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    Three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker has announced she’s retiring after 16 seasons. Parker wrote in a social media post on Sunday that she refuses to cheat the game and has decided to call it a career at 38 years old. Parker became the first player in WNBA history to be named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same season in 2008. She also is the only player in league history to win a championship with three different teams. She won gold medals in 2008 and 2012 and a second league MVP in 2013.

      A marathon runner in the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series in Nashville this weekend has died after receiving emergency treatment at the race. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series says the runner received urgent medical attention on-site Saturday before being taken to a hospital, where the participant died. Organizers did not immediately release the identity of the runner. The race series included marathon, half-marathon, 10K and 5K races on Saturday. More than 23,000 runners were registered for the weekend’s races.

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