The WNBA playoff bracket has been set with the Indiana Fever of the Eastern Conference and the Minnesota Lynx of the Western Conference grabbing the top seeds. ESPN2 and ESPN3 will show up to 17 playoff games beginning Thursday, Sept. 15, including the best-of-five WNBA Finals. Read More 

In addition, espnW.com will feature WNBA stories and highlights as the league prepares to start the playoffs.  In addition to extensive WNBA coverage, espnW will highlight Carrie Howe, a 30-year-old sailing pro, competing this week for a world title in Palma, Spain.  After this, she will turn her attention to competing this fall in the America’s Cup World Series, a three-stage race that finishes in San Diego in November. Howe is the only female sailor taking part in the 34th America’s Cup. For more on these and other stories, visit espnW.com.

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