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30-07-2025
- Sport
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Sophie Cunningham thinks the WNBA's physicality against Caitlin Clark is 'too much'
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said she thinks the physicality other WNBA players show teammate Caitlin Clark is "too much," her new podcast revealed on Wednesday. Cunningham teamed up with reality television star West Wilson for the first episode of Show Me Something, a new podcast featuring the two good friends and Missouri natives. Before telling her side of the story in the now-infamous dust-up she had with Connecticut Sun guard Jacy Sheldon in June, Cunningham defended Clark even further against her alleged treatment across the league. "You have seen players in our league try to toughen up Caitlin," Cunningham told West on the show. "Even when I wasn't on her team, I know the talks that [the Phoenix Mercury] had in the locker room of, like... 'We're going to show her what the W really is.' You know what I mean? And, I get it to a certain extent, and every rookie coming into the league, that's how you're going to treat them. But there's just more for her. "It's her second year, and now being on her team and seeing it, I'm like, 'What are people doing?' Actually... it's just too much, too much.... I'm over it, and if I'm saying it's too much, then it's probably too much." Some NSFW language to follow. Cunningham also partially blamed being hungry and tired for her skirmish with Sheldon, which she confirmed was retaliation for the scuffle earlier in the game between Clark and Sheldon that escalated. Clark was apparently appreciative for Cunningham sticking up for her. "I think she was like, 'Finally!'," Cunningham told West about Clark's reaction after the game in the locker room, and Cunningham said the moment brought the team together in terms of having each other's backs. While, sure, there's an inherent irony to Cunningham saying people are playing Clark too aggressively when she sparked a brouhaha with Sheldon in retaliation. However, the added physical play seems to be a league-wise issue and could be contributing to injuries like Clark's multiple ailments this season. Cunningham doesn't seem all that bothered to speak her mind, so this podcast should give the world plenty of more unfiltered thoughts from one of the league's more vocal players on hot-button issues. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Sophie Cunningham thinks WNBA's physicality against Caitlin Clark 'too much'
Yahoo
28-07-2025
- General
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Yellowstone bison fight showcases awesome power of iconic beasts
Prospective visitors to Yellowstone National Park are reminded that the bison rut is underway through August, and to treat the colossal beasts with extra caution. Everyone knows that bison are massive and can weigh 2,000 pounds. Many are also aware (some painfully) that bison are surprisingly agile for their size. But during mating season the iconic critters, sometimes referred to as buffalo, are particularly ornery. To illustrate this point, and to showcase the strength of adult male bison, we're sharing footage originally posted by Yellowstone in August 2020. It shows a male bison head-butting a rival bison off its feet to clear the animal from its prospective mating partners. (If the video player does not appear below, please click on this link.) This article originally appeared on For The Win: Yellowstone bison fight showcases awesome power of beasts during rut Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Netflix dropped a trailer for its SEC football series, and fans were absolutely thrilled
Are you a fan of both SEC football and Netflix sports documentaries? If so, you're in for a major treat later this summer. On Monday, Netflix dropped the reveal trailer for its upcoming docuseries, "SEC Football: Any Given Sunday." The series is set to premiere on the streaming service on Aug. 5, and it will seemingly provide an in-depth look at SEC football during the 2024 season. Advertisement While we don't yet know exactly what the series will focus on, it seems to take a wide look at the conference and will "offer an exclusive look at key matchups throughout the SEC season." In the trailer, we got behind-the-scenes looks at LSU's Brian Kelly and Whit Weeks, Vanderbilt breakout quarterback Diego Pavia and Graham Mertz, a two-year starting quarterback at Florida whose college career ended with a torn ACL last October. That's likely just scratching the surface of the storylines that will be covered in the documentary, and if you're a fan of an SEC team (or just a college football connoisseur, in general), this will be a must-watch. Unsurprisingly, fans were thrilled at the announcement of the upcoming series. This article originally appeared on For The Win: SEC Football: Fans thrilled by reveal trailer for Netflix series
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Sport
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Arkansas pitcher Gage Wood reduced Murray State to rubble with historic MCWS performance
Murray State was the story of the NCAA baseball tournament this season, becoming just the fourth No. 4 seed to ever reach the Men's College World Series. But the Racers' historic run to Omaha came to an end Monday as they met their match against Arkansas pitcher Gage Wood, who accomplished something even more historic. Advertisement Wood tossed a complete game no-hitter in the Razorbacks' 3-0 elimination game win, striking out 19 Murray State batters on 119 pitches en route to a performance that put him in rare MCWS air. Wood's no-hitter was just the third in MCWS history and the first since 1960. It was also the ninth all-time NCAA tournament no-hitter. Wood very nearly became the first player in the history of the tournament to throw a perfect game, which he carried into the eighth inning until he gave up a hit-by-pitch. That was the only batter Wood didn't retire, though a hit-by-pitch to lead off the ninth was controversially overturned to a strikeout after it was determined the Murray State batter leaned into the pitch. A projected first-round pick in the MLB draft this summer, the performance didn't exactly come out of nowhere. But coming into the game, Wood had pitched just 28.2 innings in his nine starts with a lackluster 5.02 ERA, though he did strike out 50 batters prior to Monday's game. Advertisement Now, his performance will be immortalized as the greatest pitching outing in the modern history of the MCWS. For Murray State, a Cinderella run through the NCAA tournament comes to an end with a 0-2 showing in Omaha. This article originally appeared on For The Win: MCWS: Arkansas pitcher Gage Wood throws no-hitter against Murray State
Yahoo
09-06-2025
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A beautiful Yellowstone coyote, but can you spot the other critter?
While scanning the countryside for wildlife in Yellowstone National Park, it sometimes pays to pause and look behind you. I discovered this in the spring of 2023, when I was part of a crowd observing a cinnamon-colored black bear and her cubs below a highway embankment. I briefly looked behind me, marveling at the size of the traffic jam, and beyond the vehicles, opposite the highway, a coyote trotted along virtually unnoticed. I was amused so I clicked a few photos before turning my attention back to the bears. It wasn't until later that I noticed a smaller critter in the image, observing the coyote. Can you spot the critter in the top image? (Answer below.) Soon afterward, because vehicles littered the highway and tourists had begun to creep closer to the bears, bear-management specialists sprung into action. They ordered everybody back to their vehicles and to leave the area, a process that lasted about 25 minutes. I didn't mind because I knew that in late May in Yellowstone's northern range, there would be lots of sightings, and I had already seen grizzly bears before this sighting. Not long after the cinnamon black bear sighting, I stopped at a small traffic jam and watched as another black bear descended a slope toward the highway. Again, I looked behind me and up on the ridge, several mountain goats maneuvered in and out of sight. They were too far for me to capture decent images with my 400-millimeter lens, but I included one in this post. But it was well east of this spot, near Tower-Roosevelt Junction, that I experienced my closest bear encounter. I found a small parking space just north of the junction, near a marsh, and hiked briefly up the road, peering into the forest. About 10 minutes passed before a momma black bear with two cubs appeared on the roadside in front of me. I was too close and momma bear shot me a warning glance. I took a few steps backward and she resumed grazing before crossing the road to allow her cubs to climb a tree. My sightings log for three days spent mostly in the northern range included 14 individual bears, the mountain goats, dozens of pronghorn and bison and, of course the coyote and the smaller critter watching the canine. The critter, either a squirrel or prairie dog, is circled in the image posted above. –Our first post on this topic was published in June 2023. This article originally appeared on For The Win: A beautiful Yellowstone coyote, but can you spot the other critter?
