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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 11h

Can you solve the latest Vulture 10x10 daily crossword puzzle clue? 1-Across, Four Letters: Team that beat 22-Across in four matches in the WNBA finals

The Series Puzzle

Can you solve the latest Vulture 10x10 daily crossword puzzle clue? 1-Across, Four Letters: Team that beat 22-Across in four matches in the WNBA finals

www.vulture.com

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 6m

Where is this survey? Randomly selected participants? Just curious.

Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 15m

The Odyssey Sims situation is so egregious. She was sooo close to getting her team into the finals, and what she got paid is an embarrassment to the league

Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 24m

Modeling and fashion shows are about drawing attention to products. VS could do nothing better than to have Angel Reese — who has a huge fanbase and brings a massive social media following — make news with her “first walk.” The IRONY of models complaining about Angel…

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WNBA @wnba.com · 4h

We want to know, what was your favorite moment from the 2025 W season?... 👀💬

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 40m

Let’s hope she goes with Unrivaled (or Athletes Unlimited). Definitely a 👎 if she goes with insultingly named, sports-washing grift that hasn’t started up yet.

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 1d

⭐ The 2025 WNBA First Team All-Page Views ⭐

Here's the player at each position with the most-viewed player page on Basketball Reference this season.

See our full season recap here: https://info.basketball-reference.com/2025-bbr-wnba-season-review

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 17h

candy corn 🤢
Candy Corn A’Ones 😍

Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 20h

Everybody’s ready to see a win for workers. The more the players fight the system, the better we like it. Vicarious hope.

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 23h

Economics professor and author @wagesofwins.bsky.social discusses why losses or setbacks in men’s sports have almost always been met with more investment, while women’s sports haven’t historically been given the time and money to thrive.

Listen to the full ep: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

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Ace Pedr-AHHH!!-za 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇷 @candacepedraza.bsky.social · 2d

"Any WNBA player signing up for this league should know exactly the Faustian bargain they’re making and what the potential risks are."

great great read

Seerat Sohi @seeratsohi.bsky.social · 2d

The CBA, Saudi money, Unrivaled, conflicts of interest, an embattled commissioner, and increased NBA involvement: here's a mega-primer for what promises to be the most chaotic, transformational offseason in WNBA history

www.theringer.com/2025/10/14/w...

The WNBA’s Future Is on the Clock

It’s a make-or-break offseason for the WNBA. Is the league headed for a lockout? Or will the players get the changes they’re demanding?

www.theringer.com

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Annalise Maxine Shaw Keating, Openly Black Attorney at Law @moniquely-uniq.bsky.social · 1d

Another man.

Annie Costabile @anniecostabile.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Fire prematurely announced NBA assistant Alex Sarama as the franchise's head coach on LinkedIn Tuesday AM.

Multiple sources told me that while a contract has not yet been finalized, Sarama is expected to be announced in the coming days.

frontofficesports.com/portland-fir...

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.

frontofficesports.com

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Moreau Sports Media @moreausports.bsky.social · 2d

The WNBA CBA talks feel like Shark Tank.

Players: “We want 50% revenue”
League: “Best we can do is vibes & charter flights.”

They’re not asking for much — just to be paid like it’s 2025, not 95'.

9% rev share? That’s rent money, not growth.

Full Story: moreausportsmedia.com/cathy-adam-g...

Cathy & Adam Grab the Checkbook — The WNBA is About to Riot

The WNBA just had its best year ever — and players are tired of “good vibes” instead of good checks. Strike season is here. Get read to bring your calculators.

moreausportsmedia.com

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Jorge Rivera Marín @jlrmarin.bsky.social · 2d

This is what they were like 20 years ago, when *I* was in college. It's the same shit being passed down. Social conservatism in the US is built on bigotry, and its lineage in this regard is built upon codified racism and religious nationalism. Republican politics today are a hate movement.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 2d

So sad. Way too young.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 2d

How did Republicans voters NOT SEE them for what they are? www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 2d

A real person! www.foodandwine.com/chefs/chef-b...

Chef Boyardee Was a Real Person Who Brought Italian Food to America

Colonel Sanders was real. Betty Crocker was not. And, despite rumors to the contrary, Chef "Boy-Ar-Dee" was more Colonel than Betty - although that wa...

www.foodandwine.com

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 4d

A charter network whose schools are managed by an influential for-profit firm stunned parents & local school leaders across #Florida by declaring its interest in taking over parts of more than 70 public schools. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/floridas-p... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social

Florida's privatization profiteers

Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.

jasongarcia.substack.com

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Dom Amore @amorecourant.bsky.social · 4d

Dom Amore's Sunday Read: UConn women newcomers adjusting; WNBA semantics, Jeter, ARod and more www.courant.com/2025/10/12/d...

Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: UConn women newcomers adjusting; WNBA semantics, Jeter, ARod and more

No getting around it, playing for UConn women’s basketball takes getting used to. CT Sun? Adam Silver still talking gibberish. Sunday Read

www.courant.com

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 4d

LENA, THE CRYPTOZOOLOGIST'S WIFE - A defeat, I'm afraid. The people of this archipelago tried to build something new, something *different*. The rest of the world didn't like it, so they came and ended it. This was forty two years ago.

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 4d

As a longtime fan of both things, this is SO PERFECT

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SportsCenter (Unofficial) @sportscenter-2.bsky.social · 5d

These two ♥️

Bam wanted a selfie with A'ja to commemorate the night 🥹

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 5d

😎 the WNBA is “culturally cool” now, says sports sociologist @rachelallison.bsky.social in this enlightening article from @benpickman.bsky.social

Nancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social · 6d

Take the time to read this one, by @benpickman.bsky.social Young boys being interested is so important, not just for the league but for women in general. Respect for women in one arena carries over.

A new generation is embracing the WNBA, including young boys

www.nytimes.com

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Shameka 🏀 @shameka23.bsky.social · 6d

Sherman is me continuing to believe in the Chicago Sky every season. I don’t learn… #WNBA

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