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WNBA ASG, Paris Olympics Continue Rise of Women’s Basketball

  • The U.S. women’s basketball team is the favorite to take gold in Paris—despite a loss to the WNBA All-Stars.
  • Lindsay Schnell of ‘USA Today’ breaks down the biggest narratives around the U.S. women’s basketball team and WNBA’s new media deal.
Kahleah Cooper – The Arizona Republic

Despite its loss to the WNBA All-Stars, the U.S. women’s basketball team is the favorite to take gold in Paris. Meanwhile, the WNBA is set to add teams and regular-season games on the heels of its new media deal. USA Today’s Lindsay Schnell joins the show to break down all the biggest narratives in women’s basketball.

Plus, we explore the interlocking histories of NIL and EA Sports College Football 25, the U.S. men’s basketball team narrowly escaped a massive upset, and Ralph Lauren is supplying the U.S. some very pricey outfits for the opening ceremony.

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