Mike Bianchi: Male-dominated media doesn’t know how to cover Caitlin Clark and WNBA • Gators can’t hold off powerhouse Sooners in extra innings, eliminated in WCWS semifinal
 Sentinel Sports Final Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | | |
| | | | | Dabo Swinney once said when players start getting paid he'd quit coaching. I'm waiting for him to be a man of his word (ha ha) and high tail it outta Clemson and leave behind the obscene salary he 's made off players. Now NIL is trickling down to high schools. ... I can't stomach reading/hearing/talking about WNBA and Caitlin Clark. The league has mishandled the roll out of its new star. Indiana, which is undertalented overall, has played almost twice as many games as other teams to capitalize on her popularity. It's a diminished product and you also have people trying to use Clark as a wedge for their owns selfish "causes." Most of them don't understand basketball. So why are those people suddenly the ones with the strongest opinions? Because they don't care about the game. They care about conflict. Conflict = clicks = 💰💰💰💰💰. ... The Gators softball team came incredibly close to upsetting Oklahoma but those bats went cold after a string of home runs. They lost in extra innings and the Sooners are on the verge of four consecutive titles, but it was one heckuva run. ... The French Open is wide open on the men's side after Novak Djokovic's knee injury while Coco Gauff made the semis on the women's side. | | | | The Florida High School Athletic Association voted unanimously (13-0) to allow student-athletes to begin being compensated for Name, Image, Likeness. This allows players to receive money for product endorsements, marketing and social media messaging. More than 30 states have NIL policies. | | | | | Popular ESPN TV host Pat McAfee referred to Clark as a "white [expletive]" earlier this week and later lamely apologized for the blatantly sexist reference. | | | | | Tuesday's victory moves the Sooners into the championship series with a chance at an unprecedented fourth straight title. Coleman sent Keagan Rothrock's 154th pitch of the game over the left-field fence to touch off a celebration at the stadium just a half-hour drive from campus in Norman. | | | | | We saw a variety of new blitz packages and defensive looks from new Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver on the first day of minicamp. | | | | | The Rays hit around and broke it open with a five-run outburst in the fifth. Isaac Paredes' two-run single made it 6-3, and Brandon Lowe followed with a two-run double that ended Marlins starter Jesús Luzardo's outing. | | | | | Coach Billy Napier will likely have to adjust his master plan due to the inevitable revenue increases and cost-cutting measures spurred by the House v. NCAA $2.77 billion settlement. | | | | | The center had to put a pause on his season early in the year but still showed why he's important to Orlando's success. "Everyone wants to be there and now I see why," he said of the NBA playoffs. | | | | | Is it conceivable Tyreek Hill can continue being this effective in the 2025 and 2026 seasons to warrant a huge new deal from the Dolphins? | | | | | "It's a couple more days, and I think that could make a difference. Every day gives me a bit more time to get even better." Kristaps Porzingis | | | | | Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the French Open with an injured knee. The withdrawal ends Djokovic's title defense and means he will relinquish the No. 1 ranking next week. Djokovic has a torn medial meniscus in his right knee. The extent of the injury was found during an MRI exam on Tuesday, a day after Djokovic was hurt during a fourth-round victory. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was supposed to face two-time French Open runner-up Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Instead, Ruud gets a walkover into the semifinals. No. 2 Jannik Sinner is assured of replacing Djokovic atop the ATP rankings. | | | | | Coco Gauff 's long and successful Tuesday at Roland Garros began when she arrived at about 8:15 a.m. There was a warmup session. A couple of meals. A couple of matches. Oh, and a couple of victories. | | | |
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