1 hr. ago
NEW YORK - With a clean all-around showing, the Houston Astros claimed a series at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. Four pitchers combined to allow five hits. Their lineup scratched out three runs against Gerrit Cole and two more against relievers. After a horrid homestand and a front-office shakeup, they took two of three against the Yankees and maintained a one-game division lead.
No city knows better the importance of a full cast, but here were three key players in a 5-1 win Thursday:
Christian Walker, who entered Wednesday mired in a slump, provided some valuable breathing room with a two-run homer off Yankees starter Gerrit Cole (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Walker entered Thursday in a 6-for-50 funk, with one home run in August. The first baseman said that he worked on a swing adjustment pregame to free up his hands.
"The feel the last few days hasn't been there," Walker said. "I felt stuck, like it was hard to get inside of sinkers. So pregame today just tried to get out of my own way and get free, just set up the machine and let the hands work, try not to get too clunky, keep my body out of the way."
#pregame
No city knows better the importance of a full cast, but here were three key players in a 5-1 win Thursday:
Christian Walker, who entered Wednesday mired in a slump, provided some valuable breathing room with a two-run homer off Yankees starter Gerrit Cole (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Walker entered Thursday in a 6-for-50 funk, with one home run in August. The first baseman said that he worked on a swing adjustment pregame to free up his hands.
"The feel the last few days hasn't been there," Walker said. "I felt stuck, like it was hard to get inside of sinkers. So pregame today just tried to get out of my own way and get free, just set up the machine and let the hands work, try not to get too clunky, keep my body out of the way."
#pregame
9 hours ago
Colorado football fans and video game enthusiasts should be ecstatic about a new promotional challenge from the Colorado Buffaloes this season.
This week, Colorado announced "The Legacy Challenge" in partnership with EA Sports College Football 27. The contest challenges Colorado fans to play as the Buffs in either Dynasty or Road to Glory to win the Heisman Trophy.
To enter, all participants must complete a Google Form with the player's name, number, and position. In addition, the contest asks for five photos and video highlights from your award-winning season and a video of your athlete winning the Heisman Trophy.
The deadline to enter is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 23.
The prizes are really what sets this contest apart. The winner receives two Flatirons Club Tickers to Colorado's game against Houston or UCF, plus a pregame sideline pass and a Colorado football gear pack. Additionally, if you play as a current Buff instead of a created player, you will be entered to win an autographed item from that player.
#Football
This week, Colorado announced "The Legacy Challenge" in partnership with EA Sports College Football 27. The contest challenges Colorado fans to play as the Buffs in either Dynasty or Road to Glory to win the Heisman Trophy.
To enter, all participants must complete a Google Form with the player's name, number, and position. In addition, the contest asks for five photos and video highlights from your award-winning season and a video of your athlete winning the Heisman Trophy.
The deadline to enter is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 23.
The prizes are really what sets this contest apart. The winner receives two Flatirons Club Tickers to Colorado's game against Houston or UCF, plus a pregame sideline pass and a Colorado football gear pack. Additionally, if you play as a current Buff instead of a created player, you will be entered to win an autographed item from that player.
#Football
3 days ago
The Arizona Cardinals hit the practice field in Tempe on Monday to get ready for their final preseason game, coming on Friday on the road against the Green Bay Packers. They have a few injuries to know about, and head coach Mike LaFleur gave some updates.
Running back Jeremiyah Love, who has a high ankle sprain, will not be doing any on-field work this week. He is "doing well, progressing well and kind of in the next phase of it."
Quarterback Carson Beck, dealing with a rib injury, didn't practice on Monday. "There is a chance" he could play in the preseason finale.
Safety Rabbit Taylor-Demerson, who injured his ribs on Saturday, is day-to-day.
Punter Blake Gillikin suffered a groin injury pregame on Saturday and didn't punt in the game. "He's good," LaFleur said. He isn't concerned about any long-term injury, but he won't punt this week. We will see if they sign a punter on Tuesday or whether kicker Chad Ryland handles punting duties on Friday.
#lafleur
Running back Jeremiyah Love, who has a high ankle sprain, will not be doing any on-field work this week. He is "doing well, progressing well and kind of in the next phase of it."
Quarterback Carson Beck, dealing with a rib injury, didn't practice on Monday. "There is a chance" he could play in the preseason finale.
Safety Rabbit Taylor-Demerson, who injured his ribs on Saturday, is day-to-day.
Punter Blake Gillikin suffered a groin injury pregame on Saturday and didn't punt in the game. "He's good," LaFleur said. He isn't concerned about any long-term injury, but he won't punt this week. We will see if they sign a punter on Tuesday or whether kicker Chad Ryland handles punting duties on Friday.
#lafleur
4 days ago
Looks like Dillon Brooks may very well get 50 Cent to come see the Phoenix Suns play.
Last season, Brooks talked about wanting the hip-hop artist to attend "a couple of games." Brooks said he listens to 50 Cent pregame.
"It gets me going, that's my guy," Brooks said after scoring 25 points in 24 minutes of Phoenix's 132-108 win Dec. 23 over the Los Angeles Lakers at Mortgage Matchup Center.
Dillon Brooks said he's going to try to get 50 Cent to come to a "couple of" Suns game.
Listened to the rapper pregame before scoring a game-high 25 points in 132-108 win over Lakers.
"That's my guy." #Suns #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/oWwn21dbVN
"Need to see him at a couple of games," Brooks added. "I'm going to find a way to message him and make him come to one of our games."
#brooks #Lakers
Last season, Brooks talked about wanting the hip-hop artist to attend "a couple of games." Brooks said he listens to 50 Cent pregame.
"It gets me going, that's my guy," Brooks said after scoring 25 points in 24 minutes of Phoenix's 132-108 win Dec. 23 over the Los Angeles Lakers at Mortgage Matchup Center.
Dillon Brooks said he's going to try to get 50 Cent to come to a "couple of" Suns game.
Listened to the rapper pregame before scoring a game-high 25 points in 132-108 win over Lakers.
"That's my guy." #Suns #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/oWwn21dbVN
"Need to see him at a couple of games," Brooks added. "I'm going to find a way to message him and make him come to one of our games."
#brooks #Lakers
5 days ago
Second-half turnaround: Ashlyn Puerta scored only 45 seconds after entering the game and Baylee DeSmit netted two more goals to boost Sporting Club Jacksonville women's soccer to second place in the Gainbridge Super League, defeating Tampa Bay Sun FC 3-2 in the home opener on Aug. 22.
