@sonjajacobsen.bsky.social
Law and sports and politics. “Stay fresh, cheese bags.” Seattle Storm, UW Huskies, WNBA, Seahawks, Title IX, democracy, the Innocence Project, choice, ICWA. Huge Seattle Mariners fan every Sept-Oct. Former public defender, current tribal attorney.
Yeah. That surprised me. Usually I really value Howard Megdal’s perspective.
I 100% agree that this season of Paradise is insanely good.
In one of the league's latest proposals, the salary cap would come in at $6.2 million (up from $5.75m that was previously reported). It would continue to grow over the life of the deal.
Average, Year 1: $570k, Year 6 $850k
Max, Year 1: >$1.3m, Year 6 nearly $2m
Great CBA discussion starts at min 20:50. Includes: thoughts on KP/Stewie letter and who may have leaked it; thoughtful speculation about potential divisions between the NBA billionaire owners vs the millionaire type owners and; efforts on both sides to influence the narrative and gain leverage.
Where are they at with gross revenue sharing???
#WNBA CBA negotiations.
I am so impressed with Rickea Jackson. This can’t be easy for her.
Also, this asshole sounds incredibly dangerous and unhinged.
A second article below:
Clip from VENOM’s livestream. No cameras were allowed for the 3:30am statement but he was able to capture the official statement from the WNBPA executive director, Terri Carmichael Jackson about the 11 hour CBA meeting #WNBA
Thanks for all your dogged reporting tonight. Now get some sleep!
WNBPA executive director Terri Jackson told reporters the last 10+ hours were “a lot of conversation going in the right direction.”
Asked whether there are indications a deal could be reached in the coming days, she said “conversations are continuing, as they need to be.”
Update: Players were seen leaving the building shortly before 3am ET
Staff to staff meetings are still ongoing, even after the players have left
That sounds like an Onion headline.
For the late-night crowd: Both sides are still negotiating, approaching hour nine
@alexaphilippou.bsky.social
Are you still there? Has anyone emerged?
Nepheesa Collier: “We don’t have to just accept anything you give us, because if you don’t give us what we’re owed, we have other places we can go.”
In unrelated news- Unrivaled revenue at $45 million, merch sales up 130%, ticket sales up 204%, value of player equity pool grew 290%; $30M to $120M.
@cbrennansports.bsky.social
Please just STFU. Stop trying to make fetch happen.
“Caitlin Clark era” is almost as lame as you are. 🙄 Get a new hobby.
Sounds like you might have been the common denominator in these dysfunctional relationships. …. Food for thought? Just sayin. 😉
@cbrennansports.bsky.social
Please just STFU. Stop trying to make fetch happen.
“Caitlin Clark era” is almost as lame as you are. 🙄 Get a new hobby.
Oh no! I’m going to delete and repost
The WNBAPA and WNBA are still meeting. They have been meeting in New York City for the last three hours.
Nepheesa Collier: “We don’t have to just accept anything you give us, because if you don’t give us what we’re owed, we have other places we can go.”
In unrelated news- Unrivaled revenue at $45 million, merch sales up 130%, ticket sales up 204%, value of player equity pool grew 290%; $30M to $120M.
I can’t listen to Ben Solak when he’s on the Mina Kimes show and really gets in a roll. LAY OFF THE ADDERRAL, DUDE! Even when I listen at half speed, I can barely understand what he’s saying. Every word melts into the next.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#InternationalWomensDay
In case you didn't know
OH....BTW....
YOU came from a woman !!
The push to "fix" college sports and the CBA fights in the WNBA and MLB are the same story.
In all three cases we see very rich people (mostly men) demanding more money (or demanding to give less money) to athletes who have less.
In the "what we're reading" section, this story by @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social was really good. Check it out! --> Unrivaled's second season was a testament to the power of community in women's basketball
www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/un...
Rational, thoughtful, respectful discourse. (Usually)
Off to google “Australian emu war”…
I’ve definitely been influenced by the tone of the articles I’ve read about this. So it’s good to hear the perspective of someone who actually knows what is typical.
Yeah. I’m getting that now. It still seems like there was some kind of internal communication breakdown.
