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Connecticut Sun

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The Connecticut Sun are a professional women's basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut that competes in the Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1]

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Alba Torrens

Alba Torrens Salom (born August 30, 1989) is a Spanish female basketball player at the small forward position who plays for UMMC Ekaterinburg.

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Alex Bentley

Alexandria Marie "Alex" Bentley (born October 27, 1990) is a professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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All-WNBA Team

The All-WNBA Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every WNBA season.

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Allison Hightower

Allison Kina Hightower (born April 6, 1988) is an American professional women's basketball player who last played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Alyssa Thomas

Alyssa Thomas (born April 12, 1992) is an American professional women's basketball forward for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Amber Holt

Amber Shirell Holt (born June 7, 1985) is an American professional women's basketball player most recently with the Tulsa Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of Disney–ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company.

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Amway Arena

Amway Arena (originally known as Orlando Arena) was an indoor arena located in Orlando, Florida.

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Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota

Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota (born August 12, 1983 in Riga) is a Latvian basketball player who plays for UMMC Ekaterinburg and formally for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.

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Anne Donovan

Anne Theresa Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and coach.

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Anterior cruciate ligament

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee.

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Anterior cruciate ligament injury

Anterior cruciate ligament injury is when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn.

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Asjha Jones

Asjha Takera Jones (born August 1, 1980) is an American professional women's basketball power forward who plays in the Israeli League with the Elitzur Ramla.

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Assist (basketball)

In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist. An assist can be scored for the passer even if the player who receives the pass makes a basket after dribbling the ball. However, the original definition of an assist did not include such situations, so the comparison of assist statistics across eras is a complex matter. Only the pass directly before the score may be counted as an assist, so no more than one assist can be recorded per field goal (unlike in other sports, such as ice hockey). A pass that leads to a shooting foul and scoring by free throws does not count as an assist in the NBA, but does in FIBA play (only one assist is awarded per set of free throws in which at least one free throw is made). Point guards tend to get the most assists per game (apg), as their role is primarily that of a passer and ballhandler. Centers tend to get fewer assists, but centers with good floor presence and court vision can dominate a team by assisting. Being inside the key, the center often has the best angles and the best position for "dishes" and other short passes in the scoring area. Center Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA in assists in 1968. A strong center with inside-scoring prowess, such as former NBA center Hakeem Olajuwon, can also be an effective assistor because the defense's double-teaming tends to open up offense in the form of shooters. The NBA single-game assist team record is 53, held by the Milwaukee Bucks, on December 26, 1978. The NBA single-game assist individual record is 30, held by Scott Skiles of the Orlando Magic on December 30, 1990. The NBA record for most career assists is held by John Stockton, with 15,806, Stockton also holds the NBA single season assist per game record with 14.5 during the 1989-1990 regular season. The highest career assist per game average in NBA history is held by Magic Johnson, with 11.2 assist per game.

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Astan Dabo

Astan Dabo (born May 30, 1992) is a Malian basketball center, drafted by the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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Atlanta Dream

The Atlanta Dream are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 28 July to 12 August 2012.

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Basketball positions

The five basketball positions normally employed by organized basketball teams are the point guard (PG), the shooting guard (SG), the small forward (SF), the power forward (PF), and the center (C).

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Bernadette Mattox

Bernadette Locke-Mattox (born December 31, 1958) is a former head coach of the University of Kentucky women's basketball.

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Bob Heussler

Bob Heussler (born Brooklyn, New York), currently resides in Hamden, Connecticut and is a radio sports broadcaster at WFAN in New York where he has made regular appearances on the Mike and the Mad Dog and Mike's On programs since 1993.

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Carolyn Peck

Carolyn Arlene Peck (born January 22, 1966) is an American television sportscaster and assistant coach for the Vanderbilt women's basketball program.

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Center (basketball)

The center (C), also known as the five, or the big man, is one of the five positions in a regular basketball game.

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Chante Black

Chante Black (born November 12, 1985) is an American professional basketball player.

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Charlene Thomas-Swinson

Charlene Thomas-Swinson (born December 11, 1965) was the head women's basketball coach at Tulsa, where she was let go after six seasons.

