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The WNBA handed itself a PR headache this week when the league's own social media account posted a video of Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese appearing to place a four-hundred dollar bet on their All-Star matchup. The post was deleted fast, but not fast enough — wagering on games is a hard prohibition under league rules, and now the league has to answer for content it published itself.
Meanwhile, college sports legislation is hanging by a thread as the Senate heads toward its August recess. The Big Ten and SEC are watching closely as negotiators scramble to finalize bill language that could bring real regulatory structure back to college athletics — NIL, transfers, revenue sharing, the whole framework. Miss this window and the clock resets entirely.
And in the WNBA trade market, Kelsey Plum's name is moving fast. The Athletic and the LA Times both reported the Sparks are expected to deal the five-time All-Star before the deadline, with Plum unwilling to re-sign in Los Angeles. At thirty-one years old and still elite, she is going to command serious value from whoever gets the call.
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