The WNBA’s golden age is just beginning.
Angel Reese graces the cover of SI’s Power List issue, highlighting the 50 most influential figures in sports 🤩 (link in SI’s bio for story)
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Dan Campbell knew in 2022: “Pretty soon, these puppies will become real dawgs.”
Now, the Lions renaissance is speeding toward its first Super Bowl (link in SI’s bio for full story)
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Cheers to the winningest team in NBA history 🥂
Celtics champion Jayson Tatum raises a glass on the cover of the Sports Illustrated 70th anniversary issue (link in SI’s bio)
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Dak Prescott had his 8,800-square-foot house torn down earlier this week with plans to build a new home in its place.
“I thought we were talking football. It’s crazy the coverage it got, just being frank. Trying to keep my personal life my personal life, build a home or a place or have a property that I’m about to raise a daughter and a family there, I truly don’t appreciate the drones, the extra videos and honestly, the conversation of it. I’m super-blessed to be able to at this point build what I want. So, enough said”
📸: WFAA
"I texted Kirby and told him after the Alabama game, 'This might be the best thing to ever happen to you.' Losing early sort of gives your team a wake-up call, so all the things you've been preaching about–focus, attention to detail, discipline–now all those things seem to have more meaning because you had a consequence and you got 'humiliated,' to some degree. ... In the long run, sometimes it helps"
(via @patmcafeeshow )
Rob Maaddi of the AP took to social media to remind fans that Sam Darnold is not eligible to win the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award per its new rules. (Link in bio for more)
Russell Wilson told reporters on Thursday that he’s “preparing [his] mind to get ready to go” for whatever comes, especially if that includes him starting soon.
“I’ve played a lot of football games, have been in a lot of moments,” Wilson said. “I don’t fear them. Getting ready to go and rock and roll.”