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Charlotte Sting

The Charlotte Sting were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, one of the league's eight original teams.

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Chiney Ogwumike

Chinenye "Chiney" Ogwumike (born March 21, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Cleveland Rockers

The Cleveland Rockers were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Cleveland, Ohio, that played from 1997 until 2003.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Connecticut Huskies women's basketball

The Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, in NCAA Division I women's basketball competition.

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Connecticut Public Television

Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) is the PBS member network for the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Connecticut Sun

The Connecticut Sun are a professional women's basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut that competes in the Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Curt Miller

Curt Miller (born October 6, 1968) is an American basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.

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Danielle McCray

Danielle McCray (born October 8, 1987) is a forward who last played for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.

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Debbie Black

Debbie Black (born July 29, 1966) is a women's basketball former player and current coach.

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Dee Brown (basketball, born 1968)

DeCovan Kadell "Dee" Brown (born November 29, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player who spent twelve seasons (1990–2002) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, and Orlando Magic.

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DeMya Walker

DeMya Chakheia Walker (born November 28, 1977) is a professional basketball player from the United States.

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Detroit Shock

The Detroit Shock were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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Eastern Conference (WNBA)

The Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association is made up of six teams.

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Elaine Powell

Elaine Powell (born August 9, 1975) is a professional basketball player.

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Erin Phillips

Erin Victoria Phillips (born 19 May 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player, an Australian rules footballer for in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, and currently Dallas Wings director of player and franchise development.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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ESPN on ABC

ESPN on ABC (known as ABC Sports from 1961 to 2006) is the brand used for sports event and documentary programming televised on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States.

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ESPN3

ESPN3 (formerly ESPN360 and ESPN3.com) is an online streaming service owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which operates the network, through its 80% controlling ownership interest) and the Hearst Communications (which holds the remaining 20% interest), that provides live streams and replays of global sports events to sports fans in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Chile, the Middle East, New Zealand and Europe.

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Expansion team

An expansion team is a new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area.

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Field goal percentage

Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted.

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Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with any club or franchise; i.e., not under contract to any specific team.

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Frontier Communications

Frontier Communications Corporation is a telecommunications company in the United States.

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High-definition television

High-definition television (HDTV) is a television system providing an image resolution that is of substantially higher resolution than that of standard-definition television, either analog or digital.

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Houston Comets

The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Indiana Fever

The Indiana Fever are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Jasmine Thomas

Jasmine Thomas is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.

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Jasmine Thomas (basketball)

Jasmine Thomas (born September 30, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Jennifer Gillom

Jennifer "Grandmama" Gillom (born June 13, 1964) is an American former WNBA basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury from 1997 to 2002, before finishing her playing career with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2003.

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Jennifer Rizzotti

Jennifer Marie Rizzotti (born May 15, 1974) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player, and current Division I coach at George Washington University.

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Jessica Foley

Jessica (Jess) Mary Ellen Foley (born 20 April 1983) is an Australian women's basketball player, who has represented the country at both junior and senior levels.

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Jessica Moore (basketball)

Jessica Alicia Moore (born July 9, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.

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Johannah Leedham

Johannah "Jo" Leedham-Warner (born 12 May 1987) is a basketball player for Great Britain women's national basketball team and for French club ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq.

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Jonquel Jones

Jonquel Orthea Jones (born January 5, 1994) is a Bahamian professional basketball player with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball

The Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represents the University of Kansas and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are currently coached by Brandon Schneider.

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Kara Lawson

Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981) is a former American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a basketball television analyst for ESPN and the Washington Wizards.

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Kara Wolters

Kara Wolters Drinan (born August 15, 1975) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player.

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Katie Douglas

Kathryn Elizabeth "Katie" Douglas (born May 7, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player.

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Kelsey Bone

Kelsey Renée Bone (born December 31, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Kelsey Griffin

Kelsey Michelle Griffin (born July 2, 1987) is an American-Australian professional women's basketball player who last played for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award

The Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season, to the player who most "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court—ethical behavior, fair play and integrity." This is the same criterion used by the analogous NBA Sportsmanship Award, given by the NBA since its 1995–96 season.

