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Ok. Read this. Sophie kept out of practice 🤔& she jets to NYC w/CC & they are partying like rock stars in the big Apple. Fever is in Chicago Tomorrow! SOPHIE is who CC ride or dies with! NOT COACH SW! That was a big fat LIE! We have our sign CC Fans. CC is Going Gone!

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Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham at Spurs-Knicks NBA Finals Game 4

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Sophie Cunningham may be at home right now plotting the next way she can defend Caitlin Clark. And honestly, who could blame her? The two biggest spikes in Sophie’s popularity came when she went full Caitlin Clark warrior. First, she put Jacy Sheldon in her place. Then she basically said, “Forget the play,” trusted Caitlin, and delivered the ball to the player who needed to take the winning shot. If I were Sophie, defending Caitlin Clark would be my new religion.

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The Washington Mystics booth lost it over Caitlin Clark’s logo 3 and game winner!

Washington Mystics Radio Broadcast reaction to Caitlin Clark's game winning LOGO BOMB!!!! WHOLE BOOTH WAS SICK!!! 🤣

Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark Game-Winner as Seen on Phantom 👻🎻🎼 #CC22 #CaitlinClark #FeverRising #NowYouKnow #FromAnywhere #IndianaFever #WNBA

Survival Is Not the Same as Arrival The Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 78-76. Caitlin Clark hit the game-winner. The Fever survived. That is the simple version. The deeper version is more complicated. Because this game was never really just about Caitlin Clark. It never has been. This is about the coach. It is about roles. It is about whether Indiana is finally willing to stop fighting what is obvious and start building around what actually works. The Fever got the win, and that matters. Road wins matter. Close wins matter. Winning after the frustration of the New York Liberty loss matters. But survival is not the same as arrival. Indiana was clearly the better team for long stretches. The Fever built a big lead. They had control. Caitlin came out aggressive. Aliyah Boston played closer to the basket. Kelsey Mitchell looked more comfortable as a scorer inside the flow. Sophie Cunningham brought fire off the bench. Lexie Hull did what Lexie Hull always does. And still, somehow, the Fever nearly gave the game away. That is the part that should concern people. Because if Caitlin misses that final shot, this morning’s conversation is very different. We would be talking about another blown lead. Another strange substitution pattern. Another game where Caitlin’s rhythm was interrupted. Another questionable foul that went unchallenged. Another late-game collapse. The shot went in. The Fever won. But the problems did not disappear. They just got hidden under the celebration. Coach Stephanie White constantly talks about players needing to know their roles. Last night was one of the better examples of what this team can look like when players actually play the roles they should be playing. Caitlin Clark led the offense. That is her role. She took the most shots on the team, and she should. She is the primary playmaker, the best shooter, and the player defenses fear most. She finished with 19 points and hit the game-winning shot, but more importantly, she played aggressively. That is what Indiana needs. The Fever do not need Caitlin playing careful basketball. They do not need her looking over her shoulder after every mistake. They need her creating, pushing pace, testing windows, and forcing defenses to react. That style will produce some turnovers. But once again, not every turnover attached to Caitlin tells the real story. Some of those passes are exactly where they need to be. Too often, the problem is that the player on the receiving end is not ready. Playing with Caitlin Clark requires constant awareness. The ball gets there early because she sees the game early. That is not a flaw. That is the gift. Kelsey Mitchell was better last night. There was less aimless dribbling. Her head was up more often. She looked more willing to play inside the flow instead of turning possessions into one-on-five basketball. That is the version of Kelsey Mitchell Indiana needs. Kelsey is an elite scorer. She is explosive. She can attack gaps and punish defenses that overreact to Caitlin. But she is not the player who should run this offense. That is not an insult. That is role clarity. There is a difference between being a great scorer and being the player who organizes the entire offense. Point guard requires reading the floor, anticipating cuts, manipulating help, controlling tempo, and knowing when the team needs pace versus patience. That is Caitlin’s role. Kelsey’s best role is as a secondary attacker and scoring weapon. When she accepts that, she becomes incredibly valuable. Aliyah Boston also looked much closer to the player Indiana needs. She finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds. I do not always love the double-double label because it can be misleading, but in this game, the 10 rebounds mattered. Boston was more active inside. She was more present around the basket. She looked more connected to the role Indiana needs from her. That is important because in recent games, Boston has spent too much time floating outside the three-point line. She can shoot. That is not the issue. The issue is that Indiana does not need one of its best interior players living 24 feet from the basket without a clear purpose. It is hard to rebound from the arc. It is hard to punish mismatches from the arc. It is hard to anchor the paint from the arc. Last night, Boston was back closer to where she belongs. She looked more physical, more involved, and more valuable in the areas Indiana needs her most. Lexie Hull remains one of the most undervalued players in the league. She is not always flashy. She is not always going to dominate the box score. But she is the kind of player winning teams need. She defends. She cuts. She spaces. She communicates. She