Sabreena Merchant

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SEATTLE GAME STATUS REPORT: Dominique Malonga - QUESTIONABLE, Back
Senior career On May 16, 2023, FIFA approved Balogun's application for a switch to represent the United States national team. He had been recruited by the United States through several meetings, which included watching the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks play in Florida.[64] Balogun received his first call up to the United States senior squad on June 1, featuring in the squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[65] On June 18, Balogun scored his first goal for the United States in their Nations League final victory over Canada.[6]
Paige says, "Azzi's still working on her swag"
four games (two completed, one in progress) with 0-0 scores and no stats
Technical Difficulties
Ticker: (4)Minnesota women hit last-second shot to beat (5)Ole Miss
Post on threads from A’ja: Welp won’t have the highest career high in the house anymore 😭 but at least it gives me something to go after 🤭
“In every CBA negotiation, the goal of the league and teams is to divide the players. These negotiations are no different. We remain united and focused on delivering a transformational CBA for all members of this Union, and are committed to negotiating for as long as it takes. Our Union’s nearly unanimous vote in December to authorize us to call a strike, if and when necessary, was not taken lightly. It was made with complete faith and trust in ourselves and our negotiating committee, led by Executive Director Terri Carmichael Jackson and President Nneka Ogwumike, to represent all players as we work to build a W that truly puts players first. Nothing has changed. That decision, and the results of our recent player survey, reaffirm that the current league proposal is not worth taking. Despite our differences and tough moments, we must make crystal clear that we are focused, we are resolute, and we are together. We want to play basketball in 2026. We want to be in front of our fans playing the game that we love. We will not stop fighting. There is no WNBA without the players.”
Hey idiots: You’re rich. Enjoy your lives. Pay your taxes and count your blessings. Is this the perfect life that you dreamed of for yourself—performatively kissing the ass of a dictator, giving up your home to flee the taxman, earning the enmity of your fellow man, all in service of money you will never spend? I don’t have a billion dollars, but I’ll live anywhere I damn well please. Which one of us is more free?
“We haven’t talked about it yet,” Caruso told The Athletic about reaching 74 wins after they downed the Warriors. “I don’t know if we will, honestly. Our main goal is to win the championship, and I think that’s understood. “(But) it would be sick. I’m not gonna lie. It’d be cool to have that record. But at the same time, if we’re close (to the record), we’re not going to chase that. If we have a chance to get rest and get healthy at the end of the season, or at some point during the year, we’re going to take that over chasing the carrot at the end of the stick that is 73 (wins).”
“When I wear my UK swimming gear out,” she says, “I’ve had three times where somebody’s approached me and asked me about Riley Gaines. And I’ve said, ‘Well, do you know about Lars Jorgensen?’” “Every single time, they’ve said no,” she continues. “And I just say, ‘You know, it’s hard for me to care about Riley Gaines tying for fifth when my swim coach is accused of raping my teammates.”
Robby as a Ninja Turtle and Schmidt as Abe Lincoln in New Girl: “Halloween”
Dana Evans with Becky Hammon look-a-like
Frankie Bird National Anthem
Alissa Pili L.A. Sparks jersey
WNBPA STATEMENT REGARDING CBA MEETING IN INDIANAPOLIS   INDIANAPOLIS, IN, Thursday, July 17, 2025 –– Earlier today, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (“WNBPA”) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (“WNBA”) met in person to discuss their ongoing negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (“CBA”). Alongside  WNBPA staff and our CBA Advisory Team, more than 40 Players, including All-Stars, Executive Committee members, and Player Representatives, attended the meeting. This marked the largest in-person player turnout in Union history during CBA negotiations.   The WNBA’s response to our proposals fails to address the priorities we’ve voiced from the day we opted out: a transformational CBA that delivers our rightful share of the business that we’ve built, improves working conditions, and ensures the success we create lifts both today’s players and the generations that follow.   We’ve told the League and teams exactly why their proposal falls so short. This business is booming – media rights, ratings, revenue, team valuations, expansion fees, attendance, and ticket sales – are all up in historic fashion. But short-changing the working women  who make this business possible stalls growth. The only thing more unsustainable than the current system is pretending it can go on forever.     It’s not complicated.    We are committed to the fight. We are committed to returning to the negotiating table. And we will not stop until we achieve the transformational CBA this moment demands.    ###
All-Star Starters Pool Caitlin Clark (C) Napheesa Collier (C) Aliyah Boston Paige Bueckers Allisha Gray Sabrina Ionescu Nneka Ogwumike Satou Sabally Breanna Stewart A'ja Wilson
Also have they considered not passing the ball within Gabby Williams reach
I was not happy in the moment but in the end, if it all works out and you win, it doesn’t matter.
