3 Stories: WNBA Negotiations, American Marathoners, Championship Parades

The WNBA players' union opted out of its collective bargaining agreement on Thursday. With the existing agreement now set to expire at the end of the 2019 season, WNBA players will spend the next year negotiating for higher salaries, better working conditions and more extensive league marketing. Only A Game's Karen Given weighs in.

Also, for the first time in recent history, the reigning women's champions of the Boston and New York Marathons are both American. But Kenyan and Ethiopian women are still posting the fastest marathon times. Rachel Bachman wonders which matters more: speed or winning?

Plus, the city of Boston survived its 11th championship parade in the past 16 years — though the World Series trophy finished a little worse for wear. Kyle Draper encourages some new unwritten rules for future title celebrations.

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