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Lynx's Fowles is the frontrunner for WNBA MVP
Averaging a career-high 20.9 points this season, Sylvia Fowles has been unstoppable in the low block. Just don't expect longtime teammate Seimone Augustus to refrain from giving the Lynx center a hard time about why it took so long.
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Around the Rim: Is Taurasi the GOAT?
Chicago's Devereaux Peters joins LaChina Robinson to discuss Diana Taurasi’s historic moment, whether Taurasi is the greatest of all time, and Tamika Catchings' jersey retirement.
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Behind the scenes look at Taurasi's scoring milestone.
Take an all-access look at Diana Taurasi becoming the WNBA's all-time leading scorer.
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Golden and gloved, recruit Zia Cooke dazzles
The basketball star at Toledo's Rogers High School is fresh off a gold medal win with USA Basketball. She credits her boxing training and her cross country running -- as well as her quarterbacking -- for helping her stand out on the court.
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Title IX 45th Anniversary: WNBA Title IX Roundtable.
Holly Rowe hosts a roundtable with Rebecca Lobo, LaChina Robinson and Chamique Holdslaw to discuss the impact Title IX has had on their careers and the influence it has within the WNBA and women's basketball.
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Women in athletic departments: welcomed or marginalized?
The number of women hired as athletic directors and conference commissioners in the NCAA is rising. Despite this progress, there's still a need for "constant vigilance" for how they're treated, says former Iowa associate AD Jane Meyer.
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Title IX 45th Anniversary Vignette: Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie left a lasting legacy in women's basketball. Sue Bird gives praise to how much of an impact Leslie had on the sport and her.
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Sparks
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Serena the favorite for Best Female Athlete?
The SportsNation panel discusses who should get the ESPY for Best Female Athlete between Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, Candace Parker, and Serena Williams.
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Johnson's late block helps key Wings' win.
Glory Johnson gets a big block on Moriah Jefferson with 5.2 seconds left, as Dallas is able to hold on to a 81-78 victory over San Antonio.
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SportsCenter: #espnWtop10.
Relive the top 10 plays of the week in women's sports around the world.
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Kelsey Plum has some NBA draft advice for Markelle Fultz
Washington's Markelle Fultz is expected to be the No. 1 pick in Thursday's NBA draft. Who better to offer some advice about being on top of the draft board than No. 1 WNBA draft pick -- and fellow Huskies star -- Kelsey Plum?
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Taurasi so much more than scoring phenom
Diana Taurasi took over the WNBA career scoring record Sunday. But being the best teammate possible -- and taking pride in her playmaking -- are more important to the Phoenix Mercury star than individual accolades.
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Taurasi sets scoring mark in loss to Sparks.
Diana Taurasi scores 19 points to eclipse Tina Thompson for the most points in WNBA history but the Mercury fall to the Sparks 90-59.
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Taurasi says clinching moment was 'pretty cool.'
Diana Taurasi explains what it felt like to become the WNBA all-time leading scorer, shares a conversation she had with Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma and talks about her relationships with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
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WNBA promo staffs bring their A-game
Voting for the WNBA All-Star Game is underway, and teams' public relations staffs are bringing their A-games to encourage fans to partake.
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Diana Taurasi sparks reaction after becoming WNBA's all-time leading scorer
The social media world gave Phoenix Mercury guard/forward Diana Taurasi a standing ovation after she broke Tina Thompson's all-time record for points scored in a WNBA career.
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Kobe calls Taurasi's record 'well-deserved.'
Kobe Bryant describes the circumstances that got him to Sunday's Mercury-Sparks game where Diana Taurasi became the WNBA's leading scorer. He also details how he and Taurasi are "cut from the same cloth."
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Thompson congratulates Taurasi for breaking record.
Tina Thompson congratulates Diana Taurasi for breaking her WNBA career scoring record.
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Rank 'Em: The best women's basketball players of all time
With Diana Taurasi setting the WNBA's all-time scoring record Sunday night, we ask where you think the UConn and Phoenix Mercury legend ranks among the game's greatest ever.
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Plum struggles in return to Seattle.
Stars rookie Kelsey Plum, who starred at the University of Washington, returns to Seattle and scores eight points on 2-of-11 shooting in a 75-57 loss to the Storm.
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What if Kelsey Plum had been drafted by the Seattle Storm?
