wnba playoffs

We back after two games in the books! Aces lead the series 2–0, and Q isn’t putting his broom away. The guys get into all the elements that led to the competitive Game 1 — and to the less-competitive Game 2. Darius digs deep into what adjustments he thinks the Sun could make to get back in this series. Time will tell if Connecticut can snatch a W on their home court and prolong this Finals. Either way, we’ll be back with more on this series soon. Tune in! 

1. Kelsey Plum is back with a vengeance (1:23)
2. Chelsea Gray = POINT GAWD (2:24)
3. The roles Bonner, Thomas and Jones play in this series (7:15)
4. Adjustments the Sun could make for Game 3 (9:11)
5. Dearica Hamby’s Game 2 performance (15:30)
6. A’ja Wilson’s level of play (17:40)

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@partylikearochkind getting ready for ultimate sports weekend. #shoheiohtani @angels vs @astrosbaseball tonight.  Tomorrow #hookemhorns @texasfootball hosting @alabamafbl in #austin so pumped. 
 Shoutout to @oursoutheastern #womensvolleyball team who are in #nyc  this weekend playing @stjohnsu 6-1 on the season. #lionup 
@stocktonmsoccer keep it going this weekend.  Two games on tap. 2-1-1.  
#billsmafia got it done last night.  But #seanmcvay how could you say you didn’t have team prepared for the first game of the season?  Defending #superbowl champs shut out second half.  I do get nervous seeing #joshallen run so much. #matthewstafford sacked 7 times, 3 #interceptions too. #cooperkupp amazing as usual.  #vonmiller had a homecoming.  #jalenramsey more like burnt toast. 
 #lamarjackson @ravens what’s the hold up on a new contract?  Pay him!   @umichfootball could score 70 vs @rainbowwarriorsfootball Saturday night.  #wnbaplayoffs @connecticutsun close our decisive Game 5 on 22-2 run and beat defending champ @chicagosky & next get @lvaces and MVP #ajawilson in #wnbafinals 
@mlb get rid of #shift & bring on #pitchingclock for 2023. @huskers #womensvolleyball draws some serious crowds. 
Congrats to #clydefrazier first to get into #nbahof as player & announcer. #bingbong

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#ap voters tell me how @uncfootball got three votes? 
@patmcafeeshow good luck on @collegegameday starting Saturday @texasfootball where I will be joining @partylikearochkind for the game! 
#samhartman glad you’re healthy and here’s to a great season @wakefootball starting with @vandyfootball Saturday.  
#suebird what an amazing #wnba career. And though your @seattlestorm got knocked out of the #wnbaplayoffs you will go down as one of the greatest players ever.  Good luck in all your future endeavors.  @lvaces time to win a #championship and #breannastewart 42 points for the Storm.  Love watching you play.  
Home opener for @thomastrimble8 & @stocktonmsoccer wish I could be there. Will be at a future #soccer match. 
 #cocogauff tough loss at #usopen yesterday.  You’ll be back.  #francistiafoe keep it going today.  
@mets after 147 days tied with @braves & #maxscherzer to the IL.  Just need him healthy for #mlbplayoffs 

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#francestiafoe huge win over #rafaelnadal but can he keep it tomorrow in the #usopen quarterfinals?  That’s what separates the champions from the one hit wonders.  #cocogauff huge match tonight on #arthurashestadium under the lights and dome. 
 Does anyone care about #jakepaul #boxing #andersonsilva whose 47 years young.  Rather see them fight in the #octagon and an age appropriate fighter for Paul.
  #shoheiohtani is having a season for the ages but #aaronjudge is carrying the entire @yankees team on his back.  
@collegegameday will be in #austin Saturday and so will I for @alabamafbl a twenty point fave over @texasfootball at high noon in the east.  I’ll be there with @partylikearochkind and we both just want a good game which ends in a #horns victory.  Also #quinnewers maybe get a ride and leave your truck at home.  Impounding tickets can get quite expensive.  
@nfl starts in two days.  I can see the @nyjets @nygiants going 5-12 this year.  Both teams need a lot of help.  Not sold that #danieljones & #saquonbarkley having good years for #gmen and #zachwilson is an unknown commodity who can’t stay healthy & #joeflacco behind center for Jets doesn’t translate to many wins.  
As for #collegefootball it’s #rolltide & @georgiafootball then everyone else.  @accsports @bigten @pac12conference very early but not any super teams in those conferences.  But let’s see what happens with @umichfootball & @ohiostatefb this season. @clemsonfb still not sold on them. @georgiatechfb isn’t a good team.  But congrats on scoring forty one points last night.

