good for her

Ernie Smith@ernie.tedium.co · yesterday

I must inform you that Rebecca Black’s “Friday” just went platinum, according to the RIAA. www.riaa.com/gold-platinu...

Now I understand the appeal of the skills contest

Netglow@netglow.bsky.social · yesterday

Hardest video in Minnesota sports history

We made MECHANICAL LEAVES and it's a shame we don't geek out about this more.

Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 2d ago

Absolutely unbelievable how solar power has taken off worldwide during the Hormuz oil crisis. You don't have to hand it to him, but Trump may have done more to finally kick off a global civilization of effete librul solar users than anyone else in the West

Never carry last

Leo S@yoleo.bsky.social · 2d ago

Oh, cool! Ayo got engaged! 💍 (via @timberwolves)

my favorite thing about this photo is that it shows how physical the W is, especially on defense

Cassidy Hettesheimer@cassidyhett.bsky.social · 2d ago

My favorite photo of yesterday's Lynx-Fever game action from @stribsports.startribune.com Star Tribune photographer Jerry Holt (Instagram: @/boyle1960)

Every off-season, NBA teams take low-cost fliers on former lottery picks and stalled prospects. How often do these bets pan out? I looked at the historical data to find out. First article at the new site! Do Cheap Fliers on Failed Prospects Work? intheno.net/do-cheap-fli...

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Nice to see someone as high achieving as Tina Charles enjoy their retirement. Love it.

Along Came Poly-4-The-W@alongcamepoly4thew.bsky.social · 2d ago

tina charles' nieces looking back at her draft image on tv 📺 "auntie Tina I like your makeup" 😂☺ im grateful everyday these women get to be exactly who they are...cuz if we real tawk this one - you recall how the #wnba league tried to impress femme upon us from the jump... we prefer the gamut 👌

this is the law that was being protested at climate pledge & folks should ask if this sounds like "protecting girls" or if this sounds like something else

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

more evidence for the wnba reporters that this is not some organic swell of belief in anything but another attempt of a group with money to burn trying to turn anything good into a vehicle to hawk their bigotry (& bigotry related goods)

Siobhan Thompson@vornietom.bsky.social · 3d ago

These XX/XY losers had an organized rally at Hollywood and Highland the night before our Hollywood Bowl show, it was loud and took up a lot of space but there were only like a hundred people there. Like many thousands more people paid to watch us play dnd than went to support this shit for free lol

Rookie & Newcomer of the year awards should be separate bc Taylor is hooping and Olivia Miles' greatness should also be celebrated. More awards should be made, so we can celebrate more basketball.

Maggie Hendricks@maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 3d ago

Olivia Miles playing with the poise of a fifth-year player. Sydney Taylor taking final shots without a question. Azzi Fudd taking the three-point contest. This class of rookies is really fun.

every step she takes into the political sphere is a swipe at her fugacious legacy

W.E.D.em Boyz@leftistwonk.bsky.social · 3d ago

Jesus Christ. Sophie Cunningham fully embracing the right wing grift.

she is the wave

CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 3d ago

Earlier, Olivia Miles saying trying to guard Kelsey Mitchell was "low key my welcome to the W moment"

"This is the first time we've seen you and Caitlin Clark go at each other..." "Yea anyway Kelsey Mitchell killing us right now"

CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 3d ago

Earlier, Olivia Miles saying trying to guard Kelsey Mitchell was "low key my welcome to the W moment"

For those that aren't on the other site... Dawn Staley was tuning in to Lynx vs. Fever today:

we're still about two or so years before the aces leave the mountaintop which is crazy to think about when we think about the plethora of young talent

LeeAnn Wombat@jonnyauping.bsky.social · 3d ago

and we havent even exited the era of a’ja/stewie/napheesa being tne best players in the league, all at forward (though paige is probably catching stewie/napheesa literally as this season is happening)

paige is better then olivia still. kelsey is better than olivia still. AND olvia is already better than caitlin and honestly caitlin is pretty damn good ….and on any given night chelsea gray embarrasses all of them. correct assessment is W is stacked with guard play

the way people use cortisol, serotonin, dopamine, & oxytocin makes me feel like we are just reviving humorism but with pseudoscience

Agreed. You have to full court press this before the larger ecosystem picks this up because some of those other groups are more dangerous than the groups involved rn. Collins highlights CRT, I worry about the WNBA getting treated like those children's hospitals & games being postponed/canceled.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3d ago

A good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.

100% supportive of this sentiment. The WNBA needs a crash course in online information dynamics and media manipulation. ASAP. Old school crisis response plans are going to fail spectacularly.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3d ago

A good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.

ESPN cutting the broadcast before the electric slide is malpractice

I'm glad ESPN at the very least uplifted a rational, empathetic perspective on this stuff without fueling the culture war nonsense. Kudos.

CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 3d ago

Ryan Ruocco noting Cheryl Reeve's shirt and then video of Cheryl talking to Sophie Cunningham earlier

Raven has no luxury of trying to gain a rhythm & she's clearly a rhythm based player. Rough mistake from her.

she is special

CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 3d ago

What a move from Miles

Ah so teen takeovers aren't the thing you're objecting to when you write against teen takeovers

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 4d ago

From the Editorial Board: Sparkly, semiattired Lolla kids are this weekend swarming around such oft-deserted environs as Van Buren Street, Jackson Boulevard and State Street. Welcome. Your presence and youthful energy could not be more timely.

is this just a business + marketing degree? or is there something more nuanced? this could be an interesting curriculum if constructed properly.

Luke Steuber@coolhand.bsky.social · 4d ago

I’m with the boomers on this one. Burn it all down

going younger is crazy, but if she can find defensive synergy with thomas, there's real potential. the pieces here can easily be top 3 offense. the issue is that akoa makani was one of their best (at times their best) defensive performers & there will be a massive drop off compared to plum. fun tho!

Dana Holtzbert@danaholtzbert.bsky.social · 4d ago

BREAKING: Just over a year after Kelsey Plum bet on herself, the Los Angeles Sparks have decided to hedge their bets elsewhere. #WNBA www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

this is poetic contrasted to that game she lost & was in tears at the end of

CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 4d ago

SYDNEY TAYLOR!!!! Three to win, the building goes nuts

she is free to say all this now. in a few years, when everyone has to account for what they were doing when folks were suffering, she will be free to account for what she is saying now. same way the people throwing rocks at kids trying to go to school will have to stand by that action.

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 4d ago

Speaking for the first time since ralliers began assembling in support of her stance against transgender participation in women’s sports, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said this was an opportunity for the WNBA to uphold its values of diversity and inclusion. nyti.ms/4fHr4Qn

Isn't it interesting how quickly these folks can invent an entire news cycle out of nothing? It's no coincidence that there's multiple organizations that are flush with cash that can pump this controversy.

Matthew Giraldi@mgiraldi.bsky.social · 5d ago

As predictable as anything in life, Outkick is going to get at least 3 weeks of rage content off this.

trauma can connect people but it can also pull people apart. they both went through such a powerful emotional injury that anything was possible. hoping the best for both of them in their life paths

Shameka ❤️🏀@shameka23.bsky.social · 5d ago

This makes me sad 😔 💔 #WNBA people.com/brittney-gri...