Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker (3) drives past Minnesota Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA reaffirmed its distinction as the top professional sports league in hiring women and minorities to management positions.

The league received a combined “A-plus” for its diversity efforts in grades released Wednesday in the annual report by the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. The combined grade for race and gender marked the eighth straight time — and ninth since 2001 — the WNBA received at least an “A.”

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