Athletes Unlimited Kicks Off Season 2 at Dallas’ Fair Park Coliseum

Season Two of the player-driven league Athletes Unlimited tipped-off Thursday night with two action-packed games at Dallas’ Fair Park Coliseum.

Team Cloud, led by Natasha Cloud of the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, defeated Team Cole, led by Taj Cole of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun by a score of 78-72 in Game 2, the second game of opening night.

The first game was won by Team Williams, led by Courtney Williams of the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. They defeated Team Sims 9893 in overtime. Team Sims was led by Odyssey Sims, an Irving, Texas native who graduated from MacArthur High School in Irving.

AU, a player-driven league where they get to make all of the executive decisions, is in it’s second season and is featuring 44 of the best professional women’s basketball players – the major- ity of which play for the WNBA - competing on four teams. The 30-game season is five-weeks long and Fair Park Coliseum and concludes on Sunday, March 25. Individual athletes earn points on every play and the leaderboard will change constantly. In addition, teams change each week, with the top four athletes in the standings serving as captains and drafting their teams. At the end of the five-week season, the player with the most points is crowned as individual champion.

The teams play three games per week, most available on WNBA League Pass. CBS Sports Network will air five of the 30 games live, while the remainder of the games can be viewed via the Athletes Unlimited YouTube page. Select games will be simulcast by the Women’s Sports Network and

Bally Sports regional sports networks.

Athletes Unlimited is a new model of pro sports where athletes are decision-makers and individual players are champions of team sports. Athletes Unlimited features faster play and new team rosters every week. Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased at auprosports.com. Also visit the site for the game schedule.