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Headed to the WNBA. April 15.
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BREAKING: NBA legend Dwyane Wade is officially joining the Chicago Sky ownership group, he tells ESPN, becoming the latest high-profile figure to invest in the league at a pivotal juncture in its 27-year history.
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Holy heck.
Iowa-LSU shattered the record books for viewership.
The most-watched college basketball game EVER on ESPN platforms.
And the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record.
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Sitting right behind Kim Mulkey, I have no clue how she hasn't gotten a tech so far
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Striking image of Brittney Griner during a hearing in Russian court today, holding a photo of her fellow WNBA players wearing her number and name on jerseys during the second half of the All-Star Game
Photo via Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images
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Going from the lower level of the Seattle Pacific University gym to this? Huge.
From Vegas to Seattle and soon Phoenix… the bar has clearly been raised in the WNBA
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BREAKING: WNBA legend Candace Parker has announced she’s retiring from basketball
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So, some news. Today is my first day at ESPN covering all things women's basketball (college and WNBA).
I am so unbelievably excited to get started.
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Brittney Griner was credited with a year of service for 2022, per league source; the WNBA already announced she'd be paid her full salary this past summer without it counting against the Mercury's cap. (1/2)
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The WNBA has released names of 15 prospects invited to the Draft
Cameron Brink
Kamilla Cardoso
Caitlin Clark
Marquesha Davis
Aaliyah Edwards
Dyaisha Fair
Rickea Jackson
Elizabeth Kitley
Nika Mühl
Charisma Osborne
Alissa Pili
Nyadiew Puoch
Angel Reese
Jacy Sheldon
Celeste Taylor
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Candace Parker to Dawn Staley, from the stands: “I didn’t pick any other game right but I picked y’all [to win it all]”
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South Carolina's staff still upset about what was a pretty clear pushoff from Caitlin Clark on Bree Hall that led to a 3. Overheard: "He said he didn't see it."
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BREAKING: Tara VanDerveer has announced her retirement, Stanford has announced.
Negotiations are underway for Kate Paye to become her successor.
Seismic news for women’s basketball
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18.7 million viewers for Sunday’s national championship game
Peaked at 24 million
🤯
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In Brittney Griner’s first public statement since returning home, she thanks all those who supported her and helped bring her back, says she’ll advocate to bring all Americans home, and says she intends to play in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury this upcoming season:
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Perfect teams:
-Texas (1985-86)
-Tennessee (1997-98)
-Baylor (2011-12)
-UConn (1994-95, 2001-02, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2013-14, 2015-16)
-And now South Carolina (2023-24)
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BREAKING: Hailey Van Lith is in the transfer portal out of Louisville. School announces she received her degree from the university, so she’ll technically be a graduate transfer.
Seismic news in NCAAW
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Stop watch you’re doing and watch this.
From a freshman in her first half of college basketball
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A'ja Wilson is your 2022 FIBA World Cup MVP.
Right after winning her second WNBA MVP award, first defensive player of the year honor, and first WNBA title
Quite the year for Wilson
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Statement to ESPN from Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer on the Portland court: “What happened with the court in Portland is inexcusable and unfair to every team that played on it. When you arrive at a gym, especially in the NCAA Tournament, at the very least you expect the baskets…”
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BREAKING: UConn announces Paige Bueckers has been cleared to return to game action.
She’ll suit up Friday when UConn takes on St. John’s
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"I told myself I wasn't gonna foul out this game, but I didn't tell myself I wasn't going to get four fouls." -Nika Muhl with the most Nika Muhl line ever
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BREAKING: Jonquel Jones is being traded to the New York Liberty, sources confirm to ESPN. The 2021 WNBA MVP with the Connecticut Sun requested the trade specifically to NY.
@RachGall
had it first
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Angel Reese is not with the team tonight for LSU's game vs. Southeastern Louisiana, per the pregame report on LSU Sports Radio Network
Reese was benched for the second half of the Tigers' previous game vs. Kent State, what Kim Mulkey called at the time a "coach's decision"
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BREAKING: Rutgers announces C. Vivian Stringer is retiring from coaching, effective Sept. 1, after 50 years and 1,055 wins as a head coach
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Brittney Griner has missed the last three Mercury games due to mental health reasons, but made it out to celebrate teammate Diana Taurasi for hitting 10,000 career points, wearing a DT3 jersey and celebrating with the rest of the squad
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An emotional Caitlin Clark: "I want my legacy to be the impact that I can have on young kids and the people of the state of Iowa. I hope I brought them a lot of joy this season. I hope this team brought them a lot of joy."
