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FILE - Connecticut Sun guard Yvonne Anderson, left, drives against New York Liberty forward Natasha Howard, right, in the second half during a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in New York. Yvonne Anderson understood that making a WNBA roster as an undrafted rookie was going to be tough and getting that chance a decade after she left college would be even tougher. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Perseverance paying off for older rookies in the WNBA

By Pat Eaton-Robb May. 20, 2022 12:08 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 19, 2017, file photo, New York Liberty center Tina Charles (31) drives to the basket against Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (25) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in New York. Washington Mystics forward Tina Charles was medically excused for the season by an independent panel of doctors the team announced Friday, July 17, 2020. Charles, who came over to the Mystics in an offseason trade, wrote in The Players Tribune on Friday that she has a condition called extrinsic asthma that impacts her immune system and would make “playing during a pandemic a very risky and dangerous proposition.” (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Tina Charles medically excused for WNBA season

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 17, 2020 06:27 PM EDT

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 Jul. 15, 2020 01:13 PM EDT

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)
WNBA MVP Delle Donne says league denied her medical waiver

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 13, 2020 11:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, New York Liberty center Tina Charles shoots a free throw during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in White Plains, N.Y. Charles, now with the Washington Mystics, 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. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Delle Donne waiting to hear from WNBA medical review panel

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 08, 2020 06:28 PM EDT

In this Aug. 28, 2018, photo, Seattle Storm head coach Dan Hughes, center, directs his team during a timeout against the Phoenix Mercury in a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal in Seattle. Hughes announced in June 2020 that he won’t coach after he was determined to be at higher risk for severe illness if he contracted the coronavirus. The 65-year-old coach missed nine games in 2019 after having a cancerous tumor in his appendix. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Most of WNBA's older coaches OK with Florida virus risk

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 06, 2020 02:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Browns NFL Football head coach Kevin Stefanski answers a question during a news conference in Cleveland. The NFL Draft is April 23-25.(AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
The Latest: Division II league in Calif suspends fall sports

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2020 05:13 AM EDT