{
  "id": 15279398,
  "title": "Cathy Engelbert: Next WNBA Commissioner Will Need ‘Thick Skin’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/cathy-engelbert-next-wnba-commissioner-will-need-thick-skin",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T20:44:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/leagues/basketball/2026/cathy-engelbert-next-wnba-commissioner-will-need-thick-skin-1234952516/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The next leader of the WNBA will “have to have very thick skin,” according to outgoing commissioner Cathy Engelbert, speaking Saturday in what is expected to be her final press conference before her retirement at the end of the year. Engelbert reflected on her seven-year tenure ahead of the first game of the 2026 WNBA […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Front Office Sports",
        "title": "Engelbert: Next WNBA Commissioner Must Build on League’s Growth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/engelbert-next-wnba-commissioner-must-build-on-leagues-growth",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:32:15.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}