What’s Trending: #RoadToRio Underway, #WNBA20 On Hold

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Here’s What’s Trending on July 25, 2016:

#USABWNT: Olympic Team vs. Select Team Scrimmage

The WNBA’s Olympic Break began Saturday and will run through August 25 as the league’s top stars put their championship chase aside to chase gold in Rio.

The U.S. Women’s National Team’s exhibition schedule begins Monday on NBA TV when they scrimmage against the Select Team, comprised of up-and-coming WNBA stars.

#RoadToRio: Training Camp Begins in Los Angeles

The U.S. Women’s National Team’s quest for a sixth straight Olympic gold medal officially began on Saturday, when the full squad convened in Los Angeles for training camp.

Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Player Interviews

#WNBA20: Dive into the Olympic Video Vault

WNBA.com’s 20th season video vault includes the best of the pros in Olympic competition. Check out the archives at WNBA.com/WNBA20/Olympics.

#WatchMeWork: A Look at Each Team at the Break

#24Forever: “The Final Season – Episode 2” Released

In Episode 2 of an @WNBA and WNBA.com series, Tamika Catchings makes her final stops in Phoenix and Seattle and reconnects with old friends and Olympic teammates Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird.

#WNBAPlayoffs: Sparks, Lynx Clinch Spots

Under this season’s new playoff format, the top eight teams regardless of conference qualify and the top two seeds are more coveted than ever, given that they’ll receive byes to the semifinals.

That makes the Sparks and Lynx becoming the first two teams to clinch playoff berths even bigger news.

#GoSparks: L.A. Enters the Break On Top

Considered a fringe contender before the season, the Sparks could have only imagined a pre-break schedule as successful as this one.

They enter August atop the WNBA standings at 21-3, with forward Nneka Ogwumike emerging as one of two frontrunners for this year’s MVP. Though the disappointment of missing the Olympic roster cut surely stung in April, Ogwumike and Candace Parker resting during this break while their rivals compete in Rio should only help their WNBA championship chase.

#LosLynx: Minny Rides Six-Game Winning Streak into Break

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While the Sparks’ incredible season start extended all the way to 20-1, the Lynx have remarkably kept pace. The defending champs won a league-high six straight games before the break and sit just one game behind L.A. for the top overall seed.

Of course, their mission now changes as stars Seimone Augustus, Sylvia Fowles, Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen will all be competing for gold in Rio.

#GoLiberty: Charles Leads League in Scoring & Rebounding

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New York Liberty superstar Tina Charles reached a new level of dominance during the season’s first two months, leading the league in both scoring (21.4 PPG) and rebounding (9.6 RPG).

How rare is that? During the WNBA’s first 19 seasons, only Chamique Holdsclaw in 2002 and Lauren Jackson in 2007 have finished first in both categories.

#RookieReport: Taking Stock of the First-Round Picks

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