moves without needing the ball. She plays hard every possession. She understands timing. She understands shot selection. That last part matters. Lexie is a dependable shooter not just because she can shoot, but because she usually knows when to shoot. She does not force bad ones. She takes good ones. That is winning basketball. And on a team that still gets chaotic too often, clean basketball matters. Monique Billings remains difficult to evaluate. There is no question she can impact the game. Fever fans saw that against New York. When she is active and playing with control, she gives Indiana something important. But last night was rough. She shot 2-for-9. She scored four points. She missed both of her threes. She grabbed only two rebounds and picked up five fouls. Those are real concerns. Yet she still managed a positive plus-minus, which is what makes her complicated. She brings energy. She creates moments. She can affect possessions even when the box score is ugly. The question is whether Indiana can afford that volatility in her current role. Sophie Cunningham may have had the most important non-Caitlin moment of the night. On the final play, Sophie inbounded the ball to Caitlin Clark for the game-winning three. That matters. Whether that was the primary option, a secondary option, or Sophie simply working through the play until she found the right one, the result was the same: She got the ball to the player Indiana needed taking that shot. That is winning basketball. Sophie did not panic. She did not force the wrong option. She did not try to be the hero. She put the ball in the hands of the star. And Caitlin delivered. That final sequence also says something bigger about Sophie’s value. She plays with the exact “what do we have to lose?” mentality this team needs. She brings fire. She brings edge. She brings toughness. She brings refusal. And for a Fever team that too often looks too polite, too careful, and too managed, Sophie’s attitude is not a problem. It is a necessity. Raven Johnson is talented. She is fun to watch. She has defensive instincts. She has quickness. She has a future. But Stephanie White has to be careful not to misuse her in a way that disrupts the structure of the team. Subbing Caitlin out late for defensive purposes may sound clever on a coaching clinic whiteboard, but in real life, it sends the wrong message. You do not remove your best player, your offensive engine, and your late-game shot-maker in the biggest moments unless you absolutely have no other option. Yes, defense matters. Yes, foul trouble matters. Yes, Raven may be a better defensive option in certain situations. But your star has to be trusted in winning time. The team has to see that. The opponent has to see that. Caitlin has to feel that. Sometimes coaches overthink themselves into trouble. This feels like one of those situations. That brings us back to Stephanie White. I am not convinced last night showed real improvement from the coaching staff. The substitutions were still questionable. The game flow was still shaky. The Fever built a 17-point lead and nearly gave it away. Caitlin was benched in strange pockets of the game, including after starting the second quarter and being pulled almost immediately. Those rhythm-killing substitutions continue to make no sense. The challenge issue also remains a problem. Caitlin picked up her third foul in the second quarter on a call that appeared very challengeable. Caitlin wanted it reviewed. She was dismissed. Maybe the challenge would have failed. Fine. But sometimes a challenge is not only about the call. It is about protecting your player. It is about telling the officials you are watching. It is about telling your team you are willing to fight. It is about telling your star, “I have your back.” Later, White challenged a Kelsey Mitchell foul. It may have been a reasonable challenge. That is not the point. The point is that the urgency to protect Caitlin still does not seem to be there. And that is why fans are frustrated. They are not asking for reckless behavior. They are not asking White to get ejected every night. They are asking for visible support. They are asking for their coach to recognize when her star is getting put in foul trouble by questionable calls and respond like it matters. Because it does matter. The ending will let people ignore too much. Caitlin hit the shot, so the story becomes simple. Great player. Big moment. Fever win. And all of that is true. But the Fever also blew a major lead, disrupted their own rhythm, mismanaged stretches of the game, and still needed a last-second shot to escape. That does not mean the win was meaningless. It means the win should be treated honestly. Indiana did not arrive last night. Indiana survived. The good news is that the formula is becoming clearer. Caitlin runs the game. Kelsey attacks as a scorer. Boston owns the paint. Lexie stabilizes. Sophie brings fire. The bench supports instead of disrupting. The coach manages flow instead of killing rhythm. That is not complicated. The Fever do not need to reinvent basketball. They need to stop fighting the obvious. Last night was a good win. It was also a warning. Indiana was talented enough to control the game, sloppy enough to nearly give it away, and fortunate enough to have Caitlin Clark clean up the mess at the end. So yes, celebrate the shot. Celebrate the win. Give Sophie credit for the inbound. Give Caitlin credit for doing what stars do. Give Boston credit for getting back inside. Give Kelsey credit for playing closer to the role she should play. Give Lexie credit for the things that do not always show up. But do not confuse one made shot with a solved problem. The Fever are back on the floor Thursday night against the Chicago Sky, and that game now becomes another test. Can Indiana build on the roles that worked? Can Stephanie White manage flow better? Can the Fever stop needing miracles to cover preventable problems? Because survival feels good for a night. But if this team wants to become what it should be, survival cannot be the standard. It has to become the starting point.

