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Yes. The E.W. Scripps Company — which owns Scripps News — does air WNBA Friday night games on our sister network, ION, and we disclose that relationship in our coverage.Scripps News and our local stations have promoted the Friday night spotlight games on air, as we do — with disclosure — in support of other parent company initiatives like the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the Scripps Howard Journalism Awards and our charitable annual"If You Give A Child A Book" fundraising campaign.
But aside from our transparent promotion of WNBA games on our sister network ION, women’s basketball does not get disproportionate coverage at Scripps News. We cover it as news warrants, including when that news happens on competitor networks. Women’s basketball is having a moment. Thanks in no small part to the drafting of popular college players like Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, we're seeing women's pro basketball dominate the cultural consciousness on a much larger scale.
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