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WNBA Free Agency: Grading Brittney Griner to Connecticut  COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 18: Brittney Griner #42 of the Atlanta Dream defends against Brianna Turner #11 of the Indiana Fever during the game three of the first round of WNBA Playoffs between the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream at Gateway Center Arena on September 18, 2025 in College Park, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andrew J. Clark/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) ISI Photos via Getty Images  #WNBA #Free #Agency #Grading #Brittney #Griner #Connecticut

WNBA Free Agency: Grading Brittney Griner to Connecticut
Indiana Fever v Atlanta Dream - Game Three
Indiana Fever v Atlanta Dream - Game Three

COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 18: Brittney Griner #42 of the Atlanta Dream defends against Brianna Turner #11 of the Indiana Fever during the game three of the first round of WNBA Playoffs between the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream at Gateway Center Arena on September 18, 2025 in College Park, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andrew J. Clark/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)
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Indiana Fever v Atlanta Dream - Game Three

COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 18: Brittney Griner #42 of the Atlanta Dream defends against Brianna Turner #11 of the Indiana Fever during the game three of the first round of WNBA Playoffs between the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream at Gateway Center Arena on September 18, 2025 in College Park, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andrew J. Clark/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)
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Deadspin | Mariners hope to build upon Ichiro-inspired victory vs. Astros <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28703592.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28703592.jpg" alt="MLB: Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Apr 10, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; A bronze statue of Seattle Mariners former outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (51) stands outside T-Mobile Park before a game against the Houston Astros. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>Perhaps what the Seattle Mariners needed most Friday was a laugh.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> <p>Saddled with a five-game losing streak, the Mariners returned home to face Houston with the team unveiling a statue of franchise legend Ichiro Suzuki outside T-Mobile Park before the opener of a four-game series.</p> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>As fellow Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez pulled off the tarp to unveil the work of art, the bat that Suzuki holds in the statue snapped.</p> </section><section id="section-4"> <p>“I didn’t think Mariano (Rivera) would come out here,” Suzuki said with a smile, referring to the former New York Yankees closer, “and break the bat.”</p> </section><section id="section-5"> <p>As Suzuki saw it, the broken bat was fitting.</p> </section><section id="section-6"> <p>“In the Hall of Fame, I was short one vote,” Suzuki said. “Today, the bat was broke. It kind of lets me know that I’m still not there, that I still need to keep going. So, this is a good example of that.”</p> </section><section id="section-7"> <p>The Mariners seemed inspired, scoring three first-inning runs in Suzuki style without hitting the ball out of the infield. Seattle used four bases on balls, a hit batter and an infield single to take a 3-0 lead off Houston starter Tatsuya Imai, who lasted just one-third of an inning.</p> </section><section id="section-8"> <p>The Astros tied the score in the second on a three-run double by Christian Vazquez before Seattle’s Randy Arozarena hit a mammoth two-run homer into the second deck in left field in the fifth.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-9"> <p>The Mariners tacked on four runs in the seventh, which were needed after Houston’s Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run shot to right in the eighth.</p> </section> <section id="section-10"> <p>Seattle’s Matt Brash came in and got an inning-ending double play to close the eighth and Andres Munoz escaped a ninth-inning jam to earn his first save of the season.</p> </section><section id="section-11"> <p>Astros manager Joe Espada wasn’t happy with the 10 bases on balls issued by his beleaguered pitching staff, but considered it a moral victory that his team forced Seattle to use their highest-leverage relievers in what looked like a blowout. </p> </section><section id="section-12"> <p>“Just having a tough time as a unit, throwing strikes,” Espada said. “We were working to make our adjustments but it takes a toll on our staff and our offense keeps grinding … the fact that we got Brash and Muñoz in that game, I take that as a win for us. Four-game series, you get two of their high-leverage pitchers in the game. Kept fighting till the end.”</p> </section><section id="section-13"> <p>Saturday’s pitching matchup is scheduled to feature a pair of right-handers in Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. (1-0, 3.27) and Seattle’s Luis Castillo (0-0, 2.79).</p> </section><section id="section-14"> <p>Both pitched well in their first starts of the season but failed to make it through five innings the last time out in extra-inning defeats.</p> </section><section id="section-15"> <p>McCullers beat Boston 8-1 on March 30 as he allowed one run on four hits over seven innings with nine strikeouts. He took a no-decision Sunday in a game the Astros lost 12-10 in 10 innings to the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., when he lasted just four innings, giving up three runs. McCullers is 10-3 with a 3.11 ERA in 20 career starts against Seattle.</p> </section><section id="section-16"> <p>Castillo pitched six scoreless innings but didn’t get a decision in his first start of the season against the New York Yankees in a game the Mariners eventually won 2-1. He went 3 2/3 innings Sunday against the host Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., and allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits in an 8-7 loss in 11 innings. Castillo is 3-2 with a 3.02 ERA in nine previous starts versus Houston.</p> </section><section id="section-17"> <p>-Field Level Media</p> </section></div> #Deadspin #Mariners #hope #build #Ichiroinspired #victory #Astros

