Alexander: WNBA has progressed, but it can do better

I have to remind myself every so often that the WNBA is 27 years old. Given all of the failed leagues that have littered the landscape of professional sports in this country, it is already a success. Consider, as this country's premier women's basketball league enters its 28th season, where the big brother NBA was in its 28th season in 1973-74. The average salary was as high as $90,000 (which would be $635,570 today), the highest in pro sports at the time, but that was mainly because of the battle for players between the NBA and ABA.