Ben talks about Malonga.
Auriemma pushed Taurasi, and the two stubborn competitors could clash. Taurasi was loath to draw offensive fouls, so in one practice, Auriemma told Taurasi to stand in the lane: he ordered each player to dribble down from half-court and run into her, and for Taurasi to take the hit and fall to the floor and take a proper charge. “I didn’t fall once,” says Taurasi. “I was like, ‘Nah, I’m good.’” Auriemma tossed her out of practice.
We wanted to be historically drunk.
Bonner was selected 5th overall in the 2009 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury. In her first regular season game with the Mercury, Bonner played 26 minutes and scored 16 points.[9] October 9, 2009, as a rookie, Bonner scored 13 points to contribute toward the 2009 championship. On September 12, 2014, Bonner won her second WNBA Championship, with 12 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Bonner with the Phoenix Mercury in 2019 In 2017 Bonner sat out the whole season due to pregnancy. She would return to the team in 2018 and be voted into the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game.[10] Later on in the season, the Mercury made the playoffs as the fifth seed and were one game away from reaching the finals as they lost in five games to the Seattle Storm in the semi-finals. On February 11, 2020, Bonner was traded to the Connecticut Sun for three first round draft picks.[3] On Feb 2, 2025, Bonner signed a 1 year deal with Indiana Fever, making them the likely champions next year with Caitlin Clark as her teammate.
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Flau'jae Johnson (LSU) and Kiki Rice (UCLA)
Have the Golden Bears solved their turnover issues? Cal took care of business in its first home set of the ACC schedule, beating NC State and Florida State comfortably to move into third in the conference standings behind Notre Dame and Louisville. The main takeaway from those wins was that the Golden Bears had 24 total turnovers in the two games, posting two of their four lowest turnover percentages of the season. They slowed their pace slightly and had better ball control.
10 subs checking in for Oklahoma/Tennessee
28. LeBron has been incredibly clutch in his postseason career. According to Basketball Reference’s buzzer-beater database, LeBron has five game-winning buzzer-beaters in the playoffs. In chronological order: against the Magic in 2009, against the Pacers in 2013, against the Bulls in 2015, against the Pacers again in 2018, and against the Raptors in 2018.
Ray Wersching, the last NFL kicker before Cam Dicker to hit a fair catch kick, is in the Chargers facility today! He chats with special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken before he will chat with the rest of the team.
Sabreena describes why UNC and Duke could challenge Notre Dame in the ACC.
Toronto’s WNBA team, coming in 2026, will be called the Tempo. That’s great! Probably better than W Raptors. (Wraptors?) In this house we support team names that aren’t naturally able to be pluralized. It would have been cool if they took a note from the NBA team and used an awesome ‘90s movie as the inspiration, though. Toronto Speed was right there! And while Sandra Bullock is not a Canadian, she does play one in the hit movie The Proposal.
I wonder if the Lakers regret the Christie contract more or less than I regret league pass right now
Who’s the worst player to receive a first-place MVP vote? In 1974-75, Mike Bantom averaged 12.5 PPG, 6.7 RPG, and 1.9 APG. He shot 46.1% from the field and 71.4% from the free throw line for a Phoenix Suns team that finished 32-50. For that effort he was rewarded with a single first-place MVP vote.* * It should be noted that this was back when the players voted.