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Lindsay Whalen

Lindsay Marie Whalen Greve (born May 9, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the head coach of the University of Minnesota's women's basketball team.

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Lisa Leslie

Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is a former American professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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List of WNBA All-Stars

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game played between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference All-Stars.

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List of Women's National Basketball Association head coaches

This is an all-time list of Women's National Basketball Association head coaches.

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Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali), is a landlocked country in West Africa, a region geologically identified with the West African Craton.

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Margo Dydek

Małgorzata Dydek (28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011), known as Margo Dydek in the United States, was a Polish professional basketball player.

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Miami Sol

The Miami Sol were a professional women's basketball team that was based in Miami, Florida and entered the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2000.

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Mike Gorman

Michael Gorman (born November 24, 1945 in Dorchester, Massachusetts) is a television play-by-play commentator for the Boston Celtics basketball team, currently broadcasting on the NBC Sports Boston.

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Mike Thibault

Mike Francis Thibault (born September 28, 1950) is an American basketball head coach, formerly of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and now of that league's Washington Mystics.

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Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County, and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Mistie Bass

Mistie McCray Bass (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional women's basketball player who is currently a free agent.

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Mohegan

The Mohegan are an American Indian people historically based in present-day Connecticut; the majority are associated with the Mohegan Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribe living on a reservation in the eastern upper Thames River valley of south-central Connecticut. It is one of two federally recognized tribes in the state, the other being the Mashantucket Pequot whose reservation is in Ledyard, Connecticut. There are also three state-recognized tribes: Schaghticoke, Paugusett, and Eastern Pequot. At the time of European contact, the Mohegan and Pequot were a unified tribal entity living in the southeastern Connecticut region, but the Mohegan gradually became independent as the hegemonic Pequot lost control over their trading empire and tributary groups. The name Pequot was given to the Mohegan by other tribes throughout the northeast and was eventually adopted by themselves. In 1637, English Puritan colonists destroyed a principal fortified village at Mistick with the help of Uncas, Wequash, and the Narragansetts during the Pequot War. This ended with the death of Uncas' cousin Sassacus at the hands of the Mohawk, an Iroquois Confederacy nation from west of the Hudson River. Thereafter, the Mohegan became a separate tribal nation under the leadership of their sachem Uncas. Uncas is a variant anglicized spelling of the Algonquian name Wonkus, which translates to "fox" in English. The word Mohegan (pronounced) translates in their respective Algonquin dialects (Mohegan-Pequot language) as "People of the Wolf". Over time, the Mohegan gradually lost ownership of much of their tribal lands. In 1978, Chief Rolling Cloud Hamilton petitioned for federal recognition of the Mohegan. Descendants of his Mohegan band operate independently of the federally recognized nation. In 1994, a majority group of Mohegan gained federal recognition as the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (MTIC). They have been defined by the United States government as the "successor in interest to the aboriginal entity known as the Mohegan Indian Tribe.", Mohegan Nation (Connecticut) Land Claim Settlement Act (1994), Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School, accessed 12 January 2013 The United States took land into trust the same year, under an act of Congress to serve as a reservation for the tribe. Most of the Mohegan people in Connecticut today live on the Mohegan Reservation at near Uncasville in the Town of Montville, New London County. The MTIC operate one of two Mohegan Sun Casinos on their reservation in Uncasville.

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Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun is an American casino, with of gambling space.

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Mohegan Sun Arena

The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun.

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Naismith College Player of the Year

The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.

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NBA Finals

The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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NBA TV

NBA TV is an American sports-oriented cable and satellite television network that is owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and operated by Turner Sports; the NBA also uses the network as a way of advertising the league's out-of-market sports package NBA League Pass, and partner channel TNT.

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NBC Sports Boston

NBC Sports Boston is an American regional sports network that is owned by the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal, and operates as an affiliate of NBC Sports Regional Networks.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball

The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in women's college basketball.

