More people are starting to notice.
The NBA named Cunningham the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month on Wednesday, becoming just the sixth Pistons rookie to win the award, and the first since Jonas Jerebko in February 2010.
Cunningham was the leading scorer in January among all rookies (17.3 points) and paced Eastern Conference rookies in assists (5.6). He had a career-high 34 points against the Denver Nuggets on Jan. 25, and he added a triple-double against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jan. 30.
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Los Angeles — Vanessa Bryant will be recognized as one of the leading women in sports at an event during Super Bowl week.
Bryant –- the widow of Kobe Bryant — will be honored at the third annual Sports Power Brunch: Celebrating the Most Powerful Women in Sports on Feb. 8 in Beverly Hills, California.
She will receive the “Be Your Own Champion Award” for her leadership through the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, the Sports Power Brunch organization said in a statement Tuesday.
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University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley has inked a seven-year, $22.4M contract with the Gamecocks, making her the highest-paid Black coach in women’s basketball.
“Credit where it’s due,” Staley said, as reported by Bleacher Report. “This university and this state have a rich history of racism, and I’m not going to disregard that. But this is one of the most progressive decisions they’ve ever made. They need to be recognized for being committed to leading the way in gender equity in America. This is an equitable statement and in the midst of all our inequities in our country, I hope it’s a turning point.”
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