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USA are the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup champions. After a tight battle in the first half, Team USA exploded in the third quarter to win the World Cup gold medal 97-79 against France. Despite being down by two points at the half, USA played an incredible third quarter (30-12) and took off ever since. Breanna Stewart dominated for the champions with a double-double, scoring 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as she was named the MVP of the tournament. Stewart has never lost a game at the World Cup with a 26-0 record while wearing the USA jersey.

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Alexa Philippou: Breanna Stewart wins her second World Cup MVP award, also winning in 2018

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StatMuse: Breanna Stewart vs Spain: 16 PTS 6 REB 4-6 FG 8-11 FT Led Team USA in scoring.

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Breanna Stewart said everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if that stops being allowed there are much bigger issues. However, she said, trying to divide teams and players shouldn't be tolerated. “If we don’t allow (free speech), we need to like really kind of go back and look at more things. I think the bigger thing is people are trying to divide us as teams, but also as teammates or as opponents," she said. "This league is incredibly inclusive and what we continue to fight for and stand up against. So, we don’t want to take that platform away.”

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At least three fans were asked by WNBA security personnel to cover shirts that had messages about transgender women participating in women’s sports during last Sunday’s game at Atlanta between the Dream and the Fever. The league later said the fans should have been free to wear those shirts. Breanna Stewart said Liberty fans specifically, but WNBA fans in general, come to games because “they can feel like they can be themselves in whatever capacity that is and we don’t want to lose sight of that."

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“Knowing that rallies are happening on both sides shows the platform that the W has and the stunts for attention are just continuing to try and ride the wave that we have,” Stewart told a small group of reporters Saturday morning. “I want Liberty fans and even Indy fans that are going to come here tonight to be able to have this arena be a safe space.”

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Mike Vorkunov: Breanna Stewart: "This deal is going to be transformational, and you'll see all the details hopefully soon, but it's gonna build and help create a system where everybody is getting exactly what they deserve and more from on the court and off the court aspects."

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WNBPA executive committee members Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart wrote a three-page letter Monday to players' union executive director Terri Jackson, expressing "serious concerns about how the PA is handling the current negotiations" for a new collective bargaining agreement, "including the lack of adequate player involvement in the process." In the private communication, which was obtained Tuesday by ESPN, Plum --- the first vice president of the union -- and Stewart -- a vice president -- requested "a changed dynamic between our PA administrators and the players" and said "we do not feel like we have an adequate seat at the table in these negotiations."

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Jackson shared the letter with the executive committee earlier Tuesday, sources said. It is unclear whether the rest of the seven-player executive committee agrees with Plum and Stewart's sentiments on WNBPA leadership, or whether they were informed before the letter was sent. Sources have indicated that some members are content with the union's handling of negotiations.

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Sprite announced the launch of its new co-branded, limited-edition cans featuring select NBA teams and Unrivaled players. Designed with regional pride in mind, the cans celebrate local fandom while giving fans something new to discover and collect.

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Through March, all cans will be available for purchase at select retailers across their respective local markets (Unrivaled cans will be available across the Northeast, Las Vegas & Florida markets). The following teams and players are found on the cans: • NBA: Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards • Unrivaled: Can 1: Lexie Hull, Brittney Sykes, Napheesa Collier, Skyler Diggins; Can 2: Kate Martin, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Breanna Stewart

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Mike Vorkunov: Wasserman has a number of major clients in the NBA (Evan Mobley, Klay Thompson, Sabonis) and WNBA (Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart, Brittney Griner) and MLB (Matt Olson, Giancarlo Stanton, Zack Wheeler, Yoshinobu Yamamoto)

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Three-time WNBA champion Breanna Stewart and NBA star Myles Turner are joining forces. The basketball duo is launching a new podcast, "Game Recognize Game with Stewie and Myles," with iHeart. According to Front Office Sports, the weekly show, the first to feature an active WNBA and NBA player, is expected to blend basketball, culture and more. "Just being able to see the game through our eyes - our lens - whether we’re breaking down what’s happening in the WNBA CBA right now or what he’s doing with the Bucks,” Stewart said. “You don’t see the podcasts with the breakdowns right after [games], so I want to do that with Myles [Turner].”

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Nick DePaula: FIRST LOOK: The Stewie 5 — @BreannaStewart ’s 5th signature shoe with Puma. The decorated WNBA star has been wearing her newest signature sneaker during the second season of Unrivaled.

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