Unrivaled starts its player announcements

they just had to lock him up for 5 years. you can't risk a hot commodity like "the son of your current coach who has never been a coach for anyone besides his dad" leaving for one of the many big time jobs that must have been begging to hire him 5 weeks before the season starts

If you are one of the rapture people… you should be GIVING your stuff away…. Why are you selling your stuff? You don’t need money where you are going

USA Basketball announced Kara Lawson is the next coach of the U.S. women's basketball team. She'll have the job from 2025-2028. Lawson has been involved with USAB for more than 25 years, and was the coach of the 2020 3x3 team that won gold.

YOU FUCKING KNOW IT FUCK YEAH

Speaking of interviews -- neither the Lynx or Mercury will have media availabilities today. The Mercury are just doing film sessions and the Lynx have today listed as an off day. Not at all surprised as teams focus much more on recovery as playoffs wear on.

I'm glad that exit interviews have become the norm in the W, especially with a potential work stoppage looming, but I also don't blame players for being over it.

People who do this kind of shit drive me bonkers.

ICYMI, my story from yesterday's Lynx win

Karli and I had the same reactions to the Sky's "enclosure" celebration. Look, I'm not a contractor but how can anything be enclosed when it doesn't have a roof or all of the walls completed?

There's a reason they chose this spot: it's in rural North Louisiana, one of the poorest places in the country, a place national media barely knows exists, a place with essentially no local journalism, where people and resources can be exploited (and lied to) with no consequence

Kelsey Mitchell was the better MVP finalist on the floor on Sunday. It might never have happened had she left or asked out of Indiana all those years ago. She stayed, and stole Game 1 of the semifinals as the face of the Fever's resilience. sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...

Came back with a brand new edition

After being down at the half, the Lynx stopped, collaborated and listened. sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...

"Clean a little, find a little." Whenever I was looking for literally anything, my mom would say this and I'd roll my eyes. Now, when I'm missing something, I clean and I find it and I GET SO MAD AT HER.

So my read on Minneapolis as I wait for my Thai food is that it is quite drunk at the moment.

Courtney Williams on Cheryl Reeve: That's my dog.

The Bears won? Maybe I should stay in Minnesota

Ideal game IMO. Being already done with one team's media two hours after tip is a gift!

Phoenix just came in and did their post game media in record time. Tibbetts first and then Copper and AT. Nothing surprising said, a lot of "gotta go back to the film."

That's a final -- Minnesota wins 69-82! I'll have more on yahoo sports later.

It doesn't matter how long it's been since I covered MMA. When I hear Sandstorm, I'm looking for Wanderlei Silva.

Twice, Phoenix has traveled and then the DJ in the arena has played the "pretty girls walk like this" song which is nice because they're still calling them pretty.

Prowl, the Lynx mascot, just stood up in front of the media section and tried to get us all clapping and then realized we were the wrong audience.

Time out with 6:31 left in the game, and the Lynx now lead 68-62. Minnesota now looking like the've woken up.

AT and DB showing no mercy on their rook

Basketball's fun!

Here's the play. Like CJ, I'm surprised too because I thought it was more flagrant territory.

Now Natisha Hiedeman is down on the court, on all fours. She's back up but the play is under review. It looks like AT elbowed her in the face

I'm not an expert, but I think the Lynx might want to stop missing wide open shots.

Monique Akoa Makani just went down under the Lynx basket, and the Phoenix immediately called a timeout to help her. I didn't see the injury, but she was able to walk off with some help. They're not bringing her back to the locker room or anything. She's standing with her team.

It's just over 3 minutes left in halftime and bridget Carleton was the only one out on the court

Phoenix's slightly ridiculous first-half shotchart. They don't just have 42 points in the paint, they have 36 points from inside the restricted area. #WNBA

Maggie's Law: the more moving the ad, the more evil the thing it's selling (Comcast? Checks out here. See also: every FB/Google ad campaign. And Ronald Reagan, 1984).

Some people are responding that people are too online or need to touch grass, and I'm really baffled by this. It's the playoffs, and fans like to back their team in creative ways. Especially WNBA fans! Rivalries and trash talk are good things!

At the half, Phoenix leads 47-40. Phoenix is shooting 56.4 percent, and Alyssa Thomas has 16 points. Minn is shooting 41 percent, and three scorers are in the double digits. Minnesota just looks a little off. We'll see if we see that change in the second half.

Alyssa Thomas is on a tear. She has 12 points already and has quieted this crowd down.

LOL yep this is not shocking.

Minnesota's looking flat after on quarter. Not bad, but just not as high octane as they can be. Phoenix not looking tired at all, but it is only the second quarter.

AT just laughed at Phee's defense. The nicest, quietest off the court, and DEVASTATING trash talker on the court.

A couple of notes from pregame: Cheryl Reeve compared the Mercury's flat screen to the Eagles' tush push, and joked about trying to get it banned Phee said she figured she didn't get the MVP when Cathy didn't call. Said it's not really more motivation because the goal has always been the title.

She made the purse and got the bow in Thailand. thrilled to have a reason to wear it.

Minnesota Nice: I bought ear plugs but left them at the hotel. A photographer handed me a pack with a new set.

can’t say I’m surprised. She had ample time and resources to prove herself, and this franchise wants championships. Nothing less.

Hello from the target center. we shall see basketballs here soon

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people wearing packers shit in chicago should be beaten up sorry

ICE cannot legally enter your home or gated/fenced property (unless they have a judicial warrant, which they won’t). Don’t ask anyone’s status, just assume they are at risk. Talk to them about it so they know what to do and where to go. In general, folks will appreciate that you are aware and care.

There are signs that while ICE is driving around, they may be scouting out homes where they see any signs laborers are present. If you have people working for you, whether it’s roofers, painters, landscapers, carpenters, whatever, you should have a plan to protect them if ICE shows up.

Just now realizing how much Jim Henson influenced me to be anti-fascist. youtu.be/IJucHqvbqUA?...