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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2017 file photo, Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) talks with Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) during the second half of a WNBA basketball playoff game in Tempe, Ariz. Taurasi and Bird know that they are on the tail end of their incredible basketball careers. After both stars missed last season due to injuries, skipping the 2020 season could have meant the end of their illustrious careers because it would have been difficult to return after two years off according to them. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Bird, Taurasi say playing in 2020 was only option for them

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressJuly 15, 2020

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones, left, and guard Courtney Williams, right, huard Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne during the first half of Game 5 of basketball's WNBA Finals in Washington. Delle Donne is waiting to have her case heard by the league's independent panel of doctors to see if she'll be medically excused for the season, according to the Mystics. The Mystics star, who was the league Most Valuable Player last year, has battled Lyme Disease since 2008 and would potentially be at a higher risk for serious illness if she contracted the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Delle Donne hurt that request denied by panel of doctors

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressJuly 15, 2020

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2018, file photo, Harvard players, students and fans celebrate their 45-27 win over Yale after an NCAA college football game at Fenway Park in Boston. Harvard defeated Yale. The Ivy League has canceled all fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Ivy League suspends fall sports due to coronavirus pandemic

by Doug Feinberg AP Sports Writers, and Jimmy Golen AP Sports WritersJuly 8, 2020

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's WNBA Finals between the Connecticut Sun and the Washington Mystics, in Washington. The WNBA has announced plans to play a reduced season, with a 22-game schedule that would begin in late July without fans in attendance. “There’s a lot to do between now and the tip of the season, now that we’ve selected IMG Academy” as the location to play, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a phone interview Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

WNBA plans to play 2020 season in Florida starting late July

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressJune 15, 2020

In this Jan. 8, 2020, photo, New York Liberty's general manager Jonathan Kolb speaks to reporters during a news conference at Barclays Center in New York. Kolb knew that he and first-year coach Walt Hopkins would have to make some tough decisions on the team's roster this year. He just didn't think they'd have to do it so quickly and without seeing players compete on the court in training camp. The WNBA and the players' union decided that teams would have to get their rosters under the salary cap by Tuesday, May 26, so that the players could start getting paid on June 1. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

WNBA teams set to make tough decisions on roster cuts

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressMay 25, 2020

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference in Washington. WNBA rookies will start receiving health benefits beginning Friday, May 1, 2020. “Given the unique nature of this crisis, rookies and other new players currently under contract will receive full health benefits beginning on May 1, while veterans, who already receive year-round health benefits, will not have any break in their coverage,” WNBA Commissioner Engelbert told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

WNBA rookies to begin receiving health benefits this week

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressApril 29, 2020

FLE - In this Oct. 3, 2019, file photo, Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw answers a question during the Atlantic Coast Conference women's NCAA college basketball media day in Charlotte, N.C. Muffet McGraw abruptly retired Wednesday, April 22, 2020, stepping down from Notre Dame after a Hall of Fame coaching career that includes two national championships in 33 seasons. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw retires; won 2 national titles

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressApril 22, 2020

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu acknowledges the crowd with teammates after an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Southern in Eugene, Ore. Ionescu capped off a unprecedented college career by entering an exclusive club. Oregon's star guard was a unanimous choice Monday, March 23, 2020, as The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year. She was only the second player ever to the lone recipient of votes, joining Breanna Stewart, since the award was first given in 1995. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch, FIle)

Oregon guard Ionescu expected to be No. 1 pick in WNBA draft

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressApril 16, 2020

FILE - In this May 14, 2019, file photo, New York Liberty's Tina Charles smiles on the bench during the second half of a preseason WNBA basketball game in Uncasville, Conn. The New York Liberty have traded All-Star Tina Charles to the Washington Mystics as part of a three-team deal, according to a person familiar with the trade. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade hadn’t been announced yet.(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Liberty trade Tina Charles to Mystics in 3-team deal

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressApril 15, 2020

FILE - In this May 28, 2018, file photo, Yale's Jackson Morrill (15), left, is defended by Duke's Kevin McDonough during the first half of an NCAA college Division I championship final lacrosse game in Foxborough, Mass. Harvard, Yale and Princeton will not allow their spring student-athletes to withdraw and return next year to preserve an extra year of eligibility. It is not a league-wide decision though. Other schools in the conference are not encouraging seniors to withdraw, but will still allow them that option if they choose to. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Some Ivy schools deny withdrawing option to spring athletes

by Doug Feinberg Associated PressApril 10, 2020