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Skylar Diggins knows how much the UConn-Notre Dame game can tell each team about itself. She played in 15 games in the series from 2010-13, and won seven of them with the Fighting Irish.The rivalry changed, certainly, with Notre Dame going to the ACC and UConn then becoming part of the American Athletic Conference in 2013. But its still a measuring-stick game, and Diggins will be courtside at Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday (ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET) to see for herself this No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup.The Associated Press Top 25 swapped the teams this week as UConn took over the No. 1 spot, with Notre Dame falling to No. 2. The USA Today coaches poll, which came out Tuesday, has the Irish first.Its great were going to have the biggest test this early, but I dont think its a make-or-break for either team, Diggins said. Its going to be a competitive game. I want to see how Brianna Turner plays in this game; shes still finding out how good she is.Notre Dames freshman guards from last year are sophomores now, and theres great leadership from [senior] Lindsay Allen. I think shell be great at the next level in the WNBA.Diggins sounds a bit like a coach saying she wonders if so far, the Irish have played more to the level of the competition than as well as they can play. But she also understands that Notre Dame is a program that gets other teams best effort.As for the Huskies, Diggins said, We know whats going to come from Connecticut. They always bring it. To beat a team like that, you have to take it away from them. Its tough. Im excited about being there to see it, but also about what it does for the young women that are watching it.Diggins is working hard at preparing for her fifth WNBA season next summer, and also is involved in projects like the Allstate WBCA Good Works team, for which shes a panelist. There are 97 womens college basketball players from all divisions nominated for their community service, and that list will be trimmed to a final team of 10 in February by Diggins and the other panelists.I understand what its like to be a student-athlete in their shoes juggling academics, athletics, and work off the court, Diggins said. This is recognition that highlights what you do for other people, and giving back.Thats something thats vital to the WNBA, too. Diggins Dallas Wings had their first season in a new city this past summer after moving from Tulsa. Dallas finished 11-23; Diggins played in 27 games and averaged 13.1 points. She missed most of the 2015 season with a knee injury, and it took some time in 2016 for her to really feel comfortable again.As the season progressed, I felt better and more confident in my knee, Diggins said. With our team, I wish we could have finished in the playoffs. But being our first year in Dallas, we are still building our organization. I feel like we have a lot of the pieces we need.Im looking forward to next season and coming back really feeling like Sky on the floor again. Its hard playing when you dont feel like yourself. I just had to get out there this year, and it was humbling for me. But its going to be in the front of my mind all offseason. Im focused on being 100 percent at the start of next season.Diggins also said that its OK with her that there arent a lot of expectations for Dallas.I think we have to earn our respect, she said. I dont mind being an underdog, though. Well play that role.When she was at Notre Dame, of course, the Irish were rarely underdogs. 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"It certainly means that its possible that the team wont play there next year," Daly said. "Were in the short strokes in Phoenix now." Asked about Quebec City, Bettman refused to speculate on potential landing spots for the Coyotes. "Were still focused on making it work with the Coyotes staying in Arizona," he said. "I dont want to begin the process, particularly publicly, where theres going to be a lot of speculation as to where the team might go if it moved because all that would do would be to unfairly raise expectation in places." Seattle, Southern Ontario and Kansas City are among other areas considered ripe for relocation. But Bettman and Daly emphasized, as they did with the Atlanta Thrashers, that moving any team is a last resort. "No matter how this plays out, I dont think anybody can accuse us of kind of (taking) a grass-is-greener approach to this," Daly said. 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Bettman wouldnt confirm whether putting the team on hiatus was a possibility, saying only there was a "myriad of options." The Coyotes were reportedly sold to a Canadian-led ownership group which is negotiating with the city of Glendale for a lease at the Jobing.com Arena. "I think everybody knows kind of whats on the table, and I think the puck is pretty much in the city of Glendales end with respect to how theyre going to deal with that," Daly said. The same could be said for NHL players participation in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Bettman said the NHL Players Association had more issues unresolved with getting a deal done but added that it is being worked out "together." "Were optimistic that we can get it done, but it isnt done yet," Bettman said. "Until its all done, it isnt done." Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping NFL Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '