Former Team USA wrestler Olivia Rondeau and Marshi Smith discuss the WNBA Commissioner leaving after the trans controversy on "Sunday Report."
Cathy Engelbert is retiring as WNBA commissioner at the end of the year, leaving behind a league that grew dramatically in value but never resolved the controversies that dogged her final seasons. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the decision on Friday, praising Engelbert's record in measured terms. Engelbert herself told the Associated Press in a […] The post WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert steps down after seven turbulent years at the helm appeared first on American Almanac .
Cathy Engelbert is retiring as WNBA commissioner at the end of the year, leaving behind a league that grew dramatically in value but never resolved the controversies that dogged her final seasons. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the decision on Friday, praising Engelbert's record in measured terms. Engelbert herself told the Associated Press in a phone interview that she had been weighing the move for months, and that the timing felt right after closing out a new collective bargaining agreement, a long-term media rights deal, and an expansion plan that will bring the league to 18 teams by the end of the decade. She framed her exit as a mission completed. But multiple WNBA players have framed it differently, as a leadership gap…Open
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert broke her public silence on transgender athlete participation with a leaked internal memo announcing a task force meeting, but the league's own rulebook may already have the answer it keeps avoiding. Engelbert sent the memo to teams on a Friday afternoon, acknowledging weeks of mounting questions from reporters about whether biological […] The post WNBA commissioner's leaked memo reveals task force plan on transgender athlete eligibility appeared first on American Almanac .
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert broke her public silence on transgender athlete participation with a leaked internal memo announcing a task force meeting, but the league's own rulebook may already have the answer it keeps avoiding. Engelbert sent the memo to teams on a Friday afternoon, acknowledging weeks of mounting questions from reporters about whether biological males should be allowed to compete in women's professional basketball. The Associated Press obtained the memo , which outlined a plan to convene a task force of team presidents and general managers at a previously scheduled meeting the following week. The commissioner also promised listening sessions for team leaders who wanted to weigh in. The memo did not announce a new…Open
The officiating for the WNBA has been under some heavy scrutiny, and the conversation has landed in Capitol Hill
. Only days following Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark calling out the league for needing to do better at providing protection for its players. multiple lawmakers in the Republican Party want answers from Cathy Engelbert, who is the commissioner of the WNBA. Led by Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, a representative out of Texas, and co-signed by several Congress members that feature Indiana lawmakers, the group argued in a letter that the league has failed to protect Clark from numerous unnecessary acts. (RELATED: Egypt Head Coach Who Waved Palestinian Flag Goes For Cameraman After World Cup Fans Anger Him With Israeli Flag) “Caitlin Clark is transforming women’s sports,” started the letter. “She has…Open
Mike Bako, the sports Editor at DailyNational.com, joins "NewsNation Prime" to discuss the letter regarding the treatment of Caitlin Clark. The Republican Study Committee sent a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert this week, urging the league to address and hold players accountable or the league could face a federal investigation. #caitlinclark #wnba #DOJ "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at 7p/6C. #Prime NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The officiating for the WNBA has been under some heavy scrutiny, and the conversation has landed in Capitol Hill
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