@mommasavage @WNBAonNBC Bird may be wondering how many of her own records are left and how much time is left before CC breaks them.

Caitlin Clark calls game. Unreal.

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LITERALLY carved in stone (granite) at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (Room Two) on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This is from President Roosevelt's January 9, 1940, greeting to the American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born. 👇👇👇👇

Did you know, those little bees you see in the evening sitting on flowers are old bees. Old & sick bees don't return to the hive at the end of their day. They spend the night on flowers, and if they have the chance to see another sunrise, they resume their activity by bringing pollen or nectar to the colony. They do this sensing that the end is near. No bee waits to die in the hive so as not to burden the others. So, next time you see an old little bee sat upon a flower as the night closes in... ...thank the little bee for her life long service.

In 2014, while filming a movie, Jackie Chan discovered that a group of Mongolian locals knew every word to 'Rolling in the Deep' by heart... even though they didn’t speak English. The beautiful moment was never part of the script.

In September 2007, a bird weighing barely more than a pound lifted off from Alaska and flew across the Pacific Ocean without stopping once. No landing. No food. No water. No sleep on the ocean. Seven days and nine nights later, she arrived in New Zealand. Her name was E7. She was a bar-tailed godwit — a shorebird small enough to fit comfortably in your hands. Scientists had long suspected these birds made one of the greatest migrations on Earth, but nobody had ever tracked an individual bird across the entire journey in real time. E7 became the proof. Researchers fitted her with a tiny satellite transmitter before migration season began. Then they watched in astonishment as the signals kept moving south. And south. And south. More than 7,000 miles across open ocean with no break. What makes the journey even more unbelievable is how a godwit prepares for it. In the weeks before departure, the bird transforms itself into a living fuel tank. E7 spent late summer eating constantly, nearly doubling her body weight in fat reserves. Then something extraordinary happened inside her body: Her digestive organs began shrinking. Her stomach and intestines partially atrophied because they wouldn’t be needed during the flight. At the same time, her heart and flight muscles grew larger and stronger to handle the nonstop effort ahead. By the time she launched into the sky, her body had essentially rebuilt itself for one purpose: Survival in the air. Once E7 left Alaska, there was no room for mistakes. A bar-tailed godwit cannot rest on the ocean like a seabird. If she landed in the Pacific, she would drown. So she kept flying. Hour after hour. Day after day. She navigated using the sun, stars, Earth’s magnetic field, and atmospheric patterns scientists still don’t fully understand. She rode favorable winds southward while slowly burning through the fuel stored inside her body. And when the fat reserves finally ran low, her body began consuming its own muscle tissue to keep her alive. After more than 200 straight hours in flight, E7 finally descended onto the mudflats of New Zealand. She had lost over half her body weight. Her digestive system had effectively shut down. Her muscles were severely depleted. But she survived. Within hours of landing, her organs began rebuilding themselves again. The tiny bird that crossed the Pacific started eating, recovering, and preparing for the next stage of life as though this impossible journey was simply normal. And that’s the part scientists found most humbling. E7 wasn’t some miraculous exception. She was just the first godwit carrying technology that allowed humans to witness what her species had quietly been doing for thousands of years. Every year, tiny birds rise into the Arctic sky and cross an entire ocean powered only by instinct, endurance, and a body engineered by evolution to do something that still feels almost impossible. A one-pound bird. Seven days nonstop. Over 7,000 miles of open ocean. And somehow, she knew exactly where she was going.

