UCLA 68 UCSB 37 3:34 3d If you'd told me when Betts was a Stanford freshman and Kneepkens a Utah freshman that they'd be great together as seniors, I would've said: "Where?!".

I thought I might attend Oklahoma vs. UCLA in Sacramento. UCLA is the closest thing I have to a team, made up of Pac-12 pieces from Stanford, Utah, Oregon, Oregon St., Washington St.

Anyone else use the I VOTED sticker like a lint roller for cat hair?

Utah freshman Evelina Otto is from Riga, Latvia, where the main street or city square should be named for The Magician of Riga, world chess champion (1960-1961) Mikhail Tal. I spent a year of my life studying his games — a misguided and useless year, but we all want to be Tal.

Utah's starters today include a player I've never heard of. I didn't think I'd lose track this fast.

The University of West Georgia women's basketball team won its athletic department's crowdfunding competition — in part because they're the only UWG team with boosters in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Los Angeles Daily News said "Charlisse Leger-Walker's time has come for UCLA women's basketball", illustrated with a picture of Leger-Walker in a WaSU uniform playing against UCLA, and a 2010 calendar from her first year of eligibility.

South Korea gave that idiot a CROWN? Did they engrave "Nobel Peace Prize" on it, too?

Vanderbilt has a guard named Chandler Bing. He could be Dave Bing's son, and no one would notice.

Whisper of a rumor that USC coach Gottlieb is a candidate for the Liberty job. She's from Scarsdale, and worked at Syracuse. I'm for this becoming a full-blown rumor.

There are a bunch of morons who are saying aloud "see how much better the ghost runner rule is?".

Obama joked about this, remember.

Dunno about other ballyards, but they don't sell scorecards at Oracle Park these days. I feel bad for last night's fans at American Family Field who didn't get the unique thrill of scoring that 8-6-2 as it happened. That's a scorecard you keep (er, if the Brewers had won).

I was wrong about Dallas not firing Koclanes, because that would make them look like shitty, quick-triggered bosses for whom a better coach would not want to work. If Brondello takes the job, I'm wrong about both parts.

Be strong, Norwegian Nobel committee. Do not give in to that piece of shit.

I read it's National Coaches Day *and* National Bobcats Day. Montana State coach Binford isn't paying for any of her drinks tonight.

I don't think the basketball gods will smite us if we opt not to watch Indiana at Las Vegas gm. 2 after that Phoenix at Minnesota tilt.

No one should be surprised Dallas kept Koclanes. If they'd canned him, who would feel comfortable taking that job for a trigger-happy front office?

The Phoenix Suns were a model NBA franchise throughout the '80s and the early '90s. Today they're including an employment contract clause that prohibits employees from suing them.

CBS Sports' Jack Maloney suggested the Valkyries grab UCLA's Gianna Kneepkens with #8. Finally, a Valkyries jersey for me to wear.

Glad ESPN showed that graphic about Indiana's last lead at 33-30, because it had been so long that I thought 86-85 might've been their first.

Above and beyond the call: The staffs of Chase Center and SAP Center for moving tons of shit around to make SAP look and feel as much like Chase as they did.

Given antifa is an idea or a state of being (whatever you want to call it), and not a group of people with a secret clubhouse, does it follow that you might be labeled a terrorist just for sharing that idea?

People talk about the Valkyries building incredible fan support in year one. It's a village of followers of others: Warriors, Lasers, Pioneers, Spiders, Monarchs, Cardinal, Golden Bears, even SF Giants. Folks around here waited a long time for the Valkyries to arrive, and then they were good!

At least the commissioner should've learned how to pronounce "Nakase" before handing her the Coach of the Year award.

Fuffyrarrar is a good name for whichever feathered dinosaur is discovered next.

I think I'm through. This season to has only been fun while Roberts' team was visiting, and I was wearing a media lanyard. Jesusfuck, what is *that*, obscuring almost everything past halfline.

In line at SAP Center, woman said: "Are you keeping stats tonight? Of course you are. I sit behind you at Chase—every time I look, you're writing something down."

Golden State clinched #8 on Sept. 4 at 23-18, while #4 Phoenix was 27-14. The Valkyries could not reach #4, but charged playoff ticket buyers for two games.

Valkyries front office is a criminal enterprise, hitting one's credit card for the playoff maximum two home games (if GSV wasn't in reach of #4, is it actionable?), and if they only play one, the balance is rolled over for a game to be played next June.

Coach Hammon is right: If you don't like the idea of being played off with two road losses, then win more games in season. I think the matter is better solved by making the first two rounds best-of-five.

@nycscribbler.bsky.social One down.

Love that Google Doodle.

What?! Radical far left libtards didn't do it?

In my section, tickets for Lynx-Valkyries Gm2 are going for as much as Fever tickets while Clark was expected to play. People don't care about basketball; they care about looking cool and being trendy.

@nycscribbler.bsky.social Unbelievable.

My reaction to the Valkyries signing Kaila Charles was "who?", but they and I are so glad it happened. (GSV and I are not "we".)

The Lynx sorely miss Alanna Smith.

Maybe I only made a clean catch of that Dave Martinez foul because it had to come dozens of rows back after bouncing off the overhang. Were it closer, more people would've turned to make a play, and a Piotr Szczerek or Phillies Karen might've clocked me.

There's a tennis event booked into the Chase Center the night of Golden State's home playoff game, so the Valkyries are moving to the SAP Center. More convenient for us CalTrain riders! but probably a downer for every other reason.

Scribbler will hate me for just mentioning the possibility, but Golden State and New York both landing on 25 would be amusing, because that meant Seattle beat NY and lost to GS. But the Liberty oughta finish with 3 straight wins, yeah?

Los Angeles has to play all three teams who are tied at 27-14, and must win at least two to catch #8 Indiana. Say the Sparks win one — that's probably the one that drops the loser back to #4, and a playoff date with #5 New York, who'll be returning to championship form any minute now.

Berger, the leading candidate for @sonjajacobsen.bsky.social 's most-traveled award, is starting for Dallas. Huh.

Kitley never looked comfortable as an Ace, like she was always thinking "don't look in the direction of Hammon's laser raccoon stare". At least the fans will love her here, if the staff doesn't.

Rooting for the Valkyries to put this game away at halftime, and Liz Kitley plays 20 minutes.

I might've been as wackawacka as these people about Bueckers' visit if she'd stuck to her junior high plan to attend Stanford.

Three visits to Chase in three nights was trying, but five games in eight nights makes me wonder if the WNBA schedule makers care about season ticket renewals.

Another reason I have to relocate: I'll never get used to not reading that part of the visiting stat board.