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LOVE AND BASKETBALL
PUBLISHED January 3, 2020 | News
I was retired. I stopped playing after 7 years of stints in the WBL, WABA, USBL (Men’s Professional League), the Harlem Globetrotters and the USA Women’s National team. I had done it all. After retirement, it was about spending time with my family and doing TV work as an analyst and broadcaster. I was enjoying […]
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The Short, Wild Run of Dallas’ First Professional Women’s Basketball Team
PUBLISHED November 15, 2019 | News
The Dallas Diamonds took the floor 40 years ago, teaching the city a lot about sexism, racism, and the business of sports. Fake diamonds, fresh hairdos, and Martina Navratilova. That’s what Dallas Diamonds owner Jud Phillips was banking on to draw the crowds to the Dallas Convention Center Arena for the first home game of […]
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4 Tips For Coaching Female Athletes
PUBLISHED November 9, 2019 | News
Nearly 50 years ago, a federal civil rights bill – now known as Title IX – was signed into law as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. Also known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, the law stated: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, […]
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New ‘Kids & Cops Dream Court’ opens in Moore
PUBLISHED October 22, 2019 | News
Children will soon have a new place to play in Moore, thanks to a generous donation. Nancy Lieberman Charities teamed up with Toby Keith to donate a new ‘Kids & Cops Dream Court’ to the City of Moore. Organizers say the court will serve as a safe space for youth in the community to interact […]
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Officials cut the ribbon on Nancy Lieberman Charities Dream Court in McKinney
PUBLISHED October 10, 2019 | News
A group of kids waited patiently Wednesday afternoon while McKinney Parks and Recreation Director Michael Kowski introduced key contributors to the new Dream Court and newly renovated Fitzhugh Park in east McKinney. The new court came to the park courtesy of a partnership with Nancy Lieberman Charities, Sport Court, Covenant Church and the city of […]
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