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Coach Dawn Staley earns Billie Jean King Leadership award

FILE - South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley and her dog Champ pose for a photo, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Paradise Island, Bahamas, where the team is playing in the Battle 4 Atlantis NCAA college basketball tournament. On Wednesday night, Oct. 12, 2022, Staley will be on the receiving end of more accolades. Staley will accept the Billie Jean King Leadership Award at the Women’s Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports. (AP Photo/Aaron Beard, File)

FILE - South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley reacts during the first half of a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. On Wednesday night, Oct. 12, 2022, Staley will be on the receiving end of more accolades. Staley will accept the Billie Jean King Leadership Award at the Women’s Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports.(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley cuts the net after a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament against UConn Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. On Wednesday night, Oct. 12, 2022, Staley will be on the receiving end of more accolades. Staley will accept the Billie Jean King Leadership Award at the Women’s Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Coach Dawn Staley earns Billie Jean King Leadership award