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Can Jones lead the Sun in Ogwumike's absence?
When an injury sidelined Chiney Ogwumike for the 2017 season, Jonquel Jones was suddenly in a position most second-year players who have started just six games don't expect to find themselves: anchoring a team in the WNBA.
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Stars
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San Antonio's Plum makes WNBA debut.
After being sidelined with an ankle injury, No. 1 draft pick Kelsey Plum made her long-awaited debut in the WNBA. The Stars guard came off the bench to hit a jump shot for the first points of her WNBA career.
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Fever
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Fever
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Chatman and Fever finding their way in new era
After being let go by Chicago last year, Pokey Chatman couldn't have been happier to land in Indiana as the Fever's head coach. On Wednesday, Chatman and her new team overcame a 14-point deficit to down defending champion Los Angeles.
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Fever comeback to upset Sparks.
The Indiana Fever overcome a 14-point deficit to edge past the Los Angeles Sparks 93-90.
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Mystics
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Mystics
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Delle Donne returns to Chicago, leads Mystics past Sky
After some early butterflies in her first game back in Chicago, where she played four seasons before asking for a trade to Washington earlier this year, Elena Delle Donne scored a game-high 21 points and the Mystics got their first road win of the season.
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Delle Donne helps Washington defeat former team.
Elena Delle Donne scores 21 points and grabs eight rebounds as Washington defeats Chicago 82-67.
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HoopGurlz: Free advice from Steph Curry
She grew up watching the Curry family compete on family vacations. Now Cameron Brink is hoping her energy, hustle and skill will earn her a spot on the U16 team this weekend in Colorado Springs.
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Remember When, Watch Now - 'The Shot.'
In perhaps the most memorable shot in league history, New York's Teresa Weatherspoon hits a buzzer beater in Game 2 of the 1999 WNBA Finals.
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Moore, Lynx hold on for the win.
Sylvia Fowles scores 21 points and picks up 13 rebounds while Maya Moore adds 12 of her own to lead the Lynx to an 80-78 win over the Sun.
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Around the Rim
Holdsclaw: 'You're not the only one going through this'
LaChina Robinson welcomes Chamique Holdsclaw to "Around the Rim" to discuss the former WNBA star's struggle with mental health and her platform for awareness.
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Loyd leads Storm past Mystics.
Jewell Loyd scores 26 points and went 3-for-3 from 3-point range to propel the Storm past the Mystics 81-71.
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HoopGurlz: Prospect takes pass (over points) any day
The real fun is in the assist, at least in Jordan Horston's world. The point guard from Ohio is hoping that philosophy (and her game) will earn her a spot on the USA Basketball roster.
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Tina Charles offers sneak peek of special edition sneakers
With a track record of using her platform to advocate for equality, Tina Charles shows off her Black History Month edition Nikes for Thursday's Liberty-Lynx matchup.
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Griner's career night carries Mercury past Fever.
Brittney Griner scores a career-high 32 points with 10 rebounds and three blocks in the Mercury's 85-62 win over the Fever.
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Holdsclaw educating others about mental health.
Six-time WNBA All-Star Chamique Holdsclaw shares her struggles with depression and how her mentor and coach Pat Summitt helped her along the way.
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Stars
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Stars
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The WNBA's Kelsey Plum and the audacity of hoops
Kelsey Plum is a rare talent. (Just ask her.) But the WNBA's No. 1 pick insists she's ready to wait for her chance to shine in San Antonio.
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Plum: Work hard and 'make sure you always have fun.'
A sprained ankle kept Kelsey Plum from playing in San Antonio's first two games. But the Stars' No. 1 WNBA draft pick shared some great advice to a girl who just started playing basketball.
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Currie, Loyd step up as WNBA season opens
The Stars and Storm each had two games on opening weekend, during which San Antonio's Monique Currie and Seattle's Jewell Loyd put in some of the best performances as the 2017 season tipped off.
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Taurasi marries former teammate Taylor
Phoenix Mercury star guard Diana Taurasi has married former teammate Penny Taylor, who now works for the team as an executive.
Wings
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Wings
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Gamecock rookies help Wings run past Mercury
It's only one game, but the Wings had to like what they saw Sunday, when they annihilated Phoenix on the boards and got impactful performances from rookies Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray.
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Rookie Davis leads Wings to season-opening win.
Kaela Davis scores 20 points to help the Wings to a 10-point, 68-58 win over the Mercury.
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Delle Donne makes herself at home with Mystics
Elena Delle Donne asked for an offseason trade from the Chicago Sky to Washington to be near her family and her fan base. So far, so good: She had 24 points in her Mystics debut Sunday.
Lynx
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Lynx win opener.
Sylvia Fowles scores 26 points and picks up 10 rebounds to lead the Lynx to a 70-61 victory over the Sky.
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Sparks
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Reigning champion Sparks pick up where they left off
The Sparks raised their WNBA championship banner Saturday to go with the two the franchise won in 2001 and '02, then beat Seattle and talked about what it will take to add trophy No. 4.
