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1834:, March 15, 1979. Accessed July 28, 2010.
1729:. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
2240:Women's Professional basketball research
1889:. funwhileitlasted.net. 18 December 2011
1777:, July 19, 1978. Accessed July 26, 2010.
1975:"SPORTS WORLD SPECIALS; Dead or Alive?"
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2547:WABA (1984)
2381:WBL seasons
2021:The Gazette
1670:Bill Cowher
1560:Althea Gwyn
1514:Molly Bolin
1431:New Jersey
1368:Linda Mann
1330:Donna Geils
1273:California
1225:Dean Weese
1201:New Jersey
1184:Washington
1171:Nat Frazier
1067:Terry Kunze
1061:California
974:New Jersey
870:California
831:New Jersey
783:Steve Kirk
487:Terry Kunze
449:Pearl Moore
445:Molly Bolin
404:New Orleans
396:Los Angeles
296:Henry Maier
259:Molly Bolin
175:Minneapolis
154:Essex House
97:Most titles
89:champion(s)
3259:Categories
3235:Volleyball
3187:Water polo
3182:Volleyball
3147:Gymnastics
3040:Volleyball
2919:LFL Canada
2778:USL (1995)
2763:WPSL Elite
2617:Ice hockey
2509:Basketball
2216:22 October
2177:28 October
2137:28 October
2098:28 October
1922:22 October
1708:References
1662:Kaye Young
1626:Superstars
1602:Ann Meyers
1465:Minnesota
1448:Milwaukee
1397:Minnesota
1312:Ray Scott
1307:Minnesota
1290:Milwaukee
1220:Milwaukee
1165:Milwaukee
1114:St. Louis
1097:Milwaukee
1080:Minnesota
1027:Minnesota
980:Doug Bruno
801:Don Knodel
759:Minnesota
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343:Felt Forum
304:Cincinnati
191:Ann Meyers
179:New Jersey
146:Bill Byrne
45:Basketball
2407:WBL draft
2285:WBL teams
1578:, former
1528:, former
1344:New York
1261:Mel Sims
1243:Dave Wohl
957:New York
921:New York
892:Rod Lein
675:(1979–80)
663:(1979–81)
657:(1979–81)
651:(1979–80)
645:(1978–80)
639:(1979–81)
633:(1978–81)
627:(1980–81)
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573:(1979–80)
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412:St. Louis
245:with the
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171:Milwaukee
150:Manhattan
3240:Lacrosse
3152:Lacrosse
3081:Ringette
3002:Lacrosse
2856:football
2854:Gridiron
2801:Softball
2728:U Sports
2640:U Sports
2607:U Sports
2501:by sport
1676:See also
1414:Chicago
1010:Chicago
993:Chicago
814:Houston
742:Chicago
276:and the
243:Bulgaria
3127:Bowling
3104:Leagues
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2499:Leagues
2398:1980–81
2393:1979–80
2388:1978–79
2027:23 June
1893:May 14,
1380:Dayton
1237:Dallas
1131:Dayton
778:Dallas
719:Losses
539:of the
501:player
475:Chicago
280:at the
163:Houston
159:Chicago
77:Country
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400:Dallas
59:Ceased
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2874:USWFL
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887:Iowa
739:.500
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565:Teams
290:with
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3210:Golf
3197:NAIA
3142:Golf
3114:NCAA
3076:Golf
3053:LOVB
3020:WPLL
3010:UWLX
2969:WPFL
2939:WAFL
2929:NWFA
2899:IWFL
2889:AFWL
2879:MWFL
2864:WNFC
2834:NAIA
2828:WCWS
2743:WUSA
2723:NAIA
2698:WPSL
2688:NWSL
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2645:CWHL
2625:PWHL
2602:NAIA
2567:NWBL
2527:WBDA
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2517:WNBA
2450:1981
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1895:2019
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2992:WPL
2959:WFL
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