The AP goes with "After March Madness, women’s pro basketball options are slim." The NCAA Women's Tournament may have been the "last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete," as players’ options for professional basketball careers are "limited, whether in the U.S. or overseas -- the jobs just aren’t there." Even if a player does get into the league, it is a "battle for playing time." Players "often turn to playing professionally overseas," but "now those jobs are also at a premium." Brittney Griner’s nine-month incarceration in Moscow along with the war with Ukraine has led to the "elimination of dozens of potential jobs in Russia." Staying in the U.S. also is "becoming more important with the WNBA now requiring players to be present at the start of training camp." It all makes the path to a professional basketball career for women "harder than ever."
Also:
- Gary Van Sickle looks back on a lifetime of covering the Masters.
- MLB dares to have fun again.
