Ros is one of the honorees chosen by members of the NBC News broadcast and digital teams as industry and community leaders who are constantly striving to break barriers and defy stereotypes, redefining what it means to be Black in America today.
February 26, 2016
Ros is a game changer
February 25, 2016
Catching up with Chiney
The Connecticut Sun announced this week that Chiney seems to be on track to return by training camp.
"Chiney feels great," said her sister, Nneka. "She's been working out, getting herself ready. She's at Stanford right now working out with the team and she's been traveling and commentating [as a sports broadcaster]. When I talk to her about the knee, 'good' is what I hear a lot. She told me the other day that it was weird not feeling any pain after becoming so accustomed to having it."
And she and Pac-12 Networks' Ashley Adamson take a look at Friday's top-15 matchup between No. 7 Oregon State and No. 13 Stanford. Watch>>>
February 18, 2016
Life after concussions
Timothy Bella, reporter for Al Jazeera America, questions, "The NCAA knows even less about concussions among women than it does about those among men; will that change?"
He features Toni Kokenis in his report Beyond football players: The NCAA’s concussion gender gap
February 12, 2016
February 4, 2016
Nneka is EuroLeague Women Player of the Week
In the penultimate round of Regular Season EuroLeague Women action, Dynamo Kursk shot the lights out and racked up the highest score by any team during the current EuroLeague Women season as they left Uniqa Sopron trailing in their wake with a one-sided 102-68 success in Group B.
The FIBA game report lauds Nneka as the Game Hero: Nnemkadi Ogwumike could barely miss inside the paint and her lethal 9-of-10 shooting effort helped to harvest 22 points, which went nicely with eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
Eurobasket News acknowledged her extraordinary performance:
Nigerian-American Power forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike (189-F/C-90) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Dynamo K., receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 13.Here is the Game cardThe 25-year old player was the main contributor (22 points, eight rebounds and five assists) to her team's victory, helping them to outclass UNIQA Eurol. (#8, 1-12) with 34-point margin 102-68. Dynamo K. maintains the 3rd position in Euroleague .
They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Dynamo K. will need more victories to improve their 9-4 record.
In the team's last game Ogwumike had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range. She turned to be Dynamo K.'s top player in her first season with the team. Former Stanford University star has very solid stats this year. Ogwumike is in league's top in points (2nd best: 18.3ppg), rebounds (5th best: 8.9rpg) and averages impressive 61.8% FGP.
February 1, 2016
Bobbie's Rant
The Wisconsin Badgers are 6-14 for the season and have lost their last seven games. Following a loss to Nebraska last week during which Husker guard Natalie Romeo tied a school record for the second time in two weeks with eight three-pointers, Wisconsin coach Bobbie Kelsey (Stanford '96) went on a rant.
Specifically, she expressed her frustration how women's college basketball players need to focus more on shooting and less on their phones. Her advice to aspiring female athletes, repeated several times during the press conference is: "Get your butt in the gym!"
The video has drawn a lot of attention from women’s basketball fans, coaches and analysts. Carly Grenfell (Swish Appeal) comments on Kelsey's advice in:
Bobbie Kelsey's emphatic rant is 100% right
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