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quizzes

Only The Most Advanced Gay WNBA Fans Will Ace This WNBA Trivia Quiz

If you scored well on the last Gay WNBA quiz, it’s time to really put your knowledge to the test.…

Riese

Oct 15, 2025

Brittney and Cherelle Griner as well as images of an ultrasound of their future baby

sports

Brittney and Cherelle Griner Are Having a Baby!

CUTENESS ALERT! Baby Griner is due in July.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 13, 2024

Zendaya photoshopped into an image of Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks celebrating their national championship

sports

The Gamecocks Are Crushing on Zendaya, and We’re Crushing on Dawn Staley

Perhaps you would be curious to find out which Gamecocks listed Zendaya as their own personal celebrity crush?

Carmen Phillips

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Apr 8, 2024

A collage of photos of Bev Francis from Pumping Iron II. Bev is in a pink bikini against a psychedelic purple and blue backdrop.

sports

Bodybuilding Icon Bev Francis Reveals Real World Behind ‘Love Lies Bleeding’

“It’s pretty simple. I wanted to win. That’s pretty much it, I wanted to be Ms. Olympia.”

Stef Rubino

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Apr 4, 2024

bodybuilders and Jackie in Love Lies Bleeding

movie features

‘Love Lies Bleeding’ and the History of Female Bodybuilding Reveal Society’s Fear of ‘Monstrous’ Women

In Love Lies Bleeding, the two main female characters exist outside of the dominant cultural ideas of what makes a woman and what makes a man, not just in their…

Stef Rubino

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Mar 27, 2024

Brittney Griner reacts with a smile as her jersey is retired at Baylor University. Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

sports

Brittney Griner’s Jersey Retired at Baylor in an Overdue Homecoming Fitting of Her Greatness

Every outtake from the weekend, every interview, showcased Griner’s eyes shining brightly. The joy were palpable. It felt like an amends was made: the place that Griner had once loved,…

Natalie

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Feb 20, 2024

sports

“Under Pressure” Re-Centers the Identity of the U.S. Women’s World Cup Team

Netflix’s “Under Pressure” begins the work of re-establishing the USWNT as more than just pawns in someone else’s narrative. And to that, I can only say: LFG.

Natalie

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Dec 21, 2023

A thumbnail collage of various WNBA Team's 2024 season rollout video.

sports

Every WNBA Team’s 2024 Season Rollout Promo, as Ranked by Brittney Griner Dunks

This week, each of the league’s 12 teams dropped their schedules for the 2024 season — and some of them were 🔥🔥🔥

Natalie and Carmen Phillips

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Dec 20, 2023

Candace Parker and wife Ana Petrakova announce pregnancy. The collage has three images of Candace Parker's announcement instagram, which show the Parker family on a basketball court with Anna Petrakova-Parker visibly pregnant.

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Candace Parker and Wife Anna Petrakova-Parker Are Having Another Baby, Basketball Wives Takeover Nearly Complete

I am so happy to see the GOAT living her truth out loud. I am so happy for her family.

Carmen Phillips

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Dec 14, 2023

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Only The Most Advanced Gay WNBA Fans Will Ace This WNBA Trivia Quiz

Brittney and Cherelle Griner Are Having a Baby!

The Gamecocks Are Crushing on Zendaya, and We’re Crushing on Dawn Staley

Bodybuilding Icon Bev Francis Reveals Real World Behind ‘Love Lies Bleeding’

‘Love Lies Bleeding’ and the History of Female Bodybuilding Reveal Society’s Fear of ‘Monstrous’ Women

Brittney Griner’s Jersey Retired at Baylor in an Overdue Homecoming Fitting of Her Greatness

“Under Pressure” Re-Centers the Identity of the U.S. Women’s World Cup Team

Every WNBA Team’s 2024 Season Rollout Promo, as Ranked by Brittney Griner Dunks

Candace Parker and Wife Anna Petrakova-Parker Are Having Another Baby, Basketball Wives Takeover Nearly Complete

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