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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 20h

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WNBA’s Fire Prematurely Announce Head Coach Hire on LinkedIn

Multiple league sources confirmed to FOS that the Fire plan to announce Alex Sarama as head coach in the coming days.

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 20h

SO, former Cavaliers’ assistant coach & Rip City Remix’s player development coach Alex Sarama is expected to be the head coach of the Portland Fire.

This news comes after an accidentally leak by the team via LinkedIn.

Full story by Annie Costiable from Front Office Sports is below.

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 1d

11. North Carolina
12. Ole Miss
13. Michigan
14. Iowa State
15. Notre Dame
16. Baylor
17. TCU
18. USC
19. Vanderbilt
20. Louisville
21. Iowa
22. Oklahoma State
23. Michigan State
24. Kentucky/Richmond

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 1d

NCAAW Preseason AP Poll

1. UConn
2. South Carolina
3. UCLA
4. Texas
5. LSU
6. Oklahoma
7. Duke
8. Tennessee
9. NC State
10. Maryland

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 1d

Portland Fire News per Sean Highkin:

Former WNBA player and current Celtics G League GM and Connecticut Sun TV analyst Ashley Battle is joining the Portland Fire as VP of Basketball Operations, Strategy and Innovation, working under GM Vanja Černivec.

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 1d

this typo is so nasty omg *UNFORTUNATE

Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 2d

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Pull Up 3, S4E16

YouTube video by Pull Up 3 | @pullupthr33

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 2d

Pull Up 3 is LIVE tonight ‼️

We’re talking:
✨Aces winning it all
✨PHX future & building around AT
✨WNBA Finals Ratings
✨All WNBA
✨All Defensive

Come chat on YouTube (or Twitch) at 8pm ET 🗣️

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 2d

Unfortunately news for South Carolina fans:

Chloe Kitts has announced she tore her ACL and will be out for the 2025-2026 season.

She is the 2nd Gamecock to miss the coming season. Ashlyn Watkins will also miss this season with the same injury.

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Across the Timeline @acrossthetimeline.com · 4d

It's the first time in WNBA Playoffs history a team has made at least 17 free throws and still had an opposing player match that.

It's happened once in WNBA regular season history: Shavonte Zellous made 17 for the Shock compared to the Dream's 17 back on June 26, 2009.

Across the Timeline @acrossthetimeline.com · 4d

17 made free throws for A'ja Wilson is 2nd in WNBA Finals history behind only Penny Taylor, who went 18-of-18 in Game 5 of the 2007 Finals to clinch the Phoenix Mercury's first championship.

u.acrossthetimeline.com/stat-nNwbG

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 4d

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ACES!!!!!

Las Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 4d

ELITE COMPANY 🏆🏆🏆

The Las Vegas Aces have joined the Houston Comets as the only teams in WNBA history to win three titles in four years.

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Las Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 4d

A’JA. RIYADH. WILSON.

The one. The only. ✨

A'ja Wilson becomes the first player in WNBA history to earn regular season M’VP, D’POY, and Finals M’VP in a single season.

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 5d

The voting results.

Cannot believe Alyssa Thomas was not unanimous first team.

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 5d

Your 2025 All WNBA Teams

first -
Napheesa Collier
Allisha Gray*
Kelsey Mitchell*
Alyssa Thomas
A’ja Wilson

second -
Aliyah Boston*
Paige Bueckers*
Sabrina Ionescu
Nneka Ogwumike
Jackie Young

* denotes first time all w team nods

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 5d

In case you missed The Shot™️ from last night’s Game 3 win by Aces.

Las Vegas is officially ONE GAME away from winning their 3rd WNBA Title in 4 years.

Las Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 6d

THAT'S OUR M'VP RIGHT THERE 🗣️

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Offside @joinoffside.bsky.social · 6d

@wnbadata.bsky.social on how huge free throws were in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

Tough for the Mercury 😬

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Pull Up 3 @pullupthr33.bsky.social · 5d

NEWS: Satou Sabally has officially been ruled OUT for Game 4 of the Finals on Friday.

Sabally had a brutal collision and had to be walked off the floor. She was diagnosed with a concussion.

We wish Satou a full recovery 💜

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