Across the Timeline was started in 2018 immediately following the Arike Ogunbowale heroics to get Notre Dame their 2nd NCAA championship in women’s basketball. The goal then was to create a space dedicated to the history of women’s basketball, and that goal remains. By expanding what data is available and how and by digging in to the stories of the players, the coaches, and the games, we can better connect the game today to its storied past.
This newsletter will serve as a means of connecting interested readers to the written content coming out of Across the Timeline, providing one source for the type of work that had previously been published on the website or on the Medium publication, as well as articles and podcasts from other sources with strong focuses on women’s basketball history and its major figures.
What can I expect?
For an idea of the type of content to come, check out some of the past profiles, statistical breakdowns, and more:
- And One: Tangela Smith
- And One: Shannon Johnson
- And One: Natalie Williams
- And One: Tari Phillips
- And One: Eva Němcová
- And One: Cheryl Ford
- And One: Sheri Sam
- And One: Robin Selvig
- And One: Patricia Hoskins
- And One: Susan Robinson Fruchtl
- And One: Danielle Carson
- And One: Joan Bonvicini, overlooked coaching legend
- And One: Wanda Ford, Drake rebounding machine of the 1980s
- And One: Janice Lawrence Braxton, Louisiana Tech legend
- And One: Paul Sanderford, wandering legend of coaching
- And One: Chris Starr, Nevada’s keystone star
- And One: Valorie Whiteside, Appalachian State legend
- And One: Tine Freil, Danish trailblazer for Pacific
- And One: Lisa McMullen, Alabama State shooting legend
- And One: Delmonica DeHorney, Arkansas legend
- And One: Tina Robbins, Missouri State’s foundational player
- And One: Medina Dixon, Old Dominion legend
- And One: Margo Dydek
- A look at every WNBA triple-double in league history
- Reflecting on the biggest drops in WNBA history
- An unlikely MVP: Path to Nikki Teasley’s 2003 All Star MVP
- And One: Janeth Arcain, underrated Hall-of-Famer
- Rookie Race: Looking back at the WNBA’s closest ROY votes
- Record Recap: Breaking down 2019 records and milestones
- WNBA Rewatch: Recapping Game 2 of the 1999 WNBA Finals
- Finals Timeline: the intertwined history of the 2019 WNBA
- And One: Tina Hutchinson, San Diego State freshman phenom
- And One: Deborah Temple, Mississippi’s all-around scorer
- Looking back at the biggest jumps into the AP Top 25
- And One: Bill Sheahan, Mount St. Mary’s prolific leader
- Looking back at the triple-doubles before Sabrina Ionescu
- 2020 WNBA Free Agency
- Crunching the Numbers: 2020 WNBA Rosters
- Crunching the Numbers: a 22-game WNBA season
- Catch, the Star
- Crunching the Numbers: Sylvia Fowles rebounded to the top
- WNBA Top 25