Puerta power: The league's player of the year in Sporting Jax's inaugural season, Puerta smashed a game-tying 25-yard laser in the 46th minute, moments after entering as a halftime sub for Maci Teater at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.
DeSmit double: Two more goals for DeSmit pushed Jacksonville in front. In the 60th minute, Meg Hughes dribbled down the right wing and cut the ball back for DeSmit, who cracked a 20-yard shot off the hands of Tampa Bay goalkeeper Liz Beardsley and into the net. Ten minutes later, DeSmit stayed onside for a crisp finish after a headed ***** ist by Coco Thistle.
Dinosaur in the house: The club introduced its new mascot, orange dinosaur Sporting Rex, in a pregame presentation that also included appearances from the Jaguars' Jaxson de Ville and the Jumbo Shrimp's Southpaw.
Quick free kicks: Tampa Bay (0-1-1) scored twice on the break, with Shea Connors giving the visitors a first-half lead and Jordan Zade narrowing the gap to 3-2 late. … Sporting Jax goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg made six saves, preserving the edge amid a stoppage-time flurry from the Sun. … Thistle made her club debut in place of Melina Descary in the 60th minute. … First-team all-league forward Paige Kenton was unavailable due to illness.
#desmit #jacksonville #thistle #second
Puerta power: The league's player of the year in Sporting Jax's inaugural season, Puerta smashed a game-tying 25-yard laser in the 46th minute, moments after entering as a halftime sub for Maci Teater at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.
DeSmit double: Two more goals for DeSmit pushed Jacksonville in front. In the 60th minute, Meg Hughes dribbled down the right wing and cut the ball back for DeSmit, who cracked a 20-yard shot off the hands of Tampa Bay goalkeeper Liz Beardsley and into the net. Ten minutes later, DeSmit stayed onside for a crisp finish after a headed ***** ist by Coco Thistle.
Dinosaur in the house: The club introduced its new mascot, orange dinosaur Sporting Rex, in a pregame presentation that also included appearances from the Jaguars' Jaxson de Ville and the Jumbo Shrimp's Southpaw.
Quick free kicks: Tampa Bay (0-1-1) scored twice on the break, with Shea Connors giving the visitors a first-half lead and Jordan Zade narrowing the gap to 3-2 late. … Sporting Jax goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg made six saves, preserving the edge amid a stoppage-time flurry from the Sun. … Thistle made her club debut in place of Melina Descary in the 60th minute. … First-team all-league forward Paige Kenton was unavailable due to illness.
#desmit #jacksonville #thistle #second
5 days ago
It's preseason week two for the Chicago Bears and the Cincinnati Bengals!
When these two teams last met in the regular season, the Bears won in a wild 47- 42 game featuring an incredible Caleb Williams-to-Colston Loveland touchdown. The stakes won't be quite as high tonight, so let's hope they get in and out with no significant injuries.
Both teams won their respective preseason openers last week, with the Bears sitting most starters and the Bengals playing most of theirs. But this week, with the two teams practicing together on Thursday, the Bengals announced they'll sit most of their starters, but the Bears made no declaration.
And based on the pregame chatter, it appears the Bears will play some starters. Last year, Caleb Williams played in the first two series of preseason game number two against the Bills, and he was 6 of 10 for 107 yards and a TD pass.
For today's game, Chicago's QB2 Tyson Bagent is out with a hamstring issue, which means Case Keenum should get some reps after Williams, and Miller Moss should get a bunch of work, which could pay dividends if he's looking for a practice squad gig in 2026.
#bears
When these two teams last met in the regular season, the Bears won in a wild 47- 42 game featuring an incredible Caleb Williams-to-Colston Loveland touchdown. The stakes won't be quite as high tonight, so let's hope they get in and out with no significant injuries.
Both teams won their respective preseason openers last week, with the Bears sitting most starters and the Bengals playing most of theirs. But this week, with the two teams practicing together on Thursday, the Bengals announced they'll sit most of their starters, but the Bears made no declaration.
And based on the pregame chatter, it appears the Bears will play some starters. Last year, Caleb Williams played in the first two series of preseason game number two against the Bills, and he was 6 of 10 for 107 yards and a TD pass.
For today's game, Chicago's QB2 Tyson Bagent is out with a hamstring issue, which means Case Keenum should get some reps after Williams, and Miller Moss should get a bunch of work, which could pay dividends if he's looking for a practice squad gig in 2026.
#bears
6 days ago
This article originally appeared on SteelersNOW.com.
Pittsburgh Steelers young quarterbacks Will Howard and Drew Allar are expected to be the only QBs to play again next week against the Buffalo Bills, per Missi Matthews' pregame interview with head coach Mike McCarthy.
"We just felt this opportunity alone to play these young quarterbacks, that's the primary focus for us really coming out of the offseason program," McCarthy told Matthews. "We'd like to do it this week and probably do the same thing next week."
McCarthy revealed earlier this week that he has seen enough of Mason Rudolph. He knows what he has in the veteran.
Click here to read more from SteelersNOW.com.
#week
Pittsburgh Steelers young quarterbacks Will Howard and Drew Allar are expected to be the only QBs to play again next week against the Buffalo Bills, per Missi Matthews' pregame interview with head coach Mike McCarthy.
"We just felt this opportunity alone to play these young quarterbacks, that's the primary focus for us really coming out of the offseason program," McCarthy told Matthews. "We'd like to do it this week and probably do the same thing next week."
McCarthy revealed earlier this week that he has seen enough of Mason Rudolph. He knows what he has in the veteran.
Click here to read more from SteelersNOW.com.
#week
6 days ago
Rafael Devers returned to Fenway Park on Friday for the first time since the Boston Red Sox traded him to the San Francisco Giants in June 2025.
Since Devers' relationship with the Red Sox, particularly with chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, didn't end particularly well, it could be reasonably ******* umed that fans might not greet the three-time All-Star warmly.
But he received a mixed reaction from the Fenway crowd with boos largely overpowering cheers during pregame introductions and when he took his first at-bat. Batting second in the Giants' lineup, Devers struck out looking on four pitches from Boston starter Sonny Gray.
Resentments understandably linger after Devers was traded largely because of the tension he created by refusing to move from third base to designated hitter when Boston signed Alex Bregman as a free agent. But with Bregman being a far superior defensive player, Devers eventually ceded and played at DH.
