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FILE - Japan's Rui Machida (13) drives around United States's Brittney Griner (15) and Breanna Stewart (10), right, during the women's basketball gold medal game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. Machida is a 29-year-old rookie on the WNBA Washington Mystics. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Perseverance paying off for older rookies in the WNBA

By Pat Eaton-Robb May. 20, 2022 12:08 PM EDT

FILE - Belgium's Emma Meesseman (11) drives to the basket between China's Siyu Wang, left, and Yueru Li, right, during a women's basketball preliminary game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 2, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. Meesseman, the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP, decided to join the league's reigning champion Chicago Sky as a free agent. Meesseman missed last season while helping Belgium prep for the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
China's 6-10 Han among international WNBA players to watch

By Doug Feinberg May. 06, 2022 02:20 AM EDT

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird holds the champions trophy after the Commissioner's Cup WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Storm rout Sun 79-57 to win inaugural Commissioner's Cup

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 13, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

Chicago Sky's Courtney Vandersloot (22), Azurá Stevens (30), Allie Quigley (14) and Ruthy Hebard (24) celebrate after a call in the fourth quarter against Connecticut Sun during a WNBA basketball game Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Eileen T. Meslar)
Finally healthy, Chicago Sky climbing WNBA standings

By Doug Feinberg Jun. 22, 2021 01:22 PM EDT

Las Vegas Aces' Liz Cambage (8) tries to get a shot off as Seattle Storm's Candice Dupree (4) defends in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Never any doubt: Cambage all-in for Australia at Tokyo Games

By Dennis Passa May. 25, 2021 09:29 PM EDT

FILE - United States' assistant coach Jennifer Rizzotti watches during the second half of an exhibition basketball game in Hartford, Conn., in this Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, file photo. Rizzotti, who was the point guard on UConn's first national championship team before playing professionally and then embarking on a career as a college basketball coach, has been named president of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, the team announced Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Connecticut Sun's Rizzotti to continue as Olympic assistant

By Pat Eaton-Robb Apr. 27, 2021 05:26 PM EDT