Caitlin Clark, welcome (most likely) to the world of load management.
After the Indiana Fever unexpectedly ruled the superstar guard out for Wednesday night’s home game against the Portland Fire, real questions about load management started to bubble up.
Fieldhouse Files reporter Scott Agness adding that the move to sit Clark was “part of a strategic management plan for the season” only added fuel to that file.
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When the Big 12 struck its private capital deal with RedBird and Weatherford, it was quickly pointed out that RedBird has Paramount Global in its portfolio. Paramount owns CBS, leading to questions about how much media rights impacted the decision to strike the agreement.
Although the Big 12’s current media deal with ESPN and FOX runs through 2030, commissioner Brett Yormark said “optionality” is important. While RedBird’s relationship with Paramount wasn’t the main reason for the Big 12 partnership, he called it “value add.
By most observations, it’s been a good offseason for the Dallas Cowboys. They were active in signing a few legitimate outside free agents, kept their big three on offense, had a good draft, upgraded a horrid defense, and hired the most wanted defensive coordinator on the market. It’s hard to fathom the organization doing much better, given how they operate.
Despite the optimism and excitement growing around the organization, the prevailing thought is the team is probably one more season away from legitimately contending for a Super Bowl.
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The PIAA District One baseball playoffs are in full swing.
Here are the first- and second-round scores, roundups, upcoming matchups and previews for Bucks County area teams, plus Germantown Academy in the PAISAA Tournament:
PIAA District One Baseball Playoffs
Class 6A: Six advance to states
(all games 4 p.m. unless noted)
Second round: Wednesday, May 20
(16) Boyertown at (1) Haverford
(8) Neshaminy11, (9) Souderton 1 (5 innings): Neshaminy senior Chase Bonner closed out the victory with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth for the 10-run victory.
BEREA, OHIO – APRIL 21: Head coach Todd Monken and Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns watch a drill during a voluntary veteran minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 21, 2026 in Berea, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images
The Cleveland Browns finished up day two of their latest series of Organized Team Activities on Wednesday, and to no one’s surprise, the focus remained on the quarterbacks.
DENVER, CO – MAY 20: Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland #21 of the Colorado Rockies hands the baseball to Manager Warren Schaeffer as he exits the game while catcher Brett Sullivan #26 stands near by in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Coors Field on May 20, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The weather changed throughout Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field, and the game kept moving with it.
One day after being shut out in a 10-0 loss to the Rangers, the Rockies gave themselves a chance to take the series.
NEW YORK – JULY 23: The grounds crew at Yankee Stadium roll out the tarp during the rain delay between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees on July 23, 2014 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Rob Tringali/SportsChrome/Getty Images) | Getty Images
A scintillating starting pitching matchup is on tap in the Bronx tonight, as young phenoms Cam Schlittler and Trey Yesavage are supposed to go toe-to-toe.
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As the plebeian 5-12 seeds continue their adorable, little tournament to start the week, some Husker news has popped up with the preparation for the Championship Bracket Big Ten Tournament underway in Lincoln.
The boys took the extra day Sunday and their usual Monday off to recover from the wear and tear of their stretch run, and reset all the pitching preparation for the tournament.
Hoops 360 host Caroline Fenton and women basketball writer Cassandra Negley run through all the big moments they liked and disliked this past week in the WNBA: Caitlin Clark continuing to carry the Indiana Fever, whether injuries could derail the Chicago Sky’s hot start, and if it was too early for Dallas Wings head coach Jose Fernandez to call his locker room “selfish.”
Plus, with the league’s new CBA in place and player salaries rising dramatically, Cass takes a closer look at how WNBA players are approaching wealth management, saving, and spending.