Women and Sports: Can the WNBA Survive?

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The WNBA (the professional women’s basketball league) just kicked off its new season. The team that won the first WNBA championships, the Houston Comets, folded under financial pressure. The teams that remain are more talent-packed than ever. But they still face a very tough opponent: the economy. The Takeaway is joined by ESPN.com writer Mechelle Voepel to talk about the WBNA’s future.

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