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Chiba shines in UWCL win over Hammarby
An extra-time brace from Remina Chiba secured a 3-1 win for the Women’s First Team against Hammarby in Biella.
The win sees the Bianconere through to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s Champions League as the champions of the mini-tournament.
THE FIRST HALF
The Swedes got off to a flying start and, after just two minutes, Svea Rehnberg went close, only to be denied by Danielle De Jong. The visitors maintained the upper hand in the opening stages, but as the minutes ticked by, Juventus began to take greater control of possession.

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Panthers quarterback Haynes King injured his hamstring in the Hall of Fame Game this week and they are set to add another quarterback to the roster for the coming practice week.
Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer reports that they will sign Kyle Trask. Trask recently worked out for the team.
Trask played for the Buccaneers when Panthers head coach Dave Canales was the offensive coordinator in Tampa. He spent four seasons with the Bucs before being released last year and spent some time on Atlanta’s practice squad later in the year.
Joe Person of TheAthletic.

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Indiana Fever superstar guard Caitlin Clark picked up her eighth technical foul of the season on Saturday against the Chicago Sky, which would leave her suspended for the team’s next game.
However, it’s possible that the league could rescind this particular technical foul that would allow Clark to play in Tuesday’s Fever home game against the New York Liberty.
One of the game’s officials called the tech in question on Clark after the latter bumped into the ref during the game. The contact seemed incidental upon replay and just part of forward momentum.

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Why Caitlin Clark could be forced to serve suspension following controversial technical foul originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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WNBA fans have gotten used to seeing Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark receive technical fouls this season. During Saturday’s win against the Chicago Sky, Clark made contact with a referee standing on the baseline before she was consequently whistled for her league-leading eighth technical foul.

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Chicago Sky forward DiJonai Carrington was ejected from a WNBA game Saturday, Aug. 8, after a hard foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. Not long after, Carrington posted two words to her Threads account: “WHITE PRIVILEGE @Indianafever.”
Carrington’s foul caused tension among players and after review, officials upgraded it to a flagrant foul penalty 2, which requires a player exit the game due to unnecessary and excessive contact, according to the WNBA rulebook.
Cunningham immediately had words for Carrington and was held back by a teammate.

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