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BREAKING: Talia von Oelhoffen has committed to USC, she tells ESPN.
The former all-Pac-12 guard’s move to LA solidifies the Trojans — who return JuJu Watkins & add Kiki Iriafan plus the nation’s top recruiting class — as national title contenders
More:
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Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announces the WNBA will charter flights for the Finals this fall.
She adds that next year the league will play a record 40 regular season games
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Don’t forget: Dream On — the new 30 for 30 on the 1995-96 U.S. women’s basketball national team — premieres Wednesday at 8pm on ESPN. You won’t want to miss it!
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NEW: Paige Bueckers has announced a new NIL deal with Chegg that aims to address food insecurity among students.
As part of that effort, she's holding a free pop-up grocery market Saturday in Minneapolis.
More:
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BREAKING: Paige Bueckers announces at Senior Night she's returning to UConn next year
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The WNBA has announced the 12 prospects who will be attending the WNBA Draft on Monday:
-Rhyne Howard
-NaLyssa Smith
-Shakira Austin
-Kierstan Bell
-Rae Burrell
-Veronica Burton
-Nia Clouden
-Elissa Cunane
-Emily Engstler
-Destanni Henderson
-Naz Hillmon
-Nyara Sabally
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JuJu Watkins, Hannah Hidalgo and MiLaysia Fulwiley -- all three conference tournament champions.
The future is here
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Raven Johnson: "All I have to say is the revenge tour is over!"
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This is my Super Bowl
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Aaliyah Edwards said she wasn’t given an explanation on the offensive foul call
“My point of view it was pretty clean”
Paige Bueckers tries to emphasize no game comes down to a single call
“I should’ve done a better job making the sure the game doesn’t go to chance like that”
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Dawn Staley chimes in on the GOAT conversation: She feels you do need a championship to be considered the GOAT — and says as of now she considers Breanna Stewart to hold that distinction
Dawn says that as someone who came so close and yet fell sort of winning a title as a player
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BREAKING: Former Phoenix Mercury guard Kia Nurse is signing with the Seattle Storm, a source told ESPN. Nurse spent the last two years in Phoenix — one of which she was recovering from an ACL tear — after being traded from the New York Liberty
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30 points.
17 assists.
10 rebounds.
The first player with 30 points and 15 assists in any game in Division I over the last 20 seasons.
To secure back to back Big Ten tournament titles.
Caitlin Clark.
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That was Kamilla Cardoso's first 3-point make of her career. And she has her family from Brazil in the stands to see it.
Unbelievable!
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Natasha Cloud and Sabrina Ionescu hugged it out after the game concluded, and then Cloud saluted the Barclays crowd on her way out. They cheered for her after her career night.
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“At present, [Brittney Griner] is doing well and medically cleared for normal activity, according to her representatives, and has been working out with her Phoenix Mercury coaches and teammates.”
Photo and story via
@people
Cherelle Griner on Wife Brittney's Emotional Homecoming After Release from Russia: 'We're Holding on Tight'
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HISTORY: Audi Crooks' 40 points for Iowa State are the most by a player in their first career NCAA Tournament game over the last 25 years, per
@ESPNStatsInfo
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And we have a crying baby at the podium. WNBA All-Star is the best.
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UConn All-American & Canadian Olympian Aaliyah Edwards will sign with WME Sports for full representation, WME tells ESPN.
Edwards, an expected first-round WNBA Draft pick, joins a WME roster featuring WNBA stars Candace Parker, Kelsey Plum, Sabrina Ionescu, Aliyah Boston…
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Kelsey Plum said she told new Aces minority owner Tom Brady, who was sitting courtside today, "it's about effing time you showed up."
He responded, according to KP, "you already know."
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A’ja Wilson: “My team didn’t follow their curfew last night”
Brittney Griner: “Did someone check your room though?”