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New York Liberty

The New York Liberty are a professional basketball team based in the New York metropolitan area, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Nykesha Sales

Nykesha Simone Sales (born May 10, 1976) is an assistant coach at the University of Central Florida.

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Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida.

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Orlando Miracle

The Orlando Miracle were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Orlando, Florida.

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Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Orange County.

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Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Points per game

Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career.

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Portland Fire

The Portland Fire were a professional basketball team in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) based in Portland, Oregon that joined the league in 2000 as the counterpart to the NBA team the Portland Trail Blazers.

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Professional sports

Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance.

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RDV Sports, Inc.

RDV Sports, Inc. is a Michigan corporation set up by Richard DeVos to purchase the NBA franchise, the Orlando Magic.

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Rebecca Lobo

Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin (born October 6, 1973) is an American television basketball analyst and former women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003.

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Rebound (basketball)

In basketball, a rebound, colloquially referred to as a board, is a statistic awarded to a player who retrieves the ball after a missed field goal or free throw.

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Renee Montgomery

Renee Danielle Montgomery (born December 2, 1986) is an American basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Sacramento Monarchs

The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California.

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Sandrine Gruda

Sandrine Gruda (born June 25, 1987) is a French professional basketball player who is currently plays for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Seattle Storm

The Seattle Storm are a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Seattle SuperSonics

The Seattle SuperSonics, commonly known as the Sonics, were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington.

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Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City

The Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City was a successful effort by the ownership group of the Seattle SuperSonics to relocate the team from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Shannon Johnson

Shannon Regina "Pee Wee" Johnson (born August 18, 1974) is an American basketball player born in Hartsville, South Carolina.

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Steven Key

Steven Key (born May 14, 1968) is an American professional basketball coach and former professional player.

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Swin Cash

Swintayla Marie "Swin" Cash Canal (born September 22, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Taj McWilliams-Franklin

Taj McWilliams-Franklin (born October 20, 1970) is a former American professional women's basketball player, and the current assistant coach of the WNBA's Dallas Wings.

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Tamika Whitmore

Tamika Whitmore (born June 5, 1977) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA.

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Tan White

LaTanya "Tan" Chantella White (born September 27, 1982) is a professional basketball player.

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Tina Charles (basketball)

Tina Alexandria Charles (born December 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Tina Thompson

Tina Marie Thompson (born February 10, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player and current head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team.

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Tribe (Native American)

In the United States, an Indian tribe, Native American tribe, tribal nation or similar concept is any extant or historical clan, tribe, band, nation, or other group or community of Indigenous peoples in the United States.

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Tulsa Shock

The Tulsa Shock were a professional basketball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Uncasville, Connecticut

Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States.

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United States women's national basketball team

The USA Basketball Women's National Team, commonly known as the United States Women's National Basketball Team, is governed by USA Basketball and competes in FIBA Americas.

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Valerie Still

Valerie Still (born 1961) is a former United States professional women's basketball player with the Washington Mystics of the WNBA.

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Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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WCTX

WCTX, virtual channel 59 (VHF digital channel 10), is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to New Haven, Connecticut, United States and serving the Hartford–New Haven television market.

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Wendy Palmer

Wendy Palmer (born August 12, 1974) is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, and former head coach of the UNCG women's basketball team.

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WNBA All-Defensive Team

The WNBA All-Defensive Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season.

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WNBA All-Rookie Team

The WNBA All-Rookie Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the top rookies during the regular season.

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WNBA All-Star Game

The Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game, commonly referred to as the WNBA All-Star Game, is an annual exhibition basketball game played in the United States between the best players of the western and Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

The Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given to the player voted best of the annual All-Star Game.

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WNBA Coach of the Year Award

The Women's National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season.

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WNBA Finals

The WNBA Finals are the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the conclusion of the league's postseason each fall.

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WNBA Most Improved Player Award

The Women's National Basketball Association's Most Improved Player Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the 2000 WNBA season, to the most improved player of the regular season.

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WNBA Most Valuable Player Award

The Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season.

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WNBA on ESPN

The WNBA on ESPN refers to the presentation of Women's National Basketball Association games on the ESPN family of networks.

