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Poll: Nate Bittle Career Arc

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What’s up y’all? The NBA draft has come and gone, and unfortunately (but not necessarily unsurprisingly) Nate Bittle was not drafted. He did, however, sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Toronto Raptors, which is an invitation to Summer League and potentially to training camp in the fall. But it got me thinking, how do […]

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Preview: Mystics play Fire on Sunday

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The Washington Mystics play the Portland Fire tomorrow afternoon. Let’s preview this game. Game info When: Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET Where: CareFirst Arena, Washington How to Watch: Monumental Sports Network What to watch for I gotta say that last night’s game against the Connecticut Sun sucked. Young teams have setbacks. But […]

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Sky's Cardoso sets mark for most FGs without miss

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Updated Jul 7, 1:04 AM ET

Chicago's Kamilla Cardoso set a WNBA record for the most field goals without a miss as she went 13 for 13 while scoring 30 points and grabbing eight rebounds, as the Sky rolled to a 124-94 victory over the Portland Fire on Friday night at Wintrust Arena.

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Trail Blazers To Hire Jay Triano As Assistant Coach

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Updated Jul 7, 2:03 AM ET

The Trail Blazers plan to hire longtime NBA coach Jay Triano as an assistant on new head coach Micah Nori‘s staff, reports NBA insider Chris Haynes (via Twitter). Joe Freeman of The Oregonian (subscriber link), who confirms the news, notes that this will be Triano’s second stint in Portland, as he was also an assistant […]

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Kelsey Mitchell scores 26 as the Fever beat the Sparks 111-87

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Kelsey Mitchell scored 26 points and the Indiana Fever thumped the Los Angeles Sparks 111-87 with two of the league's top scorers sidelined on Saturday night. Caitlin Clark, averaging 21.2 points and 8.2 assists for Indiana (11-8), missed the game with a back injury but shouldn't be sidelined for long according to coach Stephanie White. Kelsey Plum, second in the league with a 23.9 points per game scoring average, is expected to miss at least four weeks for Los Angeles (8-10) with an injury t...

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Magic waive Jonathan Isaac, their No. 6 pick in the 2017 draft who battled injuries

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The Orlando Magic waived Jonathan Isaac on Saturday, ending the former first-round pick's injury-shortened time with the team. The Magic took Isaac with the No. 6 pick in the 2017 draft. After playing in 75 games in 2018-19 in a promising second season, the 6-foot-10 forward tore his left ACL in August 2020 during the NBA's restart and missed the next two seasons while recovering from surgery.

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