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Sky tighten playoff race with Sparks after 76-75 win on the road

Coming into Tuesday’s game, the Sky were a game and a half behind the Sparks for the eighth and final playoff spot. What gives the Sparks an edge as both teams continue their playoff pushes is their rosters’ collective experience winning championships.

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Elizabeth Williams has everyone’s attention and is using it to help change the WNBA

“E is a staple,” Courtney Williams said Sunday. “Not only for our team but for this league. I tell her all the time, ‘When you talk, people listen.’ There are a lot of things this league could do better. We just have to keep moving in the right direction. So,…

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All-Star Game leaving Las Vegas; players unhappy with schedule

LAS VEGAS — Notes from around the WNBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas:

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A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart Select 2023 WNBA All-Star Game Rosters

The two superstars drafted their teams for next Saturday’s game.

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Consistency remains hurdle for Sky four games ahead of WNBA All-Star break

The most impactful area of improvement in Wednesday’s win was the Sky’s reduced turnovers. They finished with 13 against the Sparks after averaging 16.5 per game through their losing streak.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky struggle from three in 77-62 loss to Sparks

LOS ANGELES — The Sky found themselves in a familiar late-game comeback position Friday night against the Sparks.

Chicago Sun-Times

'I'm heartbroken.' Sparks finalize roster amid criticism of WNBA roster limits

LOS ANGELES — Layshia Clarendon won't take this for granted. She knows what it's like to be on the other side.

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Can Curt Miller transform revitalized Sparks into a WNBA power again?

LOS ANGELES — Curt Miller is not a patient man. It was, as his mother constantly reminded him, his greatest growth area. It's what could make the beginning of his second stint in L.A. so difficult.

Los Angeles Times

Chicago fashion designer Robin Harris setting standard in partnerships with women athletes

Harris has built a client list that includes not only Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike but a long list of coaches and agents in women’s sports. Her designs have been worn on red carpets, including those of the ESPYs and the Oscars.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sparks re-sign star forward Nneka Ogwumike

LOS ANGELES — As she left Crypto.com Arena last year after the Sparks' last game, Nneka Ogwumike left local reporters with cheerful parting words.

Los Angeles Times

Dearica Hamby relieved to have fresh start with Sparks as WNBA free agency opens

LOS ANGELES — Dearica Hamby didn't choose the Sparks. Just speaking to the team on the phone when the Las Vegas Aces made it clear they intended to trade the two-time All-Star moved Hamby to tears.

Los Angeles Times

Q&A with Jimmy Butler: ‘I’m just a sweetheart until you poke the bear and we’re competing’

Heat superstar Jimmy Butler caught up with For The Win.

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Brittney Griner might need to fly private. The WNBA doesn’t allow charters. What’s next?

Team travel has always been a trouble spot for the league and its players.

Chicago Sun-Times

WNBA Free Agency 2023: Ranking the top-15 players, including Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi

Listing the top-15 WNBA free agents.

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Aces' Wilson, Plum Named to All-WNBA First Team

Two members of the WNBA finalist Aces, guard Kelsey Plum and 2022 WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, were named to the All-WNBA first team on Thursday.

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Is Brittney Griner Receiving Her WNBA Salary Now That Her Second Job In Russia Is Kaput?

The Phoenix Mercury played its first playoff game of the postseason last week without their star center, Brittney Griner, who is sitting in a Russian penal colony following her nine-year sentence for inadvertentl

Chicago Sun-Times

WNBA players say league needs charter flights now, and they’re right

The league’s collective-bargaining agreement with the players, signed in 2020 and effective through the 2027 season, doesn’t include charter flights.

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Nneka Ogwumike Releases Statement After Sparks Players Sleep in Airport

The WNBPA president called for the WNBA to address its ongoing issues with arranging travel for its players.

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Sparks Players Sleep in Airport After Game vs. Mystics

The travel woes mark the latest in a series of issues the league has faced regarding commercial travel for teams.

Los Angeles Times

Pay equity in women's sports: How the WNBA is playing the long game

LOS ANGELES — Katie Lou Samuelson had the perfect shoes to mark the anniversary of Title IX. Before the Sparks' home game against the Chicago Sky on June 23, Samuelson unwrapped white tissue paper in a black shoe box to reveal her custom-decorated pair of Puma sneakers.

Los Angeles Times

Sparks vow to 'just stick together' after Liz Cambage departure

LOS ANGELES — The Sparks started the season with the mantra "time to show." Center Liz Cambage, coming off an unceremonious split with the Australian national team before the Tokyo Olympics and moving to her fourth WNBA team, was credited with pitching the slogan to the marketing team and her…

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Curry Leads Powerful Message About Brittney Griner at the ESPYs

The NBA star was joined by Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith on stage to discuss the WNBA star’s detainment in Russia.

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Legends Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles honored in WNBA All-Star Game, but young talent leads way in Team Wilson victory

CHICAGO — With a little over four minutes left in the second quarter of the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game, Sylvia Fowles stole a pass from Jackie Young and took off down the court. She then rose up and threw down a one-handed dunk, sending the Wintrust Arena crowd into an…

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Brittney Griner Acknowledged as Honorary Starter at WNBA All-Star Game

The game in Chicago began with a special moment honoring the Mercury center.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brittney Griner honored by All-Stars

Griner’s name was on the warmup T-shirts of the 22 All-Stars and the skills competitors along with her jersey number.

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