{"id":89029,"date":"2025-07-24T16:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/89029\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:10:08","slug":"dallas-wings-sign-guard-grace-berger-to-second-seven-day-hardship-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/89029\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Wings sign guard Grace Berger to second seven-day hardship contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/wings\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/wings\/\">Dallas Wings<\/a> made a roster move before their Friday night meeting with the Golden State Valkyries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Guard Grace Berger has been signed to a second seven-day hardship contract,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DallasWingsPR\/status\/1948404024530579957\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DallasWingsPR\/status\/1948404024530579957\"> the team announced Thursday.<\/a> Berger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/wings\/2025\/07\/18\/dallas-wings-midseason-report-paige-bueckers-arike-ogunbowale\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/wings\/2025\/07\/18\/dallas-wings-midseason-report-paige-bueckers-arike-ogunbowale\/\">was initially signed to a seven-day hardship contract<\/a> on July 16 and was waived Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Berger played 10 minutes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/wings\/2025\/07\/22\/ogunbowale-bueckers-lead-wings-to-win-over-storm-in-first-game-after-all-star-break\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/wings\/2025\/07\/22\/ogunbowale-bueckers-lead-wings-to-win-over-storm-in-first-game-after-all-star-break\/\">the Wings\u2019 87-63 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.<\/a> The guard posted four rebounds and two assists in her Wings debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Berger, the seventh overall pick in the 2023 WNBA draft, is expected to be available for Friday\u2019s game against Golden State. According to the Wings, Dallas qualifies for a roster hardship due to injuries to Maddy Siegrist and Ty Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Roundup<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-cta-social-module__zWZy- mb-4\">Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington&#8217;s A La Carte.<\/p>\n<p>SIGN UP<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-cta-social-module__ZBgAj inline-flex mt-4 secondaryBold secondaryBold-5\">Or with: <\/p>\n<p>Google<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-cta-social-module__M0cTf flex flex-wrap py-4 text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-15 contains-link-blue-dark-underline\">By signing up you agree to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Before landing in Dallas, Berger appeared in one game for the Los Angeles Sparks during the 2025 season. 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