By Vin Narayanan I’ve been a bit obsessed recently with the story of Shelly Pennefather. I didn’t know who she was until about a week ago. But once I heard her story, I haven’t been able to stop talking about it.
The Pennefather story, which you can read here in this terrific report by ESPN, is a tale of faith, family, sports, friendship and – believe it or not – disruption.
Pennefather was a terrific basketball player. She was an All-American at Villanova in the late ’80s. And she went on to play professional basketball in Japan. (The WNBA didn’t exist at the time.) Pennefather …read more
