Rickea Jackson prayed she would not be the first WNBA player to be dunked on after watching a Dominique Malonga slam. A 2022 clip of the French basketball star effortlessly dunking the ball has gone viral. The highlight prompted Jackson, who co-hosted the orange carpet welcome of the incoming rookies on Monday, to react. Expand Tweet Sydney Colson, who signed a one-year, $90K deal in February with the Indiana Fever, ... Read more
Masyn Winn Shares Heartening News After Knee Surgery, Giving Cardinals Fans a Reason to Smile.yv
During the All-Star Break, St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn stunned fans by saying he's been fighting a knee injury that had been hampering him for several weeks. Winn said that his knee was "jacked up" and "not okay" in an interview with FanDuel Sports Midwest back in July. As a result of Winn's knee problems, he opted to call his season quits with about a month to go. Winn underwent ... Read more
Tigers Make Surprising Move by Declining Randy Dobnak’s Club Option Ahead of Offseason.yv
The Tigers declined their $6MM club option on right-hander Randy Dobnak, reports Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. He’ll receive a $1MM buyout and become a free agent. It was the expected outcome for Dobnak, who came to the Tigers alongside fellow righty Chris Paddack in the trade sending catching prospect Enrique Jimenez to the Twins this past July. Dobnak, who was earning $3MM this year ... Read more
Her World Broke in Two, and Still, Her Stone-Cold Answer Cut Deeper Than the Divorce Itself.BT
Darren Waller and Kelsey Plum were about to be the sports power couple of Las Vegas. But the newlyweds — who tied the knot in Sin City earlier this month — are about to be long distance. The NY Post reports the Raiders traded the tight end to the New York Giants in a free-agency surprise on Wednesday (AEDT). Plum, an All-Star guard with the Las Vegas Aces, is preparing for the 2023 WNBA season, which begins ... Read more
Tigers Make Bold Move by Hiring Brad Ciolek from Nationals to Lead International Operations.yv
The Detroit Tigers have a new leader in their international operations department. The Tigers, led by president of baseball operations Scott Harris, hired Brad Ciolek from the Washington Nationals in September to oversee international operations, which includes international scouting. Until now, he had never worked on the international side of baseball operations. After Ciolek's ... Read more