“Hammond, Indiana. Okay. If you’ve been to Soldier Field and you’ve been on the lakefront and you are somebody that is a romantic like myself, that’s where football should be played, on the lakefront right in front of those giant skyscrapers, right next to that big, beautiful park with the best coach in football, with one of the best young quarterback. But that ain’t happening. Grow up, Peter Pan. I’m talking to myself. Grow up, Peter Pan.”

“That ain’t happening. Okay. Arlington Heights. One of the most state-of-the-art beautiful property in the north suburbs. Arlington Heights. I don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but they have a racetrack that they demolished there that I said, ‘Oh, it’s a no-brainer. They would never knock down something of such historical significance to Chicago.‘ Well, it didn’t work. Hammond, Indiana is happening. Okay, now let’s let’s not play doom and gloom. Let’s do a little mental health check in and say, what are the positives here? The positives are it’s closer to downtown. It’s closer to downtown than Arlington Heights would be. It’s in fact 30 minutes closer to downtown than where the Bears training facility is on the north side in Lake Forest where I lived. You get the unique opportunity. It’s almost like I’m going to use the phrase, I don’t fully understand it, but I’m going to use the phrase manifest destiny. Okay? Remember when people were just moving west and they’re like, I’m going to put a flag down here.”

“This looks like a nice little hill. This is my hill. I’m going to call it Johnny’s Hill. You know, like I think about all the it’s the American dream. Well, you know what? It didn’t work out in Chicago. So, just follow that coast south down to Hammond, Indiana. And I can promise you this, if they do it the right way, like a number of these teams have done, you get the opportunity to have a state-of-the-art venue for anything that you want. You get the opportunity to own your stadium and the land around it outright. You get to make it exactly how you want to make it. And I’ve heard a lot of things about Hammond, Indiana. More often than not, not good things. But I can guarantee you this. There are people, there are kids, there are generations of Bears fans that are down there that are so excited to welcome you and show you that area with open arms and you get to make it yours.”

“Now, I know that’s a slap in the face to a lot of people, including myself, but it’s time to get to the next level. And they can do that there. Winning to me, what does success look like to me? It looks like a quarterback that’s on schedule in first and second down and continues to do what he does on third down and in the fourth quarter. I think building a defense that can stop the run and rush the passer on third down and got to have it rush downs. That would be great. I think everything is moving in the right direction and I think this Hammond, Indiana thing is a unique opportunity for the Bears to really take the next step.”

“I remember when St. Louis moved to LA, and granted, it was a lot more miles for that move. They become a serious contender overnight and the Bears already are a serious contender. So imagine what happens if you pump some caffeine into that.”

