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Overseas basketball trip is a huge test for Iowa State’s Audi Crooks
Iowa State freshman Audi Crooks is a legend at the Iowa HS level. She is expected to play an important role for the Cyclones this upcoming season.

A midsummer game of Twenty Questions with Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark | The Gazette
Iowa women’s basketball dynamo Caitlin Clark sits down for a midsummer game of Twenty Questions before the Hawkeyes leave for their European tour.
WNBA

WNBA; Sykes, Hawkins have stepped up for injured Washington Mystics - Swish Appeal
The Washington Mystics have dealt with devastating injuries. What has this revealed about the team? How have they adjusted?

Sky guard Marina Mabrey reflects on three seasons with Wings: ‘Dallas believed in me’ - Chicago Sun-Times
In her first season with the Sky, Mabrey entered Friday averaging career highs across the board, putting up 14.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 29.8 minutes.

Dorka Juhász learning from Napheesa Collier on Minnesota Lynx
How Dorka Juhász is navigating WNBA rookie season with help and mentorship from fellow former UConn women’s basketball star Napheesa Collier.

Sky’s Isabelle Harrison rehab progressing on schedule: ‘I’m very focused’ - Chicago Sun-Times
Friday marks 11 weeks since Harrison had surgery to repair a tear in her left meniscus, which the Sky’s new forward said came out of left field.

How the Liberty can challenge the Aces in first of four August games - ESPN
The top two teams in the league meet four times in August, starting Sunday (ABC, 3 p.m. ET). Is it a WNBA Finals preview? Will the series determine MVP?
Christie Sides didn't want to be a head coach. Then she took over Fever
'I had to sell her,' Fever GM Lin Dunn said of hiring Christie Sides to take over the struggling Fever this season

Diana Taurasi 10,000 points: Arike Ogunbowale, Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson among players who could join club - CBSSports.com
Taurasi is the first player in WNBA history to score 10,000 career points, and it will stay that way for a long time