Breanna Stewart: “I was taking water to my team”
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Breanna Stewart: "This has to be one of the best atmospheres I've played in.... The biggest thing from this is you can't say people don't support women's basketball... there was a lot of people cheering for us, cheering against us, but they're here watching women's basketball."
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Sylvia Fowles checks out for the final time in her WNBA career
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Breanna Stewart on USAB teammate Brittney Griner: "This is for BG. I hope BG knows she's in our thoughts. We can't wait for her to come home and hoping that she's going to be home as soon as possible. BG, we got the gold for you and we miss you and we love you."
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Cheryl Reeve said she approached A'ja Wilson to see how she wanted to handle playing today, and Wilson said she was fine coming off the bench and easing herself into it.
20 points, 8 boards, 2 steals and 2 assists later...
"That was her easing into it"
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BREAKING: Former Chicago Sky point guard Courtney Vandersloot will sign with the New York Liberty, she tweeted and confirmed by ESPN, further bolstering NY as a potential “superteam” with Sloot, Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu leading the way.
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UConn announces Dorka Juhász underwent successful surgery to repair a fracture of her left wrist Wednesday at UConn Health. Her estimated recovery time is four months.
She will return to UConn for the 2022-23 season and use her final year of collegiate eligibility
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This is really difficult to watch, but for those who are interested in hearing from Katie Meyer’s parents:
The parents of Stanford University soccer star Katie Meyer are speaking out about her death by suicide with the hopes of helping other families.
@stephgosk
reports.
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BREAKING: WNBA legend Mike Thibault is retiring from coaching, and Eric Thibault will be the new head coach of the Washington Mystics. Mike will remain in the organization as GM.
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JuJu Watkins' 51 points are the:
-most by any player in DI this season
-most by any player in a game for USC, ever
-most by a freshman since EDD's 54 vs. JMU (2010)
USC wins, 67-58
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With Aliyah Boston, Laeticia Amihere, Zia Cooke, Brea Beal & Victaria Saxton all getting drafted, South Carolina becomes the 4th program to have five or more players selected in a single draft
2023 South Carolina
2019 Notre Dame
2008 Tennessee
1999 Tennessee
@ESPNStatsInfo
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Christyn Williams: "Literally I was thinking [during the game] 'we have Paige Bueckers and they don't'"
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WNBA Twitter trying to decipher this tweet
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The WNBA has announced the 2022 Draft will be on Monday, April 11 from 7-9pm. Will be held *in-person* at Spring Studio in Tribeca, NY, and will air on ESPN.
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This one’s big.
ESPN’s top uncommitted transfer is headed to LA and will join forces with JuJu Watkins. The Trojans — who are coming off an Elite Eight appearance — also boast the nation’s top incoming recruiting class.
Just in: Former Stanford F Kiki Iriafen — the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft — has committed to the USC Trojans, she tells ESPN. Iriafen will return to her LA home to team with Juju Watkins on a national title contender for coach Lindsay Gottlieb.
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Fun fact on the upcoming Storm-Aces series: It's the first time seven No. 1 overall draft picks will play in a playoff game in WNBA or NBA history.
via
@ESPNStatsInfo
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BREAKING: Candace Parker announces she’s signing with the Las Vegas Aces, per her Instagram
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Fran Belibi just dunked it in a NCAA tournament game!!
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Some 45 minutes after Iowa punched its ticket to the Final Four
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I’ve tested positive for COVID after a pair of negative at-home tests. If you aren’t feeling right, make sure to get a PCR test — even if you think it’s just a cold. If you were media at the Final Four, you’ve most likely been exposed to many who’ve since tested positive
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BREAKING: South Carolina's Aliyah Boston is declaring for the WNBA draft, she announces on social media.
She's been the presumptive No. 1 overall pick for some time, though she had a fifth-year of collegiate eligibility she could have used if she wanted
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🚨USAB has announced its roster for the World Cup in Sydney 🚨
-Ariel Atkins
-Shakira Austin
-Kahleah Copper
-Chelsea Gray
Sabrina Ionescu
-Bri Jones
-Betnijah Laney
-Jewell Loyd
-Kelsey Plum
-Breanna Stewart
-Alyssa Thomas
-A’ja Wilson
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LSU, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Iowa, Maryland, USC & Ole Miss are among the 33 schools who've contacted Aneesah Morrow as she considers her next college destination, she tells ESPN.
