Everyone’s favorite sports economist is back! And he even did the math for us.
“So, if this offer was accepted the WNBA players would be getting a “substantial” increase in pay from less than 7% of revenue to only 17% of revenue.”
“So, if this offer was accepted the WNBA players would be getting a “substantial” increase in pay from less than 7% of revenue to only 17% of revenue.”
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Reportedly the NBA is now offering a max WNBA salary of $1.1 million. It is only for a few players, though. And the average is less than $500,000.
Before the season started I argued simple math says the average should be $1 million.
The math is simple!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/one-millio...
Before the season started I argued simple math says the average should be $1 million.
The math is simple!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/one-millio...
One Million is the Average, Not the Max!
Simple Math Suggests a Simple Slogan for the WNBA Players as They Seek to Close the NBA's Gender-Wage Gap
wagesofwins.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Reportedly the NBA is now offering a max WNBA salary of $1.1 million. It is only for a few players, though. And the average is less than $500,000.
Before the season started I argued simple math says the average should be $1 million.
The math is simple!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/one-millio...
Before the season started I argued simple math says the average should be $1 million.
The math is simple!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/one-millio...
If it’s not rev share, I don’t care.
As the two sides continue to meet this week, can confirm via sources with knowledge of the CBA discussions that the league’s most recent proposal to the WNBPA included a max salary of more than $1.1 million.
AP first on it.
AP first on it.
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
If it’s not rev share, I don’t care.
I stg if Kristi Toliver can’t get a shot because all these NBA guys are flooding in, after SACRIFICING NBA ASSISTANT COACH PAY but coaching anyway because of a stupid rule in the WNBA CBA capping her pay because she was playing for the Mystics but coaching for the Wizards…
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Warriors assistant coach Chris DeMarco has emerged as a serious contender for the Liberty’s head coaching job, multiple sources told The Post on Tuesday. nypost.com/2025/11/18/s...
NBA champion emerges as serious contender in Liberty coaching search
He joins a pool of finalists that includes former Nets assistant Will Weaver, Raptors assistant Jama Mahlalela and Mercury associate head coach Kristi Toliver.
nypost.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I stg if Kristi Toliver can’t get a shot because all these NBA guys are flooding in, after SACRIFICING NBA ASSISTANT COACH PAY but coaching anyway because of a stupid rule in the WNBA CBA capping her pay because she was playing for the Mystics but coaching for the Wizards…
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