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WNBA news from Wednesday, June 3, 2020

IMG Academy, MGM top WNBA list of sites to play, sources say

Yesterday at 22:16 - The league postponed the start of its season in April because of the coronavirus pandemic. The WNBA was supposed to begin play on May 15....

IMG Academy, MGM top WNBA list of sites to play

Yesterday at 11:07 - Two people familiar with the situation say the WNBA plans to hold games at just one location if there is a season this year and that the MGM Resorts in Las Vegas and the IMG Academy in Florida are the top candidates....

NESN Diary: Could The Sports World Be A Catalyst For Social Change? (And Other Random Thoughts)

Yesterday at 05:56 - Each day during the sports pause stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, NESN.com will publish a diary full of random thoughts,…...

WNBA news from Tuesday, June 2, 2020

WNBA commissioner: League focusing on scenarios to play

Yesterday at 23:16 - ''I feel really good about how things are now evolving and settling,'' Engelbert said in a phone interview. The postponement of the Tokyo Games gives the league more of a chance to have a full season. ''We haven't taken off the table having a full season while other scenarios...

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Different perspective: Black athlete raised by cops Your silence is a knee on my neck Team USA could benefit from extra time off

Yesterday at 23:16 - Turner said even though her father is a police officer, she worries about him off-duty since he is a '6-6 dark skin black guy.'...

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AP source: WNBA teams to cut rosters down to 12 by May 26

Yesterday at 23:16 - WNBA teams will have to get their rosters down to 12 by May 26 so players can get paid starting June 1, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The WNBA offered rookies health benefits starting May 1. Veteran players receive year-round benefits....

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WNBA teams set to make tough decisions on roster cuts

Yesterday at 23:16 - New York Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb knew that he and first-year coach Walt Hopkins would have to make some tough decisions on the team's roster this year. The WNBA and the players' union decided that teams would have to get their rosters under the salary cap by Tuesday so that players...

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WNBA news from Monday, June 1, 2020

Your silence is a knee on my neck Rivals Reunited | Cash & Catchings WNBA player shares her COVID-19 experience

01/06/2020 22:31 - If you’re silent, you are part of the problem....

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What scenarios are on the table for playing the 2020 WNBA season?

01/06/2020 01:51 - The WNBA is trying to figure out how to play their season, keep everyone safe and capitalize on a surge in popularity. What scenarios are on the table? For Cathy Engelbert, the chance to turn this crisis of global pandemic into a chance for a surge in interest in women’s basketball isn’t lost on...

Syracuse Basketball: Kayla Alexander, Brittney Sykes make WNBA rosters

31/05/2020 16:00 - Former Syracuse basketball players Kayla Alexander, Brittney Sykes represent the Orange well in the WNBA. When the WNBA’s 2020 season will begin is still unclear, assuming a term is played at all, but either way, Syracuse basketball has seen two of its former women’s stars arrive on pro rosters....