#Kyle #Long #optimistic #Bears #moving #Hammond #Indiana">Kyle Long is trying to be optimistic about the Bears maybe moving to Hammond, Indiana  “Hammond, Indiana. Okay. If you’ve been to Soldier Field and you’ve been on the lakefront and you are somebody that is a romantic like myself, that’s where football should be played, on the lakefront right in front of those giant skyscrapers, right next to that big, beautiful park with the best coach in football, with one of the best young quarterback. But that ain’t happening. Grow up, Peter Pan. I’m talking to myself. Grow up, Peter Pan.”“That ain’t happening. Okay. Arlington Heights. One of the most state-of-the-art beautiful property in the north suburbs. Arlington Heights. I don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but they have a racetrack that they demolished there that I said, ‘Oh, it’s a no-brainer. They would never knock down something of such historical significance to Chicago.‘ Well, it didn’t work. Hammond, Indiana is happening. Okay, now let’s let’s not play doom and gloom. Let’s do a little mental health check in and say, what are the positives here? The positives are it’s closer to downtown. It’s closer to downtown than Arlington Heights would be. It’s in fact 30 minutes closer to downtown than where the Bears training facility is on the north side in Lake Forest where I lived. You get the unique opportunity. It’s almost like I’m going to use the phrase, I don’t fully understand it, but I’m going to use the phrase manifest destiny. Okay? Remember when people were just moving west and they’re like, I’m going to put a flag down here.”“This looks like a nice little hill. This is my hill. I’m going to call it Johnny’s Hill. You know, like I think about all the it’s the American dream. Well, you know what? It didn’t work out in Chicago. So, just follow that coast south down to Hammond, Indiana. And I can promise you this, if they do it the right way, like a number of these teams have done, you get the opportunity to have a state-of-the-art venue for anything that you want. You get the opportunity to own your stadium and the land around it outright. You get to make it exactly how you want to make it. And I’ve heard a lot of things about Hammond, Indiana. More often than not, not good things. But I can guarantee you this. There are people, there are kids, there are generations of Bears fans that are down there that are so excited to welcome you and show you that area with open arms and you get to make it yours.”“Now, I know that’s a slap in the face to a lot of people, including myself, but it’s time to get to the next level. And they can do that there. Winning to me, what does success look like to me? It looks like a quarterback that’s on schedule in first and second down and continues to do what he does on third down and in the fourth quarter. I think building a defense that can stop the run and rush the passer on third down and got to have it rush downs. That would be great. I think everything is moving in the right direction and I think this Hammond, Indiana thing is a unique opportunity for the Bears to really take the next step.”“I remember when St. Louis moved to LA, and granted, it was a lot more miles for that move. They become a serious contender overnight and the Bears already are a serious contender. So imagine what happens if you pump some caffeine into that.”  #Kyle #Long #optimistic #Bears #moving #Hammond #Indiana

Lionel Messi found the net with his third touch in the FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match between Argentina and Iceland in Alabama, USA on Tuesday.

Messi marked his return from a muscle strain by scoring from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, just seconds after coming off the bench. The Argentine sent fans into raptures with an emphatic finish from 12 yards.

It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.

Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.

Published on Jun 10, 2026

#WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match">WATCH: Lionel Messi scores in Argentina vs Iceland FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match  Lionel Messi found the net with his third touch in the FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match between Argentina and Iceland in Alabama, USA on Tuesday.Messi marked his return from a muscle strain by scoring from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, just seconds after coming off the bench. The Argentine sent fans into raptures with an emphatic finish from 12 yards.pic.twitter.com/Y5URIeyx53— Messi World (@MessiWorld101) June 10, 2026It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.Published on Jun 10, 2026  #WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match

It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.

Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.

Published on Jun 10, 2026

#WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match">WATCH: Lionel Messi scores in Argentina vs Iceland FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match

Lionel Messi found the net with his third touch in the FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match between Argentina and Iceland in Alabama, USA on Tuesday.

Messi marked his return from a muscle strain by scoring from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, just seconds after coming off the bench. The Argentine sent fans into raptures with an emphatic finish from 12 yards.

It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.

Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.

Published on Jun 10, 2026

#WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match

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