Breanna Stewart wins best female athlete at ESPY awards, calls for equality for women in sports
Former UConn star and current Seattle Storm center Breanna Stewart took home the ESPY for best female athlete Wednesday night. She was nominated against fellow WNBA player Elena Delle Donne, swimmer Katie Ledecky and gymnast Simone Biles. Stewart led the Huskies to an unprecedented fourth …
Interview: Breanna Stewart Says She’s Ready to Dunk, Doesn’t Want to be Compared to Kevin Durant
She’s about halfway through her rookie season for the Seattle Storm, and Breanna Stewart has already lost one more game than she did throughout all four years of college play at UConn. And that’s not an insult to the Storm. That’s an homage to the …
Storm’s Stewart Named Rookie of the Month presented by Samsung for Second Consecutive Time
Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month presented by Samsung for games played in June. Stewart earned the honor for the second month in a row. The WNBA Rookie of the Month and the Eastern and Western Conference …
How far can Breanna Stewart take the Seattle Storm and WNBA?
With a basketball cupped in her hand, Breanna Stewart casually strolled along the baseline before taking two explosive steps and elevating for a dunk on the other side of the rim. Several courtside observers at Royal Brougham Pavilion on Seattle Pacific University’s campus hooted and …
Can Breanna Stewart transform the WNBA?
BREANNA STEWART HAS spent the past several hours in stiletto heels, and her hair has been teased so many times that it must be self-conscious. So it’s a relief when her day ends, finally, at an after-hours dinner at Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain, just outside …
Breanna Stewart, Elena Delle Donne, Brittney Griner to make Olympic debuts
Playing in the Summer Olympics will be part of a very full 2016 for UConn star and recent WNBA No. 1 draft pick Breanna Stewart. She was among the 12 players named Wednesday to the U.S. women’s basketball team for the upcoming Rio Games, and …