Author: Kevin Smyth

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WNBA

How Unrivaled Became the WNBA Free Agency Hub for All the Talk, Gossip and Negotiations

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MEDLEY, Fla. — On the eve of WNBA Since last Tuesday, several decision-makers from the league have met under the same roof.Inside Unrivaled’s Wayfair Arena, The Aces of Las Vegas Coach Becky Hammon sat next to a basket post with team president Nikki Fargas to her left, watching the end of the 3×3 league’s opening weekend. Dallas Wings Members of the front office watched the action from across the field. Seattle Storm The brass instruments were sitting on the floor in a corner of the exhibition grounds, and the The Sparks of Los Angeles the performance was a few rows…

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Soccer

The descending spiral of derby shows no signs of slowdown (analysis)

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(PA media)Just like winning, losing becomes a habit. The Derby County has now lost six consecutive games in the championship and the descending spiral shows no signs of slowdown.For many, nature “rinse and repeat” Rams’ results since the day after Christmas has been alarming.The goals collected at Cardiff City were once again the fact of derby itself.The retention of the ball was a real problem under the pressure of the opposition. Panic sets in and the ball is released or a risky pass is not realized.We saw a lot of teams playing derby at this level and keeping the ball.…

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Kelsey Plum headed to Los Angeles and Jewell Loyd to Las Vegas in Blocsbuster 3-WAWAT: AP Source

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Kelsey Plum is headed to Los Angeles in a three-way trade that will send Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces, according to a person familiar with the deal.The Sparks traded the No. 2 pick in the draft and Li Yueru to Seattle. Los Angeles also received the No. 9 pick. The Aces got the 13th pick in the draft. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday evening because no formal agreement had been announced.Plum helped the Aces win back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023. She was named the team’s franchise player on January 11. She averaged 17.8…

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Soccer

Why Real Madrid believes that PSG has caused the slow start of Kylian Mbappé this season

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Why Real Madrid believes that PSG has caused the slow start of Kylian Mbappé this seasonKylian Mbappé had the start of the roller coaster in his first season at Real Madrid after leaving Paris Saint-Germain last summer. Nevertheless, could Parisians be to blame for the slow trigger that French has experienced?During the fall months, the 2018 FIFA World Cup had times when it was a shell of its old self. Mbappé missed penalties and had trouble finding the back of the net because there were questions if it would be a flop signature.Nevertheless, in December and now in January, Mbappé…

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The basketball players reflect on the impact of Kobe Bryant on their game five years after his death

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Dearica Hamby always smiles at the memory of Kobe Bryant sitting on the field in the WNBA matches.She had met him years ago. He came to see his old team, Las Vegas Aces, play all the time.”I think one of the first things he told me was that I could play in defense,” recalls Hamby. “And I said to myself ‘what?’ … This is something that I will cherish forever.This embodies the relationship of the late NBA player with women’s football. After the end of his 20-year player career, Bryant turned to the next generation, supervising some of the biggest…

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