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Meet The WNBA Stars Aiming To Bring The U.S. A New Basketball Gold

A quartet of WNBA players wants to change the way Americans think about basketball — and bring home Olympic gold in the proces. The inaugural U.S. women’s Olympic 3-on-3 basketball team will hit the spotlight in Tokyo this weekend with dreams of winning its first gold medal. “To bring home the gold — our first […]

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Sue Bird And Megan Rapinoe Have Gotten Better Together

On Oct. 30, WNBA legend Sue Bird and U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe posted the same photo on their Instagram accounts to announce their engagement. They were in Antigua on vacation, at an infinity pool overlooking the ocean, and Bird had extended her left hand to Rapinoe, who was down on one knee on the […]

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A Shorter WNBA Season Could Keep Some Records Safe

The WNBA, like all professional leagues, is attempting to find its way back amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as circumstances change daily on the ground in the United States. Still, commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league are moving steadily toward a plan to play a 22-game schedule beginning on July 24 at IMG Academy in Florida […]

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It’s Time To Give Basketball’s Other GOAT Her Due

ESPN recently finished airing a 10-part documentary, “The Last Dance,” that gave Michael Jordan the last word on his career narrative, solidifying his place atop the NBA’s GOAT hierarchy. And by the numbers, that’s exactly where MJ belongs. But now it’s time to give some love to another hoops GOAT, this one on the women’s […]

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