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Michael Busch homers in 5th straight game, tying most by Cub
PHOENIX — Chicago Cubs rookie Michael Busch homered for the fifth straight game Monday night, matching the longest streak by a Cubs player since 1900. Busch led off the second inning with his sixth home run of the season, a 419-foot drive to center field on an 0-2 pitch from Arizona Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly. […]
Continue readingWhy freshman Hannah Hidalgo already is Notre Dame’s next star guard
More Teams. More Games. Fighting Irish freshman phenom Hannah Hidalgo, one of the top pickpockets in women’s college basketball, breaks down how she dissects ball handlers and stays a play ahead of her opposition. (4:14) Niele Ivey is careful about comparisons. Like most of her peers, the Notre Dame coach wants every player to have […]
Continue readingGreatest gadget play ever? Dan Marino’s fake spike turns 29
The circumstances are different than in the 1994 contest. The Dolphins (7-3) are in first place, just like then, but the matchup doesn’t have the same juice because the Jets are three games behind in the AFC East standings. Still, it’s part of Dolphins-Jets lore. Even though most of the current players weren’t born when […]
Continue readingBrittney Griner, Diana Taurasi to headline USA Basketball exhibitions
USA Basketball is eyeing its eighth consecutive gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics next summer. The exhibitions — against Tennessee on Nov. 5 (SEC Network/ESPN App, 6 p.m. ET) and Duke on Nov. 12 (ACC Network Extra/ESPN App, noon ET) — and training camp (Nov. 7-9) are held in preparation for the Games and […]
Continue readingWNBA mock draft 2024: Who comes after No. 1 Caitlin Clark?
The Aces are the only team in WNBA history that has had three No. 1 picks in a row, and the organization hit a bull’s eye with each one. Kelsey Plum was the first, in 2017, the last year the franchise was still in San Antonio. A’ja Wilson followed in 2018, Jackie Young in 2019. […]
Continue readingHow Becky Hammon, Aces draw inspiration from the 2014 Spurs
“These guys,” she thought, “are a lot like us.” Center/forward Tim Duncan, small forward Kawhi Leonard, shooting guard Manu Ginobili and point guard Tony Parker were the core of that Spurs team. Wilson and guards Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young are the core of the Aces, the defending WNBA champions driven in their […]
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Which WNBA players will lead the league into the next generation? They’ve got next
Sylvia Fowles and Sue Bird — who combined have been on four of the last seven WNBA title-winning teams — will retire at the end of the 2022 season. Briann January also has said this is her final season. Other legends could join them, or at the very least aren’t too far behind: Two-time MVP […]
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