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@mets #brandonnimmo said it was greatest catch last night in 3-2 over @dodgers & @scott13lv_ agrees. He also called that #jacobdegrom would give up #homerun which he did #32 for #mookiebetts a new career high. #timmytrumpet played #narco for #edwindiaz and it was spectacular.  Rubber game today with #claytonkershaw on the hill for Dodgers vs Chris Bassitt.
 @yankees finish 10-18 for month of August.  Worst month since September 1991 and now only six games up on the @raysbaseball whom they travel to for a three game set this weekend.  
#shoheiohtani three run homer won game last night for @angels and first ever @mlb player to win ten games on mound and 30 dingers in a season.  Still have over a month left!  #serenawilliams going on a run at #usopen and plays doubles with #venuswilliams today.  It was amazing to watch last night.  Watched the whole match.  Must see TV. 
 #collegefootball back tonight. Good luck @bryantufootball tonight @fiu.football have a great season #justinmucci #49 safety for Bryant.  
@stocktonmsoccer @thomastrimble8 have a great season.  First game Saturday.  #russellwilson @broncos lock him up with $165M guaranteed.  Going to be a great @nfl season @livestrongernyc can’t wait. 
@stevelichtenst1 great stuff on @nyjets no clue how this season is going to pan out. More questions than answers.

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For the first time since the 1990s and Charlie Ward, the Knicks have signed their first-round pick to a multi-year extension, keeping RJ Barrett and not putting him in a trade for Donovan Mitchell. Was that the right move for the Knicks? Now what happens with the Mitchell trade? Corey Robinson and Kurt Helin of NBC Sports get into all of that, plus they discuss the WNBA playoffs and the challenges the favorites face after losing the first game of the second round. Then the pair talk about the best and worst retro jerseys this season and all-time. 

#brianrobinsonjr get well soon.  Here’s to you getting on the field for the @commanders this #nfl season.
 @famufb players have serious gripes. No meals during summer school and reduced tickets for families.  If that was @gojsutigersfb #coachprime would never let that happen at his program.  And their families had to pay for expensive tickets vs @uncfootball on Saturday night.  
@mets shut out and waste another good #maxscherzer outing.  Tonight it’s the 88-38 @dodgers coming to town. 
@yankees stunk up last two games vs @athletics and head to @angels now with #clayholmes back in the bullpen.  
#serenawilliams will be looking fabulous tonight in #flushing at her final #usopen here’s hoping she goes on a run!

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@huskerfbnation has taken over #dublinireland for game tomorrow vs @nufbfamily sorry #scottfrost but I like the #wildcats 35-21.  #collegefootball is back. 
@scott13lv_ we should get a #fantasyfootball league for the upcoming #nfl season.  #billsmafia #puntgod #mattaraiza some serious allegations against him while he was playing for @aztecfootball last year. How did the @buffalobills not know about this? @49ers fans so #treylance going to be the next #montana or #druckenmiller this year. @davidshoup42 #juliorodriguez getting 14-$210M and could make upwards of $400M. He’s not 22 til December and @mariners call him a generational talent.  

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#chetholgren will be back @okcthunder and ready to light up the @nba in 2023-24. And don’t blame the #proam for the injury. It could happen anywhere. 
  #wnbaplayoffs down to final four.  @lvaces @chicagosky in the finals and Aces winning it all.  @stephenasmith makes as much money in a year $12M as all @wnba players do combined. Sad but true.    #ayokalee get well soon #collegebasketball @kansasstateuniversity will miss you this upcoming season. 
#zackrosenblatt great article on @nyjets @nygiants 2005 joint practice brawl.  @livestrongernyc @erocfitness I miss #jeremyshockey what a badass. 
Scary watching @rams #aarondonald using @bengals helmet as a hammer during brawl at practice today.  Not a man to piss off. 
Why is #tombrady playing in the #nflpreseason but #lamarjackson will not? Questions that keep me up at night. #terrellowens at 48 a genetic marvel.  Still fast and still a headache I wouldn’t want on my team.
 @sfasu being accused by @jsugamecocksfb coach #richrodriguez of sending assistants to State’s spring game and allegedly filming a practice.  Should be interesting #collegefootball game this Saturday in #montgomeryalabama at 330pm.  Must watch TV. 
Another @yankees pitcher down #nestorcortes on IL with groin injury.
#tgl coming to #golf in 2023 by #tigerwoods & #rorymciiroy like being Court-side at a #basketball game.