The former DePaul star (23.8 PPG) has been a top scorer in the country the past two seasons
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Clean sweep for South Carolina for the Naismith awards:
National player of the year, defensive player of the year: Aliyah Boston
Coach of the year: Dawn Staley
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Coach Yo on the transfer portal: "I'm 40 and I make wrong decisions all the time. I bought a Lexus and I was ready to take that thing back after two weeks." She says she should've gotten a hybrid instead.
i.e. "Give [young people] a chance to correct their wrongs."
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NEW: South Carolina's Victaria Saxton announces she is returning to Columbia for a fifth year.
Huge news for the national champs as they look to repeat.
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Chelsea Gray is the first player in WNBA history with 30 points and 10 assists in a playoff game
via
@ESPNStatsInfo
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BREAKING: North Carolina Tar Heels star Deja Kelly will be entering her name into the transfer portal, a source told ESPN.
It is on the table for her to return to UNC, the source said, but she will also explore other schools.
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Remember when Chelsea Gray didn't make the All-Star Team? Lol
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Only one of Iowa, LSU and UCLA will get out of Albany 2 🤯
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Washington's Elena Delle Donne is beaming about finally being healthy and ready to compete for a championship with the Mystics after a tough two years with back injuries: "It's a newfound me, a newfound joy of the game, knowing that this game was nearly taken from me."
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Caitlin Clark says under her breath as she approaches the postgame presser and gets a glimpse of the box score: "Oh god, nine turnovers"
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"She's fucking 18 years old," an emotional McKenzie Forbes says about JuJu Watkins -- noting how great she is but also how much better she will be. Added she wants to be JuJu's teammate every day of the week.
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Satou Sabally: 25 years old
Sabrina Ionescu: 25 years old
Rhyne Howard: 23 years old
The future is bright
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UConn entered this tournament with the program's most losses before the Big Dance since '05. 7 of their 9 rotation players missed time due to injury/illness, Paige Bueckers sat 19 games, Azzi Fudd 11
They've since taken down two 1-seeds & will play for the national championship
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Moral of the story: No one is safe this tournament
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BREAKING: South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso is declaring for the 2024 WNBA Draft, she announces on social media. A potential lottery pick in two weeks.
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The shot that may cement Caitlin Clark’s NPOY case
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Geno Auriemma says that associate head coach Chris Dailey "is good. Everything tested out pretty good. Nothing serious, nothing threatening. She's alert, she's awake, she's going to be going home soon."
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Unreal: Chelsea Gray scored or assisted on 59 points of the Aces' 110 points tonight.
h/t
@ESPNStatsInfo
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Brittney Griner -- whom the State Department says has been wrongfully detained in Russia for 125 days -- has been named an honorary All-Star and starter, the WNBA announces. She'd been named an All-Star seven times previously in her career
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March Madness is the best event in sports. That is all.
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Big news in Waco: Brittney Griner's No. 42 jersey will finally be retired at Baylor next month
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UConn is headed back to the Final Four for the 15th time in the last 16 tournaments.
In a year when they lost six players to season-ending injuries.
Paige Bueckers delivers with 28 points.
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This, too, is my lasting memory
Paige Bueckers was asked what she remembers about playing Iowa as a freshman. She begins her answer then turns to Geno:
“I think that was the game I slapped you on your butt.”
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More eye-popping ratings for the women’s NCAA tournament.
It wasn’t just LSU-Iowa that delivered.
**Four of the five most-watched Elite 8 games on record**
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The fight for the final two WNBA playoff spots has reached full chaos mode 👀
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A reporter asked Stanford's Lexie Hull & Haley Jones what it meant to them to win the Pac-12 tournament days after friend Katie Meyer's death
"Katie was an incredible person in every way. To be able to win, I know she would've been one of the biggest [supporters]." -Lexie (cont)
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BREAKING: Te-Hina Paopao announces she’s returning to South Carolina for her fifth year of college.
MASSIVE news for the Gamecocks, who can run it back next year with multiple members of their already dominant team from 2023-24
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