FILE - Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker, right, blocks a shot by New York Liberty's Epiphanny Prince during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Aug. 4, 2017, in Los Angeles. While the fight for gender equity continues around the sports world, 26 years after it was launched the WNBA is one of the longest running professional women's sports league. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)