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Caitlin Clark is making waves on the world stage, and Team USA is sending a message. Clark put together a record-setting performance in her FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup debut against China, and the moment everyone's talking about is a spectacular pass to Angel Reese that had the whole basketball world buzzing. These two spent years framed as rivals — on Friday, they looked like a dynasty in the making.
Staying on the hardwood for a moment, Charles Barkley is opening up about the road not taken. The Hall of Famer told Bill Simmons this week that he had three separate opportunities to run NBA franchises, and he passed on all of them. Barkley also floated retirement from Inside the NBA — again — though at this point that particular rumor has more lives than a cat.
And some tough news out of Tampa Bay, where ace left-hander Shane McClanahan has been placed on the fifteen-day injured list with left forearm tightness. McClanahan is the engine of that Rays rotation, and losing him at this point in the season is a significant blow to a team still grinding for postseason position. The Rays will need answers, and fast.
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