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Key takeaways
- The WNBA tipped off its 30th season over the weekend with a collection of cool moments and hot takes.
- The Portland Fire, who briefly existed from 2000 to 2002, opened their "resurrection" season while the expansion Toronto Tempo played their first WNBA game.
- On Saturday, the Las Vegas Aces got diamond championship rings -- and then got routed by the Phoenix Mercury, who got a small measure of revenge after being swept by the Aces in last year's WNBA Finals.
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The WNBA tipped off its 30th season over the weekend with a collection of cool moments and hot takes.
The Portland Fire, who briefly existed from 2000 to 2002, opened their "resurrection" season while the expansion Toronto Tempo played their first WNBA game.
On Saturday, the Las Vegas Aces got diamond championship rings -- and then got routed by the Phoenix Mercury, who got a small measure of revenge after being swept by the Aces in last year's WNBA Finals. But on Sunday, the Aces blew out the Los Angeles Sparks.
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