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Dallas Wings' Natasha Howard handles the ball as she works against the Indiana Fever in a WNBA basketball game on Sept. 1, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

WNBA corporate sponsorship deals are growing. But not every athlete is getting their due

By Claire Savage - Associated Press

Arike Ogunbowale, right, of Team WNBA, celebrates after her 3-point basket against Team USA with teammates Caitlin Clark, center, and Aliyah Boston, left, during the second half of a WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

WNBA reaches landmark 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Serena Williams attends the CFDA Fashion Awards at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Serena Williams floats interest in WNBA ownership

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) drives past Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker (3) during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Phoenix. Brittney Griner's return to the WNBA this summer after being traded in a dramatic prisoner swap in December with Russia has collided with free agency, creating potential travel complications for the league out of safety concerns for her.( AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)

Griner return, free agency could spark charter flight change

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

FILE - Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery (21) passes the ball in the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky in Atlanta, in this Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, file photo. Larry Gottesdiener has been approved as the head of a new three-member ownership group of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream following pressure on former Sen. Kelly Loeffler to sell her share of the team. Friday's, Feb. 26, 2021, unanimous approval of the sale to Gottesdiener means co-owner Mary Brock also sold her share of the team, which will remain in Atlanta. Gottesdiener is chairman of the real estate firm Northland. The three-member investor group also includes former Dream guard Renee Montgomery and Northland president Suzanne Abair.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

WNBA approves Montgomery’s role in new Dream ownership group

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., who is running for reelection, speaks to the media at Cobb County International Airport on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Dream close to being sold, taking Loeffler out of WNBA

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis, center, speaks during a news conference, officially renaming the Oakland Raiders to the Las Vegas Raiders, in front of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in this, Jan. 22, 2020, file photo. Raiders president Marc Badain listens at right. Mark Davis is expanding his sports empire in Las Vegas, buying the Aces from MGM Resorts International. The Raiders owner purchased the WNBA team Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, pending approval from the league's board of governors.(Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)

Raiders owner Mark Davis buying WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert answers questions about a postponed game between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx after Game 1 of a WNBA basketball semifinal round playoff game between the Connecticut Sun and the Las Vegas Aces, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Game on! Seattle, Minnesota set to start WNBA playoff series

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

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 in Washington. Engelbert believes the measures that the league has taken to ensure the players are safe in the bubble at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

WNBA set to tip off shortened season after delayed start

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's WNBA Finals, in a Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 file photo, in Washington. Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler is not in favor of the WNBA's social justice plans and has sent a letter to Commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to the league’s initiatives to honor the Black Lives Matter movement when the season begins in Florida. Loeffler is a U.S. Republican senator running for re-election in Georgia.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

WNBA Commissioner confident season will be successful

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference in Washington. The WNBA and its union announced a tentative eight-year labor deal Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, that will allow top players to earn more than $500,000 while the average annual compensation for players will surpass six figures for the first time. I call it historic,&quot; WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a phone interview. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

WNBA’s 8-year labor deal to hike average salary to $130,000

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Sparks executive vice president and general manager Penny Toler, left, newly named head coach Derek Fisher, center, and two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player Candace Parker pose for a photo during a news conference in Los Angeles. The WNBA is looking into an obscenity-laced speech that included racial epithets made by Los Angeles general manager Penny Toler in the locker room after the Sparks lost Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals in Connecticut. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

WNBA looks into LA Sparks GM’s comments after Game 2 loss

Associated Press

Ted Leonsis, owner of the NHL Capitals and NBA Wizards, addresses the American Gaming Association's Sports Betting Executive Summit, at the MGM Grand National Harbor Casino, in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The Supreme Court ruled last May 14 that any state can legalize sports betting if it chooses, and since then the action has been swift. Sports gambling is now legal in eight states, with more than 20 others at least considering legalization. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Ted Leonsis launches community effort to help Ward 8

By Katelyn Davis - The Washington Times

McCowan’s layup at buzzer lifts Fever over Liberty in opener

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 5, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve argues a call with an official during the second half of the team's WNBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Sparks, in Minneapolis. The WNBA continues to lead all professional sports leagues in hiring women and minorities for coaching and front-office positions. The league earned an overall A-plus grade as well as A-pluses for racial and gender diversity in its hiring practices, according to a report card issued Thursday, Oct. 5, 2018, by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports (TIDES).(Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, File)

WNBA receives straight A+ grades on diversity report card

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2002, file photo, Indiana Fever center Olympia Scott-Richardson (0) looks for an open teammate as Miami Sol center Ruth Riley (7) defends in the first half in Miami. Riley Hunter's WNBA career started in Miami, and so will her NBA career. She will debut in her new role as a radio and television analyst for the Miami Heat on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, when the team begins the home portion of its preseason schedule against Orlando. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Ruth Riley Hunter set to assume Heat radio role

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 21, 2016, file photo, WNBA President Lisa Borders smiles as she speaks to reporters before a WNBA basketball game between the San Antonio Stars and the Dallas Wings in Arlington, Texas. TIME’S UP has named Borders as its first president and CEO. In a statement Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, the organization said Borders will lead the organization’s efforts to “ensure equal opportunity and protection for all working women.” (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

WNBA President Lisa Borders is latest executive to leave

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 5, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve argues a foul call with an official, leading to a double technical foul and Reeve's ejection during the second half of the team's WNBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Sparks in Minneapolis. Technical fouls are up this year in the WNBA with more already called this season than last. There were 92 technical fouls given to players before the All-Star break. That's 11 more then all of last season. There were also 30 handed out to coaches already this season. There’s still nearly 20 percent of the season left to play. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Technical fouls are up this year in the WNBA

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media during All-Star basketball festivities in Los Angeles. The NBA and WNBA will now share official data with MGM Resorts International, a major win for the leagues as they prepare for the anticipated growth of sports betting across the country. The Las Vegas-based casino giant will pay the NBA for that data to use in determining outcomes of various bets. Terms of the deal announced Tuesday, July 31, 2018, were not disclosed, other than it’s a multiyear arrangement. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) **FILE**

NBA strikes deal with MGM Resorts to provide data to bettors

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve applauds here team during the first half of Game 5 of the WNBA Finals against the Los Angeles Sparks in Minneapolis. The defending champion Minnesota Lynx begin the season atop The Associated Press WNBA poll. The Lynx received nine first-place votes from the 14-person national media panel Thursday, May 17, 2018. ( (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

WNBA donating portion of ticket sales to women’s groups

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press