This Week’s Sports Wrap Up (7/23–7/29/18)

Screenshot of Maya Moore during the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game (“no copyright infringement is intended”)

Sports Week July 23-July 29,2018

WNBA

• Trade: Washington Mystics traded Taylor Hill and a second round pick to the Dallas Wings in exchange for Aerial Powers.
• Players of the week: Liz Cambage (Dallas Wings-West) and Tiffany Hayes (Atlanta Dream-East)
• Signing: Phoenix Mercury signs Devereaux Peters
• Tamiki Catchings Statue debut at the Children's Museum in Indiappolis
• Kiah Stokes becomes New York Liberty Franchise leader in blocks
• Elizabeth Williams of Atlanta Dream enters the 1,000 points career club
• Jonquel Jones of Connecticut Sun enters the 1,000 points career club
• Gaming: NBA Live 2019 announces the ability to create a female baller

WNBA 2018 All-Star Game

• Team Parker defeats Team Delle Donne 119–112
• The defending champ, Allie Quigley, wins the 3 point contest in a tie-breaker recording the highest score ever in NBA and/or WNBA.
• Maya Moore wins All-Star MVP for the third consecutive year. Moore also became the leading scorer in the WNBA All-Star games with 110 points.

Soccer

Tournament of Nation 2018

7/26/18

• USA defeats Japan (4–2)
• Australia defeats Brazil (3–1)

7/29/18

• Brazil vs Japan (2–1)
• USA vs Brazil (1–1)

ICC Women’s Tournament

• North Carolina Cougars becomes the first ICC Women Champions

Bleacher Report 2018 Most Influential People In Sports

• Becky Hammon- NBA Spurs Assistant Coach/Former WNBA Player
• Aja Wilson- WNBA
• Sylvia Fowles- WNBA
• Chloe Kim- Snowborder
• Breanna Stewart- WNBA
• Arike Ogunbowale- Notre Dame Women’s Basketball
• Sabrina Ionescue- University of Oregon Women’s Basketball
• Naomi Osaka- Tennis
• Chiney Ogwumike- WNBA/ESPN Analyst