Woman allergic to sun to run Grandma's Marathon, Lynx push past tough loss to Aces

Amelia Santaniello hosts this week’s WoMN in Sports special, celebrating female athletes' excitement, strength, and inspiration. In this episode, meet a runner participating in Grandma's Marathon, despite being allergic to the sun, hear what Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles said after a tough loss against the Las Vegas Aces and learn about a college inclusion program helping to shape a national competitor. 0:00 Introduction 0:36 Why celebrate women's sports? 0:50 Runner allergic to sun to run Grandma's Marathon thanks to clinical trial 3:38 U of M women's basketball players take part in summer workouts 4:38 WNBA to expand regular season next year 5:01 Olivia Miles on Lynx' loss to Aces 5:42 Lynx looking forward to having healthy team 6:17 Lynx douse Portland Fire 107-74 7:10 Twin Cities to host 2026 Special Olympics 7:26 Special Olympians hit the court with Lynx players 9:24 Bethel's Lucy Haugland to represent Team Minnesota in Special Olympics 11:55 Minnesota-based music group to perform throughout Special Olympics 12:51 Minnesota Frost select Sarah Swiderski with No. 9 pick in 2026 draft 13:07 Gophers' Abbey Murphy drafted No. 2 overall by Seattle Torrent 13:16 Frost players Kelly Pannek and Taylor Heise win PWHL awards 13:34 Williams sisters returning to doubles competition at Wimbledon #wcco #sports #womeninsports Official Site: http://wcco.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSMinnesota Twitter: https://twitter.com/wcco Instagram: https://instagram.com/wcco/