However, the possibility of switching positions came up again when first baseman Triston Casas ruptured his patellar tendon and the Red Sox needed someone to replace him at the position. Devers seemed a natural fit as a defensively challenged slugger. But he balked at being asked again to play another position during the season.
#bregman #time
Since Devers' relationship with the Red Sox, particularly with chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, didn't end particularly well, it could be reasonably ******* umed that fans might not greet the three-time All-Star warmly.
But he received a mixed reaction from the Fenway crowd with boos largely overpowering cheers during pregame introductions and when he took his first at-bat. Batting second in the Giants' lineup, Devers struck out looking on four pitches from Boston starter Sonny Gray.
Resentments understandably linger after Devers was traded largely because of the tension he created by refusing to move from third base to designated hitter when Boston signed Alex Bregman as a free agent. But with Bregman being a far superior defensive player, Devers eventually ceded and played at DH.
However, the possibility of switching positions came up again when first baseman Triston Casas ruptured his patellar tendon and the Red Sox needed someone to replace him at the position. Devers seemed a natural fit as a defensively challenged slugger. But he balked at being asked again to play another position during the season.
#bregman #time
6 days ago
The Carolina Panthers are in Florida to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Friday night in their second preseason game.
The Panthers are hoping to come away with a win after a preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills.
>> WSOC named official broadcast partner for Carolina Panthers
Channel 9 is the place to watch all things Panthers.
Tune in at 7 p.m. for live pregame **** ysis on Panthers Game Day. Then catch all the action between Carolina and Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m. Channel 9 will have immediate live reaction after the game.
#game #jacksonville #preseason #live
The Panthers are hoping to come away with a win after a preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills.
>> WSOC named official broadcast partner for Carolina Panthers
Channel 9 is the place to watch all things Panthers.
Tune in at 7 p.m. for live pregame **** ysis on Panthers Game Day. Then catch all the action between Carolina and Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m. Channel 9 will have immediate live reaction after the game.
#game #jacksonville #preseason #live
6 days ago
C.J. Stroud's bizarre pregame routine leaves Texans fans scratching their heads originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Preseason games bring back football in action after a long break, but they are popularly not appealing for the results. The Houston Texans took on the Las Vegas Raiders in a preseason matchup, but somehow CJ Stroud's warmup session got the attention instead of the game itself.
It was his first live game action of the summer after sitting out the previous week's contest against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Before the Texans' preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders on August 20, 2026, cameras caught Stroud performing an unusual-looking warm-up routine. Standing on the field in a Texans shirt with earbuds in, he held both thumbs up in front of him and rapidly shifted his eyes left and right between them.
He then moved his thumbs into a vertical position and tracked them up and down with the same quick eye movements. Stroud finished with a few other hand gestures and a thumbs-up near his face.
#game #sporting #vegas #action
Preseason games bring back football in action after a long break, but they are popularly not appealing for the results. The Houston Texans took on the Las Vegas Raiders in a preseason matchup, but somehow CJ Stroud's warmup session got the attention instead of the game itself.
It was his first live game action of the summer after sitting out the previous week's contest against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Before the Texans' preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders on August 20, 2026, cameras caught Stroud performing an unusual-looking warm-up routine. Standing on the field in a Texans shirt with earbuds in, he held both thumbs up in front of him and rapidly shifted his eyes left and right between them.
He then moved his thumbs into a vertical position and tracked them up and down with the same quick eye movements. Stroud finished with a few other hand gestures and a thumbs-up near his face.
#game #sporting #vegas #action
7 days ago
The Carolina Panthers are in Florida to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Friday night in their second preseason game.
The Panthers are hoping to come away with a win after a preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Channel 9 is the place to watch all things Panthers.
>> WSOC named official broadcast partner for Carolina Panthers
Tune in at 7 p.m. for live pregame ****** ysis on Panthers Game Day. Then catch all the action between Carolina and Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m.
#panthers #jacksonville
The Panthers are hoping to come away with a win after a preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Channel 9 is the place to watch all things Panthers.
>> WSOC named official broadcast partner for Carolina Panthers
Tune in at 7 p.m. for live pregame ****** ysis on Panthers Game Day. Then catch all the action between Carolina and Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m.
#panthers #jacksonville
7 days ago
Sophie Cunningham is in the middle of a political debate after recent comments about transgender athletes potentially competing in the WNBA.
However, the Indiana Fever star continues to divide the WNBA and political communities after her actions Thursday night during her team's loss against the Dallas Wings.
Cunningham and Co. suffered a 91-85 loss in the same venue where the NBA's Dallas Mavericks play. Although, the bigger story came when the controversial WNBA figure was spotted signing a "Save Women's Sports" poster.
A video surfaced after the regular-season game when Cunningham penned her signature on the poster, which read " keep being you, we are behind you."
MORE: Sophie Cunningham goes 'sporty chic' for Fever-Dream pregame fit
#cunningham #loss #poster #indiana
However, the Indiana Fever star continues to divide the WNBA and political communities after her actions Thursday night during her team's loss against the Dallas Wings.
Cunningham and Co. suffered a 91-85 loss in the same venue where the NBA's Dallas Mavericks play. Although, the bigger story came when the controversial WNBA figure was spotted signing a "Save Women's Sports" poster.
A video surfaced after the regular-season game when Cunningham penned her signature on the poster, which read " keep being you, we are behind you."
MORE: Sophie Cunningham goes 'sporty chic' for Fever-Dream pregame fit
#cunningham #loss #poster #indiana
7 days ago
Caitlin Clark brought an old school vibe to gameday. The WNBA superstar showed off her pregame outfit ahead of the Indiana Fever's matchup with the Dallas Wings.
Clark wore a retro, fitted short-sleeve T-shirt featuring horizontal stripes in shades of mustard yellow, brown, white, navy blue and orange. She paired it with a gold chain necklace and completed her look with her hair styled straight.
MORE: Caitlin Clark draws huge praise from former 2-time WNBA All-Star
The three-time All-Star is coming off a remarkable 29-point, 10-assist performance in the their last game against the Wings on Friday. The double-double marked her 20th career game with at least 20 points and 10 ****** ists.
The Iowa product's retro-inspired pregame look may be a signal of what's to come after tonight's game. After all, Clark likes to repeat history, especially the ones that end with Indiana winning.
