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Four-time NCAA champion. No. 1 pick. Olympic gold medalist. Rookie of the Year.It has been a whirlwind six months for Breanna Stewart as she completed her career at the University of Connecticut as the winningest player in NCAA womens history and began her professional life as the Seattle Storms top draft choice, with a detour through Rio in the middle.Now, theres one more first for Stewart: her first time playing overseas. Not long after Stewarts rookie season ended with a loss to the Atlanta Dream in the opening round of the WNBA playoffs, she headed to Shanghai to prepare for a new season in the Womens Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA).For me, I wanted to be in a place that was competitive. It was one of the best leagues in the world but also had a shorter season, Stewart said during the WNBA season. Coming off a long season with UConn, going right into the WNBA, the Olympics, finishing the WNBA, I think it was the smartest decision for my body, and Im looking forward to it.Playing overseas during the winter is common for womens basketball stars, who can make several times their WNBA earnings in foreign leagues without any maximum salary. (Kate Fagan of espnW visited Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury in Russia last season and wrote about their experience.)Griner is one of a handful of notable WNBA players who have played in recent seasons in the WCBA, which allows teams to import one player to go alongside Chinese talent. That list also includes three-time MVP Lauren Jackson, 2012 MVP Tina Charles, 2014 MVP Maya Moore, 2015 Finals MVP Sylvia Fowles and two-time All-Star MVP Swin Cash. Though Stewart did not consult anyone who played in China previously, their experience helped make her feel confident heading to the WCBA.Theyve all been over there, and its all worked out really, really well when theyve been in China, Stewart said. Just knowing that Im not going to be the first one to go to a country and test the waters (makes me comfortable). Theyve already done that, and I know that its going to be great when I go there.Still, there will be an adjustment. Stewart has never been abroad for more than a month at a time while playing for USA Basketball, and this will be her first time visiting Asia.Im most curious about the style of living and that kind of thing, how people interact and just walking around the city, she said. You walk around a city like Seattle and you can kind of get a vibe and a feel for people, and walking around in Shanghai, what kind of vibe and feel is that?The WCBAs style of play may require some getting used to as well. The league has a well-earned reputation for physical play. Stewarts going in with an idea of what to expect.Ive definitely heard that its physical, she said. So hopefully the WNBA is just gearing me up for that, and the international competition with the Olympics. But you cant really get prepared for it until you actually are a part of it.While part of the appeal of playing in China for WNBA stars is the fact that they can get back home for a month or two before training camp -- the leagues finals end in early March -- that still doesnt leave much time for skill development. So part of the challenge for Stewart as a professional will be finding a way to improve during the WCBA season.I think that being a pro, having that be my job, if thats how you want to say it, you want to make sure that youre getting better, she said. The WNBA offseason, its not really an offseason because youre playing overseas, but any time that I have to improve and get better, I will.But it wont be all work for Stewart. Shes looking forward to what she describes as an adventure.It looks like a great city, she said. The team has reached out and shown their excitement and that kind of thing, and its going to be an adventure. I think that its going to be a good one, and I have good people surrounding me, and it should be fun.Tom Brady Jersey Throwback . Despite the cost, effort and an improved steroid test, its possible that very few -- if any -- positives will be detected, Dr. Richard Budgett told The Associated Press in an interview. "We just dont know what the results from Torino will be," Budgett said. 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Its not what I want to focus on because we have let Lewis down today and that should be something that we are beating up ourselves [for] and not moan about an unfair penalty that didnt make any difference because Nico was still third [at the end of the race].But over a couple of months ago we decided together [in Formula One] that we wanted to allow the racing between all the cars and if it wasnt 100 percent clear that someone was at fault then we would let them race against each other ... and then this. I dont know, it is for others to comment and not my main priority after that race today.ddddddddddddRosberg managed to build a 12 second gap over Raikkonen so that the penalty did not affect his final position, but also revealed he had to push his engine harder than he wanted to build up the buffer.I accept [the penalty], he said. And Im fortunate that it didnt cost me a position in the race, of course. 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