
Becky Hammon on moving from NBA to WNBA: Las Vegas Aces saw me as 'a head coach right now'
CNN
Glass-ceiling breaker Becky Hammon has interviewed for multiple NBA head coaching positions. She's ready for the opportunity to be a head coach, but she hasn't received an offer there.
Hammon -- who was hired as the first full-time female assistant coach in NBA history -- now has that top job, and it's in the WNBA to lead the Las Vegas Aces.
Hammon will continue to coach with the San Antonio Spurs through the remainder of the season before joining the Aces full time. She replaces Bill Laimbeer as the team's head coach.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











