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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 6h

way better joke than I was thinking of

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maitreyi anantharaman @maitreyiaa.bsky.social · 1d

excited to cover these desert Finals for Defector! a dispatch from the most crowded and eagerly awaited WNBA press conference I've ever been to... defector.com/the-hottest-...

The Hottest Ticket In Vegas? Cathy Engelbert's Press Conference | Defector

LAS VEGAS — An Aces game overloads the senses well before the game itself begins. The national anthem features indoor fireworks. Seats rumble from the bass of the speakers. There’s so much to look at,...

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 10h

Really enjoyed this. Perfect Vegas frame :)

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 15h

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 22h

Some WNBA broadcast news -- Kate Scott (you might know her from the Pac 12 network, the 76ers, and more) will be the lead voice for USA Network in its debut into WNBA coverage. www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

USA Network names 76ers announcer Kate Scott as lead broadcaster for WNBA coverage

Scott recently made history as the first woman to announce an NFL regular-season game for Westwood One Radio Network.

www.nytimes.com

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 1d

The Athletic’s @sabreenajm.bsky.social on what she witnessed in games 1 & 2 of the WNBA Finals, whether we should be reading more into Alyssa Thomas’s hand injury, the cost-benefit of letting A’ja Wilson eat & what to expect next in the WNBA CBA negotiations.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

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Lucas Seehafer PhD @seehafer.bsky.social · 1d

Tubthumping, personified

Benjamin Solak @benjaminsolak.bsky.social · 1d

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

When Stephen Miller hijacks the Major League Baseball social media account

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Kevin Pelton @kpelton.bsky.social · 1d

There's a delicious irony in WNBA sources complaining about Unrivaled's role in CBA negotiations when the league exists in no small part because of the prioritization rules the WNBA insisted on during the current CBA. Be careful what you wish for ...

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 1d

again this person once got so mad that the kids on his dorm floor were circulating a birthday card for a janitor that he wrote an entire column about how college kids should not be forced to "touch the animals" who live in the towns where schools are located. he is utterly triggered at all times.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

CNN: Isn't that hyperbolic to call them terrorists?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. If anything I'm understating the severity of the situation

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the kind words! And don’t worry, we both definitely think the aces are winning this series now

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Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com · 1d

wait, international governing bodies and pro leagues can just... align their calendars because they think it will improve the sport? what a concept.

NEW YORK AND TORONTO (October 6, 2025) –– The IIHF, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), and the global women’s hockey community have come together to reimagine the international calendar, aligning around a shared vision to grow the women’s game and strengthen opportunities for players at every level.

As part of this collaboration, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will move to a new November timeslot, in advance of the PWHL season. The revised tournament calendar ensures there will be no clash with the closing stages of the PWHL campaign. It also enables a full World Championship program in Olympic seasons.

In addition, a new European Women’s Championship is set to start in April 2027, creating more opportunities for elite international competition, ensuring the development of women players throughout the entire season, and elevating visibility for women’s hockey across Europe.

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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 2d

Dodgers have more 6+ inning starts in the first three games this postseason (3) than they had in the 23 games of their previous three postseasons combined (2)

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 2d

Becky Hammon and Nate Tibbetts are matching wits in the 2025 WNBA Finals — and representing South Dakota in the process:

Aces’ Becky Hammon, Mercury’s Nate Tibbetts on South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore of coaching

Tibbetts and Hammon are competing in the WNBA Finals. As a player, Hammon faced Tibbetts' dad, who coached high school basketball.

dlvr.it

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 3d

With Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki, the Dodgers are the second team in postseason history with a win and save from Japanese-born pitchers in a game, joining:

2013 ALCS G6 Red Sox: Tazawa & Uehara

First with the win being the SP

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

freezing cold takes, I don't care

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

Japanese toilets forever!

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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 3d

A lot of Hernández action in this one

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

I take it all back

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

tough, tough Teoscar game

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

oh dude, Mookie was totally safe

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 3d

These people should be prosecuted by local authorities!!!

Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 3d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 3d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Ben Pickman @benpickman.bsky.social · 3d

FROM THE FLOOR OF GAME 1 OF THE WNBA FINALS —

New No Offseason Ep!

@sabreenajm.bsky.social react to everything we saw and heard Friday night.

-Cathy Engelbert's pregame address
-Vegas bench
-Aces zone
-AT's FTs
-Game 2 preview

🔈: podfollow.com/no-offseason
📺: www.youtube.com/@No-Offseason

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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 4d

So much to mourn here. ICE shot and killed a single father just after he has dropped his two kids off at daycare. Their justification for stopping him was traffic violations form 12 years ago. Their justification for shooting him was that he was driving away.

A completely needless tragedy.

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 6d

ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....

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