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Sparks start title defense with win.
Nneka Ogwumike scores a team-high 23 points, and Los Angeles defeats Seattle 78-68.
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Liberty
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Liberty win, but Laimbeer calls performance 'awful'
Never mind that New York opened the season with a victory and had five players in double figures. Coach Bill Laimbeer said the Liberty have plenty to fix before they face Minnesota on Thursday.
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Tempers flare in Liberty's win over Stars.
Monique Currie and Brittany Boyd exchange words and need to be separated in the fourth quarter of New York's 73-64 win over San Antonio.
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WNBA moms grateful for a lot -- but there is more to be done
A handful of moms will be on the court when the WNBA opens its season this Mother's Day weekend. What are their biggest challenges? How is the players union working to improve things for them?
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Kobe glad to support the WNBA.
Kobe Bryant talks about why he and his family enjoy watching WNBA games and his mentor relationship with the Storm's Jewell Loyd.
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Foudy's Finds: Elena Delle Donne dominates on more than one court.
In this edition of Foudy's Finds, Elena Delle Donne and Julie Foudy get together to play dodgeball.
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WNBA fantasy game is a win for women's sports
Fantasy games offer a new layer to fandom, and so far, women's sports haven't been part of that effort. But the WNBA's new deal with FanDuel is an opportunity for fans old and new to engage.
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Lynx
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Minnesota ready to move on from WNBA Finals loss
Losing in the final seconds of Game 5 of the WNBA Finals -- which prevented Minnesota from winning back-to-back titles -- lingered for a while. But the Lynx remain the league's standard-bearer.
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Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen's playlist
Lindsay Whalen enters her 14th WNBA season with more than 5,000 career points -- and her pregame playlist perfected.
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All Access: 2017 Lynx training camp.
Get a sneak peek from the Minnesota Lynx practice facility as they prepare to tip off the 2017 WNBA season.
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Can Sparks' Ogwumike repeat as WNBA MVP?
Only one player in WNBA history has won back-to-back MVP awards. Maya Moore, Tina Charles, Breanna Stewart and Elena Delle Donne are the biggest competition to reigning MVP Nneka Ogwumike.
Mystics
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Elena Delle Donne's love letter to D.C.
Elena Delle Donne officially makes her debut as a member of the Washington Mystics on Sunday, but it turns out that the city and the arena already feel like home.
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Thibault says Mystics are 'a work in progress'
Elena Delle Donne instantly makes the Mystics a more diverse team offensively. But as coach Mike Thibault cautions, Washington needs time to jell. "The end product could be pretty good," he said.
Storm
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Storm
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Breanna's basketball world tour.
It's been a year since former UConn star Breanna Stewart won the National Championship. Where's she been since then? Everywhere.
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Breanna Stewart's global basketball journey
A gold medal could have been the perfect epilogue for the former UConn star, but she saved her longest trip for last -- playing for Shanghai in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.
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What do champion Sparks do for an encore?
Los Angeles finally returned to championship form last season. Nneka Ogwumike, Candace Parker and most of the key components return. Although they will miss Kristi Toliver, can the Sparks repeat?
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Leslie: Sparks could be even better this season.
Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie says the Los Angeles Sparks might have an upper hand after winning last year's WNBA championship. "They know what it takes to win," the three-time WNBA MVP said.
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Body Image Confidential
For women athletes, loving their bodies is a complicated balancing act of maintaining top physical condition, ensuring longevity and battling expectations of femininity. Guided by a survey of college athletes, we explore just how difficult that is.
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The pros and cons of male athletes supporting their female counterparts
When Kelsey Plum is compared to James Harden or when NBA players tweet their support for the WNBA, is it a bad thing? Does it help grow the game or send the message we need their validation?
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The Undefeated
William adjusting to life after The Shot that rocked UConn
Just less than a month has passed since “The Shot” -- which upset UConn and snapped the longest winning streak in college basketball, in the Final Four, in overtime, at the buzzer, And Morgan William has been “just overwhelmed.”
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A motor and a mentor for elite recruit with diabetes
Cate Reese already was an elite basketball recruit and a state champion when she was diagnosed with diabetes a year ago. With her big sister by her side, she hasn't stopped striving for her goal.
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UConn is back on top in Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2017-18
We crowned a champion barely two weeks ago, but how does your team stack up for next season? Presenting your first look at the best of the best of women's college basketball for 2017-18 -- and Baylor remains at No. 2 despite Beatrice Mompremier's decision to transfer.
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- Maryland's Gillespie transfers to Florida State
- Team USA gives 5 Lynx their Rio Olympic rings
- Wings add former player Phillips to front office
- Mercury's Taurasi suspended 1 game for hit
- Taurasi inks multiyear extension with Mercury
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Tracking UConn's Winning Streak
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UConn Huskies' NCAA-record win streak snapped at 111 games
UConn hadn't lost since November 2014, winning an NCAA-record 111 straight games that included two NCAA titles and a 38-0 season in 2015-16. Mississippi State snapped the historic run Friday.
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