#game
Clark wore a retro, fitted short-sleeve T-shirt featuring horizontal stripes in shades of mustard yellow, brown, white, navy blue and orange. She paired it with a gold chain necklace and completed her look with her hair styled straight.
MORE: Caitlin Clark draws huge praise from former 2-time WNBA All-Star
The three-time All-Star is coming off a remarkable 29-point, 10-assist performance in the their last game against the Wings on Friday. The double-double marked her 20th career game with at least 20 points and 10 ****** ists.
The Iowa product's retro-inspired pregame look may be a signal of what's to come after tonight's game. After all, Clark likes to repeat history, especially the ones that end with Indiana winning.
#game
7 days ago
The Minnesota Lynx listed rookie phenom Olivia Miles as "probable" for Friday's matchup against the Washington Mystics after she was injured during the team's Wednesday game.
WNBA teams are required to submit a pregame status report at least 24 hours prior to tipoff. "Probable" typically indicates a 75% chance that a player will appear in the game, as opposed to "questionable" or "doubtful."
Lynx star Napheesa Collier, however, is listed as out for "rest" against the Mystics, which comes as the final stop on a four-game road trip. It will be Collier's first missed game since she made her season debut on July 22 after undergoing two ankle surgeries this offseason.
Miles appeared to roll her ankle with 4:27 left in a win over the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday, Aug. 19. She was defending Valkyries guard Veronica Burton when she awkwardly planted her foot and stepped on Collier's foot. Miles limped to the baseline before falling to the ground in pain.
The 23-year-old point guard recorded 20 points, seven ******* ists and five rebounds before she left the game.
#wednesday #probable
WNBA teams are required to submit a pregame status report at least 24 hours prior to tipoff. "Probable" typically indicates a 75% chance that a player will appear in the game, as opposed to "questionable" or "doubtful."
Lynx star Napheesa Collier, however, is listed as out for "rest" against the Mystics, which comes as the final stop on a four-game road trip. It will be Collier's first missed game since she made her season debut on July 22 after undergoing two ankle surgeries this offseason.
Miles appeared to roll her ankle with 4:27 left in a win over the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday, Aug. 19. She was defending Valkyries guard Veronica Burton when she awkwardly planted her foot and stepped on Collier's foot. Miles limped to the baseline before falling to the ground in pain.
The 23-year-old point guard recorded 20 points, seven ******* ists and five rebounds before she left the game.
#wednesday #probable
7 days ago
The conversation stemming from Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham's comments on transgender athletes added another plot point on Thursday, with a prominent sports columnist saying he resigned due to censorship over the topic.
Matt Calkins, who penned columns for The Seattle Times for more than a decade, announced on X this afternoon that he was stepping down.
"After 11 years as a sports columnist at The Seattle Times, I have decided to resign," Calkins wrote. "It was entirely my choice, and it was not an easy one. The impetus was the Times declining to run a column I wrote from the perspective of two female student athletes who were opposed to competing against biological males. It was one of several pieces of mine that had been spiked, and I no longer felt like I could properly do my job as a columnist."
Calkins, who also said he "enjoyed my time with the paper" and "have no animosity toward anyone who works there," went into greater detail on what led to his decision on his personal Substack.
While covering a WNBA game last month between the Seattle Storm and the Fever, Calkins encountered two teenage girls who were part of a pregame protest supporting Cunningham's views on keeping transgender women out of women's sports. After speaking with them, Calkins said he felt they weren't anti-trans and decided to write a column arguing that "supporting the separation of biological females and males doesn't automatically make you transphobic."
#Seattle #sports #athletes
Matt Calkins, who penned columns for The Seattle Times for more than a decade, announced on X this afternoon that he was stepping down.
"After 11 years as a sports columnist at The Seattle Times, I have decided to resign," Calkins wrote. "It was entirely my choice, and it was not an easy one. The impetus was the Times declining to run a column I wrote from the perspective of two female student athletes who were opposed to competing against biological males. It was one of several pieces of mine that had been spiked, and I no longer felt like I could properly do my job as a columnist."
Calkins, who also said he "enjoyed my time with the paper" and "have no animosity toward anyone who works there," went into greater detail on what led to his decision on his personal Substack.
While covering a WNBA game last month between the Seattle Storm and the Fever, Calkins encountered two teenage girls who were part of a pregame protest supporting Cunningham's views on keeping transgender women out of women's sports. After speaking with them, Calkins said he felt they weren't anti-trans and decided to write a column arguing that "supporting the separation of biological females and males doesn't automatically make you transphobic."
#Seattle #sports #athletes
8 days ago
Louisville City FC and the Louisville Independent Business Alliance have come together for the return of "Keep Louisville Weird Night."
The theme night will take place Aug. 29, when LouCity hosts Detroit City FC at Lynn Family Stadium at 8 p.m. ET.
Lou City players will debut a new "Keep Louisville Weird" pregame warmup shirt designed by local artist John Embry. The shirt was styled after the drawings of Ralph Steadman, who collaborated with Louisville's Hunter S. Thompson.
The tops, which fans will be able to purchase at the team store alongside a new scarf, showcase a drawing of Lynn Family Stadium and the city skyline.
Along with the new apparel, Lynn Family Stadium will hold a variety of different activities that will begin taking place an hour and a half before the match begins.
#night
The theme night will take place Aug. 29, when LouCity hosts Detroit City FC at Lynn Family Stadium at 8 p.m. ET.
Lou City players will debut a new "Keep Louisville Weird" pregame warmup shirt designed by local artist John Embry. The shirt was styled after the drawings of Ralph Steadman, who collaborated with Louisville's Hunter S. Thompson.
The tops, which fans will be able to purchase at the team store alongside a new scarf, showcase a drawing of Lynn Family Stadium and the city skyline.
Along with the new apparel, Lynn Family Stadium will hold a variety of different activities that will begin taking place an hour and a half before the match begins.
#night
8 days ago
Longtime Nashville sports radio personalities Greg Pogue and Darren McFarland are teaming up for a new sports talk radio show.
The "Greg Pogue & Darren McFarland Show" will air weekdays from 10 a.m. CT until noon on ESPN Radio 94.9-FM The Fan starting Aug. 24.
Between the two, Pogue and McFarland have more than 50 years of sports talk radio experience in Nashville. The show will cover local sports from high schools to the pros.
Along with serving as a host or co-host on several shows over the years, Pogue handles play-by-play for the Tennessee State football team and Middle Tennessee State women's basketball team.
