Thursday, August 13, 2026 · Women & Girls in Sports
THE WNBA CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE W STANDS FOR...
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Paula Scanlan: "if you ever feel useless just know that the leaders over at the WNBA have sat in multiple meetings now trying to figure out what the W of WNBA stands for and they haven't come to a conclusion yet." A quarter-million views and counting. The league that lectures America about inclusion can't say the word women. Same week a WNBA star said she'd gladly share a locker room with a man. Paula lived this fight at Penn — that's why it lands.
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