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  "id": 15021844,
  "title": "What is the NWSL Skills Challenge? What to know about the event featuring USWNT stars",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/what-is-the-nwsl-skills-challenge-what-to-know-about-the-event",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T19:03:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nwsl-skills-challenge-know-event-190355160.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NWSL Skills Challenge is a showcase event held during the league's championship weekend, featuring some of the National Women's Soccer League's biggest names. Two teams of NWSL players compete in three skill contests - Gauntlet, Breakaway Circuit, and Precision Point - with the winning team receiving a $35,000 prize. The event will take place on November 20, 2026, in Alexandria, Virginia, and will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+ the following day.",
  "summary": "United States women's national soccer team stars Claire Hutton, Emma Sears and Jaedyn Shawn headline the NWSL Skills Challenge showcase.",
  "key_points": [
    "NWSL Skills Challenge is a championship weekend showcase event",
    "Three skill contests: Gauntlet, Breakaway Circuit, Precision Point",
    "Event on November 20, 2026, in Alexandria, Virginia, broadcast on CBS and Paramount+"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Jaminet stars as Toulon beat Edinburgh in Challenge Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/jaminet-stars-as-toulon-beat-edinburgh-in-challenge-cup",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:01:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}