McFarland has served as a pregame and postgame host on the Nashville Predators Radio Network for a decade. In 2011, he was host of the first daily sports talk show on 94.9's sister station 102.5 The Game, which will celebrate its 15th year on Aug. 29.
#mcfarland #show #nashville #talk
The "Greg Pogue & Darren McFarland Show" will air weekdays from 10 a.m. CT until noon on ESPN Radio 94.9-FM The Fan starting Aug. 24.
Between the two, Pogue and McFarland have more than 50 years of sports talk radio experience in Nashville. The show will cover local sports from high schools to the pros.
Along with serving as a host or co-host on several shows over the years, Pogue handles play-by-play for the Tennessee State football team and Middle Tennessee State women's basketball team.
McFarland has served as a pregame and postgame host on the Nashville Predators Radio Network for a decade. In 2011, he was host of the first daily sports talk show on 94.9's sister station 102.5 The Game, which will celebrate its 15th year on Aug. 29.
#mcfarland #show #nashville #talk
9 days ago
Did you enjoy that series win over the Astros? Yes? Good, because you're going to need to call on those happy memories as the Mariners face the playoff-bound Brewers. Jake already laid out for you how tough this series is going to be in the series preview, which you should revisit if you haven't.
No Taylor Ward in today's lineup, but per Tim Booth, he worked out pregame and says he's close to being ready to rejoin the lineup, and is available as an option off the bench tonight. Stuart Fairchild is with the team as a member of the taxi squad just in case, as Victor Robles continues to deal with a sore shoulder.
Victor Robles, who missed Sunday's game with right shoulder soreness, is back in the Mariners' lineup tonight.
Game time: 4:40 PT
TV: Mariners TV with Rich Waltz and Ryan Rowland-Smith
#series #going
No Taylor Ward in today's lineup, but per Tim Booth, he worked out pregame and says he's close to being ready to rejoin the lineup, and is available as an option off the bench tonight. Stuart Fairchild is with the team as a member of the taxi squad just in case, as Victor Robles continues to deal with a sore shoulder.
Victor Robles, who missed Sunday's game with right shoulder soreness, is back in the Mariners' lineup tonight.
Game time: 4:40 PT
TV: Mariners TV with Rich Waltz and Ryan Rowland-Smith
#series #going
10 days ago
Azzi Fudd injury leaves Wings facing alarming reality before Fever rematch originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Dallas Wings have learned just how valuable Azzi Fudd is during her rookie season. Fudd has missed six games because of injuries, including Dallas' last five while dealing with a right knee issue. The Wings' results without the No. 1 overall pick have exposed a troubling problem at a critical point in the season.
Dallas is 19-11 when Fudd plays and just 1-5 without her. That translates to a .633 winning percentage with the rookie guard and a .167 mark when she is unavailable. Fudd was ruled out of Monday's matchup against the Golden State Valkyries, which ended in another Dallas loss. The Wings fell to 20-16 and remained in eighth place in the WNBA standings.
Dallas still has some breathing room in the playoff race, but its dependence on Fudd is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
Fudd has not played since Dallas' 96-92 loss to the Washington Mystics on Aug. 5. She finished that game with nine points, three ****** ists and three steals in 28 minutes. The Wings initially listed Fudd with right knee soreness after she experienced discomfort during pregame warmups ahead of an Aug. 7 matchup against Golden State. Dallas held her out as a precaution, but the absence has since extended to five consecutive games.
#dallas #wings #sporting
The Dallas Wings have learned just how valuable Azzi Fudd is during her rookie season. Fudd has missed six games because of injuries, including Dallas' last five while dealing with a right knee issue. The Wings' results without the No. 1 overall pick have exposed a troubling problem at a critical point in the season.
Dallas is 19-11 when Fudd plays and just 1-5 without her. That translates to a .633 winning percentage with the rookie guard and a .167 mark when she is unavailable. Fudd was ruled out of Monday's matchup against the Golden State Valkyries, which ended in another Dallas loss. The Wings fell to 20-16 and remained in eighth place in the WNBA standings.
Dallas still has some breathing room in the playoff race, but its dependence on Fudd is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
Fudd has not played since Dallas' 96-92 loss to the Washington Mystics on Aug. 5. She finished that game with nine points, three ****** ists and three steals in 28 minutes. The Wings initially listed Fudd with right knee soreness after she experienced discomfort during pregame warmups ahead of an Aug. 7 matchup against Golden State. Dallas held her out as a precaution, but the absence has since extended to five consecutive games.
#dallas #wings #sporting
10 days ago
James Palmer is headed back to a prominent national NFL television role, and his peers appear completely ready to see him back in action.
Prime Video is adding Palmer as its NFL insider for "Thursday Night Football," where he will provide reporting for the pregame and postgame shows. Palmer is expected to replace Ian Rapoport in the role, and the news quickly produced a flood of congratulations from reporters and colleagues around the league.
Few endorsements can get to the point faster than Bobby Belt.
"One of the best," Beltwrote on X after news of Palmer's move surfaced Monday.
Steve Wyche, who worked alongside Palmer during his lengthy run at NFL Network, offered an even more enthusiastic response.
#back #role #james
Prime Video is adding Palmer as its NFL insider for "Thursday Night Football," where he will provide reporting for the pregame and postgame shows. Palmer is expected to replace Ian Rapoport in the role, and the news quickly produced a flood of congratulations from reporters and colleagues around the league.
Few endorsements can get to the point faster than Bobby Belt.
"One of the best," Beltwrote on X after news of Palmer's move surfaced Monday.
Steve Wyche, who worked alongside Palmer during his lengthy run at NFL Network, offered an even more enthusiastic response.
#back #role #james
10 days ago
CBS has gotten out of the NFL Insider business.
Via Drew Lerner of Awful Announcing, CBS won't be hiring an insider to replace Jonathan Jones, who recently left for a non-insider (in name) role with The Athletic.
It's no surprise. Last year, CBS decided to dump the insider segments from The NFL Today. Jones performed other roles for CBS Sports unrelated to the weekly Sunday rundown of news and notes.
As Lerner notes, the absence of Jones from the CBS pregame show was hardly noticed in 2025.
It's unclear why CBS made the move to not use Jones last year. One fair basis for speculation could be that not having an insider segment ensures that CBS will never be reporting anything that possibly would rankle The Shield. While potentially problematic items could be killed on a case-by-case basis, it wouldn't have taken much to get the word out that CBS, under new Skydance management, may have been putting the kibosh on anything the NFL may not have taken kindly to.
