Sean Hurd

@seanahurd

WBB writer for @ESPN's @andscape || @SJI_Update alum || Bay Area 🍞 || Email: [email protected]

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Joined July 2013

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jul 20

This really was a near-perfect All-Star Weekend from the POV of WNBA Players The studbudz stream. The awareness they raised about their CBA negotiations. Phee setting a scoring record. Skylar posting the ASG's first triple-double. An entertaining All-Star Friday They delivered.

seanahurd's tweet image. This really was a near-perfect All-Star Weekend from the POV of WNBA Players

The studbudz stream. The awareness they raised about their CBA negotiations. Phee setting a scoring record. Skylar posting the ASG's first triple-double. An entertaining All-Star Friday

They delivered.

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jul 19

Ahead of #WNBAAllStar weekend, I sat down with @IndianaFever legend Tamika Catchings at her tea shop in Indy. We discuss her ASG memories, the state of the WNBA, the growth of Caitlin Clark & Aliyah Boston as a tandem and more. Full 📹 w/ @Catchin24: youtube.com/watch?v=O3lxOd…

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jul 18

"If I didn’t go through what I did, then I don’t think I'd have the fire that I have in me now.” Kayla Thornton was raised on the principles of faith and discipline, which have also defined her WNBA career. My story on KT's path from undrafted to All-Star andscape.com/features/golde…

seanahurd's tweet card. Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton calls the period between 2014 and 2016 the hardest years of her career. After ending her college career as t…

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jul 17

We’ve assembled a list of Black women who are moving the WNBA forward – movers and shakers who are leading the league into the future. With insightful words from @LaChinaRobinson, @McNuttMonica, @ariivory & @CAROLYNPECK on the impact these women have made andscape.com/features/these…

seanahurd's tweet card. This weekend, the WNBA ecosystem will converge on Indianapolis to celebrate the league’s standout performers. On site will be all of the WNBA’s biggest mo…

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Justin Tinsley@JustinTinsley · Jul 16

#MyLatest — On the @clipse’s “The Birds Don’t Sing” and the weight and clarity that comes with sharing your purest love and grief with the world. @PUSHA_T andscape.com/features/clips…

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Mia Berry@iammiaberry · Jul 10

My latest w/ @andscape: WNBA Diaries: Episode 2 with @LASparks Rickea Jackson on Parker's jersey retirement, the @LadyVol_Hoops mentality, & more. "I’ve been a @Candace_Parker fan since I started playing basketball." - @iamthathooper andscape.com/features/ricke…

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jul 10

Props to Indianapolis International Airport for installing a whole basketball court inside the terminal to promo WNBA All-Star Weekend 🙌🏽

seanahurd's tweet image. Props to Indianapolis International Airport for installing a whole basketball court inside the terminal to promo WNBA All-Star Weekend 🙌🏽

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jul 10

When I asked Azurá Stevens about what's motivating her play, she didn't mention any accolade or personal achievement. Stevens is fueled by gratitude – to be healthy, make her family proud, to play in the W. It's resulted in the best season of her career. andscape.com/features/setba…

seanahurd's tweet card. For much of her WNBA career, Los Angeles Sparks forward Azurá Stevens has been in search of consistency on and off the court. In her previous seven WNBA seasons…

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jul 3

When I arrived at Barclays, Julie Vanloo was waiting outside the arena 25 minutes later, she's on the court taking shots for the Sparks 🤯

AAlford Corriette@alfcorriette · Jul 3

Coach Roberts in the pregame presser said that Vanloo was waiting outside of Barclays Center with her luggage until the official confirmation that she was awarded on waivers Q: @DougFeinberg

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jul 1

Is it great to be able to spend every day with each other? Tyler Marsh: We still probably need our space every now and then Donnie Marsh: For me, it's making excuses to see him when I really knew I wanted to see my grandson Full chat w/ the Marshes 😅: youtube.com/watch?v=ROnVXN…

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jun 27

Tyler Marsh grew up watching his dad, Donnie, coach. Then he played for him. Then coached under him. Now, as the head coach of the Chicago Sky, Tyler is in charge with Donnie beside him. My interview with the Marshes on their journey in basketball Full: youtube.com/watch?v=ROnVXN…

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jun 27

Before she shined on a basketball court, Temi Fagbenle had a love of acting and dreamed of one day starring on screen New story on how a DM to Gina Prince-Bythewood led to a role for Fagbenle in the star-studded adaptation of 'Children of Blood and Bone' andscape.com/features/the-g…

seanahurd's tweet card. As a student at Blair Academy, a small boarding school in New Jersey, Temi Fagbenle was living the best of both worlds. At 6-foot-4, Fagbenle, who now pla…

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Jun 24

"She’s taken her career into her own hands.” Gabby Williams, the Seattle Storm's "French army knife," is having a career year as one of the most dynamic forces in the W. The prospective All-Star invested in herself. Now, it's paying dividends. andscape.com/features/for-s…

seanahurd's tweet card. When looking at Seattle Storm forward Gabby Williams’ pro basketball career to date, the 2021 WNBA season marks an inflection point – despite Williams not havin…

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Mia Berry@iammiaberry · Jun 5

My latest for @andscape: Our 1st #WNBADiary w/ @LASparks Rickea Jackson "We’re human & we all want it to be perfect right away. I feel like that’s where I have to be real with myself & have to give myself grace each and every day." - @iamthathooper andscape.com/features/ricke…

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · May 14

Napheesa Collier is currently charting a path that could one day make her one of the top stakeholders in women's basketball. It's clear the Minnesota Lynx star has realized her power in the sport. Now, she’s ready to wield it. andscape.com/features/naphe…

seanahurd's tweet card. As Napheesa Collier prepared to take the court for Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 tournament in February at Wayfair Arena in Miami, she was asked how she dealt with having …

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Mia Berry@iammiaberry · May 1

My latest for @andscape: For many Black female basketball players, locs are a labor of love that illustrates their personal stories in basketball & life. Thank you to @nnekaogwumike @jus242 @IAMMADISCOTT @seimoneaugustus @JaloniCambridge andscape.com/features/locs-…

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Apr 30

Diamond Johnson 1-on-1 with Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve after the conclusion of training camp today

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Apr 17

Had the chance to catch up with Candace Parker during the Final Four. We discussed her first year as the president of adidas WBB, tackling the evolving NIL landscape and her desire to shift part of the dialogue surrounding A'ja Wilson's new sig. shoe. andscape.com/features/for-c…

seanahurd's tweet card. TAMPA, Fla. – During a basketball skills clinic held for local-area high school players during the women’s Final Four, an eager camper in attendance caught the …

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Sean Hurd@seanahurd · Apr 14

Tonight, Saniya Rivers will have her WNBA Draft moment But there was a period during Rivers' collegiate career where she thought she didn't want to become a pro On Rivers' journey and what led her to recommit to her dream – one which she'll now realize andscape.com/features/nc-st…

seanahurd's tweet card. Saniya Rivers found herself in need of some tattoo therapy. The NC State guard was reeling after her team had been upset by Virginia Tech in January 2024 by way…

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Mia Berry@iammiaberry · Apr 9

. @NSUSpartans hasn't had a #WNBA draft pick in program history. Diamond Johnson is ready to change that for her #HBCU. “Whatever you need me to do, I can do it. … Throughout my years of college, I think I’ve kind of shown that.” - @_diamond3_ andscape.com/features/after…

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