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#shaquemgriffin you are an role model for showing all of us to never give up on our dreams.  On to Plan A now.  
#aircoryell deserves a spot in the #nflhalloffame @makiaris agrees with me.
Len Dawson RIP. 
 @scott13lv_ isn’t concerned with @yankees #subwayseries sweep of the @mets last night.  @braves with win over @pittsburghpirates today will cut lead in #nleast to 1.5 games. @nyliberty out of #wnbaplayoffs but hard to beat @chicagosky when they had six players in double figures. Great atmosphere @barclayscenter last night.
  #chetholmgren hope it’s not a serious foot injury and won’t miss too much time with @okcthunder this @nba season. 
#backyardbrawl tomorrow night @wvufootball @pitt_fb first game since 2011. #collegefootball is back. 
 @nwsl could set a single game attendance record when @weareangelcity visits @sandiegowavefc on September 17th.

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#lebronjames logo in teeth. Why?  
#kayvonthibodeaux could miss opening game for @nygiants vs @titans but like @nyjets with #zachwilson caution is the key. 
Congrats for first time in #usgymnasticschampionships all three #black women on podium.  Look forward to day that isn’t news.  And #konnormcclain was going to give up the sport last year.  Glad she didn’t.  
#subwayseries tonight.  #curseofjoeygallo is real. @yankees are #al worst 4-13 since trade.  @dodgers 14-3 best in NL and @mlb best 84-36 overall.  @mets have #maxscherzer tonight and #jacobdegrom tomorrow vs Yanks.  Tough road for Bronx Bombers. 
 #tysonfury vs #oleksandrusyk scheduled for day before #worldcupqatar2022 final. The #gypsyking time to shine.
  @uncfootball picked #quarterback starter for opener vs @famufb #drakemaye Saturday.  #goheels eight wins this season would make me very happy. 
@hooters great move to make #nil deals with the unsung heroes of #collegefootball the #offensivelinemen who definitely love #chickenwings

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#ufc278 what a leg kick #knockout and #leonedwards 1st #jamaican #ufc champ.  #lukerockhold smearing his blood all over #paulocosta face.  Never saw that before. Also never saw fighter with hands on knees during a fight.  37 year old Rockhold said he’s retiring. I wouldn’t want to go out like that.  
@yankees retired #pauloneill #21 today but they are 9-20 since AS break. And lost six straight series for first time since 1990. @richeisen said reminiscent of #stumpmerrill era. Not pretty. #collegefootball back this week.  
#zakkeefer @theathletichq wrote awesome article on @nfl #halloffame @canesfootball great @edgerrinjames must read.

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Gabe Morency and Cam Stewart are back for an all new episode of Game Time Decisions! Tune in as the guys preview and share their best bets for Friday Night.

@texasfootball #nil is strong. #bijanrobinson has his own mustard. I’d try it. @partylikearochkind #quinnewers new starting #qb and 22 days til @alabamafbl visits #austin and I will be there.  
@livestrongernyc I disagree with you that in his prime #ojsimpson would have been signed by another @nfl team after being acquitted. One owner would have taken a shot on him.
 @mets lose 3 of 4 to @braves in #atlanta and they will meet for 3 to finish the season in #hotlanta but Mets should clinch #aleast by then. 
 @yankees 9-18 since AS break. #frankiemontas gave up six runs last night and fourteen in three Yankee starts. Where’s #jordanmontgomery when you need him? @cardinals right. #albertpujols 690th HR and on a pinch hit #grandslam yesterday.  Only needs six more #homeruns to catch #arod which would be so choice.
  @nyknicks will have $3k court side seats.  #bingbong I’ll take two please.  
@bigten 20 teams in the future.  @rfootball loves @doordash because they need to eat. 
 So #newyork no more #salesman it’s #salespeople because that’s the new law.  Priorities.