#jones #last #basis
Via Drew Lerner of Awful Announcing, CBS won't be hiring an insider to replace Jonathan Jones, who recently left for a non-insider (in name) role with The Athletic.
It's no surprise. Last year, CBS decided to dump the insider segments from The NFL Today. Jones performed other roles for CBS Sports unrelated to the weekly Sunday rundown of news and notes.
As Lerner notes, the absence of Jones from the CBS pregame show was hardly noticed in 2025.
It's unclear why CBS made the move to not use Jones last year. One fair basis for speculation could be that not having an insider segment ensures that CBS will never be reporting anything that possibly would rankle The Shield. While potentially problematic items could be killed on a case-by-case basis, it wouldn't have taken much to get the word out that CBS, under new Skydance management, may have been putting the kibosh on anything the NFL may not have taken kindly to.
#jones #last #basis
10 days ago
The NFL insider musical chairs continues, as James Palmer is headed to Amazon Prime Video.
According to The Athletic's Andrew Marchand, Palmer will replace Ian Rapoport as the NFL insider for Thursday Night Football, providing reporting for the pregame and postgame shows. It is the latest domino to fall following the merger of ESPN and NFL Network and the resignation of Dianna Russini from The Athletic.
A longtime NFL media veteran, Palmer has bounced around to several unique opportunities in recent years. Palmer now co-hosts a podcast with former NFL Network colleague Steve Smith Jr. and is Bleacher Report's NFL insider. Recently, Palmer also co-hosted Scoop City with Russini and served as the lead NFL reporter for Underdog before its pivot to prediction markets.
Also per Marchand, Prime Video pursued Tom Pelissero before hiring Palmer. On Monday, Netflix announced Pelissero would be the insider for its NFL slate this season while also podcasting at The Ringer, whose shows are licensed by the streamer.
Rapoport contributed to TNF last season, but his exclusive contract with ESPN and NFL Network forced the move. Previously, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated occupied the role in 2024, and a former ESPNer did so in 2022 and 2023.
#palmer
According to The Athletic's Andrew Marchand, Palmer will replace Ian Rapoport as the NFL insider for Thursday Night Football, providing reporting for the pregame and postgame shows. It is the latest domino to fall following the merger of ESPN and NFL Network and the resignation of Dianna Russini from The Athletic.
A longtime NFL media veteran, Palmer has bounced around to several unique opportunities in recent years. Palmer now co-hosts a podcast with former NFL Network colleague Steve Smith Jr. and is Bleacher Report's NFL insider. Recently, Palmer also co-hosted Scoop City with Russini and served as the lead NFL reporter for Underdog before its pivot to prediction markets.
Also per Marchand, Prime Video pursued Tom Pelissero before hiring Palmer. On Monday, Netflix announced Pelissero would be the insider for its NFL slate this season while also podcasting at The Ringer, whose shows are licensed by the streamer.
Rapoport contributed to TNF last season, but his exclusive contract with ESPN and NFL Network forced the move. Previously, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated occupied the role in 2024, and a former ESPNer did so in 2022 and 2023.
#palmer
10 days ago
Russell Westbrook, one of the NBA's biggest style icons and a catalyst for transforming the pregame tunnel into a fixture of the modern NBA, has retired.
Why not? That's the mantra that Russell Westbrook lived by in all aspects of his NBA career. When you saw him lift off for what seems like an improbable dunk or drive to the paint through a sea of defenders, why not? When he walked the pregame tunnel in a cream poncho with brown stripes and a pork pie hat that looks like he stole it from Walter White's closet, why not?
"It's how I live my life. It's how I operate. Whenever there's any type of indecision, I have an easy answer, and it's just strictly, 'Why not?'" Westbrook told Complex in a 2023 interview. "If I'm getting dressed, or designing, or trying to create pieces, and I don't love it right away, I'll just be like, ' f**k it. Why not? Let's just do it.'"
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When Westbrook's career started back in 2008, the late David Stern's strict NBA dress code was still in place. Players were required to wear suits to games, a decree largely believed to be brought about to curb another fashion icon, Allen Iverson, from wearing 4XL throwback jerseys and baggy sweatsuits. For the first four years, Westbrook stuck to the dress code. His biggest "risk" was a cardigan with gray stripes. But by 2012, he was finding his lane. He wasn't quiet in his "distressed band T-shirt and construction vests" era yet, but he was experimenting more. During the 2012 NBA Finals between the OKC Thunder and Miami Heat, he rocked a white Lacoste polo covered in colorful fishing lures and lensless red glasses. A year later, at All-Star Weekend, he spruced up a brown blazer and a gray/black striped tie with duck camo pants and a yellow belt to go with his "Tokyo" Air Jordan 5s. It barely matched, but it followed the dress code guidelines and stood out, especially since the rest of the league was still rocking more GQ-friendly fits of tailored suits and slim-fitting sweaters over ******* on-ups.
#like #dress #biggest #tunnel
Why not? That's the mantra that Russell Westbrook lived by in all aspects of his NBA career. When you saw him lift off for what seems like an improbable dunk or drive to the paint through a sea of defenders, why not? When he walked the pregame tunnel in a cream poncho with brown stripes and a pork pie hat that looks like he stole it from Walter White's closet, why not?
"It's how I live my life. It's how I operate. Whenever there's any type of indecision, I have an easy answer, and it's just strictly, 'Why not?'" Westbrook told Complex in a 2023 interview. "If I'm getting dressed, or designing, or trying to create pieces, and I don't love it right away, I'll just be like, ' f**k it. Why not? Let's just do it.'"
COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.
When Westbrook's career started back in 2008, the late David Stern's strict NBA dress code was still in place. Players were required to wear suits to games, a decree largely believed to be brought about to curb another fashion icon, Allen Iverson, from wearing 4XL throwback jerseys and baggy sweatsuits. For the first four years, Westbrook stuck to the dress code. His biggest "risk" was a cardigan with gray stripes. But by 2012, he was finding his lane. He wasn't quiet in his "distressed band T-shirt and construction vests" era yet, but he was experimenting more. During the 2012 NBA Finals between the OKC Thunder and Miami Heat, he rocked a white Lacoste polo covered in colorful fishing lures and lensless red glasses. A year later, at All-Star Weekend, he spruced up a brown blazer and a gray/black striped tie with duck camo pants and a yellow belt to go with his "Tokyo" Air Jordan 5s. It barely matched, but it followed the dress code guidelines and stood out, especially since the rest of the league was still rocking more GQ-friendly fits of tailored suits and slim-fitting sweaters over ******* on-ups.
