Doug Feinberg, Author at Athol Daily News

WNBA champion Aces built for a three-peat with finals MVP A’ja Wilson, core group returning

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressOctober 19, 2023October 19, 2023

NEW YORK — A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are poised for a possible three-peat as WNBA champions and continue one of the greatest runs in league history.They capped off a history-making regular season with a second consecutive championship and…

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner smiles during the first half of a WNBA preseason basketball game against the Los Angeles Sparks, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Super teams in Las Vegas, New York and Brittney Griner’s return headline upcoming WNBA season

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressMay 18, 2023May 18, 2023

LSU head coach Kim Mulkey celebrates with Flau'jae Johnson during the second half of the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game against Iowa Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. LSU won 102-85 to win the championship. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

LSU wins 1st NCAA championship, beating Clark and Iowa

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressApril 2, 2023April 2, 2023

FILE - Iowa guard Caitlin Clark smiles after catching her 10th rebound to give her a triple-double against Ohio State in the second half of an NCAA college basketball championship game at the Big Ten women's tournament Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Minneapolis. Clark was honored Thursday, March 30, as The Associated Press women's college basketball Player of the Year. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark wins AP Player of the Year

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressMarch 30, 2023March 30, 2023

South Carolina fans celebrate after defeating Maryland in an Elite 8 college basketball game of the NCAA Tournament in Greenville, S.C., Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Women making case in tourney for own March Madness TV deal

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressMarch 29, 2023March 29, 2023

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates with the South Carolina mascot "Cocky" after defeating Maryland in an Elite 8 college basketball game of the NCAA Tournament in Greenville, S.C., Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Unbeaten Gamecocks, Iowa’s Clark star in women’s Final Four

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressMarch 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Ohio State guard Rikki Harris (1) flexes after scoring and being fouled in the fourth quarter of a Sweet 16 college basketball game against UConn of the NCAA Tournament in Seattle, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Caean Couto)

UConn’s Final Four streak ends with 73-61 loss to Ohio State

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressMarch 26, 2023March 26, 2023

LSU forward Angel Reese (10) waves to the crowd after LSU defeated Michigan in a second-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, March 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Women’s Sweet 16 features new format and historic field

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressMarch 21, 2023March 21, 2023

South Carolina's Aliyah Boston looks to shoot as UConn's Ayanna Patterson (34) defends in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

No. 1 South Carolina tops fifth-ranked UConn 81-77

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressFebruary 5, 2023February 5, 2023

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart tries to score during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty, June 19, 2022, in New York. Stewart is headed to New York. The most coveted free agent this offseason, who won the WNBA MVP award in 2018, announced on social media that she was going to New York with a photo of her in a Liberty shirt on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Stewart had spent her entire career in Seattle since the Storm drafted her first in 2016....

Breanna Stewart heads to New York on first day of WNBA free agency

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressFebruary 1, 2023February 1, 2023