{
  "id": 494509,
  "title": "The Indiana Fever just signed another key player",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/the-indiana-fever-just-signed-another-key-player",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T16:41:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SB Nation",
    "slug": "sb-nation",
    "url": "https://www.sbnation.com/womens-sports/1124442/indiana-fever-mercedes-russell-signed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Indiana Fever have signed veteran center Mercedes Russell to a season-ending injury exception contract. Russell, who played for the Los Angeles Sparks last season, will bolster the team’s frontcourt after Damiris Dantas underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn meniscus. Russell was drafted 22nd overall by the New York Liberty in the 2018 WNBA […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}