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Blakes leads Vanderbilt to 1st Sweet 16 since 2009 with near triple-double in March Madness

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Mikayla Blakes scored 25 points as No. 2 seed Vanderbilt beat seventh-seeded Illinois 75-57 Monday night to advance to the Sweet 16 in the women's NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009. Vanderbilt (29-4) now is one off matching the 30-win seasons of the 1993 Final Four squad and the 2001-02 Commodores for most wins in program history. The Commodores will play No. 6 seed Notre Dame, a winner over Ohio State earlier Monday, in the Fort Worth 1 Region on Friday in their 15th regional sem...

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WNBA players unanimously approve a new 7-year collective bargaining agreement through 2032

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WNBA players unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement on Monday with more than 90% participating in voting over the weekend. The seven-year CBA, which will begin this season and run through 2032, represents a landmark labor deal for the WNBA and its players. “This transformational CBA delivers consequential economic progress and expanded benefits that support players on and off the court,” the union said in a statement.

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