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<title><![CDATA[espnW -- Debating which WNBA team will make the greatest leap]]></title>
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Phoenix won the lottery, but Washington and Tulsa made big offseason moves. Who will be the WNBA's most improved team? That's up for debate.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 06, 2013 03:00:33 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[espnW -- 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' has always existed in sports media]]></title>
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Brittney Griner and Jason Collins recently acknowledged their sexuality in different ways, which begs the question of what role we the media should play in "outing" sports figures.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 01, 2013 07:39:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[espnW -- What exactly does it mean to be an openly gay athlete?]]></title>
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What exactly does it mean to be an openly gay athlete? Well, the recent news surrounding Brittney Griner shows the changing dialogue around gay athletes in sports.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 19, 2013 04:24:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[espnW -- No woman, not Brittney Griner or any other, could play in NBA]]></title>
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No current female basketball player would be able to compete in the NBA. That includes Baylor center Brittney Griner.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 04, 2013 05:31:53 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[espnW -- President Laurel Richie answers WNBA questions]]></title>
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WNBA president Laurel Richie gives some insight into where the league is as it finishes its 16th season -- the good and the bad.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 12, 2012 06:34:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I'm Just Askin' -- WNBA playoffs yield questions]]></title>
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In her latest "I'm Just Askin'" column, Adena Andrews has a hurry-up attack of questions after the first week of the NFL season.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 28, 2012 09:06:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[espnW -- Roster limits hurt WNBA]]></title>
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With WNBA rosters capped at 11, teams can't afford to carry their own Jeremy Lins, young players who could become stars.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 21, 2012 03:47:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[espnW -- Diana Taurasi leads Team USA as 'young veteran']]></title>
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Diana Taurasi has been to the Olympics before. She's also won a gold medal. But this time around, she will be one of the veteran leaders of Team USA.]]></description>
<pubDate>July 17, 2012 09:22:13 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fagan: An education on the WNBA]]></title>
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Kate Fagan has never been a fan of the WNBA, though she should fit right in with the league's demographic. In the first of a three-part series to educate herself on the league, Fagan realizes some of the its flaws are, in fact, strengths.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 26, 2012 05:48:37 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WNBA playoffs -- Minnesota Lynx best Phoenix Mercury in battle of former Huskies]]></title>
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In a game between two of UConn's finest, Maya Moore and the Lynx bested Diana Taurasi and the Mercury.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 22, 2011 18:39:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WNBA playoffs -- Minnesota Lynx dictate tempo, take down Phoenix Mercury]]></title>
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Minnesota showed naysayers its stellar regular-season record was a sign of things to come.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 25, 2011 15:03:46 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WNBA playoffs -- Candice Dupree can't wait until Sunday]]></title>
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Dupree and the Mercury have been in this position before, losing big to Seattle in their first game. They know how to fight back.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 23, 2011 09:41:23 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WNBA playoffs -- Five things to watch in the conference finals]]></title>
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The WNBA playoffs field has been pared in half, with the Fever, Dream, Lynx and Mercury shooting for spots in the Finals.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 21, 2011 09:32:33 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WNBA playoffs -- Candice Dupree moves Mercury forward]]></title>
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The Phoenix Mercury are on to the Western Conference finals, thanks to the drive of forward Candice Dupree.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 20, 2011 05:13:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WNBA playoffs -- Seattle Storm-Phoenix Mercury Game 3 tough to call]]></title>
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Seattle has a huge home-court advantage, but it's hard to overlook the impressive manner in which Phoenix won Saturday.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 19, 2011 03:35:33 PDT</pubDate>
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