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Sparks won the WNBA offseason. What about when the games start?

LOS ANGELES — In need of a boost after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2011, the Sparks added a key sharp-shooting wing. Derek Fisher, the team's coach and general manager, moved pieces to get a speedy championship-winning point guard. They added an international star center.

Los Angeles Times

WNBA Releases Statement In Response to Leaked Roe v. Wade Draft

Following a leak of the Supreme Court’s draft on overturning the landmark case, the WNBA said it would “continue to support and advocate for women.”

Sports Illustrated

WNBA players and coaches voice issues with hard salary cap, expansion as talented players across league get cut

The past few days have been filled with talented players — highly drafted rookies and veterans alike — getting cut from rosters across the WNBA, sparking debate about team salary caps, expansion and more opportunities for development.

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Sky’s Azurá Stevens is ready for whatever is thrown at her

Two days before the Sky’s season opener at Wintrust Arena against the Los Angeles Sparks, Stevens is operating at 100%, ready for an expanded role in coach/GM James Wade’s system.

Chicago Sun-Times

Power Rankings: Stacking Up Each Team Ahead of 2022 WNBA Season

Do the defending champions Sky hold the advantage heading into the 2022 season? Or does another contender look ripe for a title?

Sports Illustrated

Breanna Stewart Says WNBA Is ‘At A Tipping Point’

The former MVP called upon the league to make changes to its current structure ahead of the 2022 season.

Sports Illustrated

U.S. Govt Says WNBA Star Brittney Griner Was 'Wrongfully Detained' By Russia, What This Change Of Classification Means

More than two months after WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport and accused of having cannabis oil in her luggage, the U.S. State Department finally said on Tuesday said that she had been “wrongfully detained,” signaling a significant shift in how officials will work to get her home.

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Australian Amy Atwell impresses LA Sparks coaches after Liz Cambage is fouled out in WNBA pre-season match

All the focus was on Liz Cambage's return to the court as the LA Sparks got their pre-season underway — but it was 23-year-old from Perth that really stole the show.

ABC News

Brittney Griner told me her fear of being alone and forgotten. Don’t let it come true

Given the US state department’s reclassification of the basketball star as ‘wrongfully detained’ – the moment to speak out is now

The Guardian - US

WNBA star Brittney Griner ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia, according to new U.S. designation

The Biden administration now believes WNBA star Brittney Griner is being “wrongfully detained” in Russia after allegedly being caught with hashish oil at the airport.

Tribune News Service

The U.S. now says Russia is wrongfully detaining WNBA star Brittney Griner

Griner was arrested after authorities reportedly found vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage. The shift in language indicates the U.S. will work more aggressively to secure her release.

WEKU

2022 WNBA season MVP futures: favorites, sleepers and predictions

Who do you have winning the MVP?

USA Today Sports Media Group

US Says Basketball Star ‘Wrongfully Detained’ in Russia

The United States said Tuesday that Russia has unjustly detained basketball star Brittney Griner, a finding that steps up efforts to free her more than two months after she was seized in Moscow. "The Department of State has determined that the Russian Federation has wrongfully detained US citizen Brittney Griner,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US State Department says Griner ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia

Brittney Griner has been held by Russia since February after authorities said she was carrying a vape with cannabis.

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The Independent UK

US State Department says Russia ‘wrongfully detained’ Brittney Griner three months after WNBA star’s arrest

WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested at an airport in Moscow back in February and has been held by Russian authorities ever since

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. government now considers WNBA star Brittney Griner wrongfully detained by Russia

The Sky’s Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot have been teammates with Griner in Russia for the last three WNBA offseassons, but both expressed their relationship goes far beyond the basketball court. She’s a friend.

Sports Illustrated

Five Biggest Questions Ahead of 2022 WNBA Season

Will Seattle be the team to beat? Or will a healthy Elena Delle Donne vault Washington up the standings? Evaluating that and more ahead of the 2022 season.

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SI:AM | The Heat Did Not Mess Around

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Brittney Griner Reclassified As ‘Wrongfully Detained,’ per Report

The shift could drastically change how U.S officials will try to get her back on American soil.

The Independent UK

US officials: Griner now considered wrongfully detained

The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against her plays out

The Guardian - US

‘They made the world look at me’: Jacob Blake on his gratitude to NBA stars

When police shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the story was reported around the world, thanks in no small part to star basketball players

The Independent UK

AP source: WNBA to honor Griner with decal on teams' floors

The WNBA will honor Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner with a floor decal a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press

Sports Illustrated

WNBA to Honor Brittney Griner With Floor Decal

The Mercury All-Star has been detained in Russia since February.

Chicago Sun-Times

Candace Parker says Sky need to reinvent themselves if they want to repeat as WNBA champions

Four days before their season opener Friday against the Sparks, the Sky’s approach this season will focus more heavily on their progression.

Sports Illustrated

Q&A: Sue Bird on Likely Final Season, WNBA’s Evolution, More

The legendary Seattle guard discusses the league’s biggest differences since she was drafted, the future of women’s basketball and what comes next after playing.

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