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Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike: Not one but two bold ballers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike: Not one but two bold ballers

LA Times  

Women’s basketball icons Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike are used to the sister act narrative, and the public’s impulse to twin them as a single entity. In her three terms as WNBPA president, Nneka has steered the union through some of the league’s most significant and challenging times, including the pandemic-induced “Wubble” season in 2020, in which the players’ advocacy for …

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Nneka Ogwumike scores 27 points in double-double to lead Sparks past Storm
1 year, 6 months ago

Nneka Ogwumike scores 27 points in double-double to lead Sparks past Storm

LA Times  

Forward Nneka Ogwumike, shown May 19, had 27 points and 14 rebounds in the Sparks’ 92-85 victory over the Seattle Storm at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday night. Nneka Ogwumike had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Layshia Clarendon contributed 16 points, six assists and three steals, and the Sparks beat the Seattle Storm 92-85 on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena. Jewell …

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Sparks, Nneka Ogwumike share vision for bright future
1 year, 9 months ago

Sparks, Nneka Ogwumike share vision for bright future

LA Times  

Forward Nneka Ogwumike has been an All-Star in seven of her 11 seasons with the Sparks, including last year. That’s why it meant so much that new Sparks general manager Karen Bryant and new coach Curt Miller made the trip to meet with Ogwumike in Texas during this critical offseason. She said Bryant and Miller fought her on the numbers, …

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Chiney Ogwumike re-signs with Sparks, reunites with coach Curt Miller
1 year, 10 months ago

Chiney Ogwumike re-signs with Sparks, reunites with coach Curt Miller

LA Times  

Chiney Ogwumike will return for her fourth season with the Sparks after re-signing Wednesday. After injuries slowed her career, Ogwumike, the 2014 rookie of the year, was named an All-Star in 2018 under coach Curt Miller during Ogwumike’s final year with the Connecticut Sun. With Miller now overseeing the Sparks’ rebuild, Ogwumike will return for her fourth season with the …

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Liz Cambage is the star the Sparks got — and a voice the WNBA needs more than ever
2 years, 7 months ago

Liz Cambage is the star the Sparks got — and a voice the WNBA needs more than ever

LA Times  

Sometimes Liz Cambage wonders what she’s doing here. This week I’m finally saying it right.” “This season is going to be the first of my career where I’ve been surrounded by so much love and support and fans and friends in the same city.” At 30, Cambage is the kind of player who could transform any team she’s on — …

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Why the Sparks are optimistic about their future despite missing playoffs
3 years, 2 months ago

Why the Sparks are optimistic about their future despite missing playoffs

LA Times  

Derek Fisher constructed the Sparks’ roster with a vision of versatility and athleticism at the wings. Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike and Kristi Toliver, the Sparks’ three most experienced players, missed 52 of 96 games as the Sparks missed the playoffs for the first time since 2011. That’s what we’re trying to build and I think this year, despite not being …

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Sparks squander chance to boost playoff hopes with loss to Sun
3 years, 3 months ago

Sparks squander chance to boost playoff hopes with loss to Sun

LA Times  

Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner, right, shoots against Sparks center Amanda Zahui B. during the first half of the Sparks’ 75-57 loss at Staples Center on Thursday. “It’s the investment of time and respect for the game and just being prepared in that way and I think we have a ways to go with that as a collective.” The Sun’s …

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US women earn first exhibition win, routing Nigeria 93-62
3 years, 5 months ago

US women earn first exhibition win, routing Nigeria 93-62

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The U.S. women’s Olympic team was in unfamiliar territory having dropped two exhibition games in a row for the first time in a decade. ”I think everyone in the locker room feels good about being able to impact the game in a lot of different ways.” A’ja Wilson scored 16 points and Breanna Stewart added 14 to …

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AP sources: Ogwumike files appeal to play in Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

AP sources: Ogwumike files appeal to play in Olympics

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams have filed appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a last-ditch effort to play basketball for Nigeria in the upcoming Olympics, said two people familiar with the situation. The two WNBA players would need to have FIBA’s decision overturned by Sunday’s registration deadline for the Olympics or have the Court …

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Sparks to start WNBA schedule with L.A. Convention Center as home court
3 years, 8 months ago

Sparks to start WNBA schedule with L.A. Convention Center as home court

LA Times  

The Sparks have built their 2021 around Nneka Ogwumike, photographed in downtown Los Angeles in 2019, who will get to play with her sister Chiney. After spending last year in a Florida bubble, the Sparks will return to L.A. for the 2021 season with a new roster and new home court. The Sparks play the Dallas Wings on opening day …

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Two-time WNBA All-Star Chiney Ogwumike re-signs with the Sparks
3 years, 9 months ago

Two-time WNBA All-Star Chiney Ogwumike re-signs with the Sparks

LA Times  

Chiney Ogwumike, a two-time WNBA All-Star and former No. I’m really grateful to be a part of an organization that works with me to change the game on and off the court.” With Ogwumike set to return, the Sparks will shift their focus on signing her older sister, Nneka Ogwumike, who remains a free agent. With the Sparks having lost …

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Sparks star Chiney Ogwumike didn’t need basketball to make the most of 2020
3 years, 11 months ago

Sparks star Chiney Ogwumike didn’t need basketball to make the most of 2020

LA Times  

Sparks star Chiney Ogwumike poses for a photo in front of a mural on 3rd Street honoring the Lakers and Dodgers titles. “Thank you,” he wrote, retweeting a photo Ogwumike had posted of herself and older sister Nneka outside the Toyota Center, where they’d worked as election clerks. “I feel like I’m fortunate that this year there’s been a light …

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