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But no US sports league can match the sustained commitment and sense of urgency around societal issues more than the WNBA, who were throwing their support behind causes ranging from sexual assault prevention to Planned Parenthood to educational support for LGBTQ+ youth at a time when top athletes in other organizations mostly adhered to the prevailing “Republicans buy sneakers, too” apoliticism of the day. The latest chapter and most visible triumph in that lengthy history came early Wednesday morning when Raphael Warnock won a runoff election to unseat Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler, the...

WNBA players celebrate Raphael Warnock's projected win over Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler By Zoe Christen Jones, Christopher Brito January 6, 2021 / 3:55 PM / CBS News History made in Georgia runoffs Some WNBA players celebrated on Wednesday after Democrat Raphael Warnock was projected to defeat incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler in a critical Senate runoff election in Georgia. WNBA players campaigned for Warnock after Loeffler, the co-owner of the WNBA team the Atlanta Dream, criticized the league's support for the Black Lives Matter movement.  "Wo...