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Sources: WNBA sets deadline to keep '26 intact

The WNBA told the union and its teams on Monday that a new CBA must be agreed to by March 10 for the 2026 schedule not to be impacted, sources told ESPN.

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The Phantom will face the Vinyl and the Mist play the Breeze in the semifinals on Monday in Brooklyn.

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