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36 minutes ago
- CBC
WNBA 3-point line painted on Vancouver courts gives young players something to shoot for
Ahead of Vancouver hosting the first WNBA regular-season game played outside the United States, a women's basketball great was at an outdoor court in Stanley Park on Thursday to support an initiative that she hopes will strengthen the sport's grassroots. Two-time Olympic gold medallist and three-time WNBA champion Swin Cash was among those on hand at the unveiling of a WNBA three-point line painted on the Ceperley Court at Stanley Park. Cash told a group of young female basketball players who attended the event that the orange line shows that they "have a place in every playground, every park, and everywhere we want to be." Many outdoor courts, including those in Vancouver, feature a three-point line used in high school basketball, which has an arc of 19 feet 9 inches from the middle of the basket. The NBA three-point line, meanwhile, has an arc of 23 feet 9 inches. The WNBA line is somewhere in between, at 22 feet 1.75 inches. An outdoor court with a WNBA three-point line, which is similar to ones used by FIBA and the NCAA, is a way to bring the women's professional game closer to communities, according to a statement from the league. In a video produced by the WNBA about the initiative, former player Epiphanny Prince explains that growing up she used to play on outdoor courts that featured either a high school three-point line or an NBA three-point line. A bright orange WNBA three-point line has also been painted on courts at Vancouver's Hastings Community Park, Gaston Park, Kingcrest Park, and Queen Elizabeth Park. Women rising The unveiling took place a day before the Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream square off at Vancouver's Rogers Arena on Friday night. The game comes at a time when Canada's women's professional sports landscape appears to be changing. The WNBA expansion Toronto Tempo is set to begin play in the 2026 season. After just two years, the Professional Women's Hockey League has expanded to eight teams and stretched its footprint west with new franchises in Vancouver and Seattle. The six-team Northern Soccer League played its first matches in April. Cash said she is glad to see the continued growth of women's basketball. "Basketball is a global sport," she said. "The WNBA has continued to grow. We see the numbers are there, the [viewership is] there." She said she was also glad to see girls using the court at Stanley Park. "It's not only about the professional level," she said. "I think you can see that you can get to the highest level and have a career at the professional level. But ... I tell young girls getting involved in sports is important for themselves and for their leadership." Chen Kagande, a combo guard for the Britannia Bruins, a high school team, said she was happy to share the court with a WNBA legend like Cash as well as young peers who share her passion for the game. "I love any space where women's sports are being represented in such a positive light, a space where I can see people that look like me, females being put in a position to thrive and succeed," Kagande said.
National Post
2 hours ago
- National Post
Q&A: Flames goalie Dustin Wolf on contract talks, Olympic aspirations and the Rogers Legends of Hockey
Dustin Wolf will be back in Calgary's sporting spotlight Saturday, although he'll be wearing soft-spikes instead of skates and will be hitting golf balls rather than stopping pucks. Article content The Flames' goaltender is part of a star-studded lineup for the Rogers Legends of Hockey, a fundraising shootout that follows the second round of action at the Rogers Charity Classic at Canyon Meadows. Article content Article content Also participating in this closest-to-the-pin competition are Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Sarah Fillier, Adin Hill, Meaghan Mikkelson, Mark Scheifele, Stuart Skinner and Matt Stajan, plus a pair of elite junior golfers. They will be swinging for up to $200,000 in prize money, all of it to be directed to charity. Article content The hockey heroes will sign autographs for an hour — from 2:30-3:30 p.m. — and then take aim for the green at No. 18 at approximately 5 p.m., after the PGA Tour Champions pros have completed their birdie-making business for the day. Article content Wolf, 24, will undoubtedly have the support of the local crowd, especially if he is up against Skinner, who tends twine for the arch-rival Edmonton Oilers. You may even hear a few howls from the gallery. Article content In advance of his tee-time in the Rogers Legends of Hockey, Postmedia's Wes Gilbertson connected with Wolf to chat about his golf game, his Olympic aspirations, negotiations on his next contract and summer in the Stampede City … Article content Article content Article content Wolf: 'Golf might be the worst sport on this planet, just due to the fact that you can shoot 80 one day and you can feel great, and then you can shoot a 95 the next day. It's a sport where it's the tale of two tapes. My game is in decent order. I wouldn't say it's the best. But like I said, I could play my best round two days from now and then my worst in a week. So it certainly keeps you humble, that's for sure.' Article content Q: Are there any similarities between protecting a 6×4 net and trying to hit a golf shot to six feet — or even better, four feet — from the pin? Article content Wolf: 'I don't know. I've become accustomed to standing in a 24-square-foot net. That's kind of second nature to me now. Trying to stick a very small ball tight to a very small cup isn't necessarily in my sweet spot as of yet. Maybe I can say differently if I hole one out Saturday, but it certainly makes you uncomfortable. And then you add people into the gallery and the nerves pick up and it adds a different level of stress. You just don't want to hit anybody and next thing you know, you chunk one. So hopefully I can eliminate those and stick a couple tight.'
Globe and Mail
5 hours ago
- Globe and Mail
Puck of the Irish
The competition was fierce at this hurling championship match last month in Burnaby, B.C., where Vancouver's Cú Chulainn team, in green, met their crosstown rivals the Wolfe Tones. to view this content.
