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Collier — only 10½ weeks after having a baby — helps Lynx defeat Dream

MINNEAPOLIS — When Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve learned that Aerial Powers' knee would keep her out of Sunday's game with Atlanta at Target Center, plans for Napheesa Collier got moved up.

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Larry Stone: Sue Bird thanks Storm fans for remarkable 21-year journey

When the all-day lovefest for Sue Bird was over, and the scores of posters expressing pure adulation had been taken down as the record crowd dispersed, the woman of the hour reflected on what it all meant.

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Led by their ‘Queen of the Fourth,’ Sky edge Sun for franchise-record 25th win

Candace Parker reached another career milestone, becoming the fifth player in WNBA history with 600 career blocks.

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Seattle Mayor Declares August 7 As ‘Sue Bird Day’

The honor commemorates Bird’s final regular season home game for the Storm.

Sports Illustrated

Sabrina Ionescu put a perfect bow on her legendary season with this new WNBA record

An all-time stat that epitomizes Ionescu's legendary year.

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Sabrina Ionescu Becomes First WNBA Player With 500/200/200 Season

The 2020 No. 1 overall pick made league history against the Mercury on Saturday night.

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Jim Souhan: Don’t go, Sylvia ... but if you do, thanks for the memories

MINNEAPOLIS — Sylvia Fowles will play in what might be her second-to-last home game on Sunday night at Target Center.

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‘The end feels more like a celebration’ to Sue Bird ahead of her final regular-season home game

SEATTLE — A 21-year journey that began when the Storm selected Sue Bird with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft has finally led her here, to the eve of her last regular-season game in Seattle.

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Brittney Griner | Caught in the war

The American basketball star has been jailed in Russia on drug charges

The Hindu

Sky players aim to destigmatize mental health by sharing personal experiences through new initiative ‘The Net’

“The more we talk about these things so people don’t feel ostracized because of their mental wellness, the better,” Azurá Stevens said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pay equity in women's sports: How the WNBA is playing the long game

LOS ANGELES — Katie Lou Samuelson had the perfect shoes to mark the anniversary of Title IX. Before the Sparks' home game against the Chicago Sky on June 23, Samuelson unwrapped white tissue paper in a black shoe box to reveal her custom-decorated pair of Puma sneakers.

Los Angeles Times

Parity for female athletes: In this case it's a liaison for sponsorship dollars

LOS ANGELES — One online sponsorship platform aims to close the pay gap in sports with one sponsored Instagram post at a time.

Los Angeles Times

Hammon, Former Russian Olympian, Calls for Putin to Release Griner

The Aces coach took a strong stance in favor of getting Griner home.

Sports Illustrated

Washington Mystics vs. Chicago Sky, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch WNBA

The Washington Mystics will meet the Chicago Sky in WNBA action on Friday night at the Wintrust Arena.

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The NCAA’s revamped women’s basketball tournament format is a huge win for South Carolina

Change is coming to the women's NCAA basketball tourney.

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The WNBA’s new All-WNBA voting system is perfect and the NBA should take notes

The WNBA knows exactly how to make their league interesting

Reason

Brittney Griner's 9-Year Sentence Highlights Stark Differences Between Russian and U.S. Pot Penalties

Travelers caught with small amounts of marijuana at the U.S. border face much less severe punishment.

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Lawmakers call on State Department to fight for Pittsburgh-area native jailed in Russia

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania's U.S. lawmakers are urging the State Department to recognize the plight of a Pittsburgh-area resident who has been sentenced to hard labor in Russia, and they are asking why the administration has not highlighted his case among other detained citizens, including WNBA player Brittney Griner and former…

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The Independent UK

Brittney Griner: why was the basketball star was detained in Russia?

Basketball icon has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

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US, Russia say they're willing to discuss prisoner swap after Griner conviction

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday they’re willing to pursue talks on a prisoner exchange involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American.

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The weight of Brittney Griner’s sentence hangs over WNBA game between Sun and Mercury

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — There was a sense of heaviness in the air at Mohegan Sun Arena as Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury players linked arms in a circle before Thursday night’s game.

ABC News

Why is Brittney Griner in a Russian jail? What's the offer to get her out?

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in Russian prison in a sentence that US President Joe Biden has deemed "unacceptable", but what did she do and what's the government's plan to get her out?

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Former UConn stars Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and others react to Paige Bueckers’ ACL tear and where the Huskies go from here

HARTFORD, Conn. — When Breanna Stewart heard UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers had torn the ACL in her left knee this week, she couldn’t help but think back to her own experience going through injuries, most notably an Achilles tendon tear in 2019.

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Dom Amore: Brittney Griner verdict, sentence, leaves us to only wait and hope for a nightmare to end

HARTFORD, Conn. — Brittney Griner stared blankly from behind white bars as the ruling was translated for her. Her eyes were empty and when they did shift focus it was only downward.

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Mercury, Sun hold 42-second moment of silence for Brittney Griner after WNBA star’s sentencing

What a powerful moment in support of Brittney Griner.

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