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This didn’t happen at all last year. Not when Sabrina Ionescu missed time with a hamstring injury. Not when Courtney Vandersloot sat out the second game of a back-to-back in late July, either. 5Sabrina Ionescu shoots over Kia Nurse during the first half of the Liberty’s 93-80 win over the Sparks. Corey Sipkin for the … Read more

It was only training camp, but Diane Richardson already could sense that everything had started to click for Jonquel Jones. The Liberty star — healthy entering Year 2 with the superteam after navigating a stress fracture to start 2023 — was “in her bag, so to speak,” and she could sense that optimism oozing through … Read more

JJ Redick’s head coaching career has been a long time coming. At least, according to him. In a December 2022 interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks, the new Lakers head coach touched on why he’d be a good basketball coach at the highest level, foreshadowing his eventual move back into the NBA locker room.  “I … Read more

ESPN does not want one of its biggest personalities to leave the sports behemoth. The network has offered “First Take” talking head Stephen A. Smith a five-year, $90 million deal ($18 million per year) to remain at ESPN with his contract expiring in 2025, according to Puck News. ESPN reportedly pitched to William Morris Endeavor … Read more

Argentina’s Lionel Messi, centre, and Canada’s Stephen Eustaquio battle for the ball during a Copa America Group A soccer match against Canada in Atlanta, Thursday, June 20, 2024.Photo by Jason Allen /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links … Read more

The Mets have been a better team with Francisco Alvarez in the lineup. Alvarez has been building up to be in the lineup more often. Wednesday marked the first time since Alvarez returned from the injured list that he started a third straight game. 3Francisco Alvarez grounds into a fielders choice allowing Starling Marte #6 … Read more

Reggie Jackson encountered horrendous racism in his MLB career, and he opened up on Thursday night about how he never would wish what he experienced on anyone. Jackson joined Fox Sports’ pregame coverage of Giants-Cardinals from Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, where he played for the A’s Double-A affiliate in the late 1960s, and was … Read more

All the one-year deals worth $875,000 and below that Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury signed veteran free agents to last offseason were a necessity, considering the organization’s position under the cap and desire to create opportunity for upward mobility in the lineup among its young core.  It may have served its purpose a … Read more

Barry Bonds knows exactly what would happen if he stepped into the box against the iconic Satchel Paige.  The all-time MLB home run king sat on a panel alongside fellow baseball greats Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., David Ortiz and Derek Jeter during the pregame show on Fox for MLB’s Rickwood Field game on Thursday … Read more

Tuesday from ESPN’s on-site Stanley Cup Final, studio host Steve Levy delivered the news that Willie Mays had died: “The Say Hey Kid, is gone. Too soon. Willie Mays has passed away tonight at the age of 93.” Too soon? Perhaps Levy had the over 94 in a BetESPN parlay. Not that I’ve ever been … Read more