CURRENT PROJECTS

* Writing *
​a novel

* Awaiting Final Edits *
COURT QUEENS: A History of the WNBA & the Power of Persevering Women
​ (ABRAMS Press)

* Seeking Publication *
poetry manuscripts on :
- erasure & the historical record
-agriculture & generational trauma

DREAM WORK

Projects which excavate suppressed narratives
​and  weave them into the historical record, or marry:
dreams & archives 
image & word
word & sound
sound & image
​today & yesterday
excavation & display

BYLINES & AWARDS

Winner of the
LA Press Club's
2020 Southern California Journalism Award

"Critical Assist,"
The Red Bulletin

The Red Bulletin
Critical Assist: Why two standout pro point guards, Renee Montgomery and Natasha Cloud, opted out of their WNBA seasons to pursue social justice work.

Arike Ogunbowale: American Globetrotter in Russia​

Zora
Black Women in the WNBA Fought for More Money and Better Quality of Life — And Won
​
Deadspin
The WNBA head coaching situation, in Black and white: Parity for Black women coaches may be a goal of the league, but it's not there yet
​
Swish Appeal
The WNBA has no black women in head coaching positions, and that’s a problem

Basketball Legend Chamique Holdsclaw Ties the Knot

WNBA teams present united front in support of sisterhood, Black Lives Matter
​
Golden State of Mind
Stephen Curry calls out the NFL 

How much does the NBA really value fair play?

Warriors rock Rosie the Riveter logo in honor of Women’s History Month

Stephen Curry makes stronger statement about HB2

Is silence really golden for Steph Curry?

Thunder fans take heckling and trolling to new low versus Warriors

“You better be disgusted”: Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr becomes voice of reason on Kaepernick, police killings
​
​Ineptitude, inconsistency and organized crime: NBA officiating cannot be trusted

The many layers of Jeremy Lin’s hair

The LA Rams: The dark side of how deals get done, what the Warriors should avoid

David West talks personhood, humanity; Andre Iguodala – double standards​

“Just a Girl” in America

Fan or fanatic? When things tip into verbal abuse, violence or threats of violence, you know you’ve gone too far
Women’s Basketball Players Get a New Lifeline, Close to Home: The five-week Athletes Unlimited season has given some players an alternative to playing overseas during the W.N.B.A. off-season and a way to earn extra money.

W.N.B.A. Preview: Don't Bet Against the Aces in the West​

Sugar Rodgers Is Rewriting Her Life Story Through the W.N.B.A.

Harper's BAZAAR
WNBA Players’ Fashion-Based Activism Reached New Heights in 2020
​
SLAM
​​The Inspirational Journey of the McGee Family
​
The Athletic

​"Dawn Staley’s American Dream is
nowhere near finished" 

On assignment for The Athletic, I visited Hall of Famer Dawn Staley (right) in her offices
at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, in February 2019.
The WNBA’s long road to embracing and marketing the ‘layers on top of layers’ of player identities
​
​‘Your body is going to break down’: Getting to the bottom of the WNBA’s injury crisis
RedBull.com & Red Bull Global
Vashti Cunningham: A High Jump Queen Colouring Life Outside the Lines

Dylan Bowman Urges Students to Name an Obsession and Pursue It Relentlessly

​Kaylin Whitney Keeps Her Eye on the Prize
Teen Vogue
8 Women in Basketball You Should Know Way More About
Warriors Wire
Review: ‘Emanuel’ documentary reckons with nation's racist history, illuminates healing

Review: In 'High Flying Bird,' Steph Curry is the Contrast

INTERVIEWS & MEDIA

Film
The documentary about the New York Liberty and the WNBA was directed by Alison Klayman, produced by Motto Pictures, and debuted at Tribeca Film Festival in 2022. Its theatrical release began on May 12, 2023, at BAM Rose Cinemas in New York City. The film secured a streaming deal with Amazon Prime Video and debuted on national television on Mother's Day, May 14, 2023, on ESPN2. 
A SCENE FROM THE SET
Tamryn Spruill on set of Ali Klayman's documentary on April 9, 2022, in Boston's Jamaica Plains neighborhood. ​Credit: Dani Shaw. 
Television
THE LEAD (CNN)
with Jake Tapper
THE CROSS CONNECTION (MSNBC)
​with Tiffany Cross
CNN INTERNATIONAL
with Rosemary Church  
​2020 McGarr Symposium on Sports and Society
​
Women in Sports Media During COVID-19 Crisis:
​A Virtual Town Hall