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Sheryl Swoopes. Alongside Lisa Leslie and Rebecca Lobo, Sheryl Swoopes was one of the original players signed to the WNBA when the new league for women’s professional basketball was launched in 1996. Before that Swoopes spent her storied college career at Texas Tech where she was a First Team All-America in 1992 and 1993 as well as being ...
1996. Swoopes was a member of the historic 1996 USA Olympic Team that captured the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. Swoopes started all eight games in the Olympics, averaging 13.0 ...
Feb 20, 2024 · AP. Basketball legend Sheryl Swoopes said she "made a mistake" with some controversial comments about college basketball superstar Caitlin Clark and her record-setting season. Speaking during the ...
May 17, 2018 · Swoopes had been deemed worthy of admiration -- and perfect for marketing. She helped engineer the WNBA as it chugged along its first decade. The league made her a millionaire. But by 2005 ...
Sep 5, 2022 · Texas Tech's Sheryl Swoopes crushed the record for most points in a women's NCAA tournament in 1993 with 177, capped off by a Final Four-record 47 points in ...
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Aug 16, 2022 · Sheryl Swoopes, the first player to sign to WNBA and cofounder of Back to Our Roots, continues to serve as a role model for current and future professional female athletes. She’s empowering and ...
Feb 19, 2024 · Sheryl Swoopes said that she has spoken to Iowa guard Caitlin Clark to address her controversial comments on Clark’s record-breaking season. “A couple of weeks ago, I reached out to ( LSU ’s ...
