Historical (currently, 47 items):

-Air Swoopes: the story of Nike’s first signature shoe
-Three Days In Indiana: Annie Meyers, the first and only woman to sign an NBA contract
-The shot heard ‘round the world: Charlotte Smith
-The steely gaze debuts at Tennessee: Pat Summitt
-Sliding Doors: origin of the first-ever Tennessee vs. UConn game on ESPN
-Living and loving the game … all the way across the pond
-Naismith: Inventor of the game?
-Senda Berenson: the original hoop muse
-Rules, rules, rules: the making of the game
-Rolling in Rubles: the legend of Spartak Moscow
-‘All is motion, change, excitement’: the first collegiate game
-Basketball Lore: Summitt Two Tanks
-Perfect!: The launch of Connecticut
-Chicago, Chicago, Chicago: the Club-Store Co-Eds
-“In one of the fastest games of the season …” Isadore “Izzy” Channels
-Thrilling Basketball … Rated Family Entertainment … Clever … Brilliant … Powerful Action: The barnstorming Redheads
-And in this corner: Fort Shaw, the earliest World Champions and an ode to the Native American game
-The Mighty Macs: a miraculous dynasty
-The revolution begins … off the field: Title IX
-And so it begins: The backstory on the WNBA’s launch
-Critical Thinking: an essay explaining what affects our world
-2% SportsCenter: the statistic heard from coast to coast
-A Reimagining: a spread dedicated to what the future could look like
-Sports Illustrated Spread: an annotated look at the iconic cover & ’96 Olympics
-Yearning for more: Lucia Harris drafted into the NBA
-Just Winging It: the story of the Women’s Basketball Professional League (WBL)
-“The Kiss”: behind the scenes on the iconic moment
-Don Imus launches a storm: Rutgers and a cultural conversation
-Pat & Nancy & Anne & Billie: women’s basketball makes its Olympic debut in 1976
-‘They’re Like the Beatles’: the three Meeks and an epic season in Knoxville
-15th & Diamond: Dawn Staley from Philly to the pinnacle
-The Shock Go Back-to-Back: Bill Laimbeer and the bad girls light up Detroit
-Upset City: No. 16 Harvard shocks No. 1 Stanford in 1998
-$100K Woman: Nancy Lieberman rules the court
-Hollywood: Cheryl Miller and Cynthia Cooper dominate at USC
-Trotting the Globe: The legend Lynette Woodard hoops for Harlem
-The Impossible: Teresa Weatherspoon (T-Spoon!) from half-court in the Finals
-Throwing it Down: Lisa Leslie dunks in the W; Candace Parker at UT; Brittney Griner at Baylor
-All-Time: Jackie Stiles vs. Kelsey Plum for the NCAA record books
-Houston Comets & The Van: How the Comets created an all-time dynasty
-The Weekender: Arike Ogunbowale is legendary against UConn
-UConn vs. Notre Dame: the third-wave rivalry
-1987: Three-point line introduced
-The Turnaround: Nneka’s WNBA finals game-winner for the Sparks
-Maya Moore: one of the greatest of all-time changes course
-Starts With Us: The Minnesota Lynx take a stand
-Bad Timing: the ABL times it just wrong

Pop Culture (22 items):

-Curry and Ionescu: shooters unite
-LeBron & The Orange Hoodie: a statement piece
-Kobe & Gianna: a reverberating loss
-Old-Timey Artifacts: Bloomers & Spalding Guide for Women & Saturday Evening Post
-The Blaze!: Carol Blazejowski wins first-ever Wade Trophy
-1982: first-ever NCAA title game, Kim Mulkey’s Louisiana Tech over Cheyney State
-Obama & Sasha: presidential appearance
-Say Her Name/Warnock Tees: the bubble season of 2020
-(W)NBA JAM: we pair together the top 10 dynamic duos that would have ruled the 90s
-Gatorade Hierarchy: a ranking of the greatest all-time flavors
-Locker Room Jams: what jams are the league’s favorites?
-Chamique Holdsclaw and SLAM Magazine: a remaking of the iconic cover
-The Movies That Should Have Been: we reimagine Hollywood over the years.
-Sue Bird Fan Page: headshots through the years, the ponytail & between-the-legs to Lauren Jackson
-Optical Illusion: Margo Dydek/Becky Hammon photo
-Tip-Off: Los Angeles Sparks vs. New York Liberty, June ‘97
-Gunner: Cassandra Brown wins 3-point shootout
-Diana Taurasi spread: 47 in win over Comets, UConn, greatest moments
-Fashion Show: the bus-to-locker-room walk-in for the ages
-Glass Wall Broken: Becky Hammon and the women who broke down the NBA
-Most Famous Shots in History: an illustrated look of the Top 8 (Texas A&M over UConn; Tolliver and Maryland)
-The Starting Lineup: as voted on by W players, an illustrated look at the All-Time squad

Hoop Muses

An Insider’s Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women’s) Game