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June 20, 2026
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Breakaway is an SB Nation vertical focused on women’s sports: from basketball to boxing, from soccer to softball. We take the success and ever-increasing popularity of women’s sports as a given, not a novelty. And we help define the growing fan culture around women’s sports.

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Government shutdown puts marquee women’s college basketball game in jeopardyGovernment shutdown puts marquee women’s college basketball game in jeopardy
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How will Kara Lawson balance Team USA prep while coaching Duke?How will Kara Lawson balance Team USA prep while coaching Duke?
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South Carolina women’s basketball star out for 2025-26 season with ACL injurySouth Carolina women’s basketball star out for 2025-26 season with ACL injury
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Inside the greatest comeback in the WNBAInside the greatest comeback in the WNBA
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