#like #dress #biggest #tunnel
11 days ago
Kansas City Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt spoke with Ari Wolfe nd Trent Green during his annual visit to the booth on KSHB during the preseason opener against the Los Angeles Rams. He opened up about Patrick Mahomes' recovery from knee surgery in the offseason before the start of the 2026 regular season.
"Yeah, Patrick is so special in so many ways, and I think this offseason was a reminder of what a unique person he is and how much he cares about the game of football and the Kansas City Chiefs," said Hunt. "The work that he put in for seven months to get himself ready so that he could be full-go at training camp was really amazing. I know every Chiefs fan, like me, was so excited to hear that not only is he likely to be ready for the regular season, but he's been a full participant at training camp up in St. Joe."
Mahomes was in full uniform and went through his normal pregame routine last Saturday but was ruled out days earlier by head coach Andy Reid.
"Yeah, it sure is fun to see him out here today. I know he's disappointed that he's not playing right now," said Hunt. "Nobody likes to play the game more than Patrick, but I think Andy (Reid) made a good decision."
Mahomes finished the 2025 season with 22 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions in 14 games before the knee injury. He also rushed for 422 yards and five touchdowns.
#hunt #city
"Yeah, Patrick is so special in so many ways, and I think this offseason was a reminder of what a unique person he is and how much he cares about the game of football and the Kansas City Chiefs," said Hunt. "The work that he put in for seven months to get himself ready so that he could be full-go at training camp was really amazing. I know every Chiefs fan, like me, was so excited to hear that not only is he likely to be ready for the regular season, but he's been a full participant at training camp up in St. Joe."
Mahomes was in full uniform and went through his normal pregame routine last Saturday but was ruled out days earlier by head coach Andy Reid.
"Yeah, it sure is fun to see him out here today. I know he's disappointed that he's not playing right now," said Hunt. "Nobody likes to play the game more than Patrick, but I think Andy (Reid) made a good decision."
Mahomes finished the 2025 season with 22 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions in 14 games before the knee injury. He also rushed for 422 yards and five touchdowns.
#hunt #city
11 days ago
Sophie Cunningham celebrated her 30th birthday on Sunday, turning heads with her pregame outfit. The Indiana Fever greeted with a happy birthday song for her inside the locker room after defeating the Atlanta Dream in a WNBA regular-season game.
She smiled from ear-to-ear while holding a cupcake with a lit candle in a clear plastic container. Lexie Hull and Caitlin Clark stood near Cunningham as the rest of the team sang.
MORE: Indiana Fever continue to make WNBA viewership history
Indiana gave her the perfect gift as the team won its fourth consecutive game 95-91 in overtime. Clark led the way with 26 points, three rebounds and nine ******* ists. Kelsey Mitchell and Makayla Timpson backed her with 20 points each, and Aliyah Boston posted a 16-point, 14-rebound double-double.
Cunningham played 32 minutes but was limited to only three points. However, she chipped in seven rebounds and was a+8 on the night. The Missouri product also provided the team with a lot of energy off the bench.
#cunningham #team #points #WNBA
She smiled from ear-to-ear while holding a cupcake with a lit candle in a clear plastic container. Lexie Hull and Caitlin Clark stood near Cunningham as the rest of the team sang.
MORE: Indiana Fever continue to make WNBA viewership history
Indiana gave her the perfect gift as the team won its fourth consecutive game 95-91 in overtime. Clark led the way with 26 points, three rebounds and nine ******* ists. Kelsey Mitchell and Makayla Timpson backed her with 20 points each, and Aliyah Boston posted a 16-point, 14-rebound double-double.
Cunningham played 32 minutes but was limited to only three points. However, she chipped in seven rebounds and was a+8 on the night. The Missouri product also provided the team with a lot of energy off the bench.
#cunningham #team #points #WNBA
11 days ago
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Sophie Cunningham made sure her 30th birthday started in style. The Indiana Fever guard showed off a head-turning pregame outfit before Sunday's matchup against the Atlanta Dream, adding a fashionable opening to an already special day.
"Birthday hoops on the way for Sophie Cunningham," the Fever wrote on X.
Cunningham eventually made her presence felt on the court, too. Her only basket came during one of Indiana's biggest moments in a dramatic 95-91 overtime victory. With the Fever trailing 77-75 late in the fourth quarter, Cunningham drove to the basket, finished through contact and converted the ensuing free throw. Her three-point play briefly put Indiana ahead and helped keep the Fever alive during a tense finish.
Cunningham finished with three points in nearly 32 minutes, but Indiana relied on her defense, toughness and experience throughout the important Eastern Conference matchup.
#OUTFIT #made #basket
Sophie Cunningham made sure her 30th birthday started in style. The Indiana Fever guard showed off a head-turning pregame outfit before Sunday's matchup against the Atlanta Dream, adding a fashionable opening to an already special day.
"Birthday hoops on the way for Sophie Cunningham," the Fever wrote on X.
Cunningham eventually made her presence felt on the court, too. Her only basket came during one of Indiana's biggest moments in a dramatic 95-91 overtime victory. With the Fever trailing 77-75 late in the fourth quarter, Cunningham drove to the basket, finished through contact and converted the ensuing free throw. Her three-point play briefly put Indiana ahead and helped keep the Fever alive during a tense finish.
Cunningham finished with three points in nearly 32 minutes, but Indiana relied on her defense, toughness and experience throughout the important Eastern Conference matchup.
#OUTFIT #made #basket
11 days ago
Sophie Cunningham is celebrating her birthday on the same day the Indiana Fever will meet the Atlanta Dream in a matchup between two WNBA teams jockeying for playoff position.
Ahead of the matchup, the Fever dropped their usual pregame fit check post on social media and we got a look at what Cunningham rolled up to the arena wearing.
Cunningham kept it simple for her birthday, sporting a long-sleeve red, white and blue striped shirt and matching shorts.
MORE: Stephen A. Smith rips Fever coach Steph White over latest drama
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) reacts on the bench during the first half of a WNBA game against the Chicago Sky at United Center. (Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect)
#sophie
Ahead of the matchup, the Fever dropped their usual pregame fit check post on social media and we got a look at what Cunningham rolled up to the arena wearing.
