Newsday looks at the (lessening) impact of pregnancy on an athlete's career.
Nearly six months and hours upon hours in the gym later, most of the shock of new motherhood has worn off. Leslie, fresh off a tour with the U.S. Senior National team, said last week that she feels great and is planning on resuming her career with the Los Angeles Sparks this season - bringing Lauren, whom she is nursing, on the road with her.
That makes the 6-5, 170-pound Leslie, 35, just the latest in a growing number of worldclass female athletes who are choosing to become mothers in the middle of their careers - and are attempting to do so without taking a prolonged break from their sport.