This is not a particularly cheerful topic, not with the Connecticut Sun having become an institution here in our corner of the world. But then as philosopher Ayn Rand once wrote, “The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to see.” The glaringly evident: The franchise’s place in the … Read more
The bid to bring a WNBA franchise to Oakland took a critical step toward forward on Thursday, as the city formally announced it reached a deal with the group leading the expansion effort for exclusive negotiating rights on its half of the Coliseum site. Alana Beard, frontwoman of the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, … Read more
Three Things To Know is NBC’s five-days-a-week wrap-up of the night before in the NBA. Check out NBCSports.com every weekday morning to catch up on what you missed the night before plus the rumors, drama, and dunks that make the NBA must-watch. 1) Breanna Stewart is headed to New York, WNBA must seize the moment … Read more
The NBA trade market continues to hum along quietly, with little chatter of substantive deals gaining actual development. There are frameworks being passed around front offices and role players being made available, but this transaction landscape ahead of the Feb. 9 buzzer is desperately lacking significant talent on the block, in the eyes of leading … Read more
Senior Bowl week is in full swing, and a number of players are making a strong case for themselves in practice throughout the last week. As you are probably aware, Pete Carroll and John Schneider love players with experience, and you will find that in droves here. Last year alone they drafted a number of … Read more
Three Things To Know is NBC’s five-days-a-week wrap-up of the night before in the NBA. Check out NBCSports.com every weekday morning to catch up on what you missed the night before plus the rumors, drama, and dunks that make the NBA must-watch. 1) Breanna Stewart is headed to New York, the WNBA must seize the … Read more
It was a remarkably quiet Saturday amid WNBA Free Agency until it wasn’t as Candace Parker announced her intention to sign with the Las Vegas Aces via her Instagram. First and foremost, WHOA!!! It seemed possible that Parker would move on from Chicago, but to see it happen is another thing in its entirety. Then, … Read more
With National Signing Day here and rosters beginning to take shape for spring, we thought we’d update everyone on some of the outgoing players this offseason. Michigan football saw 10 players on the 2022 roster depart via the transfer portal, which saw the latest flurry of activity end on Jan. 18. Players will have another … Read more
In the fight game, you can never be 100 percent sure, but Fedor Emelianenko—arguably the greatest MMA heavyweight of all time—says that this weekend’s clash against Ryan Bader will be his last. He said something similar back in 2012 after he polished off Pedro Rizzo, but that retirement ended up being nothing more than a … Read more
Breanna Stewart has officially made her long-awaited free agency decision, choosing to sign with the New York Liberty after playing the first six seasons of her WNBA career with the Seattle Storm. The 2018 league MVP and 2018 and 2020 Finals MVP announced her decision via Twitter on Wednesday, putting months of speculation to rest. … Read more
