{"id":557499,"date":"2026-03-24T12:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/557499\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:56:12","slug":"inside-the-wnbas-8-day-100-hour-cba-marathon-negotiations-that-forged-a-transformational-deal-toronto-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/557499\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the WNBA\u2019s 8-day, 100-hour CBA marathon negotiations that forged a transformational deal &#8211; Toronto Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikwJBVV95cUxOaTI0RFRKU3c0LTBmVjlKdndqWlY0U0dKZ25OV241eUlab01JX1lNeWFHUDJkSFNydTRPekN3V1c5emtHN0pHZnFJRDJYcjd5TzNPblYtX0hKVl9zblFNaDlnT0l4aWcyelVjSGVqd0FqMHdwS2x4NkRwYU5reWFPc21BaWNCZkV1Mk9TRjFicXY5QkVzN3hlZ2NTNmNOcFlmSmUzRDByUlNGTUtsTTY0V0dseDB5dWNKVFprRzY1eGJTVEFqVzJJN2hWWFhMZDNUeTBkdEpIWDI3OEhOcU00bFVZcDlkUExqUlJLTHpfY1BZMVpCZFgyS0RQR3FpX3hJc3BBLVZ2S21lSEltNnZDOG91dw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Inside the WNBA\u2019s 8-day, 100-hour CBA marathon negotiations that forged a transformational deal<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Toronto Star<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi6AFBVV95cUxQNkpHblF5S3U5LURPUDJXZFo3UWNQcUR6V2lYa25uakFFYWJYaC1OUTdUZ0U1VjFYVm1GNEF0NWJuOHFmU1JtdE0zdFhvX1RYZzlHcjJJSUVfOHNiM25vVUdTcWE1QlBaSHQzank4SEt0em1QcnBoN0RpRFlXSEpoRVQtMlo2bGVtVjNZdHo0T1dJX0M2eWJTeEk1MUdvY0I0OHlWZWU1U0xVSUtQTS1mVVZwN2M0d2pFeUtpaVZPMkFmXy1ia1V2czlXbHBKUFl3Rkx2dTJONlN2ekE3NmtZS0x4ZHRKMTVi?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Is Caitlin Clark a free agent? 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