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College athletes push for voter turnout while largely avoiding controversy as election nears
Read full article: College athletes push for voter turnout while largely avoiding controversy as election nearsUniversity of Montana track athlete Lily Meskers drew attention when she rejected a NIL deal to support Democrat Jon Tester in his Senate re-election bid because she doesn't agree with his votes on transgender athletes.
WNBA players union decides to opt out of current collective bargaining agreement
Read full article: WNBA players union decides to opt out of current collective bargaining agreementThe WNBA players union has decided to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement, two years before its expiration.
Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA rookie assists record as Fever beat Storm 92-75
Read full article: Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA rookie assists record as Fever beat Storm 92-75Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, Caitlin Clark added 23 points and nine assists, and Lexie Hull scored 12 of her career-high 22 points in the fourth quarter Sunday to help the Indiana Fever beat the Seattle Storm 92-75.
All-Star Chelsea Gray returns to Aces, Jackie Young scores 32 to help stop Storm 94-83
Read full article: All-Star Chelsea Gray returns to Aces, Jackie Young scores 32 to help stop Storm 94-83Jackie Young scored 32 points, A’ja Wilson added 27 and the Las Vegas Aces celebrated the return of All-Star point guard Chelsea Gray by defeating the Seattle Storm 94-83.
Diggins-Smith and Loyd combine for 40 points, Storm hand Wings a 6th straight loss, 92-84
Read full article: Diggins-Smith and Loyd combine for 40 points, Storm hand Wings a 6th straight loss, 92-84Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 21 points and Jewell Loyd added 19 as the Seattle Storm beat the Dallas Wings 92-84.
Jewell Loyd scores 32 before sellout of 18,000, Seattle holds off Caitlin Clark and Fever 85-83
Read full article: Jewell Loyd scores 32 before sellout of 18,000, Seattle holds off Caitlin Clark and Fever 85-83Jewell Loyd scored 21 of her 32 points in the first half, Sami Whitcomb scored all 10 of her points in the fourth quarter, and the Seattle Storm held off rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 85-83 before a sellout crowd of 18,343 at Climate Pledge Arena.
Seattle Storm weathering slow start as new players look for success after being 'tested early'
Read full article: Seattle Storm weathering slow start as new players look for success after being 'tested early'The Seattle Storm are a work in progress with Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith trying to get into a groove with Jewell Loyd.
Liberty bringing back core of last season's WNBA Finals run. Diggins-Smith signs with Storm
Read full article: Liberty bringing back core of last season's WNBA Finals run. Diggins-Smith signs with StormThe New York Liberty are bringing their core group back and trying to add another piece with prized free agent Nneka Ogwumike, while Seattle signed Skylar Diggins-Smith as WNBA free agency tipped off.
Indiana Fever will choose among talented college stars with another No. 1 pick in WNBA draft
Read full article: Indiana Fever will choose among talented college stars with another No. 1 pick in WNBA draftThe Indiana Fever won the WNBA draft lottery Sunday and will pick No. 1 for the second straight year.
WNBA teams set for sprint to end of regular season, playoffs
Read full article: WNBA teams set for sprint to end of regular season, playoffsWNBA enters final month of the season with 11 of 12 teams in contention for playoff spots and five franchises within three games of each other atop the standings.
Trio of Chicago Sky players headline WNBA All-Star reserves
Read full article: Trio of Chicago Sky players headline WNBA All-Star reservesCourtney Vandersloot, Kahleah Copper and Emma Meesseman will get a chance to play before their home fans as the trio was selected as reserves for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 10 in Chicago.
Delle Donne, Ogwumike return after long injury layoffs
Read full article: Delle Donne, Ogwumike return after long injury layoffsElena Delle Donne and Chiney Ogwumike will have a major impact on the Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks playoff chances now that they're back on the basketball court.
AP sources: Ogwumike files appeal to play in Olympics
Read full article: AP sources: Ogwumike files appeal to play in OlympicsNneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams have filed appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a last-ditch effort to play for Nigeria in the upcoming Olympics, says two people familiar with the situation.
AP sources: Ogwumike denied by FIBA to play for Nigeria
Read full article: AP sources: Ogwumike denied by FIBA to play for NigeriaNneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams have been notified by FIBA that their petitions to play for Nigeria in the upcoming Olympics were denied because they played for the U.S. for too long, says two people familiar with the situation.
Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm sit atop AP WNBA power poll
Read full article: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm sit atop AP WNBA power pollNEW YORK The Seattle Storm are healthy to begin the season with Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird back in the lineup and sit atop the preseason Associated Press WNBA poll. 1 in the preseason since the AP has been doing the poll. You have to go out there and play the games, said Bird, who missed last season while recovering from knee surgery. Connecticut and Washington, who met for the WNBA title last year, were sixth and seventh in the poll. The first regular season power poll will be released on Tuesday, July 28___Follow Doug on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dougfeinberg