What if there had been a way for Kelsey Plum to stay in Seattle and play in front of the home crowd? As the WNBA tries to figure out how to turn fans of college teams into fans of the pro game, is a territorial draft the answer?
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Sun hand the Lynx their first loss.
Behind a strong game from Jasmine Thomas, the Connecticut Sun hand the Minnesota Lynx their first loss of the season with a 98-93 win.
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Father's Day
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Kaela Davis thankful for her father, Antonio Davis.
Dallas Wings star Kaela Davis shares what it was like growing up with a father in the NBA and how he's impacted her career.
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WNBA stars sending Father's Day wishes.
Stars around the WNBA have special messages for their fathers and share what makes their relationships so unique.
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WNBA players inspired young female athletes to write
After watching the New York Liberty play, four star eighth graders wrote poems about players Tina Charles, Shavonte Zellous and the importance of women mentors. "They see what it means to be a proud and radiant woman," poet Ellen Hagan writes.
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WNBA stars pay tribute to Taurasi.
Before she records the all-time points record, fellow WNBA athletes share their praises of Diana Taurasi.
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Around the Rim: The grand return
LaChina Robinson's podcast is back, and Chiney Ogwumike, Holly Rowe and Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen join the show in its debut during the WNBA season.
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Capitol officer Griner a former basketball player
Crystal Griner, one of the two Capitol Police officers who saved lives at Wednesday's shooting at a congressional baseball practice, was a former basketball player at Mt. Hebron High School and Hood College.
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Summitt's birthday evokes memories for Warlick
Pat Summitt would have turned 65 on Wednesday, and June is full of reminders of the legendary Tennessee coach who died nearly a year ago. But Summitt is never far from Holly Warlick's thoughts.
Recruiting
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HoopGurlz: Queen's hard and fast rule
Already the No. 14 prospect in the 2018 class, Queen Egbo is sacrificing her spicy chicken deluxe sandwich with fries this month to improve her speed and endurance on the court.
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WNBA star Chiney Ogwumike does it all
The Connecticut Sun forward is getting a head start on her potential post-basketball career.
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HoopGurlz: Gold for U16 team
Aliyah Boston is named MVP of the tournament after a dominant run -- we're talking an average margin of victory of 53.8 points -- by Team USA in Argentina.
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Late mother inspires Swoopes to reconnect with basketball
Sheryl Swoopes put together a career that landed her in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. But it took some words of advice from her mother, who died in March, to restore her passion for the game.
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LeBron's summer plans? Watching the WNBA
LeBron James may not be playing much basketball this summer, but he'll certainly be watching it.
Sparks
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Remember When, Watch Now - The MVP trifecta.
In 2001, Lisa Leslie was the regular-season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP and WNBA Finals MVP en route to leading the Sparks to the WNBA championship. Former WNBA players discuss what it was like to play against Leslie.
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Sparks
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Sparks' Gray growing into one of WNBA's top point guards
The Sparks knew they might struggle to fill the void left by Kristi Toliver's move to the Mystics. But third-year player Chelsea Gray has stepped right into the starting point guard role for the defending champions.
Recruiting
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HoopGurlz: Recruit takes measured approach to USA roster spot
She prepared with an altitude mask, a FIBA ball and an adjusted 3-point line. Caitlin Clark, a sophomore-to-be at Iowa's Dowling Catholic, earned a spot on Team USA and is continuing to impress in Argentina.
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NBA exec Harris' passing comes as a shock to Nichols.
Rachel Nichols remembers Todd Harris, who passed away suddenly at the age of 47.
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Mystics
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Remember When, Watch Now - Delle Donne's MVP season.
Elena Delle Donne was expected to be a special player once she got to the WNBA. But her performance in 2015 earned her the MVP.
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Remember When, Watch Now - 'The Shot.'
In perhaps the biggest and 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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You don't know Diana Taurasi
The words swagger and cocky come to mind, but there's also a thoughtful, reflective side of Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi, who opens up about her marriage to Penny Taylor and her career as she closes in on the WNBA scoring mark.
Recruiting
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HoopGurlz: Three No. 1 prospects in one place at one time
What do Samantha Brunelle, Kylee Watson and Azzi Fudd have in common? They're all regarded as the top prospect in their class. And they all made the cut down to the final 18 at the USA Basketball U17 trials.
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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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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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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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Mystics
WNBA
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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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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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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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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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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