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Why the WNBA's salary deal is being hailed as a historic moment for women's sports

The new collective bargaining agreement for WNBA players has been years in the making, and marks the end of an increasingly acrimonious battle over salaries and revenue-sharing that has seen players campaigning to be paid more since the basketball league's 1997 inception. It was a moment of pure, unfiltered joy. Or the closest possible approximation you could get at 2:30 a.m. after more than a week of marathon negotiations. "Happy smiles," the WNBA's Nneka Ogwumike said in a video posted to her Instagram account showi... [5121 chars]

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