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11-08-2025
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12-year-old girl struck by sex toy thrown at WNBA game in Brooklyn; suspect sought by NYPD
New York police on Monday were looking for a man who threw a sex toy during a WNBA game, striking a girl in attendance, officials said. The NYPD on Friday released a photo and a short video clip of a man wearing a "Beavis and Butt-Head" T-shirt and an Ohio State cap at the New York Liberty-Dallas Wings game last week at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Police said that, during Tuesday's game, "an unidentified individual threw an object which struck a 12-year-old female victim in the right leg." The search continued Monday, and a Liberty rep said the team is cooperating with police. "All we can share right now is that there is an ongoing investigation and that we are cooperating with law enforcement," a team spokesperson said. The incident in Brooklyn was the most recent example of someone throwing sex toys toward WNBA players over the past two weeks. The episodes started July 29 when a sex toy landed on the floor of a Golden State Valkyries game against the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Georgia. There have been similar incidents in Phoenix, Chicago and Los Angeles. Two men have been arrested in connection with the incidents in Georgia and Phoenix. 'The safety of everyone in our arenas remains a top priority," a WNBA spokesperson said. "We are working closely with local and federal law enforcement to pursue all appropriate actions — including arrest and prosecution with felony charges where applicable — against anyone engaged in this conduct or otherwise involved in sponsoring this reckless and unacceptable behavior.' This article was originally published on Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
10-08-2025
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Sophie Cunningham makes angry demand to fans throwing sex toys on court
The post Sophie Cunningham makes angry demand to fans throwing sex toys on court appeared first on ClutchPoints. Sophie Cunningham is not finding this new prank on WNBA games funny. The Indiana Fever guard shared her frustrations following two separate incidents where a fan threw a sex toy onto the court during a game. 'Stop throwing dildos on the court… you're going to hurt one of us,' Cunningham wrote on X Friday (Aug. 1). The league reacts following Sophie Cunningham and other WNBA players' posts Cunningham is not the only WNBA star who is not happy with fans throwing sex toys onto the court. New York Liberty forward Isabelle Harrison also spoke out amid the incidents. 'ARENA SECURITY?! Hello??!' Harrison wrote on X. 'Please do better. It's not funny. never was funny. Throwing ANYTHING on the court is so dangerous.' 'It's super disrespectful. I don't really get the point of it. It's really immature. Whoever is doing it needs to grow up,' Chicago Sky center Elizabeth Williams said after Friday's game. On Tuesday (July 29), a bright green object was thrown onto the court during the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries game. It was later identified as a sex toy. Three days later, at the Valkyries game against the Chicago Sky another sex toy was thrown onto the court near the basket in the third quarter of the game. An official kicked over before it was later retrieved. Following the two incidents, the fan who threw the sex toy at the Dream and Valkyries game was arrested and penalized with a one-year ban from WNBA games, according to a statement by the league. 'The safety and well-being of everyone in our arenas is a top priority for our league. Objects of any kind thrown onto the court or in the seating area can pose a safety risk for players, game officials, and fans,' the league said in a statement per ESPN. 'In line with WNBA Arena Security Standards, any fan who intentionally throws an object onto the court will be immediately ejected and face a minimum one-year ban in addition to being subject to arrest and prosecution by local authorities.' As of this writing, the fans' identity has not been released nor has it been reported that the incidents are related. Related: Fever's Kelsey Mitchell ties season record with 23-point game vs. Wings Related: Fever's Sophie Cunningham isn't done with her verbal assault on WNBA refs
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26-07-2025
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Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton out for the season with knee injury
SAN FRANCISCO - Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton will be out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury, the team announced Friday. Surgery was successful What we know She sustained the injury in practice earlier this week and underwent surgery Friday. The team said the procedure was successful. It's a tough loss for Golden State. Thornton is the Valkyries' leading scorer, averaging 14 points, seven rebounds and 1.5 assists this season. The veteran is in her 10th season in the WNBA and played in her first All-Star Game last weekend, becoming the expansion team's first All-Star. With Thornton at the helm, Golden State had been surprising the league. Before her exit, the Valkyries (10-12) were in playoff contention. They have led the league in attendance this season. Before being drafted by the Valkyries at the expansion draft last December, Thornton won the WNBA title with the New York Liberty and has previously played for the Dallas Wings and the Washington Mystics. The Source Golden State Valkyries