Ready for this moment 👊 @JWALKUH27 x #GoBows

I love this! The Barack and Michelle Obama statue at the new Barack Obama Presidential Center

For those surprised or concerned about Caitlin Clark’s fiery behavior and intense on-court demeanor, here are two passages from my book “ON HER GAME: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports” that show none of this is new. The first is from AAU and high school:

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This woman moved in for a closer shot of a shoal of sardines What happened next blew her mind

The goal isn’t just to function well. It’s to face the pain that keeps you merely functioning instead of fully living.

I’m going to say this as calmly as possible: Watching Caitlin Clark in the WNBA has become genuinely hard to stomach. Not because she struggles sometimes. Not because she makes mistakes. Not because she gets criticized. That comes with being great. It’s hard to stomach because it has become obvious that the league, the officials, the media, the players, and even her own organization have all decided that the most important thing is not letting Caitlin Clark become too big. And that is insane. This league was handed the most marketable, electric, revenue-generating player women’s basketball has ever seen, and instead of building around the moment, too many people seem obsessed with humbling her. She gets fouled. Held. Hit. Cheap-shotted. Mocked. Targeted. Then when she reacts like a normal competitor, suddenly everyone wants to analyze her attitude. No. Her attitude is not the story. The story is that a generational player is being treated like a problem by the very league she helped drag into mainstream relevance. This reminds me of the worst kind of youth coach... the one who sees a special player, feels threatened by her talent, and slowly drains the joy out of her in the name of “teaching humility.” That is what this looks like. The freedom she played with at Iowa is disappearing. The fire is still there, but the joy looks damaged. The confidence looks weighed down. She looks like someone constantly fighting the refs, opponents, narratives, coaching decisions, jealousy, and a league culture that should be protecting its golden opportunity instead of resenting it. And let’s be honest: Stephanie White has not helped. Benching Caitlin Clark randomly when she is controlling the game tempo, or having your best shooter off the floor in critical game ending minutes when a victory is within reach is basketball malpractice. Limiting her rhythm, downplaying her greatness, benching momentum, and treating her like just another piece instead of the engine is absurd. You do not take a player who changed the economics of your sport and manage her like you’re afraid her greatness might offend the room. Nike deserves criticism too. Other players get signature shoes rolled out with urgency, while the biggest draw in women’s basketball is somehow still waiting on that signature shoe. That is not confusing. That is revealing. Fans are not stupid. They see the fouls. They see the double standards. They see the jealousy. They see the media resentment. They see the league benefiting from her popularity while refusing to fully embrace her. And here is the part the WNBA better understand quickly: People are not tuning in to watch Caitlin Clark be humbled. They are tuning in to watch Caitlin Clark be great. If she walked away tomorrow, the fans would follow her. The sponsors would follow her. The energy would follow her. The high salaries and the charter jets would follow her. And the league would be forced to confront the uncomfortable truth it keeps trying to avoid: Caitlin Clark did not need the WNBA nearly as much as the WNBA needed Caitlin Clark. At some point, her family, her agent, and her team need to ask a hard question: How much longer do you let a league profit from her while allowing the culture around her to beat the spirit out of her? Because from the outside looking in, this does not look like normal adversity anymore. It looks like abuse. It looks like a league trying to break the very player who made millions of people care. x.com/i/status/20609…

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Thought Steph left her fire in Connecticut! 🥵

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The magnitude‑6 earthquake that shook Hawaiʻi on May 22 at 9:46 p.m. HST was reported felt by more than 7,000 people, the most felt earthquake reports in state history. 
The earthquake is good reminder: Hawaiʻi is highly seismic. Always be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On. 
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📉: Seismic waveform data associated with the magnitude-6 earthquake beneath the Island of Hawaiʻi on May 22, 2026, collected by four seismometers at different locations on the Island of Hawaiʻi.

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