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No luck necessary ♠️

The Las Vegas Aces are WNBA champions for the third time in four years.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 29m

To meet or not to meet? What's really going on in Philly?

How do coaches around the NFL really feel about Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon's $100K fine?

And what does the future hold for Bill Belichick?

Here's what @diannarussini.bsky.social is hearing this week ⤵️
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 1h

A'ja Wilson's 2025:

◽️WNBA scoring title
◽️Regular-season MVP
◽️Defensive Player of the Year
◽️WNBA championship
◽️Finals MVP

Best season ever?

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 9h

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Tigers-Mariners Game 5 takeaways: Seattle advances to ALCS in 15-inning thriller

The Mariners will play the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 9h

With 15 innings played, Tigers-Mariners is the longest winner-take-all MLB postseason game ever 🤯

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 9h

The Mariners are headed to their first ALCS since 2001 ‼️

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 9h

Fourteen innings means it's time to get creative 😅

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 10h

WE ARE HEADED TO THE 13TH INNING 🍿

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 10h

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Crowd boos WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert at championship celebration

Engelbert has become increasingly unpopular among players in recent weeks.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 10h

A'ja Wilson at her own press conference 😂

@benpickman.bsky.social

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 11h

The WNBA Finals crowd booed commissioner Cathy Engelbert during the trophy presentation.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 11h

The boo birds were out in full force for WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert 👀

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12h

One player. Two Finals MVPs. Three rings. Four MVPs.

A’JA WILSON IS HER.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12h

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Las Vegas Aces claim WNBA championship with sweep of Phoenix Mercury

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12h

No luck necessary ♠️

The Las Vegas Aces are WNBA champions for the third time in four years.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12h

A KERRY CARPENTER HOME RUN FOR A DETROIT LEAD 💥

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12h

Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts has been ejected from Game 4 of the WNBA Finals 👀

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 13h

Las Vegas leads Phoenix by 16 points at halftime.

Will the Aces finish the sweep, or will the Mercury mount a comeback?

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 13h

A'ja Wilson has reached 300 points this postseason, the most in WNBA history 😤

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 14h

Drop your GOAT 🐐 in the comments ⤵️

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 16h

MVP locked in 🔒 for Game 4

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 17h

Upon his hiring, Bill Belichick and his staff made public proclamations that UNC would be run exactly like an NFL franchise.

“We consider ourselves the 33rd team.”

That approach hasn't quite panned out in Chapel Hill: http://dlvr.it/TNbz0q

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 18h

Meet the 2025 All-WNBA teams ⭐
Do you agree with these selections? 👀

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 20h

The WNBA has seen a surge in viewers entering its fan base over the last two seasons, many of them from an unlikely demographic.

Young boys. 🔗: http://dlvr.it/TNbqmZ

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 22h

The Athletic spoke to several sources who have worked for UNC football, the university, or had direct dealings with the team in the past year.

They described a culture of arrogance and ignoring of steep differences between college and the pros: http://dlvr.it/TNbl7Y

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