Author: Michael

It’s Day 2 of the WNBA playoffs, and two teams — the Indiana Fever and Seattle Storm — are on the brink of elimination.
The Fever, who host the Atlanta Dream at 7:30 pm in Indianapolis, are looking to bounce back from an 80-68 Game 1 loss. The Storm, who host the Las Vegas Aces at 9:30pm ET in Seattle, will try to respond to a 102-77 blowout defeat in the postseason’s opening night.
Both teams face an uphill battle.

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The NBA is in the middle of its greatest run of parity in league history. The league has been around since 1947, and this is the first time it’s ever seen seven straight years of unique champs. Since 2019, the Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, and Oklahoma City Thunder have each raised a title banner. Can this streak extend another year as the league enters the 2025-26 season?
The Oklahoma City Thunder could be on the precipice of a dynasty.

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The Cleveland Browns went from competitive and reasons for optimism in Week 1 to downright embarrassed in Week 2, with some thoughts about a change at starting quarterback. Week 3 doesn’t get any easier with the Green Bay Packers coming to town. The good news for the Browns comes when looking ahead to next year’s NFL draft.
Cleveland has two first-round picks in the 2026 NFL draft, one from trading down with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2025 NFL draft, which should help find that franchise quarterback.

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With NIL, the portal and now the House settlement, high school recruiting is completely off the rails right now.
In this article by CBS’s Matt Norlander, we see what we so often see when massive changes come to anything: unintended consequences.
In a nutshell, this past spring, people spent like drunken sailors before the House settlement kicked in. And now, with what is essentially free agency, it makes a lot of sense to just wait for the portal to open and get proven players there.
Not to pick on anyone, but consider former Duke Blue Devil TJ Power for an example.

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🫣 Barça fear missing Yamal for CL opener in Newcastle
That would be really bitter! FC Barcelona will likely have to make their Champions League debut without superstar talent Lamine Yamal. The 17-year-old will probably not be in the squad for the upcoming Thursday (18th September) match against Newcastle United.
The winger got injured during a stint with the Spanish national team and already missed the LaLiga duel against FC Valencia. He has not returned to team training so far.

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