News is hot, like temperatures

All-Star game news:

 

Sabrina Ionescu and Caitlin Clark declined to participate in the three-point contest.

Storm teammates Jewell Loyd and Nneka Ogwumike will face off in the All-Star game.

 

Olympics news:

Diana Taurasi is set for her sixth Olympics.

WNBA team news:

The Sun will use the break to make a playoff push plan.

The Mercury unveiled their new practice facility.

WNBA player news:

Some Aces players are now getting paid by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, as part of their sponsorship deal.

 

NaLyssa Smith is enjoying the luxuries of the WNBA.

Marina Mabrey wanted out of Chicago.

WNBPA executive director Terri Jackson is concerned that the league is undervalued in a new media rights deal.

Players are seeking advice on their CBA.

NCAA news:

The Division I Women's and Men's Basketball Oversight Committees have proposed starting women's college season a few days earlier than men's.

The U.S. Department of Education says Title IX dollars will apply to future revenue-sharing with athletes.