Cunningham kept it simple for her birthday, sporting a long-sleeve red, white and blue striped shirt and matching shorts.
MORE: Stephen A. Smith rips Fever coach Steph White over latest drama
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) reacts on the bench during the first half of a WNBA game against the Chicago Sky at United Center. (Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect)
#sophie
12 days ago
Newly minted Devon Witherspoon — who agreed to a record $132 million contract extension with $101 million guaranteed Saturday morning — plus Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Sam Darnold, Cooper Kupp, Leonard Williams and the Super Bowl-champion starters did pregame warmups in full pads.
All 22 expected starters on offense and defense when Seattle begins defense of its Super Bowl **** le Sept. 9 in the NFL season opener against New England on this same field watched this preseason game from the sideline in their jerseys, no pads and white team caps.
The fullest action the starters are likely to get this preseason will be Friday when they scrimmage the Tennessee **** ans' starters in a joint practice in Nashville.
They spent Saturday night running off the sideline, jumping up and down and celebrating big plays by their backups.
One of the two biggest one was wide receiver Rashad Rochelle's 52-yard punt return weaving through Cowboys late in the third quarter. Middle linebacker Ernest Jones and Witherspoon were the first Seahawks off the sideline to congratulate Rochelle, an undrafted rookie from Indiana State. Jones slapped at him with a towel.
#million #pads
All 22 expected starters on offense and defense when Seattle begins defense of its Super Bowl **** le Sept. 9 in the NFL season opener against New England on this same field watched this preseason game from the sideline in their jerseys, no pads and white team caps.
The fullest action the starters are likely to get this preseason will be Friday when they scrimmage the Tennessee **** ans' starters in a joint practice in Nashville.
They spent Saturday night running off the sideline, jumping up and down and celebrating big plays by their backups.
One of the two biggest one was wide receiver Rashad Rochelle's 52-yard punt return weaving through Cowboys late in the third quarter. Middle linebacker Ernest Jones and Witherspoon were the first Seahawks off the sideline to congratulate Rochelle, an undrafted rookie from Indiana State. Jones slapped at him with a towel.
#million #pads
12 days ago
In a game that definitely needed to be consumed, and then recapped, the Philadelphia Phillies continued their late-summer dominance of the Twins with a decisive 9-1 victory, headlined by Philly's seven-run, fifth-inning explosion.
As we were reminded in the pregame, the American League Wild Card situation is a bit of a cluster, especially with midgame victories by both the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles making it a five-way tie for the sixth seed. But as the Twins enter into direct competition with some clearer playoff hopefuls — the Phillies, while technically out of the mix due to an unresolved tiebreak, are still eight games over .500 — the plausibility of this Minnesota roster meaningfully competing with some of their fringe peers is called into question.
The Fightin' Phils fought their way onto the scoreboard first today, scoring Luis Arraez on a J.T. Realmuto sacrifice fly in an inning that could have been worse for Minnesota starter Connor Prielipp.
Prielipp, clearly, was struck with intense FOMO, and he unleashed his desire to see an inning that could have been worse first-hand in the fifth. With a lone runner at first base and two quick outs, Prielipp lost all grip on reality and walked Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, and Arraez, the last of whom pushed across a run as he filled first. That made it 2-0 Phillies, but the score was quickly 3-0 after Alec Bohm drove an RBI single — one of five hits on the night for Bohm — to increase the lead.
Then, a two-run single from Edmundo Sosa, opening things up to 5-0, a deflating but still reachable deficit. That is, until a three-run bomb by Bryson Stott — still off Prielipp, mind you! — effectively put the game to bed before the halfway mark.
#prielipp #Phillies #first
As we were reminded in the pregame, the American League Wild Card situation is a bit of a cluster, especially with midgame victories by both the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles making it a five-way tie for the sixth seed. But as the Twins enter into direct competition with some clearer playoff hopefuls — the Phillies, while technically out of the mix due to an unresolved tiebreak, are still eight games over .500 — the plausibility of this Minnesota roster meaningfully competing with some of their fringe peers is called into question.
The Fightin' Phils fought their way onto the scoreboard first today, scoring Luis Arraez on a J.T. Realmuto sacrifice fly in an inning that could have been worse for Minnesota starter Connor Prielipp.
Prielipp, clearly, was struck with intense FOMO, and he unleashed his desire to see an inning that could have been worse first-hand in the fifth. With a lone runner at first base and two quick outs, Prielipp lost all grip on reality and walked Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, and Arraez, the last of whom pushed across a run as he filled first. That made it 2-0 Phillies, but the score was quickly 3-0 after Alec Bohm drove an RBI single — one of five hits on the night for Bohm — to increase the lead.
Then, a two-run single from Edmundo Sosa, opening things up to 5-0, a deflating but still reachable deficit. That is, until a three-run bomb by Bryson Stott — still off Prielipp, mind you! — effectively put the game to bed before the halfway mark.
#prielipp #Phillies #first
12 days ago
Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts may not understand exactly what the Indiana Fever's Stephanie White has dealt with the past week or so, but he can empathize.
In a recent pregame interview, Tibbetts lamented the WNBA's frequent brushes with controversy, so many of them involving the Fever.
White has been criticized by the state's lieutenant governor after a postgame comment regarding the Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington. White gave an impassioned defense of her players before she was booed while being introduced the next game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Fever players also defended White, who received an ovation before Friday night's game against the New York Liberty.
"There are some things that our coaches have to deal with on a night-to-night level, and I feel sorry for those coaches," Tibbetts said Saturday.
"Some of things that Steph goes through, that is wrong. There is no other coach in professional sports that ... it's not fair. She was hired as a coach, and they've got a great team and they are dealing with stuff that doesn't really matter. That still ****** me off."
#white #things #coaches
In a recent pregame interview, Tibbetts lamented the WNBA's frequent brushes with controversy, so many of them involving the Fever.
White has been criticized by the state's lieutenant governor after a postgame comment regarding the Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington. White gave an impassioned defense of her players before she was booed while being introduced the next game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Fever players also defended White, who received an ovation before Friday night's game against the New York Liberty.
"There are some things that our coaches have to deal with on a night-to-night level, and I feel sorry for those coaches," Tibbetts said Saturday.
"Some of things that Steph goes through, that is wrong. There is no other coach in professional sports that ... it's not fair. She was hired as a coach, and they've got a great team and they are dealing with stuff that doesn't really matter. That still ****** me off."
#white #things #coaches