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WNBA Peak Performers

The Women's National Basketball Association Peak Performer Awards are given each year to players who lead the WNBA in scoring, rebounding, and assists.

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WNBA playoffs

The WNBA Playoffs is an elimination tournament between 8 teams in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), ultimately deciding the final two teams who will play in the WNBA Finals.

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WNBA Rookie of the Year Award

The Women's National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the 1998 WNBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season.

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WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award

The Women's National Basketball Association's Sixth Woman of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the 2007 WNBA season to the league's most valuable player for her team coming off the bench as a substitute (or sixth woman).

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Women's basketball

Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart.

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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors those who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball.

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Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in the United States.

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1999 Orlando Miracle season

The 1999 WNBA season was the Orlando Miracle's inaugural season.

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1999 WNBA season

The 1999 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's third season.

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2000 Orlando Miracle season

The 2000 WNBA season was their second in the league.

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2000 WNBA season

The 2000 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's fourth season.

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2001 Orlando Miracle season

The 2001 WNBA season was their third in the league.

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2001 WNBA season

The 2001 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's fifth season.

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2002 Orlando Miracle season

The 2002 WNBA season was their fourth season and their last in Orlando.

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2002 WNBA season

The 2002 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's sixth season.

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2003 Connecticut Sun season

The 2003 WNBA season was their fifth season and their first in Connecticut.

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2003 WNBA season

The 2003 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's seventh season.

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2004 Connecticut Sun season

The 2004 WNBA season was their sixth season and their second in Connecticut.

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2004 Seattle Storm season

The 2004 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Seattle Storm.

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2004 WNBA draft

2004 WNBA draft – 17 April 2004 On January 6, 2004 a dispersal draft took place.

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2004 WNBA season

The 2004 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's eighth season.

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2005 Connecticut Sun season

The 2005 WNBA season was their seventh season and their third in Connecticut.

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2005 Sacramento Monarchs season

The 2005 WNBA season was the Monarch’s ninth season.

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2005 WNBA Finals

The 2005 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2005 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.

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2005 WNBA season

The 2005 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's ninth season.

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2006 Connecticut Sun season

The 2006 WNBA season was their eighth season and their fourth in Connecticut.

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2006 WNBA season

The 2006 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's tenth season.

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2007 Connecticut Sun season

The 2007 WNBA season was their ninth season and their fifth in Connecticut.

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2007 WNBA season

The 2007 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's 11th season.

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2008 Connecticut Sun season

The 2008 WNBA season was their tenth season and their sixth in Connecticut.

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2008 WNBA season

The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2009 Connecticut Sun season

The 2009 WNBA season is the 11th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2009 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2009 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 25, 2009 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun.

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2009 WNBA draft

The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league.

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2009 WNBA season

The 2009 WNBA Season was the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2010 Connecticut Sun season

The 2010 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2010 WNBA draft

The 2010 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league.

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2010 WNBA season

The 2010 WNBA season was the 14th season of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2011 Connecticut Sun season

The 2011 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2011 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2011 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 23, 2011 (3:30pm EDT on ABC) at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, home of the San Antonio Silver Stars.

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2011 WNBA draft

The 2011 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league.

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2011 WNBA season

The 2011 WNBA season was the 15th season of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2012 Connecticut Sun season

The 2012 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2012 WNBA draft

The 2012 WNBA draft was the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league.

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2012 WNBA season

The 2012 WNBA season was the 16th season of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2013 Connecticut Sun season

The 2013 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their 11th since moving to Connecticut from Orlando.

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2013 WNBA season

The 2013 WNBA season was the 17th season of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2014 Connecticut Sun season

The 2014 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2014 WNBA season

The 2014 WNBA season was the 18th season of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2015 Connecticut Sun season

The 2015 WNBA season was a season for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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2015 WNBA season

The 2015 WNBA season was the 19th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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2016 WNBA season

The 2016 WNBA season was the 20th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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2017 Connecticut Sun season

The 2017 WNBA season will be the 19th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the WNBA.

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2017 WNBA season

The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Sun

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