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It’s “really about having my time to enjoy every moment and just being in it myself, and processing it.”
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Seeking offseason opportunities, WNBA players are going back to campus ... as coaches
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Language barriers, isolation, career concerns. What happens when a WNBA player is injured while competing overseas?
Griner missed last season as she was detained in Russia for nearly nine months.
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Taurasi, 40, will be playing in her 19th WNBA season.
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What will happen if the Bally Sports RSNs go bankrupt? Here's everything you need to know about your favorite team's broadcasts.
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Known as the 'Jamaican Hurricane,' Edwards played six seasons in Seattle.
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She's a FIBA Hall of Famer, coached women's basketball's biggest stars and has five Euroleague titles. How her 'quiet trust' builds winners.
As a Jordan Brand athlete, UCLA's Kiki Rice could skip overseas play as a future W player if “I don’t feel like I need that extra money."
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Women's basketball has grown exponentially the last 20 years. Who are the 20 people most likely to impact the sport in the next two decades?
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He is forging a non-traditional path to the NBA. Talented girls like his sister Moochie don't have the same bevy of options.
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Jefferson, 28, averaged 10.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists last season in 30 games with the Minnesota Lynx.
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DeShields averaged 13.1 points per game last season, her first with Phoenix.
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With Stewart, Vandersloot, Jonquel Jones and more, can the Liberty bring New York its first basketball championship since 1973?
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The Minnesota Lynx struck out on Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot in free agency.
The league is also investigating the Aces over allegations the team circumvented the salary cap, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.
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An examination of what made and makes scoring leaders across other major North American leagues so dominant.
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The Aces created a credibility issue by dodging questions about Hamby's allegations.
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WNBA superstar Candace Parker will make her NBA All-Star Game commentating debut this month.
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Nurse spent the past two seasons in Phoenix but missed the entire 2022 season recovering from a torn right ACL in the 2021 playoffs.
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