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Explainer: Why do WNBA players compete overseas?

Competing overseas has long been the track WNBA players have taken in their offseasons.Though the landscape has changed this season, plenty of WNBA players...

Sabreena Merchant: Bringing women’s basketball stories to life

Three and a half years ago, I took on what was then the journalistic role of my lifetime. The Athletic was launching national WNBA...

Ben Pickman: Follow me for women’s basketball stories that take you to new places

Around 30 minutes after Sue Bird capped off her self-described “fairy tale” final game in New York City this past June, the Syosset, N.Y.,...

Brittney Griner timeline: Mercury star ‘on the right track’ to being ready for WNBA season

Four months after returning home from Russia, Mercury center Brittney Griner spoke to the media for the first time at a Phoenix news conference....

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