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#brettbaty homers in first @mlb at bat for @mets and shows love for #mom rounding the bases. #maxscherzer gets career win #199 & #jacobdegrom goes for series split tonight vs @braves
 I didn’t expect a season suspension for #deshaunwatson but 11 games is better than 6 plus a $5M fine.  @clevelandbrowns sticking with #jacobybrissett this season.  But where does #jimmygaroppolo end up? 
 #joeklecko after all the snubs should be in #profootballhalloffame in 2023. #sackexchange @nyjets of my youth.  
@nyliberty first playoff win since 2015 over defending @wnba champs @chicagosky in #wnbaplayoffs last night.  Only game 1 but #sabrinaionescu said, “why not us?”  
@scott13lv_ do agree with you.  How does #ap vote #samthomas to team? 0.4 points per game?  Cmon.  
I am excited to see #jackiestiles doc on @amazonprime at the end of the month.  
@makiaris agree with you on #fernandotatisjr story going in way too many directions.  Dad said it was fungus in hair.  Tatis Jr. said ringworm.  Hiding motorcycle injury too. He has a lot of fences to mend with @padres going forward.  
Here’s to #unclebill getting well soon #joshdonaldson and what a walk-off #grandslam for @yankees 8-7 over @raysbaseball last night.

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@trimfitnessnj best of luck to T @stocktonmsoccer preseason practice starts Thursday.  You’re going to do great!  Can’t wait to go see a game.  
#aaronrodgers has a bust of #nicolascage in his @packers locker.  He should star in a remake of #conair it would do huge business.  Maybe not.
 #wnbaplayoffs start tomorrow. Go @nyliberty #ownthecrown 
@yankees 3-10 in August shutout last night 4-0 by @raysbaseball and wasted a good outing by #gerritcole up to #nastynestor tonight.  
I can’t stand position players pitching.  Great that #darinruf threw two perfect innings in @mets 13-1 loss to @braves last night but they should just call game.  You’re throwing in the towel when you do that in my opinion.  They have #mercyrule in other leagues.  
So happy #zachwilson is going to be back sooner than later after a successful surgery.  No need to rush him back. @zackblatt great coverage of @nyjets for @theathletichq and #joeflacco was en fuego at practice today. Four #touchdown passes!

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Congrats to @nyliberty making #wnbaplayoffs & @myles112 for the info.  Keep up the good work & #ownthecrown and beat @chicagosky in the first round. 
 @mets take 2 of 3 from @phillies and head to #hotlanta for 4 vs @braves mañana. @scott13lv_ thanks for being on the #podcast Watchdog group and yes my retraction that #zachwilson was lost for @nyjets season. Bone bruise and torn meniscus. Surgery will give us more concise details but right now it’s two to four weeks.
 Good luck #uswomenshockey at#worldchampionships in Denmark at the end of the month.  
@usga #usamateurchampionship this week in NJ will have a #costanza #newman and Kremer in the field.  That is all.

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@nyjets fans #takeflight because it looks like #zachwilson tore his #acl making a cut on a #quarterback draw. On grass no less. @btmcgraw brought up a good point that these starters should sit out #nflpreseason to avoid these things.  So do they go after #jimmygaroppolo or give #mikewhite a shot?  But please no #joeflacco please.  
#deshaunwatson showing contrition today. 
@nfl #concussion settlements for Black players too. Greed for lack of a better word by the NFL is not good.
 Talked to @makiaris my @padres source and both agree how athletes can be so lax with what they put in their bodies.  And sounds like team is questioning #fernandotatisjr maturity who will be suspended for next 80 games. Good thing they picked up #juansoto at the @mlb #tradedeadline this year. 
 @littleleague #worldseries tough loss by #tomsrivereast but props to #nohitter by Joey Lionetti for #massapequacoast in 4-0 win and off to #williamsportpa 
#danawhite @ufc making enough money.  Said NEVER increasing #fighter pay. Alrighty then.  That should go over well. @yankees 10-19 last 29 games. 
@orioles 44-29 since May 19th. 
Rooting for @rockies #wyntonbernard who got a call up to #majors after 11 years in the Minors. Never give up on yourself.  
@nyliberty beat @atlantadream tonight in Atlanta. Win Sunday @barclayscenter and they’re in the #wnbaplayoffs likely as the #8 seed. 
I know someone who would be very happy if #bronnyjames ended up at @umichbball for 2023-24 season.

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