No one saw him walk in. The cameras were pointed the other way. The ESPN anchor was mid-sentence, Caitlin Clark wiping sweat from her neck with a Fever towel, half-smiling under the bright lights after dropping 34 points on New York. The crowd was still humming from her game-winning three — a shot that had curled over Breanna Stewart’s outstretched hand with one second left on the clock. It was supposed to be a routine ... Read more
Reebok faces growing backlash as Angel Reese’s on-court struggles cast a shadow over her high-profile endorsement deal.BT
INSTANT PANIC HITS REEBOK! The phones were already glowing red before the lights cut back on. Slack pings stacked like gunfire, dashboards stuttering, a dozen voices colliding in one Boston conference room. Reebok’s war room looked less like a brand headquarters and more like mission control after a failed launch. Screens flickered. Error codes blinked. One manager shouted for “refresh rates” while another barked at ... Read more
Caitlin Clark’s six-word clapback to Jemele Hill’s ‘white privilege’ comment sets off a firestorm across the nation.BT
CAITLIN CLARK RESPONDED WITH JUST 6 WORDS. It wasn’t supposed to go that way. The segment was scheduled, rehearsed, and signed off by legal. The lighting was set. The panel briefed. The anchor smiled on cue. But what no one anticipated was the shift in the air — the kind of shift that doesn’t come from a technical glitch or a producer’s panic……but from one question asked at the wrong moment, in front of the wrong ... Read more
Valkyries’ Kate Martin sounds the alarm as the Lynx’s two massive threats cast a shadow over the matchup.BT
Golden State Valkyries soared like Icarus in the opening quarter of their postseason debut, but eventually came down. They strangled the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx and led 28-21 after the first break. However, the Lynx showed their championship caliber in the second quarter, stamping their authority with 26 points while conceding only 12. Since then, the Valkyries had no way back, and Kate Martin from the bench is eager to make ... Read more
Breanna Stewart defies a sprained MCL to start Game 2 as the Liberty fight to keep control against the Mercury.BT
NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart said she sustained a sprained MCL, though she will play in Game 2 against the Phoenix Mercury as New York looks to become the first team to clinch a semifinal berth in these playoffs. Stewart went through shootaround drills on Wednesday, getting up shots in the open portion and participating in the half-court shot contest. Advertisement “I want to make sure I tried at shootaround, so barring ... Read more