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Becky Hammon's head coaching triumph with the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces was about 'proving myself right'
Becky Hammon's former coaches, former San Antonio Spurs colleagues, and current players all knew wh…
Meredith Cash
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Brittney Griner's absence could have sent the Mercury into retrograde. Instead, big off-season additions have kept Phoenix a WNBA title favorite
The Mercury promised to be a juggernaut for the 2022 WNBA season. But Phoenix's off-season success …
Meredith Cash
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Sabrina Ionescu was a 'huge fan' of Naomi Osaka before the pair of superstars formed a friendship
The WNBA star told Insider she and Osaka are "always supporting each other and just rooting for eac…
Meredith Cash
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Athletes Unlimited basketball signs 5 WNBA stars for inaugural season in Las Vegas
2021 WNBA All-Star Courtney Williams headlines a list of WNBA players and former college stars head…
Meredith Cash
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Diana Taurasi says Team USA vs Team WNBA in this year's WNBA All-Star Game is 'really a crapshoot'
"That All-Star team is loaded!" Diana Taurasi told Insider. "Neither team will have any practice, s…
Meredith Cash
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'The new Atlanta Dream': How the wayward WNBA franchise convinced top talent to embark on a total rebuild
Newly-hired GM Dan Padover, President and COO Morgan Shaw Parker, and co-owner Suzanne Abair spoke …
Meredith Cash
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Candace Parker and Sue Bird talk testing their acting chops and trolling Steph Curry in CarMax commercials
Candace Parker and Sue Bird spoke to Insider about their hilarious new CarMax commercial and the si…
Meredith Cash
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A 3x3 basketball star won Olympic gold exactly one year after walking for the first time following a traumatic injury
A star for the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, Kelsey Plum tore her Achilles tendon just one month before th…
Meredith Cash
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Kevin Durant is a big fan of the WNBA and says the league's MVP frontrunner 'reminds me of myself'
"I enjoy watching the WNBA," KD told Insider. "I follow all the girls and try to keep up with the b…
Meredith Cash
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A WNBA rookie scored her first professional points after missing Stanford graduation to play with her new team
Seattle Storm point guard Kiana Williams - who was drafted 11 days after winning an NCAA title - ce…
Meredith Cash
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Sabrina Ionescu is only 6 games into her WNBA career, but she's already proving she's ready to be the league's next big star
Sabrina Ionescu notched the 10th triple-double in WNBA history Tuesday night, making her the younge…
Meredith Cash
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A photo shows Kobe Bryant and Tamika Catchings together as kids 35 years before they made it into the Hall of Fame at the same time
Decades after they became childhood friends, WNBA icon Tamika Catchings and NBA legend Kobe Bryant …
Meredith Cash
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Sabrina Ionescu wants a second rookie year after an injury ended her first season 3 games in, but the WNBA won't budge
"For me, this is my first year," Sabrina Ionescu told Insider. "But for the league, I guess it's no…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu got 'goosebumps' when players spoke out against inequality at the NCAA women's tournament
The reigning NCAA triple-double queen saw herself in players at this year's March Madness, and not …
Meredith Cash
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A-Rod's $1.5 billion Minnesota Timberwolves purchase includes the WNBA's Lynx - but you wouldn't know it from his statement
Alex Rodriguez and his business partner didn't mention the four-time WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx u…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA teams to combat racial and health inequities through a one-of-a-kind partnership with US healthcare giant
The New York Liberty, Los Angeles Sparks, Atlanta Dream, and Indiana Fever have struck up a histori…
Meredith Cash
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Diana Taurasi 'didn't think about retiring' or joining a new team despite entering her 17th WNBA season
"When they say my name, I want them to say the Phoenix Mercury and vice-versa," the 38-year-old Tau…
Meredith Cash
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A WNBA star described 'spitting up blood' and losing 32 pounds due to lingering impact of COVID-19
Asia Durr has lost 32 pounds and struggled to leave bed in the seven months since her COVID-19 diag…
Meredith Cash
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Sabrina Ionescu is back in the gym after her season-ending ankle injury, and her shooting stroke looks smoother than ever
Former Oregon Ducks superstar and No. 1 WNBA draft pick Sabrina Ionescu is back after spraining her…
Meredith Cash
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How a 25-year-old former college baseball player became a leading fashion designer for women's sports stars
25-year-old John Thomas has created pieces for WNBA superstars, Olympic medalists, and coaching leg…