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US women basketball team heavy favorite to win World Cup

It would be easy to think it’s a forgone conclusion that the U.S. women’s basketball team will win a third straight World Cup

International players to watch at Women's World Cup

International players to watch at Women’s World Cup

No rest for WNBA champs Bird, Stewart and Loyd

No rest for WNBA champs Bird, Stewart and Loyd; trio heads to Spain to play for USA Basketball in FIBA Women’s World Cup days after Seattle Storm win title

Mood electric as Seattle Storm, fans celebrate third title

Fans are whooping and cheering as they celebrate the Seattle Storm’s third WNBA championship during a parade and rally

History says Storm WNBA coronation only a matter of time

The Washington Mystics head back home facing a 2-0 deficit in the WNBA Finals, as well as long odds

USA Basketball waiting for WNBA playoffs to end

Dawn Staley and USA Basketball are used to players showing up in the final days before the world championship

Stewart, Storm beat Mystics 75-73 for 2-0 series lead

Storm and Mystics to meet in WNBA Finals

Elena Delle Donne has the Washington Mystics in the WNBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, where they’ll face Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm

Storm and Mystics advance to WNBA Finals

WNBA Playoff Capsules

Sue Bird’s big 4th quarter leads Storm past Mercury 94-84

Mystics earn 1st trip to WNBA Finals, beating Dream 86-81

Seattle's Bird expected to wear protective mask for Game 5

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird is expected to play in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals against Phoenix wearing a protective mask after suffering a broken nose

WNBA Playoff Capsules

Delle Donne's return fuels Mystics's 97-76 rout over Dream

Elena Delle Donne drops 15 and 10 in return; Mystics force Game 5 with 97-76 rout over Dream

Dream beat Mystics 81-76 for 2-1 series lead

WNBA Playoff Capsules

Mercury hoping to end middle-game malaise against Storm

The Phoenix Mercury have played well in the first and fourth quarters against the Seattle Storm in the WNBA semifinals

Stewart, Bird push Storm past Mercury in OT, 91-87

Dream beats Mystics 78-75, Delle Donne goes down with knee

Las Vegas wins WNBA draft lottery for third straight year

The Las Vegas Aces will pick first in the WNBA draft for a third straight year

Old friends Taurasi, Bird meet as Storm faces Mercury

Considering their long history together in the WNBA, Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi and Seattle’s Sue Bird have rarely clashed in the postseason

Dream face Mystics with coach of year but missing McCoughtry

The Atlanta Dream are back in the WNBA playoffs, guided by coach of the year Nicki Collen but missing the face of the franchise

Storm and Dream take similar approaches during week off

Seattle and Atlanta took the bye week as a chance to rest and relax and focus on themselves while waiting to see who they would play in the semifinals

Griner, Taurasi help Mercury beat Sun 96-86

Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi each scored 27 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Connecticut Sun 96-86 in the second round of the WNBA playoffs

A look at the second round of the WNBA playoffs

A look at the second round of the WNBA playoffs with matchups between Washington and Los Angeles as well as Connecticut and Phoenix

Sparks eliminate defending champion Lynx 75-68

A look at the 2 first-round games in the WNBA playoffs

A look at the two first-round games in the WNBA playoffs with Los Angeles hosting Minnesota and Phoenix playing Dallas

WNBA playoff field set, LA-Minnesota meet in first round

The WNBA playoffs are set after a wild, unpredictable regular season came to an end Sunday

Top-seeded Storm beat Wings 84-68 in regular-season finale

DeWanna Bonner had 23 points, Mercury beat Liberty 96-85

Sun earn 4th seed with 89-86 win over Sparks

Jasmine Thomas scored 27 points and the Connecticut Sun beat the Los Angeles Sparks 89-86 to secure the fourth seed in the WNBA playoffs