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WNBA playoffs 2022: First-round predictions and the five teams that could win the title
The first round is set. The higher seeds are picked to advance. But top seed Las Vegas was the only unanimous team predicted to sweep its way to the semis.
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A SYMBOL OF HOPE
AFGHANISTAN WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM
Afghanistan women's national soccer team in exile: 'The heart that is still beating'
The Afghanistan national team continues to fight for the rights of women around the world -- a "second family" using soccer as its platform.
Football and Freedom: The plight of Afghanistan's women's national team
FROM MOTHERHOOD TO THE COURT
From giving birth to season debut: Napheesa Collier's incredible WNBA comeback
Just 74 days after giving birth, Collier was back on the court, right in time to help Minnesota's playoff push.
FINAL DAY OF SEASON
ACTION ON THE COURT
Howard rejects the Liberty bucket
Wilson's block on Stewart leads to huge 3-pointer for the Aces
LIFE AFTER THE LEAGUE
Sylvia Fowles: Forever a WNBA legend, soon to be a mortician
The WNBA's all-time leader in rebounds, double-doubles and field goal percentage, Sylvia Fowles is poised to fulfill a childhood dream and launch a second career as a mortician.
Sylvia Fowles exits her final career game
BIRD RECEIVES THE LOVE
Bird embraces with CP3 and Booker after her final regular-season game
MERCURY LOSES KEY PLAYER
How Skylar Diggins-Smith's absence impacts Phoenix's playoff hopes and beyond
Skylar Diggins-Smith is done for the season. Can the Mercury, desperately clinging to their WNBA playoff hopes, still reach the postseason?
CELEBRATING A GREAT
Follow along with Serena Williams' farewell tour
Serena Williams announced her retirement following the 2022 US Open; here's a list of her final tournaments of the year.
Top Headlines
- Fowles sees storied career end as Lynx fall to Sun
- Serena's match vs. Raducanu pushed to Tuesday
- Howard delivers playoff-clinching win for Liberty
- Resilient Mercury earn 10th straight playoff berth
- Aces beat Storm, wrap up No. 1 playoff seed
- Japan's Baba wins Women's Amateur in blowout
- Halep snares 24th career title with win in Toronto
- U.S. women's hockey coach sidelined by COVID
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Celebrating Rachel: Jackie Robinson's widow and her impact beyond the game
For 50 years, Rachel Robinson has preserved the memory and legacy of her husband, Jackie Robinson. In celebration of her 100th birthday this July, her son David honors her activism and the impact she's made on her children and generations to come.
Fantasy Women's Basketball
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Fantasy Women's Basketball
This WNBA season will debut the all-new Fantasy Women's Basketball.
