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fromWiz of Awes
1 week ago

Adam Silver's bold threat to stop tanking could spell disaster for the Wizards

The NBA may end the draft and make prospects free agents to eliminate tanking, which would favor big-market teams and threaten franchises like the Wizards.
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fromDefector
2 months ago

The Vancouver Goldeneyes Are Already Built To Win | Defector

Expansion teams are usually bad because they're contingent on being bad. For narrowing the other teams' slices of the revenue pie, they can join the league only at a high cost and at some competitive disadvantage. If they do fashion something workable from everyone's leftovers, a la the Valkyries or Golden Knights, good for them, but that success wouldn't be by design.
National Hockey League
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fromESPN.com
4 months ago

Which WNBA free agents might be on the move for 2026 season?

Las Vegas Aces president Nikki Fargas poked a little fun at how challenging it is for WNBA franchises to prepare for the biggest free agency period in league history. "You're going to need to have Plan A, Plan B and Plan 9-1-1," Fargas said. "There is nothing normal about this offseason, so you can't look at it from a normal lens."
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fromBattery Power
4 months ago

This Day in Braves History: Francisco Cabrera drives in Sid Bream to win the NLCS over the Pirates

Decisive postseason moments, championships, an expansion draft, a World Series record, and a surprising managerial firing mark notable baseball events from 1968–2021.
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