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Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist Anne Donovan dies.

By DOUG FEINBERG legacy will be permanent
AP Basketball Writer and everlasting and will for-
Anne Donovan, the Bas- ever remain as the founda-
ketball Hall of Famer who tion upon which the Lady
won a national champion- Monarch brand became
ship at Old Dominion, two national and synonymous
Olympic gold medals as with success."
a player and another as a The 6-foot-8 center
coach, died Wednesday coached both in col-
of heart failure. She was 56. lege and the WNBA. She
Donovan's family con- became the first female
firmed the death in a state- coach and the youngest
ment. person (42) to win a title in
"While it is extremely difficult the WNBA, guiding the Se-
to express how devastating attle Storm to a champion-
it is to lose Anne, our fam- ship in 2004.
ily remains so very grateful "Anne Donovan will al-
to have been blessed with ways be remembered as a
such a wonderful human championship coach and
being," the statement said. a championship person,"
"Anne touched many lives the Storm said in a state-
as a daughter, sister, aunt, ment. "Her dedication, pas-
friend and coach. Anne sion and winning spirit set
was a person with strong and coach, but even more She was inducted into the "Throughout her college the tone for Storm Basket-
faith, courageous spirit, proud of her character, in- Naismith Memorial Basket- and professional career ball. We are deeply sad-
a giving heart and love tegrity, humility and kind- ball Hall of Fame in 1995, Anne was one of ODU's dened by her passing and
for everyone," her fam- ness." was part of the inaugural best ambassadors both share our heartfelt condo-
ily's statement continued. Donovan was at the Wom- class of the Women's Bas- for the institution and Lady lences with her family."
"We are so proud of her en's Basketball Hall of Fame ketball Hall of Fame in 1999 Monarch basketball," Mon- Donovan was a member of
accomplishments as a in Knoxville, Tennessee, last and was inducted in the archs athletic director three Olympics teams as a
women's' basketball player weekend. FIBA Hall of Fame in 2015. Wood Selig said. "Anne's player. q

McGregor the case "out of the way." A UFC spokesman did
Continued from Page 18 McGregor, once the UFC's not immediately respond
Judge Raymond Rodriguez simultaneous 145- and to questions about Mc-
ordered them to return July 155-pound champion, Gregor's future with the or-
26. hasn't fought since the fra- ganization.
"I regret my actions that led cas. McGregor, widely known
me here today," McGregor The UFC stripped him of for his fight-related antics,
said outside court after- its 155-pound champion- was seen on camera at-
ward, a departure from his ship belt in April because tacking the bus in a Bar-
tone in the incident's im- he had not fought in 17 clays Center loading dock
mediate aftermath. "I un- months. During that time, after a press event ahead
derstand the seriousness of McGregor turned to box- of UFC 223, which featured
this matter and I'm hopeful ing and secured a guar- the sport's biggest card of
to get it resolved soon." anteed $30 million payday the year.
Assistant District Attorney despite losing a highly-an- He and an entourage that
Janet Gleeson said the ticipated bout last year to UFC president Dana White
case hasn't been present- Floyd Mayweather Jr. described as "20 hoodlums
ed to a grand jury for pos- While the Mayweather that flew in from Ireland" Cian Cowley, right, listens as his attorney John Arlia, left,
address Judge Rodriquez in Brooklyn Supreme Court, Thursday,
sible indictment because fight propelled McGregor crashed the event alleg- June 14, 2018, in New York.
of the plea negotiations, to No. 4 on Forbes' list of edly looking for retaliation Associated Press
signaling interest from all the world's highest-paid against main event fighter
sides to resolve the matter athletes, he lamented on Khabib Nurmagomedov, launched the hand truck. them from their bouts.
swiftly. McGregor cheered Instagram last week that who had been in an al- Nurmagomedov was on White said McGregor justi-
Cowley as he fought in Bel- he would have been No. 2 tercation with McGregor's the bus and said he had to fied the confrontation in
fast on Saturday and flew if his arrest hadn't cost him friend, Artem Lobov. be restrained to keep from a text exchange just be-
with him on a private jet a shot at fighting at UFC Video showed McGregor fighting McGregor. fore he turned himself in
to the U.S. for the hearing. 224 on May 12. tossing trash cans and be- Fighters Michael Chiesa to police. According to
Cowley said after the fight "Something came up how- ing blocked from throw- and Ray Borg were hurt White, he said it "had to be
that he was hoping to get ever," he wrote. ing a barricade before he by shattered glass, forcing done."q